Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-03-18

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ertheless the people have q good friend
| in Jones of Sparta certainly it is re-
freshng to hear a man say what he
thinks ana say it with such ability.
Keeping His Eyes Open.
Mr.. Hall T. watching the bills to make
railroads, telephone, express and other
companies pay more taxes. 1t is said
| he feels that Governor Scnficd 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-
leans are little worried as to whether
the people viii stand naction on the
pass issue, following the release Of the
state treasGrcrs. Some Of the Republic
ans think the party is eternaIly safe in
its 100000 majority, and that the aver
age citizen doesn't care rap whether
lawmakers have free pass or not Mr.
Hall and others say the Democrats will
make much of what they will term re-
pudiation Of pledges and that IL the cor
poratiOns escape the increase in taxa
ton, there will be trouble later We
shall see
Colonel Morley, the ex-superintend-
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 little land
and "A house to fall back upon.
Knows All About Asylums.
There Is considerable talk Of keeping
eX- Editor Snyder IF 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, ana he may be retained on civil
service principles, although the poiti-
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 $4,000 on the exec
utive mansion will greatly improve that
fine old estate. Indeed, it is doubtful
If the bounty viii be any kindness to
many Of thN 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
Il 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
broad SWathe, for $4,000 will go Il long
way toward buying any house in Madi-
son.
Sprinllcd with Libraries.
CT lie f,tp nSf n
states in systematic school library adj
mnistratiun. by wise provisions Of law
library Is secured to every school dis
trict through Il compulsory annual res
rrVatlOn by town trcasurcrs Of a 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~
chaScs. The state superintendent is au
thoriHcd 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 a list
of books for the purpose indicated. The
library in this department attracts
many visitors interested in Childrcns
reading, The shelves are loaded with
the brightest and best books that de-
lighted children Il generation or moro
ago, and also nearly all the new juvcn-
lie works Of hiRh 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 arr. Two years ago there
was n move to keep the saloons open
all NIGHT, and ono bartender said in
II casual way that the Milwaukee mem
bers were strenuous for this larger OPP
portunity.
Indignant 'itlwanitccans.
A moro indignant let Of men no one
ever saw than the entire Cream city