Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1872-01-11


to which the people have long been
accustomed, has been checsed. and
that the taxes, both State and local,
have been somewhat reduced.
The increase Of local indebtedness
still continues. The returns made to
the auditor of State arc imperfect,
but enough is shown to warrant the
opinion tnat during the past year the
indebtedness of the towns and cities
ofthe State has increased not less
than one million of dollars, and that
their aggregate Indebtedness now
equals the accommodation heretof ore
made, that all public debts be rrohib-
tied, except in cases of emergency.
analogous to those specified in sec
tions l and 2, Art. s, of the Constit-
ution.
The report of the Adjutant- G General
showssthat there has been collected
by him from the United States during
the year, on account Of State war
claims, the sum of S145,304 60, max
ing the total amount of war claims
collected $2,S26,247 "a. 1t is pro-
bable that about 100000 more
can be collected on these claims with
out additional legislation by Congress.
This will leave about 100000 of
claims unpaid, which, it is believed,
when presented to Congress, with
proper vouchers and explanations,
will be provided for by special act
AS long, however, as the Board OF
Military Claims exists, these claims
will continue to increase, and it would
not be advisable to seek congressional
action until the State, by closing &C
counts with individuals, shall be able
to ask for final settlement.
1t is therefore recommended that
the statutes providing for the allow
ance of claims against the State by
the Commissioners ofMilitary Claims
be repealed, the repeal to take effect
at such date in the future as will afford
opportunity for this presentation and
allowance of all just claims.
The report of the Commissioner OF
Common Schools shows that, upon
the whole, the educational interest OF
the State continue to be very pros
porous. He presents, however, for
your consideration, number ot
changes in the school laws, which he
deems essential to further progress
The proposed reforms are treated o.
in his report under the following
heads: Normal instruction, supervis
ion, q codifcation of the laws, anc
the township system.
The commanding position which
Ohio has held in the great transac
tions of our recent civil and military
history is largely due to the educa
tional advantages enjoyed by hel
people. Every measure which tend:
to continue and increase those advan.
tages merits your earnest and favora
BILE consideration.
For many years the most eminen
teachers and friends of education have
urgel the necessity of establishing iE
stitutions for the instruction ofteach
ers in the principles and duties O
their high and honorable calling. A
few thousand dollars of the schoo
fund applied every year to this pur
pose will, it is believed, make the ex
penditures for school purposes vastly
more beneficial to the State,
There are serious objections to tht
present mixed system of school man
agement by means oftownship board.
and sub district directors. 1t is be
lieved that this system ought to give
place to the purely township are un
der thesxclusive control of q boart
ofeducation chosen by the electors Of
the township. This plan Is in con
formity with that which has beer
adopted with satisfactory results in
most of our satisfactory results in
most of our towns, and is sustained
by the experience of other States in
which the purely township system ha'
been tried.
In several counties Of the State col
ored children are practically deprived
of the privilege OF attending public
schools. The denial of education to
any citizen of Ohio is so manifestly
unjust that it is confidently believed
that the Legislature needs only to be
informed that such wrong exists to
promptly provide a remedy.
The official reports of the Peniten-
tiary, the Reform School for Boys
the Reform School for Girls, and the
benevolent institutions Of the State
which will be lald before you, show
that the work of these inntitutions ha;
during the past year. been well done
They will, without question, receive
from you all needed encouragement
and support, Itseems proper, how
ever, to direct your attention to the
urgent necessity of such Legislation
as will empower the Board of TIus.
tees and Directors charged with tn,
erection of buildings for the insane
and for the orphans of deceased sol
diers to complete them as soon q:
practicable.
BY the census of 1870, the number
of insane persons in the State wa.
3,414. The number of patients undel
treatment in the insane asylums of thu
State Was, last year, onlv l 346. Th,
Trustees of the Soldiers and Sailors
] Orphans Home reports that the Mum
of orphans in Ohio needing care is
about eight hundred, and that the
number cared for is only about two
hundred and fifty. These facts suffl-
ciently demonstrate the importanc,
of the suggestion here made.
renew the recommendation here
tofore made, that the Legislature
provide for the erection of suitable
monuments at the graves of Gen
Harrison and Gen Hamer.
Gen. Harrison has many titles tt
the grateful remembrance of the peo
pie of Ohio. He was one of the pio
neers of the West, soldier ofhonor.
able fame in two wars against the sa,
ages, sn in the war of 1872, a Sec
retary and Acting Governor o