The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-02-06

taught him how to outline the plans
OF the great congressional library
which now evokes the plaudits OF all
who see its glorious projections in
every nook and Granny, from founda-
,ion to dome. Back Of all plans there
must he motives. Back of this archi-
tcctural wonder there we're motives
and motive powers.
Victor Hugo gives to Napoleon neith-
er credit for Austerlitz nor censure
for Waterloo. He says that Napoleon
was n mighty medium for the working
out OF plans and purposes which were
not revealed even To his marvellous
military brain. Napoleon was used by
the invisible powers to accomplish re-
suits. 1t remains not for military
men. but philosophers, to discover in
due season why those victories and de-
feats were placed upon the stage OF
history. Victor lIugo'a idea wasvoiced
by Shakespeare when he said: "All
the worlds n stage. and all the men
and women merely players"
The real motives of the invisible
powers we may never know, but we
can discern the motives OF human he.
ings as they play their parts and pass
away. And now We discover the hui
man motive powers back Of the great
congressional library. See them
grouped together for the first time.
James VOORHEES,. son OF the great
senator from Indiana. Daniel W. Noor-
hees, says: Fathers great ambition
during the last 20 years OF his life was
! To leave the congressional library as n
monument to his craftsmanship. lie
did not want any Of the credit due Ia
Librarian Spoirord nor to Architec,
Smithmeyer. lie wanted Ia have en-.
during fame by receiving credit for his
years OF work In endcavoring to induce
| the congress to see the necessity OF n
national library and n fitting home for
that library. lie lived TO see the H.
brary begun, and told me tina, he feared
| that he might not live TO see II finished
But he did live to see II In all OF its
Ioyelincss, and expressed To me tn,
hope that some day due credit would
be given him for his part In that crea
ton OF utility and beauty"
| Senator voorhees, spoke thus moi
| only to his sons, but to his friends. Or
one occasion he said TO the writer:
"While all OF his power and glory M
the ruler Of England's king have passet
away and been forgotten. Cardina
wolsey's monument OF Christ col
lege endures and will endure forever
What he did for the cause OF educatio
and enlightenment Is everlasting
What he did for the aggrandiz izemen
Of Cardinal Wolsey only brought hin
bitterness and most poignant grief
Then the senator said, slowly and de
liberaiely; "All that I have done Il
the fields of politics and statecraft vii
fade away, hut the congressional n
brary will endure forever. hope tha
my name will endure with a., for 2
years Of my llfe-well-nigh half Of
mans active career-I have devoted L
the accomplishment of that great goo
for my country and for the world"
| The visible human motive powe
back OF the library building wa
Senator Voorhees,. That his nam
will be linked with the ediHce no'
seems certain. A local artist ha
painted upon a canvas six by twelv
feet q group entitled, The promoter
Of the congressional library build
ing" The central figure Ia that q
Senator Daniel w. Voorhees,. chat
man OF the special Joint committe
on the libra y, committee which Q,
istsd for ~ years. Senator voorhss
drew shout Aius srsduaily.. II