, 1875-08-15

move DR.. Burroughs are also remembered t
have assured him publicly in that meeting thai
| though they had opposed him as President, Ii
| could thencefo1th rely on their support Stron
expressions Of qualification and confidence wer
| made BY many, and some ten Thousand dollar
| nere pledged on the spot to the funds Of tn
| University.
Under such circumstances. 1t seems nothiDl
less than unaccouniaole that any one, especial!
one himself an active party to all these proceed
| lngs. should in year aftet"a.ds hold the Ian
euaee, II do not suppose that one OF 81
those who acted" in the matter aup
posed that be was bound hY any compact e1
press or implicit" What large matorit:
Of the Trustees OF the University did think o.
| that subject has been declared in their recen
| acts What enlightened and flr-mindad mel
will think, in the light Of these facts, We arc WILL
| ing to trust,
| What the writer Of the above sentence really
| thinks, IN spite OF himself. il made evident u
lis OVID disclaimer, in another place OF dlsloyal
| ty. on the part OF Dr.. Moss, to what the prcam
BILE calls q compromise. ''DlBloyalty" to ~hal
did not exist need not be denied. Tha simple
truth is that not one OF the tWenty-seven meu
present at the annual meeting Of last year, in
Gliding DR.. Moss aud the writer OF the above,
will deny that By virtue OF au agreement ol
some kind, by whatever name it may be called, -
compromise. compact arrangement or ANY 9TH
er,-tbe minority and Dr.. Moss gained an end
N end which, without entering into that agree.
ment they had not the shadow OF chance OF
gaining, namely: Dr.. Moss election 10 the
Presidency OF the Un.varsity. But, the
end gained. Dr.. Moss and bis friends
forthwith ind it CONVENIENT, almost before the
ink OF the record is dry, to deny that there vas
consideration. True, the majority thought there
waB, and on that understanding had maze I'm.
portaut concessions. True, the minority aud
b.. Moss bsd actad as it there were, and avaihug
themselves OF it had elected their man, and he
had accepted Office under it but al the whlle
:. not one OF all who acted in the matter sup
posed he was bound by any compact, express or
implied !"
At least it is clear that
THERE NEVER wAs ANT INTENTION
on the part of Dr.. Mess aul his friends to be
bound By any compromise or agreement :" ex-
press or implied" Their 6eaial Of the existence
Of any is proof enough OF this, and il it vera
not, their subsequent acts would bo. Attempts
to break up the arrangement we're but tile nat
ural sequel Of 4 refusal to recogn1ze lt5 exist
ence. And here attention ls particularly called
to the statement Of tie preamble, that these acts
are not of recent origin. DR.. Moss and hisfrlends
have sought to make them 30 appear, aud have
likewise claimed that thoy were the acts OF
men unfettered by any compromises aud plan
ming and acting IN their best wisdom for the Uni
versity. They would have it believed that their
purpose to break up tho organization grew out OF
lhe experience which the year had afforded Of Its
iuefficiency, and because somebody At the East
reason Of the ,neihcieDcy las been yarious1y at
tributed, sometimes to the Shortcomings OF the
Chancellor, aud sometimes to what has been
called the ''double-headedness" Of the organ-
ization. TO all this, howeyer, it Is sufficient
answer that these attempts antedate all opporru-
nity to test the efficiency Of tue organization.
They begau, IN fact, almost Immediately after
DR.. Moss election. and, within two months after
he entered on his duties, tooK the form Of d.
rect ayowal in meeting OF the Trustees, as we'll
as to people outside the Board, OF his utter dis
trust OF the organization, and his belief that DR..
Burroughs ought at once to be separated from
the University, several Of bus friends, also, coin
Gliding With this expression. So unexpected aud
was this manifestation OF ll1-teeling
ut the time that Dr.. Burroughs instant
" resigned, and vas culy induced 10 re-
call his resignation By the emphatic expression
Of the Boa1d. and tho REPRESENTATIONS made to
bum by committee which had been sent to him,
That bis adherence to it would result 10 the clos
ing OF the University with tue current term. All
khls it Will be seen, ls utterly destructive OF the
theory that DIR. Moss' hostility 10 the organiZa-
lion WAS the outgrowth Of the experience OF the
rear. 1t makes it evident thar he brought lis
hostility with him iuto his Office aud never in-
;ended 10 abide by the conditions Of his election
Z other evidence Of this were needed, h:s own
recently made, that he bad had the
;ame opinion OF DR.. Burroughs connection with
lie University for BIZ years, would seem to be
enough. The character OF manly frsnkness"
las been claimed for these acts Of DR.. Moss by
lis apolog'ats. We submit that tue time for
tankness was when DR.. Moss election to the
Presidency was pending. and be and his friends
;new that it depended wholly on his acceptance
II the terms OF the compromise. 10 keep back
he secret Of his opposition to it then, and briug
t forward after lls end had been gaiued, may
PASS for manly franxness by some standards, but
others will call il By different nAme-
But even II 1t we're SO that these acts dated no
hnc 1,n of ri laStn hat
;hese attempts to re.-loye Dr.. Burroughs COM
nenced and grew Out Of evidences which had
hen accumulated Of the lnetficiency and the
evils OF the double-headodness Of the organi1a-
ion would find no foundation in the facLs. As
% lneficiency, tha final results OF the year, as
shown by the annual reports, arc the best and
sufficient answer. The report shows that the
annual interest on the debt las. year was fully
oad !; that more than $50, 900 WAS gained towards
he reduction Of the principal: that the large
tefclt 10 current expenses, compared with the
egulAr income, Was 80 far met by general col.ec-
ions that the monthly salaries and other bills
yere paid more promptly than ever before in tie
history of the University =; thAt 1900 OF en-
lowmenta were actually secured, and others are
n reasonable prospect; that order, sys.enl, and |
economy had been introduced into the business
u the University, and 1ts interests represented
n many conventions and churches, and to many |
,eopIe individually throughout the States |
i Illinois and Wisconsin, and all by
ne man, ana ae WorktnR WITHOUT salary |
II other expense to the University except small |
lowauce for travelling expenses. With such = |
bowing it ia not difficult to see how much can. |
or there is in the charge Of inetiiciency. Much |
tress has been laid upon the injustice done to |
)r. Noes by bus displacement. Has it occurred !
o him or those who represent him to inquire |
ust how his attempt to dispaca another who |
vas laboring thus grntuitously to build up the |
University over which he presided and from /
rhich he WAS drawing liberal salary, ia re-
arded BY thoaa Who can appreciate an appeal !
or justico2
Az to ali that has been said about double
We allege that the objection is who'll
ono OF the imagination, If not Of pretensa.
TIE OFFICE or "cuASoELLoR,"
( which it IA sought to make such bugbear Is
eally. under the Constitution winch the Trus- |
res adopted. little or nothing moro than fnau-
iai agency, and Is such Dr.. burroughs accepted
:, with ali its drudgery, and with no emoluments-
II. Moss has been repeatedly called upon in the
,eetiugu OF the Trustees to say il there had
cen the slightest intrusion within his sphere or
1terference with Ills work, bat has alleged none, |
nd his friends hare publicly borne testimony to |
". Burroughs constant and earnest support OF
|r. Moss AZ long as be supposed that the latter
nd his friends we're acting in good faith.
AL such acts, however, we're lost upon DR.. |
[oss and his supporters The opposition, man
ested from the outset. as We lave seen, was
,llowed by 4 series Of simIar acts extending
trough the year, which need not be enumerated, t
nd which we do not care to characterize It ID
Efficient tn EaV Of them that thav waru ,];Lo of |