Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-30
TO CATCH VOTES.
THE STATE BEING FLOODED WITH RE-
PUBLICAN CIRCULARS.

American Mechanics Told That the Free
School is in Dangerif Pattison is Elected
| Arguments for Catholics-The Liquor
| Dealers Interest.
Senator Delamater's managers are food
ing the State at present with a variety of
circulars. One addressed to American Me-
chanics contains. among other statements, the
| following:
Seventy-fye per cent of the votes which will be
cast for Robert Z. Pattison will come from those
unalterably opposed to our glorious free school
| system 1t would be impossible for him to antag-
| closed is only u part of his record as Governor.
On June 26. 1883. Governor Pattison vetoed q
tors of sub-school districts in the matter of the
assessment and collection of school taxes
sub-school districts to levy special tax each
year, to be used for the purchasing of ground.
the erection OF school buildings, the repair and
furnishing supplies for schoolhouses. the salary of
janitors, and ''tor the payment OF the Interest,
principal of any debt heretofore contracted, or
which may, hereafter be contracted in accordance
The school directors having determined how
much money they want to spend, are to notify the
Cty Assessor Who is REQUIRED TO assess @ tax aoe
the respective district. stated tax of Sl upon
each resident taxable, is also authorized. Inese
districts are given power to make requisltion IN
unlimited amount. are directed to be regarded as
part of the taxes of said city, and the City Treas
urer is required to collect them other city taxes
are collected and pay them over to the treasurers
of the respective districts to be spent by the d.
rectors of such districts.
Governor Pattison, the circular states took
the ground that such almost unlimited powers
of taxation by school boards were vested, the
absence of control over them, and the peremp-
tory warrant given to command officials TO
levy and collect taxes at will were such exceS-
sive grants of power that he could not give his
approval of it. The Governor said PiItsburg
IN hn
of legislation the bill contemplated and sug
gested that the city remodel her municipal
government upon the subject of taxation and
finance.
SENT TO SCHOOL DIRECTORS:
This same circular is being sent to all school
directors, with this Endorsement:
Robert L. Pattison says the school directors in
your district corrupt; that they contract un-
lawful debt; that they nismanage school affairs.
This you know Is absolutely false. Can you vote
Tor such a man?
The circular to Roman Catholics which is
dated at a Catholic college and signed by one
Reagan, under the head of 1.-TWO Reasons Why
a Catholic Should not Vote for Robert E Pat
tison," sets forth, first. that he vetoed an ap-
preparation for Roman Catholic hospital on
the ground that the general funds of the State
should not be appropriated to sectarlan instltu-
tions, and second. that he prohibited Catholics
from holding church services and establishing
affairs in State institutions during his term as
Governor.
The circular addressed to the liquor men
contains extracts from the Governors mess :
ages, in one of which he recommends the IN
crease of the cost of licenses to sum that will
decrease the number of taverns, and calls at
tention to the necessity of careful regulations
over these grants, particularly in large cities.
From the message of 1887 the Governor is
quoted as saying that recipients of licenses
should be of good moral character. He also
calls attention to the hours of keeping taverns
open, the selling to drunken people, minors,
and such other provisions as will lessen the
evils of intemperance, and expresses hope
that enactments of a restrictive character will
be adopted in order to raise license laws above
their ineffective condition. 1t closes by the
quotation:
The specific suggestions now presented are Of
fered solely with the purpose of directing atten-
tion to the subject, and are not in any wise re-
garded as the only or the best remedy that can be
adopted.