The Advocate and news., 1898-04-20

ranked by the agricultural colleges Of
other States.
The results shown by the FairChlld adj
ministration were lamentably incOm-
mensurate to the amount OF endowment
and appropriations by national and State
governments. There was about the in
stitution laCkadaisical, shiftless air en-
tirely at variance with the vigorous. pro-
gresslve spirit OF Kansas. Reorganiza-
tiOn was certain to come even had there
been no political change in the State, as
soon as Mr.. Fairchild should fail to get
a board OF regents appointed which
would content themselves with cOntinu-
ing him as sole manager and boss, with
out insisting upon thorough knowledge
Of college affairs and finances. Mr.. Fair
child asserted that the task Of breaking
in new regents" was a difficult one, and
gave him much anxiety. For years, how
ever, he was eminently successful In this
difficult task.
The gravamen of the protests against
the reorganization is that 1t was for po-
litical and unworthy personal motives.
Mr.. Fairchild sounded the keynote in a
lengthy article, and party papers all over
the State and nation took up the cry
and deluged the public with flood Of
the most absurd and malicious false
hoods concerning the affair. Well may
Mr.. Fairchild eXclalm, II tremble for the
future of the institution" since he 20
successfully appeals to the lowest mo-
tlves, to ignorance, mendaclty, party
greed and personal raneOr, In order to
cloud the issue and save himself II pos
sible from the consequences Of a we'll
merited dismissal. He prefers to attempt
to besmirch the character OF the regents
and the new professors and bellttle their
capacity, rather than discusg the merits
or demerits of their plans and their
work. He proclalms them to be local
politicians, men connected with notorious
communities, x-COngressmen, teachers
of inferior grade and foolish and vicious
views. His son, also asreverend, writes
threatening letters to members OF the
faculty, telling them that II they do not
leave the college they will be blackllsted.
They severally publish in leading plu-
tOcratic organs misleading statements,
often silly drivel.
And pray what has this to do with
the reorganization? Fairchild Is out.
The deed is done. II he Is sincere In his
expression of good will for the future
of the institution, why, does ne not give
the new faculty an opportunity to dem
onstrate their ability? Common fair
ness would demand this. But there is an
issue involved of far greater Importance
than the personal welfare Of professors
or regents.
The Republican party Of to-day Is the
organized army of plutOcratic monopoly
Of paternalism, with Standard Oil Com
pany magnates, coal barons, lumber
kings, and factory lords, as fathers and
lords. 1t opposes every progressive idea;
turns it's back upon It's own history; Is
dislOyal to its own traditions; and Is held
together solely by the promise OF public
plunder and private eXploitatiOns. The
editors OF Its sheets In Kansas, hungry
and gaunt, smelling the cadaver from
affair." howl and gnash their teeth In simu
lated rage over the downfall Of some Of
their brethren in the former faculty Of
this college. That men who care so little
for truth, who know nothing of the needs
of an educational institution, should for