The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1898-10-28
in the Parties
The Republican Party Promised. but
the Populist Party Performed

RspubIieans Promised schooI Book Re-
fern but Took Trust Esney-PoPulists
Gave the People What hey Asked For
and Bamed tie Trusts
One act Of the Legislature which
has already saved the people Of Kan
sas over 500, 900, has been commend
"a BY the press Of the country gen
orally. In the enactment Of the
school text book law by the POpu-
DIST legislature, Kansas took an
advanced step, and other States are
getting ready to follow the example
For years the Republican party IN
convention assembled has recognized
the demand for a law that would
give the people relief from the eItOr-
tions Of the Doodle trust, and resOlu-
tons declaring for aSt2te uniformity
law and cheaper books were frequent
n made a part Of the Republican
platforms When Governor Morrill,
same into Office in January, 1895,
his messaget TO the Legislature con-
tained a very strong endorsement o.
she State uniformity law, and In the
following strong language urged
that his p arty fulfill its promises to
the people:
Ike question Of State uuiformity Of text.
books Is an important one s1d aEOuid roceive
zOt even county uniformity IHdeed, In many
u our counties the text books Charge with the
are from i've to ten difsTsst EiSds Of text
books used in the public schools A family
sowing frsm one district - another Is thereby
aeealessly PIT to great expense Lne tesult
3 that in the Aggregate the people OF the state
BEPeud many thousands Of dollars for which
tHsy 9eTer receive any 1deguato retHrH, WntcE
Eould be saved the people If We hzd uniformity
IF taxi books This is All the more important
because this burden falls usually uPou these
who are the least able to bar it. Ike farm
suaHt, who changes his residence from year to
year. or the 1abor6r. Who, ssalCiHF employment,
suVariably compelled TO buy new set Of books
for fs en- st1is Il uasiur q mos hin al
anjust burden. and compelling him 70 eEPeud
quite large amOuut Of money uselsssly, BE-
5ause the books which he Is compelled 10 dis
Dense with are just valuable. aid useful
Tor the instruction Of the chi1drez. TIE new
ones he is compelled to bay Thers is no valid
ity, and there are many arguments for ~ and
Ehere II has been tried 1t has proven very ad-
FautageousI
The day following the publication
Of the message the Topeka Daily
Capital, the recognized Republican
BrnOr mOrrill's recommendation in
the following editorial:
The great combine on school books has Be
-sme an uHuecsssary burden to the people.
The prices demanded for school books b the
corpOrattOu known as the American BOOK
Company are altogether cut Of proportion com
pared with All other classes Of printed matter
and Il IS high time the LeEiElature heeded the
wishes Of the people and offered relief in the
direction suggested b. the Governor. The i'm
menEe Sums Of money sent cut Of Kansas for
Ia the State The RsPubliczH party advocates
tie protecting Of home Industries Let the
schoOl books be prepared IN Kansas AID also
printed IN the STATE thus saving the money 70
school paIrouss iug-uHif0ruzity, and furnish
application OF the principle Of protection i he
prObz biiities are. however, that before this
measure of Uniformity advocated BY the Gov
brHor can ne pat IN the -orn1 q law that tEe
agents Of the American Book Company, which
Is syndicate representing Haillious Of meHey
vii be able 10 rld1cule the measure out OF eN-
istenCe- The people, d shOuld be ren1en bereds
are In earnest on the question aud, as It Affects
every patron Of Our schools, TIE measure shguld
nave prompt and serious atteHtion.
The predictions Of Major Hudson,
then editor of the Capital, were re- /
markably verified, for before the
next session Of the Legislature was
a week old the American Book Com I
pauy's agents were in Topeka to
prevent the enactment OF a State
uniformity law. A Republican house |
stood like a stone wall against the
passage Of the law which Governor /
Morrill, and the Capital had so earn
estly advocated. The bin was de- |
feated, Just as Hudson predicted it /
would be-
When the peoples party came IN /
to possession Of both branches Of I.
the Legislature in 1897 a State uni I
tOrmity school text book law was 4
passed and prices fixed which saved 4
the people nearly so per cent in the 4
cost of school books. In spite Of 4
the efforts Of the trust to keep out 1
the commission appointed /
On Governor Lsedy adopted series 1
Of books that have stoed the teEt I
and are recognized a. the equal Of
any books used in the public sch oOls .
Of any State in the West. 1t IL est (
mated that the taxpayers Of KaRBas 4
have already saved over $3oe. eco in I
the purchase Of school books fer 4
the children Of the s6abe.
The press Of other States has taken \
up the question Of cheaper school 4
books and are pointing to Kansas as I
an example worthy Of emulatiOn. 4
In it's issue OF SePts2ber Is the 4
Scranton pa RspabHcan, under \
the heading, School Beck Robbery 4
"a Remedy" discusses the Kansas
law Is follows:
TIE American schooi Book CompauT ran In
10 q very bad 8uaE n Kansas. The Peopis's .
party Had coutral - Tia STATE ls1g e1Sugh 70
5ut the statute books a Law ExiHE b reas-
5uabls figures TIE prizes fisa4 s,lzif be Pzid for
A eo9Psraiivs table Of prioss paiG fer sohooI
books Whau the state Ender the uEuz1
political uauaEeUeHt. AID Which viz aoW Be
pad nader the sc10Oi book law sE0Ws q saving
70 the people Of mere thau % per Ceut
CsunentiHE uPOa the agW Lave the Kansas
T0rGh Of Liherty SAYS:
81 Il Is eEtiuazted that this State contract for
prices Bchool books saved t. the parents Of
scholars in the State ezoo.o0o auEuz1ly- TIE
saving 70 child Who srnfies rarIthE1otics
history. Eramuars geography civil govern
nest physical EeoErsphy aza physiology i
> 3 On the above books This contract saves
mcueT In the rieh Mznis hoUe and he poor
mas u saves fer the Popalist- TIE Damo-
crat. the PrlhibitioHist and The Reps 1ican
alike Tka Law provides Tor an agent ~ Zach
couaty seat. Wh9r8 ths soolrs caH bs Farchas-
e ~ the CGEreut price Clphsr tks aUsuuf
tlfs Law saves"
TIE zbove stated facts aTorE an object lessoa
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