The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-16
The University Regents.

From the Charleston Courier.
A correspondent Of the Wheeling
Intlllqeaeer writing from Morgeutoun,
over the signature Of "a Democrat,
appears to be greatly, displeased with
the new Board of University Regents
The correspondent is distressed because
Mr.. A. W. LorentE, Treasurer OF the
University, who voted for Governor
Jacob, at the last election, was not re-
moved for failing to support the regular
nomnee: uuu because MIR. George c.
Sturciss was not displaced from his po-
sition as Secretary, on account OF Ger"
tain charges preferred by him year
or two ago, against Mr.. II. S. Walker
who has since been member OF Inc
Board of Regents.
We believe it to be a reasonable
proposition that any vote which Mr..
Lorentz has been pleased to cast, has
nothing in the world 10 do with his fit
ness Tor the position he holds. 1t
seems equally clear that the capacity OF
the Secretary could not very well be
determined by anything be might have
felt constrained to do, IN bringing
charges, whether true or false, against
a public officer.
In order to displacs, these officera for
such reasons, the Regents must have
made themselves the mere Instruments
of partisan feeling. This we are hap
Nv 10 say, no member OF the Board was
willing to DO. So far as the correspond
ent shove, neither of these officers has
done ANYTHING, for which al impartial
Board OF Regents could call him to &C
count. 1t is therefore to be inferred
thst"A Democrat" torrsssons pecuhar
to himself, would have had the Board
do that Tor which, except upon the
parrowest partisan grounds, it could
furnish no excuse.
When these Regents were first ap-
pointed they we're held up to public re-
probation because OF their intense par
tisanism. Now they are condemned,
! becsuse partisan feeling has rot been
allowed to control their action. Fall
ing to receive the approval OF either
extreme, they seem to be in q position
to command the respect Of all those
people who would exclude political
and personal feeling from the lnstitue
ton committed to their charge.
We cannot believe that the Demo-
Gratis OF Monongslia county are fairly
represented by this correspondent, be-
cause we cannot believe that they de-
sire the University to be run in the pc.
culiar interest of the Democratic par
ty, or of any member or members there
of. The complaint against the Re-
publicsns for making this institution o
party machine, has been loud and long;
how gentlemen of the Democratic per-
suasion, who have probably been for
mos. in making tbese complaints, can
have tue complacenCy 10 require
Regents OF their own faith TO be
guilty OF TIE same folly that has
been charged against the Radicals, is
something not easily understood by
persons at 8 distance. OF one thing
we are assured-tbat il it is one OF the
obligations of the Regents to make the
University tail to the party kite, 8
new Board will have TO be selected for
its fulfllmeDt. At proper times and
under proper circumstances, the presept
Regents have been known to be quite
as iervent and jealous in their political
course, as there is any reasonable de
mand for. But they have been led to
believe tina. politics eaould not be
known in the management Of tie Uni
veraity, aud in that belief they are quite
firmly established.