Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-29

And not vote away your liberties. If yosr
officers serve you " IL, you cau easily re-elect
them for another year, but if you elect them
for two years you have no control if they
should be found extravagant or corrupt.
An effort Is 10 be made at this city election
control of the people az they are at present.
The matter is grossly unjust as it is, but
would be- made far worse if the time for hold
ing Office were extended to two years.
Look at It.
We elect men to Office for one year; their
elect the Council in September, and the last
Of jane, when nine months of their time has
expired, they cleo. Il Board of Education;
and. strange to say, this Board, one year af-
ter, and only two days before their term of
Office expires. elect Superintendent and
teachers for the next year. Was there
ever more cunningly devised plan 10
keep the matter beyond the reach of
the people, The people vote for officers
for one year, yet they control the schools for
two years and nine mouths. Now if you
double this length of time by voting 10 have
officers elected for two years instead of one,
and thereby put the schools beyond your
control for five years, it may help some TO
fatten the pocket by the book speculation,
but it would be gross outrage on the peck
cts of the people.
LoOE OUT AND BE CAUGHT II no such trap.
Look at the book business and seq how the
Board of Education have treated you. In
Sunday Schools, children use the books and
return them to the Library. A similar
course is taken in most Fres Schools. which
makes the cost per pupil but triae-in
Philadelphia last year it was bnt Go cents
per pupil How is Il here? You were thls
year required to pay one dollar for Warren's
Geography (the SEVENTH book on geography
used in the Schools since the first
opening OF thcml, and 20 cents for
spelling book and 3j cents more fer
another spelling-boO containing not a sr0rd
of instruction more than the first. But look
at the quantity of useless school books on
yOur shelves, bought in the last five years
uOtS uOb OCCuE III Otutt lue
books are bought at public expense, and
when done with, by the pupil, are returned to
the school library. Look at yonder little
children wearing out four or five books in car
rSing them 10 and from school. Can they learn
them all TO advantage, or does it favor the
book speculation? More than $4,000 have
been made on the book business for these
schools. cars not to look for the evidence
OF it in the walls of houses, or in city proper
ty, north or south. 1t Is enough to know
that Philadelphia can furnish books and sta
tionery as 65 cents. while Nashville pays
nearly that. besides what the parents buy.
Tuition &r., cost three timesas much here
as in Philadelphia. Good people would you
elect Board that would treat You worse than
this? If so, Nashville out side OF the Board
must be made of very poor material.
On your ticket have printed or written, the
words TERN of Officers for one year." if you
wish to be freemen, but if you wish to part
with your liberty for fre and half years
write 1.-TWO years"
Remembet that if the term of office should
now be extended to two years, 1t cannot be
changed again without sn act OF the Legis-
laiure Of the State.
J. w. DOLBEAR.