Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1915 — WEDNESDAY, M’CH 24, 1915 [ARTICLE]

WEDNESDAY, M’CH 24, 1915

New Castle Democrat: One of the doubtful pieces of legislation was the pension law for public school teachers. The law would have been all right had it not been for the clause allowing funds to be taken from the public treasury to make up any deficits. The theory of civil pensions is all wrong and should not be encouraged. But the teachers of Indiana had the largest, the best organized and the most persistent lobby of any interest that cgjne.be> fore the legislature. Right here The Times desires to state that the teachers of New Castle gave notice early in the session that they did not want the pension law. There could be no objections to the law if it did lot propose to take money from the school funds. The day may come vhen it will become burdensome to he taxpayers of the state.