MODERN BLACKSMITHING 



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TAXATION WILL NEVER RAISE THE 

 STANDARD OF A MECHANIC 



It deprives him of the means whereby to raise himself. Such a 



law will only create offices to grease the machinery 



for the political party in power. 



'HE only thing that will ever 

 elevate the standard of work- 

 manship is education, educa- 

 tion and nothing but edu- 

 cation. Give us a law that 

 will provide for a certain 

 degree of education before 

 a boy is allowed to serve 

 as an apprentice ; and that 

 he will not be allowed to 

 start out for himself until 

 he has served the full term, both as an apprentice and 

 journeyman And if intemperate, no diploma shall be 

 issued to him. I see now that I was right when I 

 opposed this law. The horse-shoers of Minnesota are 

 now kicking and cursing the examining board. The 

 National Convention of horse-shoers whigh was held in 

 Cincinnati passed resolutions which were ordered 

 transmitted to the governor of Illinois, requesting that 

 the board of examiners now authorized to grant 



