The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-05-18
School Commissioner - Wing
gerry and the Book Trade.

One glance will view and comprehend
the peculiar disinterestedness Of Mr.. An
drevs' labOrs-in fishing foI ;ne oaiee Of
State School Commissioner. We issue onr
solemn protest against elesIing any man TO
this responsible post, who is now or has
been connected with any beck concern at
hong or abroad, either as a local or travel.
ing agent. The 81 ate School Commission
"a has a rare opportunity 10 waste the pub
he money, by recommending such works to
lehOol districts as can be had at a particular
book concern, which establishment may
,h1s be enabled 10 FIX such prices rs viii
line their Golfers in grand style, and in Il
very short time-al OF which viii be Ihus
directly and indirectly distracted from the
pockets Of the laboripg class, In fact the
whole school law SMELLS strong of the book
trade. The Adams county Democrat in
speaking OF this subject very properly re
marks that atthis time a strong Effort is be-
ing made 10 certain quarters to have Mr..
Andrews elected State School Com Mission
Sr. We think the desire springs from two
sources-from a whig fountain, and a book
depot The wings think Andrews must be
all right, because last fall he made Nhig
stump speeches for Scott apd Graham while
Il the sane time be was a school official;
and certain book spectators think he will,
having power as Superintendent under the
law, TO direct that books from certain pub
fishing houses, shall be the ones used in the
publicschools and libraries.
II four contemporaries of the press, through
out the State, will keep their eyes open for
the next two or three months, when bland
and SFsGrt gentIemanly strangers drop down
upon their towns, and now and then pop
into their sanctums, they will not be slow
in reaching the opinion which are have ex-
pressed above. The 5Gedool book publishers
81 Boston and New York, as well as other
Eastern cities, have their regularly salaried
agents. mountaineering Ohio, some of whom
ere the very teachers Who lately held 8 con
Iention. and from WHOM emanated the late
circular in favor Of Mr.. Andrews. These
gentry are very averse to a party question
being.involved in he contest for School
Ctmmissioner-are special in their plead.
ings for Andrew S, complete indifference up.
on politics, and~highly eulogistic of his fl
n~tssffor the post, above all other men in
Ohio. Why disappointed preference? Is Mr.
Andrews in favor of piling their new books
up I'M the district libraries, to the exclusion
Of other compilations and publications! II
looks that way. And why so much salts
fstion with Mr.. Andrews among the Wig
portion of those who are urging his election
without regard toparty te$tT It is admitted
that he was a Wig stamper on the Reserye
last fhll for-the great Wing leader; and now
We have it said that even i'll that great fea-
ture of the Scott campaign, the '~f.lIcgaro
~Fandango," he was the enthusiastic flag.
bearer ofhis deputation, and never did ped.
agogue's voice shout lopder for order among
school urchin than did his on this occasion
br"Old ~Ohippewa!" and Federal policy
The zeal, then, of two clamOring interests
for Mr.. Andrews is fully explained, and the
people car Tread it like a 5ook!-G uernses
LsSsrsonian.