St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-10-31

who study ''maxims and not mar
some of the organs, notably the
Minneapolis Tribune. cite the fact
that the heads of three of the most
practical departments of the university
are Republicans and protectionists.
These. they say, are Prof. Thurston,
dean of the mechanical engineering de-
partment; Prof. Curtes, dean of the
civil engineering department, and Prof.
Roberts, at the head of the agricultural
courses. This is true, but it is imp9rfI
ant not to lose sight of the fact that
some of the associate professors in those
same departments are Jealous Chye-
Sibley, professor of practical me
chanics, says: s'Cleveland's Iad-
ministration has satisfied mel
He has done as much toward
advancing civil service reform as any
man could do" E. l.. Nichols. profess
sor of physics, whose field of work is
nearly as large. and fully as practical.
as that of Prof. Thurston, says: Il ain
Mugwump and in favor of tariff reduce!
ton" Instructors Bissell, Wood. Gun
tel and James VanderhOef, the last
named being instructor in the molding
department, gives utterance to the same
views. Now turning to the civil engi-
neering department of the university,
the same is true. &. ID. Mark, assistant,
professor of civil engineering, says,
The Democratic administration, has
been very successful one, and | shall
vote for Cleveland's reelection this
fall" c. b. Wing, instructor in civil
will be reelected. His administration
has been an excellent one, and his tariff
reform policy meets with my approval"
So much for what are denOminated
the ''practicaP' branches of university
work. the Minneapolis Tribune, how
ever, does not stop here, but also calls
the departments of law and medicine
practical" and cites the heads of those
departments, namely. Hon. Douglas
Boardman and Prof. B. G. Wilder, as
prOtectionists. Nevertheless, F. NJ.
Burdick, professor in the law school,
and once mayor of Utica, n. Y, and
while occupying that position one of
the most level-headed mayors Utica
ever had, says: president Cleveland
has managed the government in its re-
iationS with foreign countries with
dignity and safety. He has been wise
in his management of domestic affairs,
as has been generally conceded by
1tN nave SlCdt
that many of these formerly Repub-
licans will give quiet. but effective evil
dence of such conviction Oh election
day Prof. C. A. Collins, also in the
law school. and at present the legal adj
wiser of Gov. David b. Hill, says: Il
have always been Republican, though
latterly all Independent. President
Cleveland seems to ME almost the ideal
type of public man, so far as his pub
lie life is concerned" As for the de-
paItment of medicine. although DR..
Wilder is Harrison man, his only CO
worker, Prof. s. Ii. Gage, says, emphat-
ically: Il shall vote for Cleveland and
the welfare of the masses"
The GLOBE may be pardOned for go
ing into this matter specifically and at
length, but it is we'll to demolish, once
for all, the Republican theory that the
vote OF man occupying formal and
lofty position counts for more than
those of men who are fully as c0mpe-
tent to take the same responsible posi-
ton should occasion require.
A college professor once used to be
synonymous with visionary and theOret-
ical views. Fortunately the wide diff
fusion of those same views in the form
of education has dispelled that non
SeuSical idea, except with men who are
INSCRIPTIONS enough to obtain votes by
barefaced deceit and the most extreme
eXaggeratiOns. No class of citizens is
more fully up with the times than that
represented by the college professor,
and because he expresses his intention
of voting eOnscientiously is roundly
abused by political orators and organs
with whom conscientiOusness is an iIIl-
known quantity. The remark has been
widespread that professors are so taken
up with impartng knowledge that they
have 10 time to receive 1t. 1t is to be
regretted. as President Adams, of Cor
nell. so aptIy says. that the ones who.
make such remark fail to explain how
man can impart knowledge that he has
not acquired.