The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-05-24

Il AAF0y VI ~ VIII oIAIN
check upon profligate expenditure of
money for school books, which has
gone to enrich the book trust.
PRICES OF BOOKS EXORBITANT.
And when the people look around
them and find that some county super
| intendents, school teachers and prin
cipals have been the trusts agents,
they will know what we mean when
we assert that money has been eX-
pended in profligate way for books.
II was member of the house when
the additional million was added to
help buy books under the newly-en-
acted free text book law, and it was
then understood to be for that purpose
only, although continued in 1897. 1t
was not intended that this should be
So | am glad to see that the governor
took the book trust by the neck, and he
! deserves applause insteado of condemna-
| hon. | would stand for even a larger
public school appropriation if given
the opportunity, and under propercon-
| ditions | am confident the public
schools will not find a closer, firmer
| friend than the soldier governor.
1T must be nauseating for the
public, tired and disgusted with the
Democrats and insurgents of the last
house, who wasted time and hundreds
of thousands of dollars in blocking
legislation, TO hear this yelp from be-
hind the wagon. But the insurgent
newspaper bureau is out to break and
destroy by fusion, boiling or party
wrecking, and ii is to be expected that
they should find fault with the gov
ernor and denounce any who may ac-
quiesce in so bravely meeting the
school appropriation exigency. The
people should stand by the governor.
He did not cut out the million dollars
because he wanted to, but because it
was demanded by emergency existing
at this time He and every one else
wants the schools to have liberal ap-
preparations, and they will again get
more than they have received from
revenue laws enacted without Demo-
cratic or insurgent help.
Had Governor Stone considered his
own comfort and looked upon this
matter from selfish standpoint, he
would have signed the bill That he
did not is the best evidence of Lis
manly spirit, his devotion to the in
terests of the people and his regard
for the credit and honor of the COM
monwealth. Any coward would have
appended his signature to hismeasure
and let the future take care of itself,
but it required brave man to call a
halt and bear the brunt of the assault
which he knew was inevitable"
STANDS BY THE GOVERNOR.
President Alberton, of the State Col
lege of Pennsylvania, whose institu-
tion suffered through the insurgents
defeat of the governors revenue bills,
because the appropriation had 70 be
cut, while expressing regret at the re-
duction in the appropriation for his
college, says he believes the governor
acted in perfect good faith and with a
purpose to deal as fairly and consider
ately as possible with all the condi-
tions OF a perpleXing situation.
"The governor determination to re-
duce the large outstanding floating in
debtedness of the state,' declares Pro-
fessor Atherton, must commend itself
to the judgment of every citizen and
the State College is willing to take it's
share of cutting until the finances of
the state are in better shape.