The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-01-07

proved and evident success Nothing OF the
kind had before been attempted. the nearest
apnroach to it is the intelligence office con-
Quoted by the French government. II is ex-
ceedingly gratifying to know that the system .
inauparated by your wise legislation has proven
to be even more valuable than was anticipated.
There is nothing which the state can oetter al
ford to do than to procure employment for men
and women who are willing to work II IS not
only humane and charitable for the State to be
thus engaged but it is beneficial to society," ana
productive of good order. There are some
amendments to the foregoing law: however
which would make it still more efficient ana
| salutary. The State ought to pay the superln-
| tendents and clerks employed In SAID otnceS'
The fact that they are paid by the cltles SUI ~
| iects them in certain manner & 70 nno
| Influences and control of the city govern
ment; whereas they should be 81 state Lss6nT- oMl-
| sible to the Commissioner Of the Bureau OF La
| Dor Statistics by whom they are appolnIeud;
The term of office of the employees above named
| should be fixed. Under the existing law tnere
| is no definite tenure The commissioner o9gnl
| to have the power to remove any employe
| whom he may deem incompetent or d1shonest.
| You have imposed upon him, very properly the
power of appointment. He should for his own
| with the power of removal. 1t is not Just TO
| acts of those whom he can not remove
| In connection with the Bureau OF LABOR ota-
tistics it might be added that IN MassacnusSetGs S
| PENNSYLVANIA and many other States, large
| sums of money are annually appropriated lor
| the purpose of gathering statistics, and other-
| wise making this bureau an et1clent AID 10 Ihe
| State government, as well as a powerful agent
| in ameliorating the condition OF the laporlng
| classes
to this bureau as the finances of the State will
oLEoMARGAR1NE LEGISLATION.
The law of 1887 regulating the sale OF oleo-
margarine has been strictly enforced by the |
I present Dairy and Food Commissioner, WIZ, Mno 10
a lifelong farmer and capable trustworthy
| and inf1exible official.
The law of 1890 upon the same subject he has |
attempted to enforce Ten arrests were MeFe IIaGe Ia
appealed. One of the parties arrested mas peen
discharged from custody upon napeas Ditp;3 Go+pu
, | hafo United
Judge at Cincinnati who held that tne sale oL
oleomargarine colored to initiate butter, srf can
nal packages brought from another State. Inc
} passage of law by Congress putting imported
| oleomargarine under the police power and CON
troll of the State is the only apparent means by
which to accomplish the object aimed at IN the
law passed by you last March
The Dairy and Food Commissioner has total
annual allowance of 1860 for travelling expenses,
all the other outlay OF his once. ne mas sts no
Be has fully discharged his duty; ana u Is puS
0 fair that the facts should be made known as q
: refutation of the unjust charges Whlcn nave
g been circulated against him.
e SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT.
n Those well qualified to Judge, believe that the
o unpraded schools of the State do not give the
s fullest returns for the money expended on them
q and that important changes are needed IN e lner
e | organization and management Ihe oouDle,
S | headed plan of local boards of directors and
| township boards does not seem to work wen.
o The conflicting power exercised by these poaros
e ia an imnediment to success in the schools, and
g there is an earnest call for unlhcatlon OF au,
= thority in their management Ihe ScHools "
x cities towns and villages have supervision, Ine
e value of which is unquestioned Al reasons LOT
Is such supervision apply with added force 10 10
II township schools yet, in the latter excePI neEe
n and there township-leSs than hundreo IN
e all-supervision is wholly unknown. Ihree-
I, fourths of the States have adopted county su-
le neryision and it is esteemed powerful tnstru-
y mentality for the Improvement OF schools.
There is no apparent reason why country
schools, with proper organization and super
ze vision should be surpassed by city schools
N SCHOOL BOOKS.
CO
le ambiguous that it proved to be nullfty and
IS an expense to the State without any compen,
W satine advantages save in the experience ana
lie 1mformation which the members of the School
le Book Board were enabled to obtain " nile
Is there is reason to question tne @ ul
or facture of books, there is no doubt whatever
ie as to the duty of the State to provide for the
IN furnishing of books more cheaply than they can
er now be Obtained. Some means should be de-
er vised to obviate the enormous and stten,tlmes
a improper expenses incurred by the publishers
in marketing their books If the money which
's- Is souandered by the publisher could be saved
s. for the benefit OF the purchaser, it would bring
is school books down to a comparatively reasona
u 1n BILE price -
q Within the last few years persons and corpor
ns ations engaged in various productive ana man
u, "a, ufacturing Industries have combined together
u u in such way as practically to create numDel
re of monopolies The consolidation and combina
tion of other large interests is rapidly going on
There is widespread belief, particularly
W among the agricultural classes, that such com
nd binatons especially inimlcal to their inter
ch ests as well as menacing to the pubic veal
nd Suits have been brought in this State, ant
hit some others, against combinations which are
nd alleged to be of this nature, to test their 10
be galify These facts lead to the belief that som'
rv- authoritative investigation should be maae o
on what are commonly known as TRUSTS, with
lc view of ascertaining whether they are of an un
lawful nature and to what extent. if any. the.
are detrimental to the public good u WouI' @
oh | as NAV be deemed adequate to discover ant
sir | make public the character, effect and lega
in status of such combinations so far as they exls
| afooft tna1 aOY11a nj of ONO.
to UNNECESSARY EXPENDITURES.
m The Secretary of State has called attention
,ty which are of minor but fiagrant character
as One of these relates to the printing and blnd1n
tie iIlnstration: n at three thousand copies of tn
1n- Executive documents (three large volume
es- each) are printed annually, whereas never NOR
er- than thirteen hundred copies are sent out IN
lal residue 7gether with a large number OF othe
its useless but large and costly reports has accu
mulated year after year until storage room ca
no longer be found in the State House.
-, Another item is that of stationery NO chec
rI cb whatever exists upon the number or characte
@ of articles that are called for by State official
.en under the guise of stationery requlsltlon.
nu 11 There is also much wastefulness in the use
ng '--o cH1CKAMAUGA BATTLEFIELD.
I'M. Congress has provided for the establishmeI
ma of National Military Park upon the BATTLEFIELD
of Chickamauga, with approaches which pas
,r- through the fields of Lookout Mountain an
1at Missionary Ridge The President mas aPpo1t4ttfe
sS ss;s and mark the same with historical tablets
tIy The act establishing this Park authorizes tn
sly States which had troops on the fields (or tn
sly survivors of such organizations to erect mon!
the ments. Ohio is especially interested J
ion army at Chickamauga and his chief of sta
e3' e were from Ohio or the thirteen diylslons el
of HErn ti{rtrone bri@ades of Infantry and five
70 cavalry took Part in the battle twelve OF WnlC
em- were commanded by Ohio soldiers. OF tt
lad thirtv.siX batteries ten were from Ohio tt
ing total number of Union regiments engaged Wi
M ana one-hundred and fifty eight; and OF these fort
,ic7~a cd hJyO Ch1tT1O0OG
les; To- the record of OHIO was equally prominen
10 Grant was in chief command; sherman
ing army was present; and many additional On
am troops arrived from the east with Hooker. {
@ Die the Northern States all but hVe had soldlers
srly the battlefield; yet Ohio heads the list Wi
om- seventy.one organizations out of total of tv
pa hundred and eighty three Our state, IN cor
mon with other States, has erected monumen
to at Gettysburg to commemorate the services
asst her soldiers. A commission should be autho
ent lied (as in the case OF Gettysburgl 10 pfepa
cen for the erection of suitable monuments.
ed WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION,
ION, The Worlds Columbian Exposition havin
oar finally been settled at Chicago, it will becon
llso your duty to provide that Ohio shall make
'aa- creditable exhibit. A proper beginning wou
rd be by the appointment OF joint committee I
iru the purpose of taking action consonant with u
@ ,uu dignity and position of the State.
ni ons; A numt er of suggestions were made you
aru the inaugural address delivered one year az
ls, in regard to the insane at the ONO Sol2leI
ons and Sailors Home; the custodial care OF IDIOT
rN- the funding OF the debt which encumbers Il
the State Board of Agricuture the rapidly disa
lses pear1ng forests of the State; the consolidate
Of the State Library and Museum; permane
camp for the National Guard; and various 9th
ON public matters All of those recommendation
ort. are hereby respectfully renewed
cal The unprecedented mortality among U
lied members OF the Sixty ninth General Assemb
he'd is appalling. The demise within a year OF Sc
arly ators Ashburn. Zimmerman and robertson al
ges- of Representatives Knapp, Lawlor and Bra
led demands more than ordinary notice. The mug
late character of the deceased, aud their emlne
the services to the State, and to their constituent
t to is known aud honored by all. Let us, cltize
and officials, join in stscere and noble tribu
to their memories.