, 1876-04-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
THE PuDtI0 LIBRARY.

re- ne Ea''of v tne G c"'e3oo 1''s"ne.
eAloAd", a.h'eu ~ .n's uo.o AlD'"'5 ~
Gully ouo OF tue many institutions foisted upon
us by .hoao who possees nothing" That Ia
what IA Tax-payor " ssyg Ia bis philippe upon
w. w." ..1 ,,,anoao )" m, .nru,1 renorts -, .h.t
NY tloposo. ~ .'r~.,S.,1,s |uH
Institution provo that thls "1raoha OF learning
makes very miserable bluudor by that sssor~
tiou, The history Of TINT true exponent OF Cd
rc,tton vii, DIVA hin, c,catcr v1ow NJ that mai.
ss w.: 49,. ..,'.r. h,.a,, -. s,.a,. .a. .
h,s Ss' choot l e for such r wholesale el,nacr '1
Amongst the several trusta tho Government
H. H., e ast - Nv In nersro sssn,n,,n ,on-oyoa oS
SIn,cf Nm 1879 "a ErcTv Govornmon. % nor r r1ici, @
ueGlectR QUO OF The trIsta It GotB from the peo-
p1o, or by virtue of ts exiHtcuce, Ia not only to
blanc, but ought to be copaured by the 70.
neglected, almost from tho atari, to give, the
necessary support 10 tho Public Library not
withdrawing tho people, on maaao, proved by
t,o ,,as ,I,oy made ri reah,nr.room md lihr.rv,
N"o ase .uvy a11ae ~, w., sa,a,.. ,>;s.a -, f;
-nnparallelod IN tao previous history OK any "
hrary-tAat they appreciated tho ACT of tho
MssSe ss GnS5 Aasn.a Tn a1 as s
thousands OF dollars for unasked-loF en-
ployca aud darod 70 refuse but one~
9Th Of null on tue dollar taxation
sn II a@nshee IT, eas q a.@e
| aud criminals than the ccst disciplined and beat
| pad police agencies Of this State" Thero is
moaning hidden In thia frat anuual report
Dnght's Bpcechea on Questions Of Public Pol.
icyH. VIZ: onr Aldermen and TINT "frisnd Of
learning" should 1eaa carefully and study over
tho contoats Of that book holoro they act Or
write ns they did; They ought to study the
consequences of following apology whoreby tho
| way of progross IL dobArTcd to great many
Of our citizens. They know Or ought 70 know,
hlngos cost more TO Tue people than tho enc.
tlfth OF mill oa tho dollar taxation for the
Public Library.
But cur ''Ta1-payor" belonga porhapR to
thoaa "iriondA OF learning" who want d lcart,-
.d5a M md truth ali nronnd but TO 1oform il
foe a CERTAIN purpose, knowing that truth
is tho biggest FOO to thelr doetrinos.
The doctrine "Iho moro stapla tha mhsa ot
tho people .no oeI ~ ~ .n an}
y" h"-c rtcase allow mn a!sn fev Ilnss eon-
oernug tue tax. paying aud non-tax- paying ctl-
zcns. suppose that oyery one o. ~, ua pays BIS
taxea In one Or nnother foI1n. Money, neina
.ns e!av ,,e,ar.nayor r fn,nisas hv na ishnr
sbe frcaholdor tic means To- nav thS necessary
fund 10 keep the Government rolling; and, b.
sides that, he IL bound by tho grabbing propen'
sxoa OF "oh. montS.aeo, auu ,ne u'seas no. ,,
i.nnr Han In IN morally honnl Ind by Al ,ionc
. ho helps to create such friends Of learning i
na 4 Tax-papor."
And noS : my lsas word word. i hopo to DO ~
nd .h ,a Hsvsnt,, W. ". ~
fsrly. i don't asls as isyor ron tl,t
. Cnuno!i = liberal approximation for tho pnb
liz Library, but With tho LAW in ham
Iomand II az a rioht and AZ far aa myaslf nnt
. nv friends arc coueoruoJ wo toyer viii avs On,
yoto Tor eny such men a. ualdreth md mon ii
hat ill.,. il u tile middle class OF tho people
tlio lnoat solid party of every nntiou-wAo US,
, tLo Public Library extensively, and but yery fcf
!. e,,cA w,ao " fIlends Of loAfnlng az nv oiou
!. nout, Tako waruing, then look out what mol
, yu, sond 10 tho Council tho 1,o1t eect[pn, or 70,
viii bs cheated cut Of honeAcent institution,
Wax pRn LINDEN,
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J, MILLING.
i. II fhs Rlitor a Ths CHICAGO 7rfoun:
u t,u1c.ao. Ami, Ill wsa much pleased /
sI,.,,- ~, .vttoia airnca &. Dvr,,nd.r" H., -;
!. teaans % e.,s trn,n,,Sr hsssa' .u.,,,n@ ~