The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-02-05

might have added another clause and
explained why 'The Legislature sur
rendered to the Book Trust A ma
jority Of the members unreseryedly
favored the McCrOry Bill, but the
will of that majority was throttled
by the Rules Committee, of which
the Speaker, William H. Burwel}, is
the titular head, the big wheel in
which all the little wheels revolve;
the Boss Reed and Gar Canncl Of
the Georgia Legislature Hon c..
r. McCrory of Ellaville, Schley Coun-
ty, Georgia, fathered the School
Book Bill, and fought for it with I'M
relentfng energy, but relied implicit
ly upon the statement of Speaker
Burwell that He would have the
Rules Committee to place the Bill on
the Calendar. That promise sounded
good to Mr.. McCrory until he became
convinced that Speaker Burwen pur-
pOsely promised one thing and cum
ningly did another. Therefore the
Legislature did not surrender TO the
Book Trust, but the Speaker of the
House did, unreservedIy
State publication Of School Books
is nothing more than doing for the
school children what has already
been done for the lawyers.
The Acts Of 1878-79 reduced the
cost of the Georgia Supreme Court
Reports from $500 per volume to
the reasonable price of $3.50 per
volume. Prior to that time private
individuals published the Reports
and sold them to the lawyers at four
times their worth. The lawyers con-
ceived the idea that the Legislature
could change that plan and provide
for publication by the State, and
when SO published to sell the vol
umes at the cost price Of publication.
1t was handsome idea conceived by
the lawyers, and the Legislature did
not hesitate to put that idea into
law.
We are asking the Legislature to
do as much for the school children,
and it looks very much like their
tried plan of State publication is not
sound but fraud and humbug.
The School Book Trust doesn't ia
vor State publication of School
books, and has so declared itself
The people do favor it; have SO de-
clared themselves, yet the Georgia
Legislature cannot act without ap-
pointing various Investigating COM
mittees." Did the Legislature ap-
point any Investigating committees
when the lawyers wanted relief?
Georgia has nearly 100000 school
children. The School Book Commits
sion adopted the primer to be used
hereafter. The primer will cost our
children 16c. A far better primer
can be secured under the Ontario
plan for cents. CDR Andrew NJ.
Soule halls from the regions of On
tario, and his is the highest salary
paid any public servant in Georgia.
The School Book Trust admits that
157,830 primers will be sold in
Georgia at 16 cents each. The price
thus paid for primers alone will be
$25,252.88. In the land of Soule
the same number of far better p1im-
ers will cost only $6,313.20, q saw
ing of SIS, $4,000. On this one
book Georgia's children pay an an
nual tribute Of over 100000 to
the School Book Trust.
Another rat hole can be uncov-
cred. Our enlightened School Book
Commission selected the First Read
er to be hereafter taught in Geor-
gia. The First Reader, SO recently
adopted, will cost 10 cents. The
School Book Trust admits that 292,
SIG of these First Readers will be
unloaded ON Georgia children, and at
eighteen cents each they will cost
$52,622.88. Under the Ontario
much "a dor