Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-07-14

companions, viii do much to elevate the
tone of your community:
The law gives the annual meeting
power to authorize the levying of a
library tax. Districts having a valua-
ton OF $50, 600 or less can levy a tax of
2 mills on each dollar of valuation from
$4,000 to $4,000, IL mills; from $780,
600 to $4,000, mill fifty Thousand and
over half mill. The library is as essen
tial in the schoolroom as the arithme-
ties, grammars and spoilers; yea, more
essential, for a good book may be in the
life OF a pupil an inspiring force forever
and forever; and that means infinitely
more tnan complex sentences, fractions,
capes, peniHsulas and battles.
We believe the ACCESSIBILITY OF re-
newing the school library tax levy Of
this (Wa-Keeney) district should receive
the careful attention OF the voters at the
the annual school meeting. The tax is
very small, half mill, and would hard
ly be felt by the individual tax payers
of the district, while the aggregate
amount raised would, if continued from
year, afford a valuable, little library. 1t
has been a matter of common remark
and special notice by the conductors
and instructors in the Normal institutes
of this county for the past two years
that the pupils who have attended the
Wa-Keeney schools and the county Nor
NAL have shown much proficiency in
general information and history, especi-
ally of the u s., and this is attributed
largely to the public school library al
ready acquired. Some pupils, it is true,
never read any of them, but many of
them do and it is no more than right
that those who do read and enjoy good
literature should have access to it. Some
who do not read may acquire the habit
if books are accessible. They certainly
viii not without the opportunity is Of
fered. We simply throw out the sug-
gestion that the patrons of the district
may be thinking the matter over and
decide for themselves at the approach
meeting.
Last fall after the panic had subsid-
ed and the consequent depression in
business had set in the Pullman COM
pany agreed to keep all their force at
work for six months provided the men
would accept a reduction in their wages,
which they agreed to. At the end of
the six months the depressed condition
still continued and the company was I'M
willing to raise the wages of the en-
ployes, claiming that the manufactur-
ing interests Of the company had been
run at a loss for the past six months
The company proposed to continue the
work, however, if the men would con-
tinue to work at the lower wages. Then
came the walking delegate and induced
the men to boycott the Pullman compa-
ny and everybody that had anything to
to do with it. There were only about
5000 men employed in the Pullman
works, but for these few men, with but
a small if any grievance to start with,
thousands OF people and interests must
suffer. The arm of the law must be
strengthened to the end that property
and life may not be innperiled by the
petty grievances of a few disgruntled
men urged TO deeds of desperation by
the teachings of socialists, anarchy and
populism. At the earliest opportunity
Governor Lewelling ushered into print
with his ignorant and lying statements
about the cost 10 the federal government
of the coal mining strike in southern
Kansas last year and thus incites, OF
tries to incite sympathy with the strik-
ers. 1t is time to quit such nonsense
| Thousands of bushels of wheat and oats
are waiting to be moved to market in the
southern ties of Kansas counties. The
strike is consequently hurting the far
mers as well as many other classes OF
people. The great mass of the agricul-
tural people of this state are waking up
to what spirit of unrest, distrust and
revolution the teachings of populism
and the various phases OF it that appear
under different names, are leading to
and, if we mistake not, the lessons of g
few such strikes will change public feel
ing wonderfully in favor of law and
order.