The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-07
THE UNIVERSITY.
The Former Action OF the Radical
Party In the Management of This
Institutional Professor Stumping
for Grant-It was IA HOt.Bed ior the
ProDnyatIon OF Radica1ism-

HARRISON Co, w. VA, Sept. /.
Editors of the Register.
Some of the Radical newspapers OF
the State are ut present indignant at the
action of the Board OF Regents OF the
University, in removing DIR. Martin
from the Presidency. These journals
seen. to forget that during the days when
Radicsiism cursed our youthful state
that this institution WAS instrumental in
rycpoting the schemes of that party.
WE.E The State was under their control,
the President, professors, regents, and All
connected With the University were III
ten,ely, thoroughly and bitterly Radicals,
and those who aEs EOw mourning over
the downfall Of the lQ.t. Martin, should
bear IN mind that tLcy .;,vhIishcd the
precedent in making the Stai niver-
sitv patisan affair.
ltis vel known that one ot the ui"-
fessors who. was there during the early
DAYS OF the University, employed MS
leisure in making stump speeches Tor
Grant. and as II reward Tor his services
he row holdsan office under Grant. Such
coudlc. was done with the knowledge
nnd il \ pfcsuui@hIe with the approOa-
tiuu If the EoHr$ rt E:ygp:- gnI iacuIty.
The ws@tar OF this remenlSei+ AL4s in
the winter oi 1870, when the r gislaturs
was in session ~ Wheeling, and the
friends Of the University were, as usual
lobbying Tor ali approPrlNt I"G AN editorial
appeared in the REGISTER direct
M attention to the partisan purposes
for which the University was being used,
calliu. it ~ hot bed for the propagation
of Rudicali<m,' and opposed allowing
the appropriation; and the writer iurthcr
re.o. rcts the CONSERVATION and alarm
the said editorial produced among the
lacaltr and especially the President, aud
now hy Appealed to the few Democratic
student. ,L,n thereto mold II meeting and
declare lag! IL" University was not be-
ing So USED. 4Am-Incss Of heart Is char
artcrist.c Of youth, A4J the appeals OF
the subtle e,Idcnt had the desired Ell
feet \ mcetlng was LetI, and a
long string of whereaSes and resolutions
declaring the said ariie lemas untrue were
rushed through the ne"tlngand III due
time was published in the REEIsTER, to-
.rrther with Il letter rom Dr. Martin.
But il was evident that the article ac-
compli=hcd some good. The managers
of the University SAW that the eyes OF
the public were upon them. and iavora.
5Ie change Was noticed tor awhile.
While ex-Presidcnt Martin may b"
g.A,ss,e1 of some of the requisite essen
ilaA, which should belong 10 the Presl-
den, q a. institution which aspircs to
rival Yale Harvard. the University OF
Virginia, &c. gcb IN many he was Sadly
deficient. The saf:sness, wea Knees ana
yanit . ;which he Gi-p!Syed in Trit'ng
jI!.uaturri and inspItirg letter to the
H,,rd of Regents md, yt~i the true
rh,ys,tor Of the man. lie appears 10
,biu2 the University and Ls.l&elt AZ"
an. and .nsruarablr, and that be Us II
,..,ter O: r:eht could occupy the excl
tive. ,.hai- "a. song as he pleased, aud ihEt
by IA. tiuusease eDcrgy, the University
has r,..n =, be mighty power III the
land.
Of the friends o.' the University, mas IL
succeeded a, it hould have done! II
ha, low been in cNlStcnre eiSN }e"iS'
The National Government gave II tip-
er,d donation, and tn State Raf I"'-
generous in appropriations, yet io-t"E "
- not ,eli.su,taiuinG.
II has never had over one hundred ana
fifty student, Mt any one seson, "''
about onr-half OF these are from MonoH.
gala county There are numbers o.
Su.Hg men from our State who have
soo. % colleges in other STAGES. Would
lhN have been the case if we mad had
goo6 .ai!ngc in our own midst?
II tn. Board of Regents will place at
the head r the University, man who
possesses isr2.ncss and moral courage, who
can youlnun& the confidence and respect
Of h.> student, vino will not conduct it
for the interest oi one political orsanlAa-
uon. and one chureh but who will make
1t literally and trv.r II State institution,
in whose hall alI %'vIuS men seeking an
education, viii he welcomed regardless
of political opinion, or religious creed,
We ice. confident that II bright future
awaits the 7 University {.