Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-01-10

public employment offlces has gFoven to be a
great boon TO the cause OF labor. While IL wat
experimental In the beginning, Il is now an up
proved md evident success. Nothing OF the
KIND mad before been attempted. The reAreSi
approach to II is the intelligence ofIice con
Quoted by tho French government. IL is OK
ceedngly gratifying TO- know that tho system
lnauBhrated by your wise legislation has proven
to be even more valuable than was anticipated.
There is nothing which the State can better af
lord TO do than 10 procure employment for men
ana women who are willing TO work, 1t Is not
only humane and charitable for the State to be
thus engaged but II Is beneficial to society, and
productive OF good order There are some
amendments to the foregoing law. however,
which would make it still more efncient and
salutary. The State ought to pay the superin'
tendents and clerks employed in said ofllces.
The TACT that they are paid by the cities sub
lects them In certain manner to the
influences and control OF the city govern.
ment; whereas, they should be state ON
GERS, paid by the State only, and respon.
sible to the Commissioner OF the Bureau of La.
bor Statistics, by whom they are appointed.
The term OF ONCE OF the employees above named
should be liked Under the existing law there
Is no definite tenure The commissioner ought
TO have the power to remove any employo
whom he may deem incompetent or dishonest.
You have imposed upon him. very properly, the
power OF appointment He should, for his own
protection and that of the State, bo endowed
with the power Of removal. 1t is not just TO
any officer that he be made responsible for the
acts OF those whom he can not remove.
In connection with the Bureau of Labor Sta.
u tics II might be added that in Massachusetts,
Pennsylvania and many other States large
sums of money are annually appropriated for
the purpose OF gathering statistics, and other.
wise making this bureau an efficient aid to the
State government, nS well rs powerful agent
In ameliorating the condition OF the laboring
classes. II Is suggested that you be us liberal
to this bureau as the finances of the State will
permit.
oLEoMARGARINE LEGISLATION.
The law OF 1887 regulating the snle OF oleo.
margarine has been strictly enforced by the
present Dairy and Food Commissioner, who is
a lifelong farmer, and capable, trustworthy
The law OF 1890 upon the same subject he has
attempted to enforce. Ten arrests were made
for violation OF this law, and all the cases were
appealed. One OF the parties arrested has been
discharged from custody upon habeas corpus
proceedings before the United States District
Judge at Cincinnati, who held that the sale OF
oleomargarine, colored to initiate butter can
not be prohibited II the sale is confined to orig.
nal packages brought from another State. The
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 tho
law passed by you last March.
The Dairy and Food Commissioner has o total
annual allowance of 1850 for travelling expenses,
and all the other outlay OF his ONCE. He has no
money 10 prosecute further expensive suits.
BE has fully discharged his duty; and 1t is but
fair that the facts should be made known Us q
refutation OF the unjust charges which have
been circulated against him.
SCHOOL, IMPROVEMENT.
Those we'll qualified to Judge, believe that the
ungraded schools Of the State do not give the
fullest returns for the money expended on them
and that important changes are needed in their
organization and management. The double.
h AIDED plan OF local boards OF directors and
township boards does not seem to work we'll
The conflicting power exercised by these boards
is an impeachment to success in the schools, and
there is an earnest call for a unitication Of au.
thority In their management. The schools OF
cities, towns and villages have supervision, the
value OF which is unquestioned All reasons for
such supervision apply with added force to
township schools, yet. in the latter, except here
and there township-less than hundred in
all-supervision is wholly unknown. Three.
fourths OF the States have adopted county su-
pervis on, and it is esteemed II powerful instru
mentality for the improvement of schools
There is no apparent reason why country
schools. with proper organization and super.
vision, should I've surpassed by city schools.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
The schoobooli law passed last April was so
ambiguous that 1t proved 10 be a nulity, and
an expense to the State without any compen.
sating advantages save in the experience and
Information which the members of the School
Book Board were enabled to obtain. While
there is reason to question the desrability, Of
having the State actually engage in the manu-
facture OF books, there is no doubt whatever
as TO the duty OF the State to provide for the
furnishing of books more cheaply than they can
now be obtained Some means should be de
vised to ooviatc the enormous and sften. times
improper expenses incurred by the publishers
III marketing lnelT DOOkS. II the money w1lCh
is squandered by the publisher could be saved
for the benefit of the purchaser it would bring
school books down to comparatively reasona-
BILE price.
Within the last few years persons and corpor.
atoms engaged in various productive and man
ufacturing industries have combined together
in such way as practically TO create number
of monopolies. The consolidation and combina-
tion Of other large interests is rapidly going on.
There is widespread belief, particularly
1Nn tlpNp -,
binations are especially inimical to their inter
ests, as well as menacing to the public veal.
Suits have been brought in this State, and
some others. against combinations which are
alleged to be of this nature, TO test their le
gality. These facts lead to the belief that some
authoritative investigation should be made of
view OF ascertaining whether they are OF an un.
lawful nature, and TO what extent IL any. they
are detrimental to the public good. II would
be proper therefore, for you to take such steps
as may be deemed adequate to discover and
make public the character. effect and legal
status of such combinations so far as they exist
in, or affect The people OF. the State of Ohio.
USSECEssARY EXPENDITURES.
The Secretary OF State has called attention
to some items of eXtrayagant expenditure,
which are OF a minor but migrant character
One of these relates TO the printing and binding
of an unnecessary number of books. AS an
illustrations: three thousand copies OF the
Executive documents Cthree large volumes
eachl are printed annually. whereas never more
than thirteen hundred copies are sent out. The
residue. gether with large number of other
useless but large and costly reports has accu
mulated year after year until storage room can
no longer be found in the State House
Another item is that of stationery. No check
whatever exists upon the number or character
OF articles that are cal ed for by State officials
under the guise of a STATIONERY reuuisition."
There Is also much wastefulness in the use of
the same.
CHICKAMAuGA BATTLEFIELD.
Congress has provided for the establishment
Of National Military Park upon the battlefield
Of Chickamauga, with approaches which pass
through the fields of Lookout Mountain and
Ridge. The President has appointed
commissioners to ascertain the lines of battle
and mark the same with historical tablets
The act establishing this Park authorizes the
States which had troops on the fields Tor the
survivors Of such organiZations) TO erect monu,
ments. Ohio is especially interested In
this project. The commander OF the Union
army at Chickamauga and his chief of stan
were from Ohio. or the thirteen divisions en-
gnged five were commanded by Ohio officers.
Thtrty.one brigades OF infantry and five OF
cavalry took part in the battle. twelve of which
we're commanded by Ohio soldiers OF the
thirty six batteries ten were from Ohio The
total number OF Union regiments engaged was
one hundred and fifty eight. and OF these forty.
four were furnished by Ohio. AT Chattanooga
the record OF Oaio was equally prominent
Grant was in chief command: Sherman's
army was present; and many additional Ohio
troops arrived from the east with Hooker. or
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