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Freedom of Speech as Regards the
Gold Standard.
a new element has been thrown into
tho gold standard controversy - the
freedom Of speech.
In q recent issue Of the Courier-Jour-
nal, Mr.. Watterson permits his editorial
pen to ramble thus in regard to the
treatment of President Andrews by the
trustees of Brown university:
It is evident, therefore, that there
ID limit to the freedom of speech that
may be tolerated In institutions o.
learning, as elsewhere. This varies
with different colleges, according to the
purpose Of their founders and the views
Of those who manage and patronize
them. However wide the margin may
be, there is limit beyond which q
teacher cannot go without provoking
others to exercise their right not to be
taught things that ain't So" Those
who like such teaching may have 1t
and pay for it, but others will respect
fully decline, as they have right to do.
The question of free thought or free
speech is not involved In it at all, but
only the right Of each citizen to decide
for himself what views he is willing
to pay to have propagated. With the
trustees Of Brown university it Is q
question of what is best for the college
and its patrons, which they are bound
to decide with the best light they have,
and, of course, without yielding to the
influence of prejudice or the sugges-
tions of bigotry.
When a newspaper printed in Ken
lucky, which was at one time the adj
vocate of free speech and free express
sion Of opinion, has been brought to
the position where it commends the CO.
crcion of those who differ from Its
views, it Is time to ask, what will be
the limit of this campaign? First, we
were asked to place such seal upon
the interest-bearing coupon that 1t
should be the sole and only government
protected form of property. From that
other steps have been taken which look
to the curtailment of popular freedom
itself.
AS for this Brown university matter
President Andrews is one Of the most
distinguished educators in the country
He has long been recognized as an au
thority upon matters of currency. Fol
years he has advocated the doctrine Of
bimetallism, but as the current use Of
that word meant nothing, 1t was only
when he made his belief more definite
by declaring his adherence to the doc
trine of equal coinage Of both gold anc
silver, that he laid himself subject t.
the criticism of his trustees.
It may be admitted that If he hat
introduced this discussion into thu
classroom the trustees would have hat
some right of interference, but the fac
is that he did not SO introduce 1t. HI
held his financial, as he did his religious
belief matter of personal concern
which he kept at home and expressed
among his friends and associates. Con
sequently, when the trustees Of Brown
university followed him into his OWL
home and demanded change Of fnan
cial opinion, they might as well have
gone step further and insisted upo1
regulating his religious belief as well
( Such is the trend Of a false step once
taken.-Atlanta Constitution.
Teller and the Gold Press.
: Senator Teller's recent call at the white
house was, according to all accounts.
thoroughly enjoyable to himself and the
president. Mr.. Teller Is a fine man. and
Is perfectly sound on everything hut
Y. Mail and Express.
OF course it could not be possible that
the Mail land Express, which is perfect
" fine newspaper, is itself perfectly
,ound on everything but finance"
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