The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1900-07-14
A POLITICAL THREAT.


The people Of Moscow have been
warned by G. L. Harris, editor of the
Montpelier Examiner and regent of the
Democratic universityof Idaho, located
in this city that the people of Moscow
must not criticies the actioni of the
Democratic board of regents or the
Democrats Of the statA will refuse to
make appropriations to keep the insti.
tuition running. URder the heading
" Warming Note " the regent editor
says:
"Fhe Moscow papers and the action
of some OF the students last week, is
liable 10 place the University in pos
ition where it will get no appropriation
from the next legislature. If the peo-
pie outside of Moscow get the idea into
their heads that their money is being
spent in bolstering up some individual,
who is not a taxpayer of the state, and
for the further purpose of educating
children into bowling, kissing mob,
hanging etiigies of regents, simply be.
cause some action of the covering
board don't suit their aesthetic tastes,
then they may also get the idea that its
about time to shut the doors of an in
stitution that produces all these things.
If the people of Moscow know what is
best for them, they had better take
some action that will put quietus on
these 'uprisings," or suffer their pride
on the hill" to be shut up. 1t is hard
enough TO get sufficient appropriation
to keep the university going without
any such disgracaful advertising MS it
received last week. The Star and
mirror ought to make note of this,
and lend their support accordingly"
The Mirror has and will contlnte to
criticise the action of the board of
regents because politics has governed
the institution since the present ad-
minstration secured control of the
state. 1t has been made the political
hobby horse to pay political debts for
the administration. Even the employ.
ment of Presidtnt Blanton was a poll
affair. He was employed because he
was q Missouri Democrat and 1t was
supposed by the regents that he would
add strength to the governors senator
lal kite in some way. it was found
that President Blanton would not
become tool in the hands of the gov
ernor, hence he was boHnced The
Mirror belives that tn whole trouble
with The institution is shat too much
politics is injected into the manage
ment, and that if the governor had
used the least discretion in making his
appointments to the regency that the
continuous upheavals and dissatisfac-
tiOn would not exist. Had the COVER
nor nst even good horse sense and
appointed regents without considering
political inclinations, balancing the
board politically, the min. rity would
have held the majority down, but as it
is the board of regents is CCratjc
with one exception and The chickering's
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the government of Tie institution, and
the governor has paid some Of his poll
tical debts. Regent Harris and his
political friends may be able to close
the doors of the institution by cutting
off the appropriation for maintainance,
because the actions Of the regents are
criticised and because some of the
students showed their disapproYal of
firing the president. Such threat
shows weakness and indicates that the
board of regents propose to make
wrong right by force. The people of
the state have just and indisputable
right to criticise the management Of the
institution, and will hold The Democrat
ic party responsible for its inability to
intilligently and successfully manage
the observation-disclosures MtrTOac.
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