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e►rRlSPUIlIilVAM LOVK FOR PUHLICSCHOOLS,heeni-itIt would be well at this lime for republicans who are frelghtened by the ghost*, of Hie at(erupted iniquity of the “roster rascals” to turn aside and givs the people of the state an explanation that will account for the proceeds of the magnificent gift of school lands made by the United States to the state, whose sale was iotended to create a permanent school fund. It was early estimated that the proceeds of the sale of these lands would exceed $6,000,000, Later estimates trebled the amount. The outcome is that the amount of the p. rmanent fund from this source does not exceed $2,500,000, Moderately estimated the common school fund is scarcely one-fourth of what it should be. and it earns less than one-sixth of what tlie people should realize from this source. The republicans have managed the funds and the school lands almost since the organization o! the st. te, and are responsible for both.The national government made like gifts of public lands to several of tin. Northwestern states. Their apportionment among the states was made upon a common basis, hence a comparison will not be unfair, but will serve to measure the capacity of the republican party in this state to manage public afi’airs. For this purpose Minnesot will be selected.The state auperinfencent\s npu* fci 1892 gives the amount of the permanent school fund of Minnesota at $10,-182,807.48, of which $8,504,872.82 was derived from the sales of school land-$1288 070,88 from the suit's of pine timber from Iho same kinds, ur.d $40,. 875.00 from mineral leases ol Unni. Tin1 t.t1 fmul U ;iva:ii,M - mvusxri j Ittrll!, A' i'.,‘ nil wjls carnmgmterv-l :il t lit* dule t! l lit* i ThisI | magnilicuii! fund earns 17.00annually, which is used to support the schools, The pwplo of that .state are. as a consequence, taxed $079,897.00 lessthan they would bo vero the fund not in existence,1 | Wliat have we in Wisconsin . The nominal amount of our common school fund is $3,3GS,502.00. The actual amount available for ins'eslment is $1,794,802.00. The remainder is a state debt. $584,300.00 of the fund was obtained from perial fines imposed by our state courts, The annual earnings on the entire actual fund is $91,589.61, of which not more than $60,000.00 is realized from the proceeds of the sale of public lands, Minnesota has still a great portion of her lands for sale; what remains in Wisconsin is insignifl-jl cant in comparison, and is largely denuded of its timber at the hands of thieves, whose depredations for thirty}] years were winked at by republican If officials. IIt is for the republican press of theJJ stale aud for republicans generally to account for the non-existence in thisstate of a school fund that should bear j c some resemblance to the magnificent S fund in Minnesota, The valuable pub- t lie school lands are practically disposed t of in this state. The school fund that t lias been accumulated is but a trifle, eit
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Eau Claire Weekly Leader
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, US
Sun, May 27, 1894
Page 7
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