The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-03
III AK Eaters Tvs. Tax Payers

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'Editor 81 Il The Times Dispatch:
Nj sr,lThes tong lea Of tho State librarian
FOR free publ library may be ret!li.ceda
short ths rest t, 81 ~ MS Is,
vii 81 be u xtensly elyS used and that the
benefit will be- great. II
The first Why IS J: Because tax-pay !, g
and women ,anl Chi drer1 want benefits
mostly ina glnary, 3 e. q free library WI TIL
put paying the And the second rtl.
& Because other tittes have Il free public
Bllbrai es.
r. III these Earguf nents are valid then r ich-i
|srnond Twill never be done I, proyldt free
things and having everything any 9 tier
SFor'sd 4 Al Zee library, rhloh may Be-
useful, but ID not essential WI, hot free
SCHOOL, books, II free gas, free wat free
medical attendance which are mot only
useful Essential, but scores q g Their
free good things " .ss5
And a. free III II bra ~ because other
honor Of r edmond we should appoint I! q
rowing u Committed Of tnx-eaters to vistt,
the cit ties lot the In nd to& a x a *
ever IL e they may have that we have !.
Richmond Ii dear / n cllmond, hould have
oYeryth hing that al otlle cit X has, and
more be sldeH.i 5a 81
lit at,ral1 Of course. for tax eaters
Hike 1tbr,arians,& college pres dents nd pro
Efessorss to advocate free Libraries becali
1tis st1eir Il, trade and their living but that
us the VERY eAs0n, we should accept their
advice with eau tion, because ttleyss:inurej
IssAndatS is asoana tural for o ther Ak
ens, flikeSpreact oftlce! olders. tea CHI
erss poicenhen Yet to- adyocatel tree III
because the'r t1aae e.
natSsai e.prf d ii corps, but because the
}rnoreStreg ttlngs the bet ter the Thank T.
Tor thelnsel .Rut hen their WIS hes
ana 8advee9I ana there
f I'll i ~ @eigHfd, il not Tejeeted
terA PERSONAL are worth folks TX.
generally but they are OF tile II any
direct nt!nity arue
Il able values and Il ley only I've ~ the
wealth produced b; IN tax pay ers Elimi-
mate tax-p crs g ers perlsll,
or reducel the prod ttveness OF tax payers r,
TIER ho ID on the public tcat Is SO strong
sthatt they Will tinues to increase until
Ethey destroy the State, stan es Of when
abound Ii history 5s4is e
t No ,, ~ II Is tax eaters most " who are
demanding free pu . re1,s-
$forced by a few tax pay erss y no are pos
Messed OF the lax lea that becau .the !;
nre willing to be taxed that, { efore.Na az
II should be taxed. or Nv no are inocrlat -
!dea ths
pa uperizc,, VI rath her than TO elevate to
9inpaIr rather than to increase self-re-
spcct.Is ithoutf sci Prospect there can y 90
no true mamie and 1nalihooda scorhs 8, ,to
word free sl,acks too much 80 f m endi,
$cancy for the Aeelf- respect ng m an an q
The will have none of IT.. evell 8 though
sugar coated wi It'll 8 y"-lree library !:
>a11 a "a
he can't pay i fle does without. And the
advocates OF az free "a ibrary 81 ould /, be
\ ashamed a to adni Il even by impl!oa ton
tha i, shey lasn hat
4 3 The Iadvo tes yof "a free library greatly
exaggerate tho use 4 that will BIO made OF
d 1t and The benefit to be der'yed there
They tske sxam sa ~ be Se
d mt from q free library ana IarsMe &tha as
Therefore Richmond would equally use vs.
Fand benefit from, a free library, and u tlle
] would be good. They import a woman
from Atlanta to5tell us What great, t!angs
" a free library has done Tor nat city an9
4 5then Immediately argue the same good
s|iiithe two cities were al Ike, but RI edmond
land Atlanta are as unlike ls 6 separate d
|8by the diameter Of he lobe. tlanta is
4 ~ live, bustling ID pushing city, eager
ttrde liz ss,,s city psople tumble
Il over en- Oh gothersto get sah cad and ito Pull
4 5Atlanta ahead witt, them. ,C'arpe diem,
md look and Il ahead are eir
Il OF gpra Yer meetings and secret societies,
both male and fenlal sand I y agun.., q by
preach ers and and aits pra ~! Is
Il not its mottos Vie looking p q,
\ run the men and the prea ohers rungtle
A women a Ia Socrates son ruling ~ hens,