The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1895-10-17
PLUTOCRACY AND
THE UNIVERSITIES.
The Determination Of the Money
Power to Control Intelligence
Shown Up.
OBEY OUR LAW Oh GET OUT

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We have heretofore noted that Prof.
Bemis WAS compelled To resign from
the Chicago University because of his
attitude toward trusts. monopolics and
other plutocratic schemes. Chicago Uni
versity is largely endowed bv John
ID. Rockefeller, the Standard Oil Trust
magnate, and . man ns.ned Ierkes
who has made ten millions Of dollar,
in few years rs the head Of stree,
railway monopoly. Mr.. Bemis va,
professor of Political Economy In thi,
University, and the policy of his lee
lures was to illustrate the danger and
viciousness Of trusts and monopolies
Of all kinds. This kind Of teaching
was not what the Rockefellers Yerk.
eses &c, wanted and they went to work
and succeeded in having Professor
Bemis removed. His place will prob.
ably be filled by some goldbug monop-
plutocrats tell him TO teach.
Not long ago prominent officer oi
the gas trust, already contr olling the
gas supply OF over forty cities, said t.
the Professor: professor Be,ais, VT
can't and don't intend to tolerate your
work any longer. 1t means millions Il
us; and il We can't convert you We ART
going to down you" And the trust
proceeded to carry out its scheme Il
down him.
This kind Of thing is simply going
beyond the danger line, and even some
large journals which are strong advo.
Gates of monopoly have sounded q note
Of warning. Here is what some Oi
them say:
Boston Herald. Ind
Even the various heresy trials that
have occurred from time to time OF
late at our theological institution,
have not raised such a general storm
of Indignation in the press of tn,
country as the persecution of Prof
Bemis at Chicago University for opin.
ions sake. Mr.. Rockefeller is reported
to have said, in substance, at the time
that Prof. Bemis' attitude toward : mo.
nOpOlies was brought to his notice
that he did not give his money for any
such purpose, and he did not propose
TO have such teachings permitted
There seems to be good reason for be.
lieving that Prof. Bemis has some
pretty damaging ammunition in re.
serve, and will speak to some effect
when the time comes.
Chicago Advance, Congregational
The aggressioDs of the trusts in the
business world are regarded as suffi
ciently dangerous, but when the trusts
found and endOw great universitie,
and undertake to fix the teachers anG
students of social economy on the sid,
of monopoly, the magnitude of th'
| danger becomes startling. 1t is be
cause of these dangerous possibilitie
that the case of Prof. Bemis has creates
SO much alarm.
Boston Advertiser, Republican,
| Several months ago an attempt wa
made to drive from the University O
| Wisconsin the most distinguished au
thOrity on the science OF sociology II
this country, X. T. Ely, because hi
teachings were distasteful to the sam
elements that are believed to hav
been instrumental and more successful
In bounding the man (PrOf. Bemis
whom Hon. c. d. Wright pronounce
the greatest of masters in the stud
and elucidation of q class of scien
tific problems to which COMMISSIONS
Wright has devoted much attention.
Springfield Republican,
As is we'll known, the Chicago Uni
versity was founded and has bee
richly endowed by John d. ROckefel
Ter, the head of the Standard Oil Trus,
A University founded upon wealth Q
acquired rests under the suspicion q
being partial as to what economic prin
ciples:Or views are promulgated there
in, until the contrary is proved. Th
case Of Prof. Bemis, SO far As is nO'
known is not calculated tO..banish ths
suspicion. Such an institution to-da
can rest only or. the broadest inte
lectual freedom.
The above extracts are from Inds
pendent, Theological and Republica
papers. Now let's have q Democrat
opinion. Let's take q representatiy
paper of that much vaunted party
the people" and see what Il says Hel
is an extract from the New York Su
the strongest Democratic sheet
New York. 1t says:
> "President Harper, Of the Universi,
of Chicago, appears to be q man Of got
sense and suitable fixity of characte
We congratulate him upon having r
the University of vulgar and ign
rant crank. Bemis, the dismiss,
professor Of political economy, in b
:. parting address to the students full
! justified DIR. Harper's action, Benz
discourse being q mixture of Debis
: and anarchy. The applause with viii
:, the class greeted it might easily eau
some disquietude in the minds of 4
J. faculty, but the young men are il
). pressiOnable and not naturally viciol
I and will presently return to the pat
|, of reason"
: Now let's havea Populist opinic
= and then let the intelligent, hone
people of the country pass their jud
u ment on the whole.
II The Wealth Makers (Populist)
!, Lincoln, Nebraska, says:
!, Professors Ely, Bemis, and Commo
!, and DR.. Heron and the friends
i truth and Righteousness who sta
with them, believe in equity .
!. speak against the power and greed
70 mOnOpOllsts. As economists th
teach that natural monopolies, such
s railroads, telegraphs, telephones, str
20 railways, water works, lighting plan
y ETC., should be owned and operated
= the government. And their reas(
are unanswerable. But of course I
class who are growing richer .
70 richer by the decreed prices Of mono
a oily service are not willing to be d
~ turbed or turned away from plund
70 ing the people. So they try to veal
and destroy the influence of tn
NJ teachers of political economy and
a cial science by defaming them, or
~ structing their paid liars to do it
them.
=, WORDS OF WARNING.
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