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Show IMSl'ATCII IS THK WORD. Wo did not expect the city council to take definite a tion upon the public building since tiiu county board is not billed to meet until tonight, and the. actiou of one body without the approval of tho other is not linal. Hut enough was said and done at the meeting last night to convince the most sanguine that a change of site would be tantamount tanta-mount to delay. All that has been (aid in favor of the I'.ighlb Ward square is true. It is a convenient spot rind when bcatililiod and adorned with a nattily building, it would bo a point of rare attraction. Hut what is the use of indulging in hopeful fancies when tiiey are impossible of realization? re-alization? The main fact still stands out In bold relief that wu need the building now and wo see no 'v.ay of getting it unless -ve obtain a guarantee, which seems to be impossible, of securing secur-ing the Kighlh Ward square without litigation, or unless wo go right ahead with the building on the present site, which seems to bo tho only alternative left, The scheme of specula! ors, backed by tho ring organ, to lead Ihe people by tho nose until they can crystali.e public opinion in favor of an entirely new deal an J throw the building build-ing ou thfl west side to boom real esl ate there, lias been exposed and cannot well bo carried out. It is therefore that the ring organ has at last found speech and is making a virtue of necessity, neces-sity, urging dispatch for the first time. Let the county board tonight bear thissiboleth in mind. Dispatch is the word. |