Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1893-05-05

would be glad if had brought with
me the copies of the letters that |
wrote to the Regents when their ap-
pOlntmentS were sent to them. copies
OF the correspondence that | had with
the President of this school, copies Of
the letters that were sent to the Re
gents OF this educational institution at
the time they met here to confirm the
appointment of the Board of Trustees
and the Faculty; but it would not be
proper for me to do that. | have been
asked by the press of the state. 'if Gov
Sheldon is not guilty of these things
let him come out and deny them"
Now perhaps | shall be guilty of get
ting into a newspaper controversy but
don't believe it. / want to say more
than that, that | have learned not to
believe everything | see in the news
papers. The Sioux Falls Argus-Lcadcr
could hardly say good things enough
of me last winter, but now it says that
my appointments have been severely
criticised. The people, however excuse
the Governor because they know he
is ignOrantm So that what the news
papers have to say does not effect me
very much, either one way or the
other. know that articles are very
frequently published in the newspa-
pers that do not represent the senti-
ment of the community. If all did
the people of BroOkings would be repre-
Sented over this state as having join
ed, almost to man, in support of this
revolt of the pupils Of this school
against the Faculty, and in demand
ing from the Board Of Regents that
they shall be dismissed and men, in
whom their confidence can be placed.
shall be put in their stead. Now |
appointed what | thought was a good
and respectable Board of Regents:
and don't believe that there is "a
man or woman in this city who can
hold up his hand and criticise sue
ceSSfully either one of the appoint
ments which were made. Is there Il
man in this house who dareS say that
j. w. Shannon is not respectable
and honest man? Is there man
who dareS to say that he IS not man
Of ability? DO any Of you know any
thing against Alex. Mcintyre? don't.
have been criticised for making these
appointments because they were polit-
ical appointments: but | want to say.
for the information of yourselves. that
in the Madison convention. where |
nation to be made the Governor of
this state, Alex Mcintyre tried to
turn heaven and earth to cause my
defeat. Why? Because he was favor
able to another candidate, and he
fought for him right Loyalty. Is that
any reason why | should be inimical to
Alex. Mcintyre? Is that any reason
why | should say that he is not good
citizen of South Dakota? Is that any
reason why should say that he is not
worthy to be appointed one Of the Re-
gents of the educational institutions
of this state? No. Suppose he had
been one of my best friends, would
that be any reason why he should not
be appointed? No. desire to say to
you. in the presence of this audience.
and Almighty God, that made these
appointments without reference to
politics. Some of the Regents whom
| have appointed | knew were not my
political friends. knew it when the
appointments were made, but | be-
lieVed that they were capable men,
and believed that they were honest
men, and | believed that they would
do their duty, and | believe it now.
Now, the charges that have been
made by the young men and young
women of this school, and that have
been given to the press of this state.
have created great furor. There is
a great divergence of opinion among
the people, and | want to say to you,
in all candOr, that the opinion is
largely prevalent in this state that,
left to themSelveS-the scholars left
entirely to themselveS-thiS trouble
would never have occurred. The be-
lief exists, and / want to say to you in
all frankneSS that | share it in some
degree, that some Of the diSatfected
ones, those who have beCn dismissed,
and some of the people of this town
have stimulated it. 1t is an injury
not only to the school, but positive
and decided injury to every young
man and young woman who has al
lowed himself or herself to be interest
ed in this quarrel.
Now it demands a settlement in one
form or another, and it must be for
the Regents to settle and settle in their
own way. The same charges upon
which DR.. McLOuth was arraigned
and tried last winter are reiterated.
Now. the law says that man shall not
twice be put in jeopardy of life or limb
for the same OffenSe, but the ink Is
hardly dry with which the record was
made of his former trial, until he is
charged with the same thing again.
Well, now. nobody can expect him to be
arraigned and tried on the same com
plaint second time so soon. Even
the Young men and young women