People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-08-24
Let the Thinkers Think.

Let the Thinkers Think.
Prof. Garfield has run his course in
Nebraska and has been "called" to
preside over some Ohio college. He
did not last long in Nebraska as we
supposed he would. He is said to he
in doubt whether to accept the Ohio
call or not. He will accept.-TrOy
Chtf.
A Lincoln, Nebraska. business man
told US last week that Prof. Garfield
had done more to build up the state
university of Nebraska in the three
years he has been chancellor than
had been accomplished in any ten
years before he went there. He said
he was probably the most popular
man in the state, and that not
whisper of opposition to him had ever
been heard. The 'sOme Ohio college
over which he has been called to pre-.
side, is the state university Of Ohio,
located at Columbus, and is one OF
the oldest, strongest and wealthieSt
state universities in the United
StateS.-IOla Register.
Professor Garfield was compelled to
retire from the university Of Kansas
because his studies o. political econ
Omy led him to believe in free trade
instead of protection. Prof. Ely, Of
the university of Wisconsin, is to be
made to retire from that institution
because bis views are "socialiStic;;"
and another learned professor is to be
forced out of Princeton college be.
cause his opinions en- paternaliStic
form Of government are too strong:
and so it goes; all the professors who
presume to think are to be driven out
of the institutions Of learning. Kan
sas could i'll afford to spare Prof. Can
field, but the political jays and block
heads were in the saddle when he
was in Kansas and he had to 20. A
lot of pinhead politicians echoed by
several pinhead editors went bowling
on his track and he left Kansas.
Professors are said to he theorists
and impractical: but there never was
better way Of doing things invent
ed that was not at first theory-al-
ways called impractical. Buckle says
a practical man is one whose knowl.
edge is confined to what is going on
about him. If it were not for the
theorists we should never have taken
one step toward civilization. Watts
wouldn't have discovered steam; Full
ton wouldn't have invented a steam
boat, nor even single bridge
have been built. The theorists
do everything and fools stand by and
say they are impractical.
II any man can think out a better
better system Of government than we
have, in heavens name let him do it.,
for ours needs improving bad enough.
Topeka Journal Rep
We have heard preachers preach
upon why they are Christians, Metho-
dsts, Presbyterians, etc. And do YOU
know that in every case Of thiskind we
learned from their sermcn ms Tor rather
from what they didn't say) that they
belonged to certain churches simply
because they were trained in par
ticular doctrine and read only such
portions of the Bible as seemed TO ap-
ply to their case? They apparently
knew little Of other creeds and cared
less. We have no objection to a mans
choice in a church-that is almost
purely a worldly and social matter.
But we have an idea, or an instinct,
that leads US to trust in a God that
sees through all forms and behold the
motive only. We can prove this by
the Bible, tOo-but the Bible also
teaches US that argument applies
more to the head than to the heart.
II Pickett were tried tor insanity
no further evidence would be needed
than copy of last weeks VOICE. In
fact, any issue OF that paper would
sufice.-Standard.
Really, Mr. Campbell, we must dis
agree with you. Mr.. Pickett may be
laboring under little men;ll excite
ment-for these are exciting times
but he is still sane enough to know
the difference between a fool and a
lunatic. You hayn't brains enough
TO excite.