The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1903-01-15
THURSDAY, JANUARY IS, 1908.
THE CARNEGIE LIBRARY.

The Caucasian will admit that it is,
at times. unsentimenta. cold-blooded
perhaps, in its view of questions and
measures which affect the public, and
being free and untrammeled. gives ex-
preston to its views in its own peculiar
style Yet at times. its sympathy may
be as tender and as gentle as that of
woman Since the defeat of the PROPOSE
ton to vote special tax in aid of the
Carnegie library rich men and cap
italists' have been criticised in indefin-
tie terms because they contributed to
the defeat of the tax. The critics have
not viewed the question practically, and
it may be said that tie tax would not
have heen defeated if the Caucasians
editor had not pointed ont to several of
his friends the objections against the
Carnegie proposition. As sensible, prac-
ticable men the objections were consid-
cred in a conservative spirit and the
result is historical Instead of being
criticised. the gentlemen who contri-
buted to the defeat of the Carnegie
proposition should be commended.
On this score we reproduce from The
Harlequin, published in New Orleans,
the following:
sPLENDLpJ.Y INSANE.
You splendid insane, yclept The
Central Socialist Club of Louisiana.
Throw away the quarter-million dol
lar gift of Carnegie! =.
Mark you, in this vast den OF thieves
wherein the honest SILVER in cold cor
ners; on this brave earth from which
departing none returns to tell us there
is aught besides: here on this solid
sphere where abide forever hunger and
want, cold and heat. sickness and death,
side by side with all the rosy hand
maidens of Joy. here who shall say nay
TO expediency and be adjudged entirely
sanes
You splendid lunatics! Harbingers.
advance couriers heralds of turmoil
and hell which are yet to make this
blessed country exceeding hot. mad re-
nembrancers of ever-handed justice.
don't you know. sirs. that when man
has reduced man 10 the perjury of beg
ging. it is ill-inanners in the beggar to
spurn and despise the aims.
What though the libraries which dot
the country everywhere proclainiing
the benevolence and perpetuating the
fame of Carnegie be in reality the tears
OF toll, the sweat Of despoiled Labor
glistening under the fair sun-it is
SONIC return TO some body The Libraries
themselves, God be praised. are wholly
good and true: sanctuaries of the intel /
lect; and it boots little who paid for it.
Some day these same libraries will con-
tain an account of the Homestead
strikes-som day some splendid Amer
lean Carlyle. grand in the august glory
OF truth, shall recount the American
Revolution, the unseating of special
privileges and of the kings and nobility
who sat upon these special privileges
and this grand mar. handing down TO
the ages a trtIe account Of this little arc
in the cycle, will mention one Of the
firsf symptoms. one Of the advance har-
bingers ct the revolution, the Home
stead riots. Did YOU ever note the mall
evolent irony of nomenclature? Home |
stead what splendid keynote for |
the music Of history that is making and |
vet TO be written
You splendid raladmenl Mad as the |
noblemen Of the az. the field and the
forest who stood around gigantic
s. Washington. Ne know not what ye do. |
Remembering the Homestead riots. the !
arI11or plate scandals and other acts of /
Mr. Carnegie and his partners. we hold /
that il would be m illfanay to perpetuate
the name Of Mr. Carnegie ii our midst,
and that Il Is impossible for tn. city Of
New Orleans q accept tie gift without |
disl1onoring is manhood and without
lending IS aid 70 Tie army Of the
N9raag.
on gentle Rofna1sst Know you how /
wrong sou arc, You know not wliat t
Won de-
Listen and be forever silent
lle pIeay1itle IL It's issue Of Janu-
afs first page. fourth column. saws
that Carnegie IS the worlds greatest
public beiiefaefor Eat from or great.
vibrant vital aaitoerat of morals. piety !
and pure saFetity should seal the mat
ter
iasleastis view and
hers lae eatHeasia Cine great ofs-
leeti11l1 g tie 1isaposed legie library
vas tfsat i had string shaleft ii
tact. BIT from social and
racial stalta7 should ,1ot have
beea red ffasorabfy
is this sufficiently plain. or lllslst there /
be m elaboration Of the principle aud