Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1872-02-08

School Supervision, arguing that
altogether too much isexpected from
County Superintendents under the
present system, but that neverthe-
less the superintendent have accom-
plished SO much real good to the
commonwealth that the system
ought not to be considered q failure.
The Gazette wants to have the sys-
tenn reconstructed con a generous
basis"--and so dove. fit be shown
that County is too little territory
to justify the employment Of good
mans whole time at good salary,
let US have provision by which two
or more Counties may unite for this
purpose when needed.
The late "Mass Meeting OF Liberal
Republicans" at jefferson City, Mis-
souri,, though intended to have been
a "big thing on ice," don't seem to
haveamounted to veyy much after all
except as more fully showing what
may be expected OF Senator Schurz.
1t seems the meeting was attended
by just III persons, of whom only
about 40 were Republicans. The
Missouri Democrat finds in the
actions and manner Of the meeting
full and ample proof that Senator
Schurz has been for long time
treacherous to the Republican party
and not merely treacherous, but
covertly and in3idiously so. Well,
time will tell. And Senator Scnurz
will find that all he kicks against a
mountain will only hurt him and
not the mountain.
Out West here we have heard but
little of the 'International Society"
Most of US know little or nothing
about it. The best account that we
have seen of it was given in recent
letter of ''Ivan" from Washington
to the Gate Cty--from which We
condense some particulars showing
that the time IS probably not far dis
tant when We must know something
about this Society and perhaps feel q
direct interest in its status and op'
eraticns. The International Society
says "1van," was organized in Eng
hand q little more than seven year
ago, by some reslueit ioreiSncrs id!a
few English Radicals; and its main
design is, to combine all laborine
men for protection against undue
encroachments Of capitalists. it,
| Platform is thus given:
"To unite in one body the pro-
ducers of all countries, and TO secure
to all workers the full results Of their
toll"
ITO overthrow the present vicious
systems of land, money, and indus
trial and civil economy, which create
wars, unjustly and unequaily dis
tribute wealth, foster idieness and
crime, pervert justice, and establish
invidious distinctions among men,"
The Society disclaims all response
bility for the doings of the Paris Com
mune; and it does not meddle with
"woman's rights" free love, spiritu-
alism, or any kindred ism or ology.
"There are" says the correspondent
''some thirty so-called Sections in
direct afflliation with the general
Society, and over two hundred
thousand members of trades-union5
in the United States in full sympa-
thy with the movement. In Wash
ington there are two working Sec
tions, one composed Of employees in
the Government Printing Office; and
there is "kid glove" Section of
journalists and literary people, who
are, however, as earnest and unself-
ish in the cause as the ungloved
mechanic himself. 1t is probable
that Mr.. Hoar's Labor Commission
will give us some further informa-
tion Of this embryo giant"