Innocent Looking But Dangerous

There e an innocent ïwokinff bill before the legislatura which shows considerable coniidence In human nature. It is callea the Grahani-Forsyth texttook bilí, and proposes to give the state Board of Education power to select all the text b.-ol ia spelling, reading, arithmelic, geography, Englisli grammar, physiology, history of the U. S., civil gnvemment and writinsr. This is to be íor ten years. Think of Wtuat the book companiies could afford to pay to corral every school book in Michiaram íor ten yeare.' We know of onliy three men whom e woiiM dare to put to sueli a temptatioii as wouJkl coms to thosa who might have such power In tlieir hands -and tJiey are dead. If this bi'.l passes, look out for such a scandle as Virginia enjoyed over a like law, when the three members jumped at once to preat wealth. There may be a't present in some o tmr Inrtre oities corrupt boards, which change school books too often for slilght eonsideraticms, but it is uiuch to ron the risk af a few little fellrsv3 occastonally Ketting a little boodle than for three big officials to grat) the thoiisaiids whlch would be offei-ed. There are a liO't of people -vvluom $100 wouW nat buy, but there are mlghty few whom $10,000 wlU mot pull from the straight path. Instead of thda belng a bil! to lessen cori-uptioii, it is one which will cnormoaisly inteiisify nnd enlarge it.