The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-02-23

their work that they must thus candesney send circulars
the Members Of this House? If it honest argument why
who published it suppress their But Mr. Speaker this is
which very different from the bill consideration The
Minnesota law has defects in it experience has shown but this
plan; The Minnesota plan is Objectionable:
man. and that too for fifteen years Under this bill the contract
will let the lowest responsible bidder and the whole State
will have chance to bid So that it cannot be said that this bill
creates any special privilege or is for the benefit of any
Second defective that there is too
much red tape connected with its execution To execute the law
soner County Auditor County Treasurer County supernend
each township Superintendent senn Of sauk Rapids Min
nesoa see secret circular y The great cry
but under the system of distributing the books and the
security of the text book contractor get his money from the
County Treasurer and the negligent which clerks made
from the sales Of the books thus taxing people
ting the books rendered the law very odous and unpro6Se to
the least In 1883 this was again nkered and instead of
the text book manufacturer has been called
ties ties with books hat w meyer & 3 be qSed 5 put @ for wG5 5
have to remit whether the county gets cent Of it's
sick of it. especially in the Neutrality-suspicious."
These objections to the Minnesota law may may not be
application this bill This bill avoids all these objections There
make negligent returns of the money received from the sale Of the
books Under this bill the State Commissioner Of Common
Schools the only officer who handles the books He receives
the books from the contractor and he sells them for cost to
Upon the receipt the money price per volume ac
companied with satisfactory evidence that the books thus sent for
State the said Commissioner shall pay money five per
centum to be by him kept his fees out of which he shall
copy or copies to the person or persons so transmitting the price
This is the language of this bill the red tape method
avoided the people deal directly with the Commissioner of Com
Treasury He not authorized to sell books credit This
add Ave per centu to actual cost of the books to defay all
necessary expenses and is believed that this e per cenu
Commissioner moderate balance besides.
Thus Mr. Speaker this bill has been framed to avoid
the Minnesota plan of importance This secret circular does
essened True said that the Of poor quality but
this argument cannot be urged against this bill for the quality Of
should to be of poor quality that matter which may be
books Minnesota were revised every
scholar required supply himself with books There
these pupils compeese books only So
9 @ @ G s o e Of Of as 5 euD %p
While in my county alone with an average enrolment of 84
total expenditure of the BILL
little over 0O within 81 900 of the cost for he whole
State of Minnesota Indeed if the estimates given me by the S
Pevso Of Public Printing these school books can be
the people OF 1890 1862 and this oo not only for one year. but
Of this secret circular The question is shall be influenced
by such as this sent out as it. has been in secret the
this gigantic and oppressive combination dictate how shall
book syndicate we'll ALL Their agents may be
found in every district teachers brbed and directors
subsidized have school directors furnished with
plete set of books for their children and teachers likewise sup
and aid throwing of books putting another
By ofthes changes with large families frequently
find tosupp their children with books
child has been kept from school and allowed the
Streets where he schooed in crime, by this inability
of his parents to furnish him with books which inability
parent occasoned by the high of books To such
has this abuse grown that the people demanding
change No longer do they desire to be at the of this
oue syndicate 1t is to this demand that this bill has
been introduced and will give efficiency and usefulness
to the common schools
Mr. Speaker the figures given speak louder than
urged other for the passage of this BILL
alone would be sufficient justification and excuse ius-
cation and necessary These facts show
tangible for the result of unhoy and wicked and
God illegal combination of the publishers of
books We hear much in the public of combnaons and
trusts - and loud the cries that being made for their
suppression There the National Lead Trust the Sugar Trust
Paper Bag Trust the Lnseed Oil Trust the Pitch Trust the
Combination the Cordage Pool the Steel Nail Association the
Eastern Nail Association the Western Nail Association the
School Slate Trust and last but not least the orerunner of ALL
the Standard Oil Trust with these do nothing Butheres
combination of school book publishers ih which do
something Some of Republican friends in the Senate
Chamber joined with the Democrats and smashed the slate"
Let too form combine" be faithful to the trust" placed
hands by constituency and with united vote smash
this school slate school book combination
will have any occasion to explain position
tell why we joined the combine"
Shall stand true to trust and pass this bill? Shall
listen the cries of the 1853 school children of the
cheaper books? Shall the demands of the people be heard
influence of the paid lobbyists of the combination SO
potent do the shecke of the pool nge loud that they
influence than the united voice of long suffering const
tuency?