Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-10-28
A BURNING SHANE E.


Utah is coDiessedly anu Justly proud
Of her fplendid free school system,
magnificent buildings and talented
educators. She p0iuts, too, with pride
to the small amount Of illltcracy Of her
Inhabitants. Naturally she Is sonsi.
Tive on this question and will quickly
resent any iusinuatlon that she IL not
entitled to her reputation and claims
In this respect. There are men, how.
over, who owe their all to Utah who
TOT mercenary reasons and for the CHEAP
advertising aud political notorlely
they are able to obtain out Of II dishou.
estly and mallciously claim that all
that Utah has In the line OF free oduca.
ton came from the gray matter within
their heads, by courtesy called brains.
Such a man Is G. Il. Allen, the
lawyer without practice, who recent.
ly went to Washington ia the interest
Of silver and was converted by the
Populists and who now aspirea 10 10.
come the leader OF such political
organization In this Territory. Mr..
Allen has n fair, common school
education anu has had a H..
tic experience Ia teaching the
young Idea how TO shoot. lie
has served two terms In the House OF
Representative OF the Utah Legls.
latuto being elected on each orrRsiUn
Of course by the Liberal party before
whom he bowed as supllant AZ did ever
mental before master. While In tho
last legislative session he introduced n
bili-for political etleol-providing for
the establishment OF free school sye-
tenn In Utah.
But II was no utterly uuapplIoable 10
this Territory ana bfistlod with such
incougruities that Il was found uecps-
saty TO aet II aside. Or Ia other words
70 NH the measure outright. a new
bill was drawn up nnd presented by
Hon. w. q. Collect, and from that tue
present ffou school law was evolved.
No one knows that any better than
does Mt. Allen. Nor does auy one
know better than he that he talked
long, loud and dlsgraceiully against Il
In seasOn aud out; that he voted
against II every time Il came up
and that ho did hls utmost TO
prevent Il becoming law. And now
aud ever since he has been posing an
the "iather Of the free school system
Of Utah." Fie for shame Mr. Allenl
Your record will live you down. In.
stead OF being tue parent or author OF
Utah's free school law your name will
10 down In history rs the strongest
opponent II ever hal. Be lust, II not
TO your enemies, then be- 10 to your.
self.
Every old resident Of Utah knows
that there were free schools In this
Territory (lt IL true they were not
general nor was tho system completel
long before Mr.. Allen came hero or
before he under tho magic wand of
evolution became a lily OF the valley or
Populist. Some Of the gentleman,s
admirers-it Ia probably due to ignor-
Theoretically cry out when they see "A
handsome educational building! 0L.ook
what Allen (the parent fake must not
be omitted heTel has done.o some Of
these lgu0ramuses are actually entitled
TO Tree transportation 10 Provo. II Mr.
Allen ever paid dollar to the tax
fund used In the erection OF those
structures there are very few people
who know II. 1t IL doubtful whether
there IL an ATcn bully or political
pirate In the Territory that would
allow his name 10 bs used In o0nusp.
ton with such tOmmy.rOt. Gail on
your dupes MIR. Allen aud let the
Train be known. COLONEL ARGUS.