The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-05-29
APALPABLE STEAL

HERE Is a copy OF circular letter
which State Printer Snow has had
sent out to all the Alliance county
superintendents of the State:
TOPEKA, Kan, May IL.
J. A. Ramsey, County Superintendent, Gar
DEAR SIR: Mr.. J.F. MIaxey has
given me your name as one of souri,
county superintendent with whom
we can do some business. We pre-
sumo you have received the inclosed
circulars before, but for fear you have
not we enclose them herewith-in re-
gard to Mr.. Snow. We are furnishing
great many Of the county superin-
tendents with supplies according to
the new law passed this last winter,
and we are paying a cash commission
TO "our" supers of 20 per cent on
these goods, and also are furnishing
postal cards like the enclosed sample
Tor will print another form for you if
you prefer new laws-copies free
as well as warrants of our own, SAM
Piles of which we enclose. The prices
of the supplies are as follows:
s. ID. treas warrant register 81 90
8. ID. clerks warrant register ....... J. 90
3 ID. warrant Dook Observation-Disclosures. 30
vouchers per l0o. ..,.......-........... -. $50
We hope you will look over your
county and send US an order as we
want to keep these "inside" as much
as we can.
When you come to Topeka be sure
and call as we want to become per-
sonally acquainted with each of "our"
county officers.
Let US hear from you quick
Yours truly,
B. HAMILTON PRINTING Co.
If there was ever sent out by any
State officer letter that fairly reeked
with as many kinds of corruption as
does the above we have failed to hear
of it.
In the first place it cracks the par
ty whip with vigor that no Republic
can State officer has ever dared to do.
Notice how it emphasizes "our"
suprentendents, and how anxious
1t is to keep these things "inside" as
much as possible.
In the second place it offers a direct
bride TO "our" superintendent, un-
der the thin disguise of a 20 per cent
cash commission.
In the third place it is a proposal
to rob the school districts in three
several ways: First, by making them
buy book which the law does not
require; second, by charging double
price for the books; third, by selling
the districts supplies which are furn-
ished to them free through the State
Superintendent Office: The book
we refer to as not required by law Is
the one designated as the clerks war
rant register. The clerk keeps stub
of all the warrants he issues and the |
law does not require him to keep any
other record of them. Every district
that buys this register is therefore |
simply robbed of a dollar by State
Printer Snow. AS to the overcharge,
that is manifest in the price, $50,
asked for 100 vouchers. The REGIS
TER prints precisely the same vouch-
ers, binds them equally as well, and
sells them for IS cents a hundred.
Every district that buys its vouch-
ers of State Printer Snow pays IS
cents a hundred above a reasonable
price for the privilege. And worse
than all it pays him two prices for
that are furnished IT free
through the State Superintendent's
office. This is q double crime on |
Shows part, for he first prints and
charges to the State the vouchers
which are furnished to the districts
Zee, aud then be tries to fosetsli the