The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1899-12-27

praise even from his political oppo-
nents, and now attention is attracted
to Major Levi G. McCauley, the popu-
lar auditor general. who has co-operat-
ed with Governor Stone and the MEM
bers Of his cabinet in the various re-
forms In the matter Of the collection
Of taxes and the prompt payment Of
appropriations. Major McCauley has
Just instituted another innovation by
which he expects that the state will
be a gamer to a large amount before
the end Of another year. He has di-
rected a special representative OF his
department to make complete tour
of the state, visiting the several county
seats in turn and makin~ a thorough
investigation and complete inventory
Of all the corporations which have
done business in this state between the
years 1888 and 1889 The auditor gen.
eral believes that many of the corpora
tions have deprived the state of thou
sands Of dollars of taxes during the
mast decade. and he proposes to recover
this money or know the reason why.
He has be~un at the eastern end of the
state. with Delaware Chester and
Montgomery counties, and If develop
ments show what he believes to be
the case. he will probably have other
examiners at work in the west stimuli
taneously. so that he may be able TO
make an early return to the attorney
general. that he may bring suit against
the delinOuents.
The political opponents Of the Re
publican organization OF Pennsylvania,
both the Democrats and the insurgents.
are manifestlv annoyed at the activity
Of the state officials who are allied with
the regular Republicans in looking
after the interests Of the people. They
had hoped to make some campaign
thunder out of delinquencies on the
part OF these officials. The fact is that
the Republican party has never had
better reason TO be proud of its repre-
sentatives in public Office at the state
capital. and the chances are that the
Stone administration will continue to
command not only the respect and con-
fdence of the Republicans Of the state.
but the admiration of all the people of
the commonwealth.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DR.. Nathan c. Sehaeffer, superintend-
ent of public instruction, has very pro-
nounced views upon the various things
affecting public education in Pennsyl-
vania. His forthcoming report will
contain some vigorous. straight from
the shoulder blows against the falla-
" OF a child's labor worth more than
his education.
He says progress has been made in the
enforcement of compulsory attendance
at school, and adds: "The arguments
used to justify farmers for not comply
ing with this law will sound strange
in the next century. The value of a
child's time at school is now estimated
by the difference between the earnings
OF uneducated and educated labor"
DR.. Schaeffer puts it in this way: ut
is apparent that If a man keeps his
IO-year-old son at home to do work
which is paid for at the rate of dol
lar and a half day, while every day
of the boys time properly spent at
school yields ten dollars i'm future earn
ing capacity. he is really robbing eight
and half dollars from the family es-
tate Even If this result is two or
three or even four times as high as 1t
should be, the foregoing still remains
a case OF robbing the boy OF the future
earning capacity"
In many districts the directors hailed