Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-02-01


auder $, Mcclure and others, OF Phiia-
dophia, for the establishment of q
home for INDECENT newspaper men. The
first pronuncIomento In the campaign,
written by Mr. Watterson is published
In the Louisville Courler-Jounal and
the New York Herald. IL Is as fol-
lows,
puck has cartoon which Mr.. An
drew Carnegie should seriously con-
sider and by way OF helping him along
20 a consideration ON tangible lines,
the COurier-JOmnal ventures To sup
plement the pencil Of its hebdomldal
coWorker In the search for truth with
written word or two Of still further
suggestion,
"Pucks cartoon depicts the world
famous phllanthrOpist seated at Ia
ble-prcsumably IN the new home he
has but just completed inspecting
plans for various public libraries which
lie before him To his left upon the
background Of an open fireplace aud
above the rising flames, appears the
vision Of a model library a niche, as
Il were, from the facade of the con-
eresslonal library
Upon the wall behind him, and over
bas relief of the Goddess Of Plenty
may be seen heroic picture Of che
Good Samaritan, And away off to his
right, standing upon the threshold Of
an open door, through which the snow
dies, an old man and an old woman
weak and wan and Wretched--ill-cad-
nay but thinly enNel0ped by unmaniy
un unWomanly rags-the old Wile
cllnging to q crutch-aWait In tragic
mute appeal Puck r. Juggling at the
hilionairc's sleeve 10 divert bis ottcn-
ton from the mans to the mortals, ANA
Is saying as Mr. Carnegie seems 10
listen, not innptly: Books are already
SO cheap and Libraries 50 abundant mat
even the poorest man has all the llt-
erature he wants. Now, why not pro-
vide respectable homes for the people
who are too old to work and who We're
never able to save anything from their
scanty wages--and 50 keep them from
beggary, starvation or suicide May
Mr.. Carnegie see and heed the admoni-
ton, hut, whether he does on not God
bless the boy that nursed the conceit
and drew the picture! by "a delightful
coincidence, II is Keppler the younger
A SPEECH TO MIR, CARNEGIE
THAT which Mr. Keppler does In the
general the CONVERSATIONAL would DO
IN the Particular because n-these mat.
ters there must be organization anu
purpose, some special Interest and OBJ
jectlve point; and both of these the
Courier-Journal has to submit to Mr..
Carnegie.
ut was the intention Of certain news
paper men. who meditated an indlvldu-
al descent upon the good laird OF Sklbo
Castle 70 put the case orally ana IN the
way of personal suasioni for they EN-
braced at least two old ana sincere
friends, who esteem him for his own
sake and are beyond the reach OF DIS
patronage, or even Of the suspicion OF
sef-seeking. In view Of this cartoon
we change the mode Of attack, IN
stead OF swooping down upon MI car
uegie I'm some quiet place where we
might ind him and command him to
throw w his hands, we call his at
tention 10 Puck's cartoon and we make
this speech to him.
Dear Mr.. Carnegie in spite Of your
riches there are those who love you
and admire YOU and respect you There
are those who understand you and be-
lleye YOU when YOU say that you have
the feeling not to die rich man-not
ia 90 into the presence Of the Master
and when asked to give an account OF
your stewardship to be able 10 point
only to your boarded millions and TO
say. There. sweet Lord
But ~hen Midas Midas, mas n'a4 hooo, uu,s
stralghtaway the object Of every con
fdence man and every hunco game In |
Chrlstendom. This would pot be so |
bad. Men Of sense and experience are |
moi easily deceived by fakes and fakirs. |
n As the honest bunc0 men--it is the |
meritorious the genuine confidence |
pames-thnt one must needs be wary |
OF. the hopeless institutions the help !
less ne'er do weels. the half-witted |
man of genius. the visionary, unprac- |
,lcnl committee. for money Is relative, |
hive IFS limitations. and even charity |
n il would be effectual. becomes bust !
ness sometimes very hard and fast |
unsontimenta business
"'rbey who are now talking to you, |
Mr. carnegie ought not to be clagsI- |
Bed I'm yo,lr mind with any Of such |
They represent class indeed. But not !
"a class of mendicants. II YOU are sur |
nrlsed nv the reading of these lines. be- |
ossured that those i'm whose interest |
thev are delivered win be vet more |
surnrised for tbey are a sturdy. devil |
,,,sy.rors sci nroud as Iucifer ana |
,no, nnrcbonce M 0rst blugh be dis |
,'nscd IN resent tbem
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SOLDIERS OF DAY AND Nitlli
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