Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-07-06

then must not only have ideals bt
must have the courage TO apply theI
and carry them out. He cannot kee
house without them while the gov
ernor Of state often succeeds In pr
portion as he conceals his ideas 9
right and duty.
Oregon has State university and |
number OF years ago young man wa
brought from the East and made pres
ident. He was graduate Of som
great seat OF learning, we do not know
what. But no matter. The higher
the worse for him to get along In |
state Of low political ideals, as have
notorIously prevailed in Oregon. Emo
he has had hard time with poll.
ticIans showed onto him from all sides
for jobs. But IL is pleasure tJ know
he has come through IL all and is not
soured and the college is on the up
turn financially and numerically and
last, but not least, ideally and educa-
tionally.
After all the hard fights made on
him Prest. Chapman will still remain
President OF the State University
1t is creditable TO the regents that
they back up man, who has drawn
so much fire, on the sole ground that
they have confidence 10 him as being
the man for the place and when that
is fully comprehended 1t means q
great deal. We have before us the
annual report OF the institution and
no one can read IL but he will become
convinced that Oregon has a higher
department OF learning That must
command respect among educated
men anywhere. And that is not D
small thing TO say 10 the wild aud
woolly west.
President Chapman. has not only
stood the hardest fight that could be
put up against him by people who
don't like him personally for various
reasons but be has never complained
and has kept his sore spots to himself,
If he had any. He has not made them
a campaign issue but has gone on with
his plans of work and that work has
told In the estimation Of the state at
large. He has not catered to any
party OF sect but has shown a daring
independence of thought. He has
not modified his tone of culture, his
high key of sanest philosophy, nor his
literary altitude.
Take his exposition OF Tennyson in
the last College Monthly. IL Is a pa
per that could be read with pride In
the greatest college In the
world where English is spoken.
In the Judgment Of competent critics,
his analysis OF the greatest modern
poet is one that can be set beside the
work of the greatest living critics. Is
not this something for Oregon to take
pride IMP The literary atmosphere
of our state needs publication and ele.
walton. The man at the head of the
State University is the one TO lead In
this work and he is doing 1t nobly.
Only small and narrow minds can cry
down such performance, not those
who know what devotion to culture
is required to reach and stand upon
the higher planes of thought and look
over the mists and little Instructions
that hide the ordinary Views OF things.
In the realm Of highest philosophy
President Chapman is equally clear,
profound and courageous. He
reaches conclusion by remarkably
open processes OF thought. lie states
his conclusion Ia forcible, unsquiv-
ocal manner. II 1t don't suit you, no
matter. If IL runs counter to your
'ology or 'doxy, that Is not his lookout.
IL is his positive deduction from the
facts before him aud he has reached
IL by a fair process OF his intellect
ard he stands by 10, You may reach
some other conclusion In some other
way and Chapman win respect you for
it. But no will not truckle TO you
aud make you think he has reached
your conclusion when he has not,
whether II be In matters OF religion,
philosophy, politics or morals. He
may cha nge his mind and so may you.
But he stands primarily for the right
OF private judgment and we honor
him for IL,
Your friends may smile