Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-04

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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 delinquents.
The political opponents of the Re-
publican organization of Pennsylvania,
both the Democrats and the insurgents,
are manifeStly 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
thundet 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 it's 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-
fidence of the Republicans of the state.
but the admiration of all the people of
the commonwealth.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
DR.. Nathan c. Schaeffer, 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 falia-
" 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
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: 1T
IS apparent that if man keeps his
l0-year-old son at home to do work
which is paid for at the rate of dol
lar and half day, while every day
of the boys time properly spent at
school yields ten dollars in 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 it
should be, the foregoing still remains
a case of robbing the boy of the future
earning capacity"
In many districts the directors hailed
with delight the change in the law fix
ing the minimum school term at seven
months, because it relieves them from
criticism for taking a step which they
felt ought to be taken and which they
hesitated to take through fear of incur
ring the ire of taxpayers a
The head of the department express
es the hope that at no distant day the
increased revenues of the common
wealth will warrant the restoration of
the state appropriation to $5,500,000,
and that when this day comes liberal
sum will be set apart for the promo
tion of township high schools.
The report shows that there are
nearly $4,000 public schools in Pennsyl-
vania. These schools are in charge of
28,S29 teachers and are attended by
1,152,352 pupils. an increase of nearly
10000 over 1898. Dr. Schaeffer states
that the seven month school law brings
an additional month of schooling with
in the reach of over 100000 children.
STONE AND THE CONSTITUTION.
1.-The anti-Quay newspapers of Penn
sylyania,' says the Philadelphia In
quirer, "are falling back upon the
proposition that in appointing Quay
Governor Stone violated the state con-
stitution. Here is the concentrated
essence of the opposition as expressed
in one of the noisy insurgent organs:
The evidence multiplies that Mr.
Quay committed fatal blunder
for himself when he had Governor
Stone set aside the constitution of
the state and make an appoint
ment himself
ut so happens that there is docu-
ment extant known as the constitution
of the United States. The constitution
of the United States under certain con-
ditions gives a governor the right to
appoint. We believe that those con-
ditions have been complied with by
Governor Stone, and the senate will
decide for Itself whether Quay is
eligible. Under no circumstances can
state constitution become superior
to the federal constitution, and if the
greater instrument gives power to the
governor a state constitution nullify-
ing these powers could not stand for