The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-03-25

thinks and say it with such ability.
Keeping His Eyes. Open.
Mr.. Hall is watching the bills to make
railroads, telephone, express and other
companies pay more taxes. 1t is said
he feels that Governor Scofeld should
have touched upon the free pass evil
in his message because of the resolution
in the. convention that nominated him,
when he said he would live up to every
letter in the platform. Leading Repub-
licans are a little worried as to whether
the people will stand inaction on the
pass issue, following the release of the
state treasurers. Some Of the Republic
| ans think the party is eternally safe in
its geo majority, and that the aver
! age citizen doesn't care a rap whether
lawmakers have a free pass or not Mr.
Hall and others say the Democrats viii
make much of what they will term re-
pudiation Of pledges and that if the cor
1 porations escape the increase in taxa
ton, there will be trouble later We
shall see.
Colonel Morley, the disappointment
| ent of public property is in town and
/ hopes to hit something in the way Of
an appointment He was formerly in
/ the federal service. He has 240 acres
| up in the Kickapoo valley and says he
| always proposes to have a little land
and house to fall back upon.
/ Knows All About AsyIuIns.
| There is considerable talk of keeping
/ EXHIBITOR Snyder Of Ashland on the
board of control. His term is about up
/ and he would make the second Demo-
crat OF five members; but it is acknowl-
| edged he knows as much about the lat
/ est theories and the higher aims of
criminology, etc, as any member of the
| board, and he may be retained on civil
service principles, although the politi-
clans will not like it, and the probable
tiles are not large that the opposition
can be given SO much representation.
The bill to spend $12, 900 on the exec
utive mansion will greatly improve that
fine old estate. Indeed, it is doubtful
| if the bounty will be any kindness to
many of the executives to follow. They
are often plain men and their wives and
families content in modest surround
ings, and to plant them in a palace with
ballroom and state chambers galore
will only add to the incidental expenses
of the successive governors. There is
no doubt that the old place needs re-
furnishing, but the achitects have cut q
broad swathe for So, 900 will go a long
way toward buying any house in Madi-
son.
Sprinkled with Libraries.
Wisconsin stands foremost. among the
states in systematic school library adj
ministration. By wise provisions Of law
a library is secured to every school dis
trict through compulsory annual res
ervation by town treaSurers of portion
of the school fund income The modest
appropriation of 10 cents for each child
of school age represents the amount
that is each year devoted to library pur~
chases The state superintendent is au-
thorized to prepare all lists of books
from which purchases may legally be
made by town clerks for the districts
in their respective towns. The state
superintendent issues each year list
of books for the purpose indicated. The
library in this department attracts
many visitors interested in childrenS
reading The shelves are loaded with
the brightest and best books that de-
lighted children a generation or more
ago, and also nearly all the new juven-
| lie works of high merit.
The old days when Madison was not
the most moral place in the world dur
ing the legislative session have been bet
tered. 1t would be useless to deny that
the saloons expect and receive generous
support from the members. Some of the
| places about the park are gilded and or
nate works Of art. Two years ago there
was a move to keep the saloons open
all night and one bartender said in
a casual way that the Milwaukee mem
| bers were strenuous for this larger OPP
| pOrtunity.
Indignant MiIwaukeeans.
/ A more indignant lot of men no one
| ever saw than the entire Cream City
| delegation when the Madison saloons
| developed this line of argument in re-
questing the all-night privilege There
is more or less poker playing at night
One can usually tell who has dropped
his pile by his looks next morning
| The theaters are well patronized by
lawmakers and officeholders. The effect
| of holding office, as is well known, is
not saIubrious. Some are wise enough
| to save their money and be ready for
the inevitable shift when it comes; and
some young men. suffer harm beyond
a loafing habit and an inability to
buckle down to ten hours day toll in
private life like the rest of us. There
are instances of bright young men who
| degenerate.
cebOldings Temptations.
/ They have to be ''good fellows"
or think they do, with the con-
comitants of late hours, much drinking,
loss of self-respect and general letting
| down at the heel Their faces show it
| and their families feel the difference.
| In the session of 1896 there were two
young men from one city whose going
to pieces was often remarked They
| got on the wrong side of every bill. 1t
was especially regrettable in the case
| of the younger, who was inexperienced
and allowed himself to be tail to the
| kite of his colleague.
/ The university people are very happy
over the defeat of the bill to drop the
president as regent and do not ant1c-
ipate any cutting in the appropriations.
| State Treasurer Peterson is averse to
any such cut, saying it is all right to in
yestigate and even to change the policy,
if the legislature desires; but he is OPP
posed to Gripping the Institution in any