The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1912-01-19

in the house Of representatives of
flee building a few days since,
and as the car started upwards
the affairs of the home news
papers filled his mind. Someone
was saying: "This indeed is fine
building. | never have been in
it before" Attracted by the re-
mark and friendly tap, looked
straight into the eyes of Andrew
Carnegie, and forgetting to ask
him for a library for Sisseton, I
read in the face and voice of the
canny old Scotchman, who for the
moment was off-guard, a story
which columns of the best human
interest description could not ac.
curately relate. This little. with
cred old man, who has spent his
millions for libraries, charity, phil
anthropy and the advancement of
THE affair of the world, is not
the active energetic man common
ly pictured in the daily press
At the steel investigation, little
matters involving only a million
or two were quite forgotten,
and time and again the king of
steel turned to his attorneys to
refresh his memory. Occasionally
there was a sharp sally sparkling
with humor thoroughly characters
istic, and from these phrases Of
the life of Carnegie, rather than
from his usual manner, is the
popular impression formed. Carne-
gle at close range impresses ono
most with being very old, almost
feeble. He has a countenance
that fairly shines with bnnevol-
encas: and next to the great plea.
s'lre he finds in his giving follows
the JOY of applause that has been
heaped upon him hv reason of
the distribution of his millions.
If any Of the great trusts
would expend $14, 100000 in two
years and then with the compile
tion Of their work in sight by
the expenditure of another mil
llon-and then with five month s
more work required to complete
the task-well, if, at this stag
Of the proceedings, the aforesau.
trust would lie down, suspend
turn off HOO employees and close
shop, then every trust buster in
congress would jump for a barrel
top to howl against the robbery
of the stockholders and the:
"rlghts of the people. - The de-
scription hits the great Census
Department. where another million
was required to finish the work.
Congress vetoed one-half of the
amount and the director prompt
ly sent the accumulations of
fourteen millions Of dollars ex-
penditures to storage. discharg-
e3 nearly the entire crew and
announced that only population
and agricultural statistics would
be completed in detail. while the
country will have to be content
with totals" so far as every
thing else which was to tell the
story of industries, manufactures,
etc, Of the country is concerned
The senate voted for an appropri-
alton to finish the census work.
but the democratic house Of re-
personalities. as part Of their
economy plan. would stand for
but onn-ha'f If the am mt With
thH result that the thirteenth cen
IsuS is t" become the great na
tional joke.
The "dove OF peace should
be rechristened democracy. F"
There's nothing like it in recent
history. When any piece Of le-
gislaton is proposed, Oscar Un-
derwood and Champ Clark take
al the "boys' in the house Of
representatives into secret eau
Gus and tell them what to do, and
if they are not willing, give then.
a few good-naturcd cuffs on the
ears, after which they appear in
the open house and faithfully ex-
e"ute their orders. On top OF
all this followed the great Jack
son Day banquet in Washington,
wherein Bryan, Woodrow Will
son, Hearst, Clark. Folk and all
the r"st got together and pulled