, 1901-10-09
TR|FL|NG
WE'RE THE MOTIVES THAT IN
SPIRE ATTACKS ON THE
UNIVERSITY.
Opinion of the Rock Springs lndepend.
ent Concerning the Attack by Ger
tain Papers Upon President
Smiley of the State University
Where the Douglas Editor Made
Mistakes.


community in Wyoming to be jealous
of another or what justities the papers
of II section in playing the role OF
knockers" against the business inter.
ests and especially the state institu'
tions in another? asks the Rock
Springs Independent.
On the contrary, why are not the
newspapers and communities of the
state interested in seeing all sections
within its boundaries prosper? and why
are they not interested in seeing the
various state institutions develop and
expand to the greatest possible de,
gree?
Particularly in the case of the state
university every right-thinking and
broad-minded individual of the state
will do his utmost to promote its in
terests to the greatest possible de-
gree.
Coming as it does just at the time
hal the university is enrolling stu
dents for the coming term, the recent
criticism of the president of hat insti-
tuition by bill Barlow" and some So
the state, will do much injury and are
doubtless Intended to interfere with
the university's success.
If Bill Barlow" was of the opinion
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that President Smiley was not the man
for the position it would have been in
better taste and he would have dis
played better citizenship to have taken
his complaints to the state board in
charge. and to have used his personal
influence with them rather than to
publish broadcast such a damaging ar
ticle as he did.
There are good citizens of the state
that asCribe any deficiencies thai may
exist in the patronage of the state uni
versity and other state institutions
more to the fact Of the various com
munities having so many knockers"
and to their narrow-minded jealorsies
than to inefliciency or lack of energy
on the part of the management.
The burden of the Budgets gricv-
ance was because of President
Smiley's religious affiliations. and in
this particular our friend Bar
low displays he fact hat his hobby.
skcpticism, bases his opinion of the
man he attacks, and along that line WI
would like to ask if he would suggest
Installing a man retaining and acting
upon such opinions as he himself re
tains upon religious subjects? How
revolving it would be to the average
citizen of this nation. which has its
foundation upon and owes its very
civilization to Christian theories and
institution that would teach them a
contempt for better sentiments and
better living.
On the other hand President Smiley
and his subordinates do not inhict the
radical and straight-laced ideas in
teaching or governing the school of
which they are accused. and in no way
interfere with the student entertain.
ing any idea upon religious subjects
that his home training OR conscience
dictates. But the parents have the
knowledge that the son or daughter
is surrounded by influences that in
spire the best there is in life in this
world, whether they be Christian or
ATHEIST.
We believe that this attack may also
be ascribed to the popular and narrow
minded fad of some Wyoming papers
to criticise and entertain jealousy to.
wards other communities. Whether
writer was inspired by such trif-
ing cause or not, such is the effect of
his article and should win for him uni,
versal contempt.