Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-10

I of 1900, 1904 and 1908 there hns ~.
such II plank In tho Democratic Nh
! form. But of greater slgniflcnncnn' 's..
showing that the question is Il nntio, as
one is the conference held at ny
Moines, Iowa, in December, 1901 r NJ
was called by Governor. Cummins NJ ,lS
der direction of resolution Of ~
Iowa legislature. It's purpose vac we "
promote the direct election of sen.,a. "
| twelve states We're represented by de,a
| gates. The resolutions adopted y.
| clare "that, while this convention ,yo,,i
! much prefer that Congress should SUI "i
nit to the several states a pron,,s,
amendment to the Constitution for H.
election of senators by direct yote y,
the people, so that the states mi,bt
pass upon 1t as n single question, va,
inasInlicli as the senate ipersistently 70.
fuses to submit such amendment /, .
therefore earnestly recommends ,ha.
the legislatures of the several states DO
in pursuance of Article v of tho ro rV'
| stitution of the United States. maj
application to Congress- to call n con
vention for the purpose of proposin,
amendments to9the Constitution Of ,hs
United Statcs.' Besides adopting tbs e,e
resolutions. the conference appointed
an executive committee. of which Mr
Thomas a. Cheshire, of Des Mones i.
L
induce the legislatures of two-thrds ~
tho states to vote in favor of calling
constitutional convention.--John "
Perrin, In the December number n;
The North American Review.
Why Lee It will at once be asked
Left tile. why, then, did Lee lcars
Union. the Union? Because Viz.
gnia left 1t. and he ~,
hat virpipin >rus his.
cannot see how any citizen of the ola
colonial states, with all the menlora,
and traditions of his forcfahars IN
his heart and all the local attachment,
and fellowships that constitute home
can fail even now to sympathizc win
such an attitude. mo consideration
on earth could Induce me to act 4
part, however gratifying to Inc, which
could be construed Into faithltssness
to this Commonwealth" wrote Lees
father to Madison; and at another
time he expressed himself still more
strongly: virginia Is my country: T
her / will obey. however lamentab,
the fate to which 1t may subject me-"
Longstreet. in describing his own de.
cision tells us that "a number of OF.
ncers of the post called to persuade
ME to remain in the Union service
Capt. Gibbs of the Mounted Rifles was
the principal talker. and after long
and pleasant discussion asked him
what course he would pursue If his
State should pass ordinances OF seces.
sion and call him to its defense H,
confessed that he would obey the call"
Finally, If one may quote ones own
feelings as perhaps representative Of
many, do not hesitate to say that In
the certainly most improbable, but
perhaps not wholly impossible con.
tingency of q future sectional separa s
ton in the country, however much
might disapproye of such separation
and its causes. I should myself be
first. last. and always a son aud sub.
ject or New england and of Mass.
nchusetts.-Gamaliel Bradford, Jr., IN
The Atlantic.
Tie Child The interests of the child
And the should be one of the chief
Library. concerns of the librarian.
Children'ss departments
should be established in the larger
Libraries. in charge of trained as.
sistants; While even the smallest
library should have its .chidren's
corner" This should be made bright
and attractive by the use of pictures
and, flowers. All of the books
should be within easy reach of the
children, the picture books being
placed on the lower shelves. The chill.
dren's room should be open In the
afternoon until 6:30 or Z O'Clock. but
should not be made Il means Of at
tracing children from their homes at
night. Arrangements should he mad.
even in the small library for a special
attendant In this department from
the close of school. hours until six
o'clock. The children need help in 4
selecting their books, and some one
who knows the books and has SYM
patty with the children should be as,
signed to this work. Volunteer servlc,
can often be employed here with good A
results. The children should be laugh,
the, proper care of books, how TO turn
the leaves OF the dainty volumes with.
out solinS them, and how. through
the use of temporary covers, to pro.
tect the bindings. They should also "A
be taught the proper order of books on 3
the shelves. There should be no age
limit in the library, but even the
youngest should have cards In their
own names, under proper guarantee;
and picture books SHOULD be proyid.
ed for their use, SO that In after He
there will be no distinction in the
child's mind between reading as an
art learned and reading as a delight
discovered" The greatest care mus
be exercised In selecting books for
young folks, and only the best of the
great range of children's Literature
should be chosen. 1t is better to have
duplicates Of the best. rather than
variety of the mediocre In children's
BOOKS Fortunately there are so many
books for them that are both whole,
some and intensely interesting that
small library need have no third-ntt N
volumes on It's shelves.-Miss Stems
or wisconsin fhro r,, sia Il