The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-03-24
A Lament for the lime.

as a reason for denying her due
participation in the direction OF the
nation; il was as il a prisoner were
told that he must remain in dark
ness. because the light might be un-
pleasant to his impartial vision. 1t
was not proposed that the south be
relieved of a portion OF the burdens
OF government. because she was too
poor to educate her childreu-she
was made to pay more than her due
proportion Of taxes, while her power
ty was imputed to her as proof OF
shiftlessness and incapacity.
Then there came a time wnen the
growing wealth OF this ignorant and
impoverished section could no longer
be denied; there came also a time
when the educated and wealthy
neighbor had convinced himself of
lack Of craftsmanship and incapacity
10 govern. Then the nation turned
to the south for light, not because
they loved her, but because they
needed her-not because her men
had changed, but because other men
had made themselves impossible.
Such Is the political situation today,
but there IS another thought coming
In the near future.
In its wisdom and strength, the
cast said the south was ilitcratc,
and set up its own lofty standard OF
scholarship and methods OF teaching.
The men vino were given The power
to tax the people at pleasure gave of
their millions to endow schools and
universities and Libraries for the
east to him that hath all more shall
be given. and TO him that nath nothing
shall be taken away that which he hath
this was applaudGd as both mer-
Icy and justice. Now comes A. Maui
rice Low, one Of the highbrows who
have insisted that the south was in
capable because she was illiterate,
and he breaks out in the North AmerI-
can Review, which Is the organ Of
such highhrows as himself, saying:
"The world has worked itself into
"A curious mental condition, for am
goodness; now it has only despair it
present discomfort may be traced to
an oyercharged intellectual state.
The world used TO have hope, to have
courage in the future. 10 believe IN
goodness; now il has only respair, It
sees no future. and ali is bad II has
lost its ignorance aud gained no real
knowledge, In place of idealism il
has embraced matorialsm, and it
finds The fruits of endeavor bitter
ness, aud is suffering from too
highly stimulated brain, not from too
much knowledge. but from The little
knowledge that is always dangerous.
For generations man has been inte-
lo@ually starved. he was avid for
| knowledge and of passion developed
Tor examining brains untitled for
thoir burden. No man is really cdu.
Gated who cannot think for himself"
In other words, the lteraey OF
which the cast has made such boast
/ is bat deluson and a fraud that
the people have been taxed to Their
injury and their danger as well as tt
their loss that the fruits OF this "in
Itellectual advance" now contributes
Il danger TO the nation. Let us quote
again, lest we give false impression
lof Mr.. Lows conclusion;
"rhe result of our educational sys
tenn superimposed upon our socia
system is that the son OF a brick
layer is no longer content to b
something that lifts him bit FOL
ward on the road TO being gentle
man Here again | am not opposin
what is perfectly proper ambition
1t is the duty of every man to try {
improve his condition and To advanc
himself. but the hrlellayer's SON af
er he has left the public school
sull hricklayer in everything q
cept the ability to do an honest 10
of bricklaying =. This then is on
Of the effects ofour universal educ
ton"
Let us turn back to the wisdom {