The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-15
THAT SCHOOL BILL.
The Republican" Says Fulton County
Has Not Asked for Such Measure.


our taxpayers. When we see
thousands and millions of the peo,
ple's money voted away TO TO-
crease the salaries of already ov-
erpaid Officials, to create new
places, aud to pension-not the
poorly paid public servant, but
the man who has spent lifetime
drawing priucely salaries, we feel
it our duty to speak out. When
it comes down to a matter that
affects bread aud butter, the in
terests Of Republicon, Democrat,
ProhibitiouiSt, or whaU not, are
affected alike. The r readers OF
the Fulton Republican will Ger
talnly be surprised at the attitude
the editor of that paper takes Oh
the school DILL, as IS expressed
in an editorlai that appeared last
week. 1t says:
"The,suggestion IN the Phil
adelphia Press that 'there
must be a Joker somewhere
in Representa- Slpes bill"
will bear second thought, and
Of you have nothing else OF
greater importance on hand
= little investigation will con-
vince you that lawyer often
takes a hand in suggesting
some very foolish laws. Full
ton county has not asked for
such a measure. Conditions
and circumstances neither
demand nor justify such ac-
tion. The circumstance Is
regretted; but fortunately,
one good can result, the cleo
ton of majority mem Der
to the Legislature two years
hence"
This shows one of two things
either that the Republican doe:
not know what the conditions
and circumst stances" with respect
to the taX BURDENS are, or it pur
posely misrepresents the facts
1t is not contended, as we under
stand the Sipes bill, that every
school district is needing, or will
receive special aid; but only those
districts where ten mills tax will
not keep the school open sever
months and pay the teachers $3'
per month.
What are the conditions ano
circumstances" in some of the
districts which the Sipes schoo
billdesigns to help? LlckingCreeI
is paying thirteen mills schoo
and four mills building this yeal
and is threatened with deficit a.
the close of the year. Belfast is
paying twelve, and Thompson
and Brush Greek each ten mill.
school tax, in addition to the build
ing tax. Belfast is threatened
with a deficit. Putting all th'
other taxes, county, state, road
and poor, to the school tax and
anybody besides the Republican
will say tnat these districts d.
not need any relief from sucl
conditions and circumstances
it will be a pleasure TO know hin
or her.
The writer, hereof, PERSONAL,
knows what burdens of taXatIoI
the people groan under, and how
gladly they would hail any, ever
a modlcum, of relief, the declara
tion of the Republican to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
Refusing to see conditions al
they actually are, or pretending
from a false pride, tnat the pee
pie need no relief from them, i
evidence of a lack of that broa'
public spirit which works for til,
best interests of the people, ant
of narrow partisan spirit see
nothing good IN anything done o
proposed by anyone outside one
own family, party or circle of fiat
tering friends.
The Sipes school bill is all righ
and has the approval of men VIII
can see conditions and clrcum
stances" as they exist and VIII
have catholiclty Of spirit to wis
1T Godspecd We hope it may b
| enacted Into law.