Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1907-10-31
Nominee Fer Treasurer Has
Blade a Hit With the People.
CHAMPION OF THE SCHOOLS
Generally Commended For Successful
Advocacy of An Additional Four
million Dollars For the Cause OF
Education.
Correspondence
Harrisburg, "t. 20.


Especial Correspondence
Harrisburg, CVt. 2s.
Tohn O. Sheath. the Republican
nominee for state treasurer is about
Whaling up a tour of the state In which
he has scored at every place he has
been
lie has shown himself to be vote
Retter. While he has none of the
Sits OF the trained orator with which
to elt ctriiy an audience. he possesses
60 q remarkable degree an ability to
Impress everyone who hears him with
his absolute sincerity of purpose and
courase to carry out every pledge
/ G has made.
With all the charges indulged
Ia curing the previous campaign
reearding favoritism shown flnan-
".Ii institutions that have gone
upon the bond of the state treasurer,
IL tha form of heavy deposits OF state
I'M 1a and security against unexpected
Wi,ll"aWGis OF such moneys, the
voters Of Pennsylvania must receive
vita qualification declaration from
Mr.. S..eat2 upon this subject
q. Popular Pledge.
Said Mr, &heata:
"s piece Of information to
THIS gaci} Of Pennsylvania | wish
70 say that if ] am elected treas
utar OF this great state. when the
ciH' come, for ME to file my bond
for $500 ep0. shall pay for it out
of l.:T own pocket. and not permit
an cbigiug president OF trust
con panN TO arrange my security
FOR me, thereby placing myself un-
der obligation TO that trust COM
pany to have $4,000 or $4,000 Of
the states money constantly on de-
posi- in that particular institution.
( shall keep ,nYself just as free
from the diCtations OF the money
powers as | am OF the political
powers"
Mr., SheGtZs cttitude In this matter
has called forth expressions of hearty
approval from every quarter. His
candidacy is accepted as a guarantee
that the Office of state treasurer will
bic p'1ne. with Edwin S Stuart in
the gsvancr's chair and John O.
ShaaI2 as state treasurer. the people
vi Pennsylvania will have reason to
be proud Of the Republican party's
administration of its affairs.
Champion of Public Schools.
Probably no other act In the official
f,f Nv -, ri 4
to his popularity than his advocacy of
increased appropriations to the pub
lie schools. AS chairman Of the ap-
preparation committee of the house of
representatives. Mr.. Sheath made a
valient and successful fight In favor
Of raising the already large sums ap-
Pgopri2ted to education, and in his
yisits TO the various counties In his
present tour Mr.. Sheath has been com
p,5mented upon the result Of his labors
a. Harrisburg in this direction.
The Republican party Of Pennsylva-
nta hes a grand record in its fostering
and protecting influence In the cause
ul the common schools.
The statistics show that since 1887
the enormous sum Of s1l9. 100000 has
been appropriated by Pennsylvania
legislatures dominated by the Republi-
can party an amount many times
larger than that appropriated for like
purposes by any state in the Union
for public school purposes.
The appropriation for the years 1887
IS was S2000,000; for 1SS990 it was
$A,o00,000, and for each two years from
that time until this year. with one ex-
ceptlon. the appropriation was $11 ,000,-
Geo. the exception being in 1902-01,
when the amount was $10,O0O,0 900.
When the legislature met this year
Mr. Sheatz was among the potential
factors in a movement to provide even
more literally for the schools, and with
the hearty cooperation of the infuen-
tiai leaders OF the Republican party
this agitation was a fruitful one. The
sum of $4,o00,000 was added to the
state school fund, raising the grand to-
tai TO the unprecedented appropriation
of SIS 900 900 for tie next two years
This ar, ut does not include the $6,-
10000 G.ee.ally set aside for school
purposes from the local taxes collected
IN the c. OF Philadelphia. nor the
large amounts raised locally in other
counties
The money included in the state ap-
preparation to the schools Is allotted
10 the different counties in proportion
to the number of children of school
age, each county receiving it's pro rata
share. In nearly all of the counties
the amount received from the state has
proved amply sufficient to meet all of
the requirements OF the public schools,