The independent., 1903-07-09
KENowER,s LOGIC

illustrated in the following editorial
clipped from the Wisner Chronicle,
owned and edited by Regent George
F. REMOVER, commenting upon the re-
cent meeting Of the populist state COM
mittee:
Buck" Tibbles took occasion at
the populist meeting to highly
compliment the regents OF the
state university whose terms are
about to expire, although 1t is
but just to Mr.. Tibb.1.. to add that
his Endorsement was not intended.
Il may as wei. be said that Ii his
policy is indoTssd By the pepnlists
and two candidates for regents
named pledged to administering
the university as part OF the po-
litical machinery of the state and
the populist party, the people OF
the state should see to 1t that they
are buried deep and plenty for
the good OF that proud ard pros
porous institution even though the
whole ticket be sacrificed and the
best Judge on the supreme bench
be defeated.
Calling the editor Of The Indepen-
dent BUCK Tibbles" is complete
justification Of Mr.. Kenower's party
treachery, his abject servility to the
tory Hamiltonians-tha Is the logic
OF Mr. REMOVER Mr.. Tibbles Is not
ashamed, but on the contrary proud
of the fact that his beloved wife, SO
recently passed from earth, was an
Indian. The name of Bright Eyes"
will be remembered by thousands III
America and England when everybody
has forgotten the names OF the fusion
regents and. the sinking aristocrats
they elevated to positions or retained
In the university at the dictation OF
plutocracy and the corporations @
No fusion candidate for regent has
ever been pledged to administer the
university as part OF the poiltlcai
machinery of the state and the pop
ulist party" and none ever will be.
The objection is that the regents have
been administering the university as a
part of the political machinery OF the
republican party. The election OF
Pound as dean of the college OF law
drags the rankest kind of machine re-
publican politics into that college.
The country might be canvasset from
Maine to California without finding a
more narrow, bigoted partisan than
Pound or ore who would be less in
dustrious in advancing his Hamilton
ion ideas.
These regents have beer the tools
of republican partisans They are so
today. When reproached with their
shortcomings, they respond by call
ing names. Dignified, isn't it? They
have tried to make capital for them
selves upon the selection OF Chancel-
lor Andrews, and until patience was
exhausted The Independent was con-
tent to let them rid their little, hypo-
critical hobby. But the truth should
be known. Nothing but the severest
pressure from prominent fusionists
prevented the election Of Prof jerks
and secured the election of the present
chancellor. "a.-
Mr.. REMOVER knows that his star
chamber, snap-judgment action was
the worst treacherv to the principles
he once pretended to advocate. There
was no immediate hurry to elect "a
new dean. The people have some right
to be heard. The regents are not au-
tocrats--although they seem to like
to appear as such. There are a dozen
men in Nebraska-good loyal, Ameri-
can citizens. good lawyers, good teach
ers and profound students-big. broad
minded MEN-who might homer the
position of dean. Would it be "ad-
ministering the university as part
of the political machinery of -. the
populist party" if Mr.. REMOVER and
his fellow regents had selected some
such man as Judge William G. Hast
ings of WILDER to be dean? He is by
no means the only man-but it would
be difficult to find a man more thor.
oughly qualified for the place.
The populist convention at Grand
Island should nominate for regents
men Of good, sound sense; men who
believe in the fundamental principles
of the party they affiliate with; men
who believe in democracy and have
the courage to oppose plutocracy by
acts as we'll as words. And If the con.
.yention does this, 1t will not name
either George F.. REMOVER or e. vor
Forell It is no disgrace to be fooled
once-but twice in succession by the
same trick is too much.