The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1922-08-25

By the Catholic church because that
church is against the publ; schools
Senator Watson himself has done
more than any man 10 make his CON
st;tucnts believe that he Catholic
church is opposed 10 The I.it:ie Red
Schoo! House." and l. this conten-
ton of the Towner-SterijNg propa-
gandists IS true (that the Dill IS be-
ng fought by the Catholic church be-
cause it would strengthen the public
SCHOOL, then it might naturally ex-
pect that Tom Watson OF al men
would be on their SIDE They found,
hoSever, when they got TO work III
Georgia. that Tom was on the other
SIDE, because, as much as Tom hates
Catholics, there IS one thing ne hates
more, Race Equality. And so the
Southern congressman when they are
accused of taking the Catholic views
ere using Tom Watson who upon
that subject certainly is above sus-
picion. They also are temporlzlng
with the subject; they are answering
the persistent questionnalres about
how they stand on this bill in very
dexterous antiquities, although it
has been before congress now for
several wears. either under the name
Of the Smith-Towner bill or the Tow
ner-Sterling bill, and while they are
all opposed to It, those who are not
brave enough to come out like Tom
Watson against it are answering that
thev are studying IT.
It didn't take Tom long to study
+ and to put his foot down upon 1t
according to his usual emphatic way
Of doing things. This is the way ne
handled It:
And now comes number OF pc
titons from Georgia, requesting me
TO support the Smith, -Towner bill.
The headings of these petitions
are all in the same language, typed
apparently on the same type machine
and mailed out from Washington, or
New York. to my fellow doodles in
Georgia.
We Georgia dood!es can't do every
-.
thing worth mentioning, until the
type machines get to going in WASH
ingJon CT New York,
Every one of these typed petitions
is signed 10y Susan DusenOeTy'
..teacher." or by Josephus Whackum'
>.tescher.'' or by Prof. Lankshank'
.eprincipal," o. by some lady super
jntendent who has no more idea Oh
what the Smith-Towner bill would
do. than she knows about anything
else that she doesn't know.
Not a single parent Of children has
asked me to support this negro
equality bill! Not a single school
bow or girl has asked me to do it. NoF
. single college student, male CT fe-
male. has signed any such negro pc
tition. $780,.
The smi.h-Towner bill would inev-
itably evolve complete federal con-
troll Of our public schools. Wherever
the federal government comes OTTER
ing aid, it means TO come &gain &C.
-, ,snding control. We have seen that
;nostrated in the matter of our pub
lic roads the federaIists first said I'VE
want to aid you, and leave you the
control" they now say they must
have absolute control, and they are
striving for it in the Townsend Dill.
This administration-like that OF
woodrow Wilson, believes in SOLID
equality between the races.
Lincoln Johnson was invited 10
dino with President Harding at your
white house. A white Republican
warned Link not to accept the invita-
+ion and Link had sense enough 10
heed the warning. But Link has been
nominated 10 be recorder of deeds
whsce he will have thirty white girls
unaer him. The appointment has not
vet been confirmed.
3us your ex-se.v.ce men Will tel
,,ou how social equality was forced
upon them in the army, and you can
see it any day here in TIE civil ser
vice. On The street cars and IN the
parks.
Do you want your children put in
the same schools and classes with
black ch;ldren: II so boom the
Smith-Towacr bill.
Some wei. meaning folks have 1av-
ored this bill because the Roman Ga
tholics pretended g oppose i.
! do no. know wAsther their seeing
:.:.,, :. - Jcrui+ +rial or not