Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1899-08-04
CAST OUT THE "PESTILENT."

The plutocrats are becoming rabid in their
determination to turn down instructors III ou1
colleges and universities who teach progressive
ideas concerning economics, and none are SO
rabid as the Kansas adjunct Professors VIII,
Beinis and the other teachers in the State Ag-
ricultural College were cast out by the Stanley
regents only because these men aimed to teach
the students not only to produce, but to retain
Teachers who will teach working people that
production is not all there is III acquiring wealth
are to be stamped out. 1t is the old, old story
of from Jesus to Wendell Phillips, Jalls and
pibbets for the innovator If working people
should happen to acquire the power through
government, of retaining fair share OF the
wealth they produce, there would be no mil
Gonaires. If there were no millionaires, the
Stanley outfit would put on mourning or de-
scend to sackcloth and ashes.
1t is not claimed by any one that the dis
charged instructors OF the Agricultural College
were incompetent. The charge upon which
they were removed was that they taught poll
tics. They had right to teach politics as the
science of government. Their ideas OF the
science OF government diS NV 40 ""-''-'I '
Republican "principles. If these men had
taught that gold standard might be fought
for-t is so necessary for human existence
the Republican regents would have raised their
salaries. If these men had taught that nine
nenths of the people should produce all OF the
wealth and own no more than enabled them to
live, then they would have been highinuck-
a. ~ ~,1a of MN
It is not even limited that the teachers at the
Agricultural College we're partisan. Students
were not exhorted to vote the Populist ticket,
Democratic ticket or the Republican ticket, but
they were left free to decide that matter TOR
themselves, without prejudice. The Stanley
REGENTS reasoned correctly when they reached
the conclusion that the teaching would not
make modern Republicans. No Intelligent
person who thoroughly understands the true
science of government can be Republican.
The animoslty of the regents lay III the TACT
that if such teaching was continued, the Aeri-
cultural College would turn oat no Republicans.
Dana of the Ephesians must be saved, Tor
the benefit of the goldsmiths. The leaders OF
the mob cared not for the mass of worshippers
who worshlpped at the shrine of DIANA
It was not the students interest that moved
the regents with indignation. 1t was the inter-
ests of the party and plutocracy.
And the good work is going on all along the
line. The Rocketcllers are running the COL
l,p pes and universities. The innovating and
pestilential fellows need not apply
By and by, the plutocratlc outht Will atteinPt
to rim the common schools--are trying to now,
in some places. Now, as in all ages, the truth
must be suppressed. We may not burn and
crrcifv. but we will starve. Not quite sc
speedy, but just cruel and effective
AT any cost, we will have no new doctrine or
the science of government-no Soclalisln-n'
cooperation of the masses looking to the l'ght
erinq of their burdens. Teachers may teacl
astroloey and several other ologies, but it mus
be straight, just as it comes down from tn