Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1903 — The Carnegie Library [ARTICLE]

The Carnegie Library

Suppose tlj..t Ota the (ley sfttr the elect o« «•! oven tbits ig'i s me one had prediced that the Demooratio ptrty would be iu the hopeless oondition that it now bewails, who would have believed such a prophecy? And yet there were many, even including Democrats, who though they had some idea of of the captcitv of the Democratic party for blunders

•‘TEtrerTa but one case of an Ohian by birth aoceptmg the vice presidency, add he had orossed over into Indiana before doing it,” Bays the Cleveland Plain Dealer. We are safe in atsimiDg in the same oonneotion that there is but One case of an Ohion who ever had a ohanqe to aooept the nomination. Who ever heard of an Ohio man declining anything, except to remain in private life?

It is said tb at the first voters most of them, are naturally joining the ranks of the Republican party. Why not? What hope is there elsewhere? What attractions does the Democratic party present to a first voter, or to any, other voter, for that matter? What Demooratio father can consistently advise a son to sacrifice himself ineuoh a hopeles oauee as that of the distraoted Demooraoy? And how many a father that has stamped the rooster all his voting life would not now abandon the old party if it were not for the stigma that is supposed to attain to the renegade.

An Ohio Democratic leader wbo came to Indiana to appear before the State tax board in behalf of a railroad which has multiplied its net profits by s : x since his party quit monkeying with prosperity, says in an interview that he isn’t sure about the times being good, because values recently shrunk a few hundred million dollars on Wall Street. Theesoapeof water from a kt of over-irrigated enterprises has taken no kink in Western bank accounts i r pay envelopes, and DemGsratic corporation attorneys wilt be permitted to eojoy 1 a monopoly of the worry onused I by the hard times on Wall Street. No one has heard of any souphsusea being t reeled on thut thoroughfare.

If the Keputl can party had been devising Th > most effective means of disposing of its old enemy theDea cratio party, and if it had had the pjwer to bring i's most ingenious devices to bear, it could not have expeoted ten years ago to place the Democratic party into so hopeless a oendition as that party hae brought on ite elf. Take the seoond Cievelaud administration, foe Chicago and tLe Kansas City p.H r irms, and the Nebraska popo-

or&t, and yon have a combination of forces that would district even an aggregation of archangels, and the Democratic leaders are not by a good many degrees. *

Can We buy a Library Site?~A Few Tacts Concerning Same. Couuoil nor Board has any sitv or ready money to boy one.— : : ' , , : Oj January 10th Mr. Carnegie offered leu tujusaud dollars ($lO,000) to build on a suitable site if procured by the Connoil. A new law w.»s passed March d, authorizing the Council to organize a Library Board to procure a site by taxation. The Board Was organized April 13th, and on June 15th seleoted a suitable site. On June 22ud the Council approved said site if paid for. On June 29th the Board reported ti Mr. Carnegie and he holds his offer Aood until August 25th. The deed has been sent for to ba delivered or returned August 25th. The time will not permit taxation to buy the site unless the offer 4sßxte: ded. The Board has issued an address and asks a subscription. Three fourths of the purobase price has been subscribed and if an additional S3OO 00 is paid before August 25th the building will be erected The Moss site stands approved by Mr. Carnegie* the Council, the School Trustees, the Directors of the Jasper Library, and this Board, All who subscribe either books or money also approve of said site. - r _ If the building is there erected the annual tax need only be 3-5 of a mill in the City. If the site is procured by taxation the levy will be more than twioe as muoh. The Moss site is in sight and do not cite any other for this will divide the people, on the question of securing the Carnegie gift on or before August 25th, 1903. Eaok member of the Commitee is authorized to collect any advancement or gift that may be offered. CoMMitTE.