The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1873-01-30

with project to secure skilled labor or
professional services for nothing. And
after such services have been rendered,
let him put in his plea, "In reality" we
do not owe these gentlemen anything.
On the contrary, they are indebted TO"
US. What will be to pay?
= These favored individuals, with one
exception. were not put to additional ex-
pense, &c. All, verify; because a nov
ice must prosecute his business, in order
to Improve his skill, can nybody require
masters in any profession to continue on
the tread-mill at halEpay?
3. What authority these gentlemen
have to draw pay from the treasury be-
cause they live in town, &c. Is there
such yeritable dupe in the county, who
holds a six months certificate, who can
not see that the reason alledged is a base
groundless appeal to agrarian prejudice?
4. -'.Why they should receive any re-
muneration Is mystery to the Doctor"
1t was no mystery at all two years ago.
If Mr.. Scott will examine the hotel bill
of one of the instructors at that Institute
he will find that some people who seem
SO anxious to have others work for
nothing, Invariably insist upon the full
amount of pay for their own services We
challenge "a comparison of bills The
gentleman continues: The understand
ing we had. was that the teachers were to
give their labors gratuitous," &c. Does
he know anything about employing in
structors for "a debt of gratitude? If
not he can learn something by perusing
some of the IL letters, now on file, which
l received while attempting to make out
Il programme of exercises, upon his glo-
rious 'gratuitous" plan. One example is
all l can afford to give, which is this:
After notifying by letter one George w.
Harbarger of a performance assigned him,
and expecting the earliest acknowledge
ment of his acceptance, just exactly 7
weeks and ! day afterwards, l received
this encouraging notice in reply: L am
Of little force in Institute work. l very
much prefer, if you please, to be excused
from the duty" &c. All of which l not
only swear to, but hold the original in
my possession; and Mr.. Harbarger can
neither change the date nor deny his
own signature. His insolent officiousness
may secure him more unenviable noto-
riety than he is capable of managing.
Perhaps his friends better advise him to
be less chatechetical. To be candid with
Mr.. Scott or any other teacher who
doubts the propriety of the action of the
present committee, we have only to refer
to facts which any one may know. Labor
commands wages, the rate to be deter
mined by the circumstances. The law is
explicit in its provisions for the pay of
Institute instructors. 1t is sheer folly to
think of their working for nothing If
any one will examine the Reports of the
State School Commissioner, he will find
that they are everywhere paid; in some
cases as high as $3.50 week. In the
Report for 1872, l see that your commit
tee for the previous year paid one In
structor 800. Last year bill of $lO0
was presented for services, such as your
present accused, "assailed," and BOSS
Tweed Lecturer, this year, asked only
$50; which according to the concurrent
estimate of such work, by your former
committees, was altogether reasonable
and in strict accordance with law and
equity.
The present committee have been 'ac-
tuated by principles of right and honor.
and i'll all their engagements with each
Lecturer and thought of nothing else
than honest business. In proof of their
candor they published all their disburse-
ments in the county papers; which per-
haps had not been so reported before;
and for which they have been impugned
through the press, with the most trenchent
invective and unmitigated impudence.
We dismiss the matter with the remark
that all who seek Alright for the truth
can easily find it.
But we must pay Mr.. Scott the compll-
ment of noticing his fine impassioned
peroration, which has gone wholly astray,
and ought to be sent home, and preserved
for some more appropriate use. Its ex-
preston however would have accorded
so much better with the true character
Of the communication, had it been
dressed up in this wise: o stultidity!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS o neddlesome-
mongriOessl when will men learn to let
other men live without being eternally
bored by their neighbors busybodisome
ness j. NJ YARNELL