The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
PREsIDEN ANDREWS REBUKED.
Silver not Wanted at Brown-Or Free
Trade Either-Trustees Name Commit
tee to Wait Upon the University Presi-
dent.

1t has leaked out that the fellows and
trustees of Brown university have ap-
pointed a committee to wait upon Presi-
dent Andrews on his return from Europe
and request him to modify his activity in
behalf of certain economic questions y
These questions are free trade, and more
particularly free silver. DIR. Andrews
has long been known as an earnest advo-
cate of bimetalism. He represented the
United States in the international none
tary conference of 1892, and his essay on
AN Honest Dollar" written some years
since and setting forth the injustice or
dishonesty of a dollar of approaching
value or one under which prices have been
constantly falling, was an earnest effort
in behalf of change from policy which
he claimed was enriching foreign cred
itor nations at the expense of the United
States. But DIR. Andrews was then and
had been up to last year an opponent OF
independent action by the United States.
This he held to be unwise and likely to
produce violent and disastrous results.
On the outbreak of the presidential con-
test last year, however, DR.. Andrews sur
prised all by coming out fatty, in letter
to a Boston free silver advocate, in favor
of independent free coinage at the old
ratio, being then convinced that the
metals could be held together. He was
almost the only man in the East of con
spicuous light and learning who took this
position. and his letter was one of the
sensations of the campaign-giving al
most as much aid and comfort to the sill
yer democracy as did the Bismarck letter.
1t now appears that President AID
drews's course has not been overlooked by
the university trustees, as was intimated
at the time it would not be. An attempt
has been made to keep the matter secret,
but the Worcester Gazette learns that at
the meeting of the fellows and trustees q
Providence on Thursday the matter was
brought up by Congressman Walker OF
Worcester and very definitely decided
The meeting is represented as having
been a very exciting one. When the rou.
tine business was ended, Congressman
Walker arose and made an earnest speech
that produced a profound impression He
said he had not attended the meetings
for some time, but the time has come te
protest against certain socialistic princi
pies of teaching in the university The
economic teaching of President Andrews
he said, was contrary to the opinion OF
nearly every man in Rhode Island, and
misrepresents the sentiment of New Eng
land. He referred especially to the part
President Andrews had taken outside the
university in supporting the theories
which the board of officers consider CHROME
Gus. Mr.. Walker said that the board OF
fellows of the university who have charge
of its curriculum, should see to it that
President Andrews did not misrepresent
the institution.
William Goddard, chancellor of the uni
versity, and several others Endorsed Mr.
Walkers views. and he was warmly con
graduated on having the courage to bring
up a question that has usually been avoid
ed. Mr.. Goddard was appointed on g
COMMITTEES with Chief Justice Thomas
Durfee of the Rhode Island supreme cour
and Francis Wayland of Yale, to conve,
to the president the sentiment of the cor
poration, and to request him to modify
his activity in behalf of certain economic
questions. The vote was unanimous
President Andrews is in Europe, but h,
will be interviewed early on his return
and it is considered possible that he may
resign.