The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-04-02
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Senator j. v. LewiAs Sensibie substi-
tuto.

SenatOr J. v, LoWihb benhiDlS Subbu-
tute.
To-day at eleven o'clock there Ia q
special order In the Senate, which 10 the
consideration of bill No. 255, by Mr..
0reD, which provides O uniform system
Of text books for the common schools Of
Ohio, aud a substitute by DR.. Lewis, the
Senator from Stark district, for the same
purpose. The original 0ren bill pro
yides for the creation OF q commission
OF seven men, appointed by the Cover
nor, To select series OF text books. Its
object cannot be other than to crate a
most detestible monopoly. II Ia the
very essence of monopoly to fasten
on this State for ten years, az the
bill provides, q series OF text books
for the common schools which
shall no like the laws Of the Medes and
the Persians, unchangeable. II 10 i'm
material what improvements may be
made In school books, no change eau
take place In the contract between the
commission OF seven and the publishers,
Suppose that the Cincinnati publishing
house gets the contract, what will be-
the resultp 0ne-third, at least, Of the
present school books, will be thrown
out OF the schools. II some other firm
gets II twothifds OF the books now In
use will be thrown out. The State will
have fastened on II contract which
cannot but be deliterlous TO the inter
ests of the sc,ools. There will be poOl
books and poor grade Of printing.
There Ia q great cry against monopoly
II lisa Just cry. Then why fasten thC
State with these chaInsp IL w
are TO have free competition II
school books, let us have II
ia IL not better that the two Thousand
boards Of education should decidet
what they want, free and untrammeled
than that a commission OF seven shoul(
provide them with what they do no
want. The Lewis substitute contalnI
the true Democratic principle, whlcl
psrmeates all commerce and pprvadeI
all successful trade. II Ia the right I,
buy where you can buy cheapest, ant
trade where you and the best advant
agg. Mr., 0ren proposes to put Ohio II
the chains 10 which Minnesota is bound
The only difference is he proposes teI
years instead of seventeen. II is.onl
necessary to publish this substitute :
have II commend Itself to oil thinkln
men. We give II below and are satisae
TO lot II speak for Itself:
SECTION |, Be II enacted by the Ger
eral Assembly Of the State OF Ohio, tbs
section 1920 OF the Revised Statutes I
amended 20 ~ IN read ~ follows.
SEC. 1920. Each Board shall dete
mine AZ u regular meeting, by an afllrn
alive vote OF n majority OF all Its men
bers, the stud Oh TO be pursued, and Il
- text books TO be used In the schools vi
der its control, but no text books sha
be changed within Ave years after !
adoption, without the consent Of thre
fourths OF oil the members elected TO II
, board, given nj regular meetings ~
: all branches shall be taught In the En-
, lish language, aud each Board Of Ei
cation Ia authorized TO purchase dire
from publishers or dealers at the lowe
Wholesale or contract prices, such nece
sary school text books and other acho
, supplies as may be determined by u
, board, and furnish the pupils In u
, schoola under ita control ut cost priC
: and each Board of Education 10 apthC
/, liz d 10 pay for such necessary echo
l xt books aud other school supplies 0
3 OF the contingent fund NJ the spcsll
/ the board II columbus Times 25th I'M