The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-26

draws,s views. and the rich men of the
Sta+a have refused to give while sill
yer man is at the head of the institution.
II seems that there is need of funds, 1t
is living beyond its means, and, taking
advantage of it's necessities the gold-bug
trustees, have demanded that President
Brown keep his views to himself, let the
institution starve, or get out. These are
the domineering alternatives presented by
Mr.. Moneybags. An apologist for the
action of the board, writing to the Wash
ington Post, says:
"Dr. Andrews has views on matters
political and economic which are at var
lance with those held generally in Rhode
Island, and especially by the men to
whom the university must look for means
to carry on it's great work, Rightly or
wrongly, the manufacturers OF the Httle
State believe in the enforcement of the
doctrines of protection and the currency
which they hold has been instrumental in
filing it's valleys with busy factories and
its banks with coin. They believe that
tho mill workers are benefited thereby,
and have employment at remuneratlVe
wages. They believe that the millions
and millions the workmen have deposited
in the savings banks of the State are
there because these doctrines have pre-
vailed. DR.. Andrews believes and teach
es that these doctrines are wrong and
should be overturned. They grant to him
the inalienable right to hold such views,
but they object to his going out into the
villages of their State, or to stand on
the summit of their college hill and to
use the money which they have given the
university to teach the coming voters and
the coming mothers of future Rhode ISL
and BOYS doctrines which they abhor.
They now refuse to support the universe
ty as long as it teaches what they believe
fallacious doctrines and ones inimical to
the welfare of the State.
Grant for the moment to DR.. Andrews
the right to teach his views, then you
must grant to the mill owners the equal
right to refuse further contribution.
Grant to Mr.. Bryan the free right to
publish abroad his views you cannot
force the opposite party to pay his travel
ing expenses. The university is, there
fore. confronted with the choice of one
of two positions: 1. Allow DR.. Andrews
TO preach from the front campus of his
college his individual views, and let him
and his sixty-six professors starve, or, Z,
keep his views to himself and all live In
plenty"
This is the best presentation that Mr..
Moneybags could secure. There is an air
of plausibility about it till the iron hand
shows itself in the lest sentence giving
the alternatives to President Andrews.
Read them over again:
1. DR.. Andrews and has faculty may
preach the truth and STARVE; 2. Or
he may keep his views to himself and
all LIVE IN plenty"
The selfish rich man can have no APP
probation of the spirit of the man who
win turn his back on an invitation to
Give IN plenty" in order to be true TO his
convictions. They forget that President
Andrews is a Baptist preacher linealIy
descendant in spirit and purpose Of Roger
Williams. and that the attempt to silence
him by threat Of starving will arouse all
the manhood in him. Re is now in Eu-
rope, visiting in Germany. II he sends
any message at all to the Moneybags
who want him to betray his principles,
it viii be like the reply Of Martin Luther
before the diet OF Worms Here I stand.
I can do no otherwise. God help u.s."