Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-13
CONVICTED GENERALIZATION

when I read about Mr. Carnegies proposition
pension our ex-presidents. said to myself, are we
deterorated into nation of snobs? A president IS
simply the best paid officer in this government He
gets $4,000 salary, with the best furnished house
and equipments that the country can afford He mas
the best of euuipages furnished him, and he is al
lowed $4,000 annually to travel He has yes
sci at his service and if cannot live comfortably
that amount and some Of it to live on after
he goes of office he is simply too incompetent
to his own business. The idea of pensioning
the pet nation after he has been given for
opportunities and is simply preposter-
We seem to be fast welding an IRON chaln on
our own necks and fixing up for monarchy as fast
we go the pace. Mr.. Carnegie is rolling in
money he wealth by proposing to pen
the ex-presidents, and hope and trust he will
place the nation in the attitude of fixing So
called royal class the people of this country by
giving class of snobs.
do not understand that President Taft has been
overhosptalble to the public, Any man with an in
of $4,000 year, no house to furnish or rent
afford to invite folks once and awhile to eat
with him. and he nice little pocket change
every months of the year. If he does not do
so, he is a spendthrift and don't deserve pension
decent consideration.
We are already consumed with pensions, and the
time is coming when the people will cry out against
the drain the common treasury to pay this claim
for military pensions
Every presidents widow gets $4,000 year and
postage. Let the ex-presidents pay out enough
insurance premiums make their widows and chsl-
dren comfortable after death while they getting
about 100000 per annum, and be thankful, without
calling on the burdened the land for for
tune after they have ceased to be president 1t
makes one old lady understand how far away
we have travelled from republican simplicity.
THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
One of the prime objects of interest in Washing
ton City is magnificent Library of Congress 1t
said be the finest of its kind in the known
world There is nothing about it that
resent latest finest thought in hbrarx work
Some days ago L explored building, along with
another Georgia lady, and, guided by most capable
woman who has been in the service fourteen years.
1t is perfect wonder in the storage of books ana
accessibility to every book in the entire structure
when a book is called for notice is placed in an
automatic tube and the tiny slip paper starts on
it's journey. In minutes the answer comes, and
thereafter the book makes its trip and is deiv-
just where it asked for, and apparently no
human hand had touched 1T on its way. mooestty
reported that had a book somewhere in that won"
der working building. After giving the title it was
than four minutes until my own book was be-
fore me- .r
Then said this capable librarian ''Wou1dS you
like to see your book it's allotted dwelling placer
and she went with me to the spot where II was
lodged with books written by other Georgans ana
it was moved to my first seat in less than four min
by little slip of placed in an automatic
tube.
book had been requested by the Library of Congress-
and also confess considerable satisfaction that
it has such dwelling place and is so well cared
for in the grand library building.
We. took the elevator and went up to the top gal
lery and there the great bronze statues of the
men most renowned in ancient and modern history
and inspected them at close range
This magnificent temple of wisdom and literature
cost some millions dollars but the money was
wen .spent for the general good of the American
people. -, ss -l.
words fail me to describe the ornate decorations
of the building. It is the glory of the nations
capital aas so,5 49,
s rs.t5 eacv se7t A COIN COLLECTOR
r. -cH sefs Charlotte, N. c., Dec 2, 1912
Mrs W. H. FeltonSs ..a
kind Madam:-Please say to your readers that
am a coin collector. and would be glad to hearfro
anv having rare coins. Yours respectfully
p F D. No g. JOHN H TAYLOR.