Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1902-10-30
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
AND THE PARTY
What Republicanism Has Done For
the Cause If Education. IT,
THE DEMOCRATS NEVER LIBERAL

Official Figures Which Prove That the
Republican Party Has Made tho
Public Schools Of Pennsylvania the
Finest In the Land-statement of
What Each County Receives.
Every parent in the state is interest
ed directly or indirectly in the public
schools. In this connection the fact
should not be overlooked that the Re-
publican party has, by its liberal policy
made the public schools of the state
what they are-the greatest in the ma
ton.
1t has made liberal provision for the
education and training of teachers in
the state normal schools. The mini
mum school term has been wisely in
creased by legislation and provision
has been maze for establishing schools
of higher grades in the townships.
The party has never faltered in its
devotion to the interests of the COM
monwealth in legislating for the bene-
fit of the children in the public schools.
and progressive in opposition to con-
servatism which is productive OF ig-
norance and illiteracy wherever it Is
permitted to assert itself unrestrained
by the helpful influence of good public
schools.
The achievements of the past in the
state and nation, are safe index to
a
control of the Republican party.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS DID.
The highest amount ever appropri-
ated by the Democratic party for the
public schools of Pennsylvania was
$3.50, 900 per annum from 1857 to 1860.
Compare this with the splendid show
ing of the Republican party.
In 1870 there was appropriated for
educational purposes by the legislature
of Pennsylvania the sum of 100000;
in 1872 this amount was increased to
$780, 900. This was the largest amount
appropriated in support OF pop
ular education prior to the adoption OF
the new constitution. The trainers OF
our fundamental law provided that the
annually to the support of the common
schools shoulu be $1,000,0O0. From
1874 to 1887, inclusive, the minimum
amount named in the new constitution
was the maximum OF legislative gen
erosity. The entire amount appropri-
ated for all educational purposes dur
ing this period of thirteen years was
S16.599 900. In 1887 the annual appro-
priation was increased to $1,5OO,OOO.
In 1889 another half million was added,
making the annual appropriation at
that time 100000. In 1891 the
amount appropriated was sweiled to
the princely sum of $4,000 900 annually.
In 1898 another half million dollars
was added, making the appropriation
Sc. SOC, 900 annually I ais does not in
clude the appropriations made for the
support of the Orphans schools, the
county superintendants, department OF
public instruction, or all OF those made
to the normal schools. Adding the
amounts appropriated for these pur-
poses to the appropriations made for
common schools proper, the aggregate
is the magnificent sum of $6,OOO,OO0 in
round numbers. This is monument
Of lne wise and beneficent leadership
of the Republican party in Pennsyl-
vania.
A WONDERFUL SHOWING.
So that every reader may have the
opportunity Of seeing what the Re-
pt Jlican party of our state has done
for the cause of popular education dur
ing the last quarter of century we ap-
pend hereto a statement of all the ap-
propriations made to common schools
since 1860 to wit: