The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-11-25

Meddiing With the school Book
and Tax Laws.

and Tan Laws.
II seems that there iss movement on
GOT among some Democratic State ON
.ils recommending the ahollshing o.
NE school text book law. and reducing
he State school tax. both in favor OF the
rich. Any democrat who will enter
A conspiracy 10 40 either should meet
hi. political death in future elections
aud is sure TO do 90 when the people IN
IL.
Probably some light amendments may
be necessary. in the interest OF the feo-
ple. 10 the School hook law. but its main
FEATURES should remain as at present. ana
the nrices ahould not be increased a cent,
and the ola school book Octupus. when
.windled the people tor 80 many ves,s'
and has now formed trust. should De
given no opportunity to get INTO i"a,s"s
eduewsys again. no matter what niren
city superintendent may urge. mat
trust has got al IL should ever get rom
the taxpayers. or sch0oi chioren' %
Indiana. 1t cursed the State ana ue-
graded the children for years win Sc,
ries Of inferior text books, sn" pal"
Superintendent and Trustees 10 az
vocate frequent changes, that me pAre"'-
might DO further fleeced. The present
law scotched the vsrmint, out tue COZ"
vention Of City upersnfendepts iAs'
week shows tha, il il not dead, ana tnst
men can vet be bought TO favor II al me
expense OF the people.
The action of come Trustees, IN chsrg-
ing exorhitantly for handling the DOCKS
has shown that probably the care OF me
books should he givento the lowest re-
sponsible bidder in each township, or
'neighborhood, who 10 willing 10 pay
cARu for In en-, and always keep sup.
NV The cry for "iree school books. =
At the present prices OF them, is . most
transparent attempt 10 deceive, an"
should condemn any pretended educs-
tor who raises il. That snake was
, scotched two years ago. BY the pay
, ment bv the dealer OF cash for his sup
) ply of books the expense OF the two re.
s. norts each year from Trustees and
= Comfy Superintendent would be saved
!, 10 the people, and by letting their sale
1 10 the lowest bid Ter, under bond, the
y public could be assured OF being always
y able to obtain them.
, Asto the present tax law, the Demo
crscy have Just gained magnitlcen
victory in Indiana with il a. one OF tn
:. principal Issues. and for q Democraii'
!, Legislature 10 change il, except II can o.
= made To- ohtain more tue schednie
= from corporstions aud rich men, woui'
= he 10 admit what the RepubI'ca"
), charged against il in the canvass JUS
"a closed. and give them verv lively ciu
~ with which to fight us in 1894
~ John w. Coons went over the Stat
:. advocating for the Republicans tbs
~ they would reduce the State School lev
:. from IS cents on the 500 10 IL cent
, and denounced the last Legislature d.
.ct cause it did not doso.
ia How would this policy, which II
u IN mored come Of the Democratic Sta
: officers now favor, sfect most OF ihe IA
-, ,svers in Indiana? 1t would unique
-. tiopably cause an increase OF their iaxs
"a in order to maintain the schools, as q
n sired. elk months in each year. IL
no ,rue in some localities the school corp
10. rations under the present law receiv
=, more school money than they used.
,ha this was only where Republican IT.
n tees levied a large tuition tax orr
,ha 10 try and deceive the people. and fns
a. the lax law unpopular. and have me
III selves some public money 10 specul
N with. No doubt this was the case IN
a., dianspol,s, aud in Gibson county,
.,ar- IN some other localities But the =
ria mic showed by their votes they unc
stood WHY they paid increased 'a'
ono and ondemued the tricksters who G
hers PEELED them to do go.
viii Dubois county Is about an aver
no., county in wealth and school chilu'
~ More than half Of the counties OF
~" So. t,La mia one received bv
llted State, IKE 'his one, -,
MI. more school funds than the 10 cent
mia drew from them. The rich corporal
nas in the other counties, which can
,men afford I, paid the excess Ii this icy
hair. reduced from Is to IL cents a. prop
tho by Coons. and acquiesced in by
,h;ch Democrats, the only way to Keep W
|, ,ha efficiency OF the schools will DC oy
= n towuship trustees levying
for. tax. which in Dubois co
= 80 would have 10 be double
- al decrease Of the state tax. or
cents on the 500, where there
mt Of necessity, generally. for any local ~
hngs tax now. Whoever thus advocate
for. unnecessary increase Of four cen
,sscr. each 800 Of taxation. had better y
,s,;oo from under" when the avalancf
Ia In votes falls in Dubois county.
from COURIER speaks thus early in tho n
cleo. because 'ne co"ve".'o" ~
hts 10 dents recon- mendstions In these m
ocrats does not seem 10 receive the con
thew nation In some quarters that its aud
rth OF merite.