Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-27

years WOrh ny man OF OhhpnhH
culture was badly needed in Oregon or
any western state.
But he had certain other incompati-
bilities that made his further stay as
President difficult. The President TO
be chosen must be possessed Of we'll
grounded knowledge Of, and enthusi-
asm for literature, but he must be
right-minded in the higher domain Of
philosophy. II may seem egotistic for
one not regent 10 discuss these
things, but "the world do move" and
there Is marked line Of progress
away from materialism that even Uni
yersity regents may as well be asked
10 take notice Of. Great changes are
impending in the field Of popular edu-
cation, and a professor stranded on
the shoals a cold materialistic phil
osophy, such as Huxley, Darwin and
the German biological school taught
ten years ago or may still teach, Is out Of
place at the head Of state university.
Ah1lt ~ hDAhiuk ~ pIDkifHnlNt hINH'
days a. philosophy, theology and ed
ucation and there be more professor"
behind the procession than up with il.
Speaking Of lawyers, there is revC-
luton going on caused by consultations
and trusts reducing expenses that is
throwing lawyers out Of employment.
Property employs lawyers and demands
legal protection. But when twenty can
neries or Touring mills go under one
management, and one lawhrm at Port
land is employed 10 attend 10 their busi-
ness, draw their contracts and leases
and give counsel, dozen or nineteen
local lawyers are out Of job On the
theory that human intelligence in the
one power the supreme dynamic force,
that will assert itself, what will be- the
effect Of throwing these lesser lights Of
the legal profession, these unfortunate
victims OF an economic evolution, these
willy-n.lly tramps Of the Blackstone
fraternity, into the army Of the unem-
ployed? viii they not hasten the down
fall Of the trust system and the advent
Of state socialism, Remember, this
transfer Of the brainy working forces
from conservators Of vested rights into
doubtful class, il not confined 10 lawyers.
II extends tO travelling men, doctors,
book-kcepers, factors, brokers, and in
surance agents. The trust is bringing
about the elimination Of the middle
man, "reiorm" which the grangers
started out 10 accomplish. Thousands
are being dropped from the payrolls,
while the Capitalization Of capital is be-
ing hastened in exactly the same ratio
In an increasing arithmetical proper
tion. Shall capital or intelligence VIM
Having no capital, il is very easy for
me to believe that general intelligence
will win, and that concentrated wealth
h digging its own grave, and will hang
itself at the yard arm Of the ship Of
progress. The twin forces of intclli-
gence and wealth, the latter but Il ma
terial expression Of the former, are de-
termined to assert themselves. Who
can doubt which shall be master and
which shall be servant2 Intelligence II
Of divine origin and divine law alone ex-
erts enduring influence and molds
human destines. Before the spread of
increasing intelligence, the claims of
human necessities, the growth of mind
10 realization of its divine nature, the
trusts and eXhalations of commercial
ism tina. now threatens To submerge and
overwhelm society, will disappear like
structures of sand erected by children
play ON the summer beaches before the
rising tide,