Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1904-09-30

ment ignores the other and sets aside
| It's WITH the purpose OF government is
not aubserved and the will OF the peo-
Epae II destroyed. " ss.7 55+
|s9#s THE BOARD OF CONTROL
The management of our state institu-
lions is properly an issue In this cam
pa1gn. Two policies have been pur-
sued at different times. For years
they were managed by separate boards
OF management, but more recently by
9 board of control. Mr. Dunn was one
Of the early advocates of the present
system and as state auditor urged the
adoption of the present plan by the
legislature. AS a member of the state
senate l resisted the innovation as far
as it lay within my power. Hoping to
defeat the measure l favored an
amendment including the educational
institutions, as to their financial man.
egement. this amendment being of.
fered by myself. I have no apology
tor that action now It was not an
action prompted in any way by any
unfrtendliness to the state university,
the normal schools or any other educar
ttonal institution. but was prompted
by a thought of the best interests of
the state and those institutions oper-
ated by the state, and with the belief
that the board of control would be-
come partisan and be used to further
political ends of those in power. be-
lieve that the past has to some extent
borne out that view Of the question.
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opinion as to the best method, but the
the duty of society to care for it's un-
Il becomes the further duty to per-
form it to the best advantage of those
coming within the scope Of paternal
care. The board Of control has doubt
less made some saving in some of the
departments of it's work. but often this
has been done at the expense of the
comfort of the unfortunate wards of
the state. However, it is manifestly
unfair to unduly criticise the system
without being in possession Of the
facts and offer the criticism that the
people are not in possession of the
facts. Contracts are made in secret
and the business of the public Is with
held from the public itself. Freedom
should prevail and suspicion might be
removed by having public business
transacted in the light of day. AS our
nominee for governor stated I'm the last
campaign, the important question is
not in the saving per capita, but
whether the state receives adequate
return for every dollar of the money
expended in the care Of the state
wards. The system Is comparatively
new and Is entitled to fair trial, it
should be removed as far as possible
from the machinery and spirit of par
tlsan politics and while altruism
should obtain in the management of
the penal and charitable institutions
OF the state there should always be
kept in sight the one cardinal doctrine
Of honesty in public affairs and hon
esty in the expenditures of the money
which is taken from heavily taxed
people. AS to the state university and
the normal schools I want to say that
1t was never intended that the board
of control should have more than finan-
c1al jurisdiction over them. The edu-
cational institutions should not be re-
| stricted in any way in the good work
they are doing and the educational pol
icy and methods should lie wholly
within the authority of those in charge,
and to that end Z believe there should
be no change in the law as it now ex-
| lists. do not and would not favor any
| change to a board OF control for the
university. Our great university, which
| stands among the great educational
! institutions If the world, is the pride
Of all our people; he would be untrue
to the state and it's youth who would
do aught to hinder or hamper it in even
| the slightest degree in the fruition Of
it's purpose end the endeavor of those
| carrying On he great work The state
| is great in It's ncople and it's wealth.
generosity should be and is extended
| towards education, hut the generosity
80 extended should not encourage
prodigality Il ::
] Every sdOllar devoted to education
| should be honestly applied to educa-'
| ton and rot he diverted to political
advantage of any one. No one has
| higher regard for our educators than
| myself and far he it from me, a citizen
or public official, to say or do aught
to lower the standard. Our citizen
| ship is due to education, and if elect
| ed governor of this state I shall do all
within my power to promote and en-
| courage it. Without fear OF the motive
| being misunderstood / say: Godspeed
| to the splendid president of our uni
versity and every other teacher in.the
s. state, from that magnificent: institu-
| ton to the humblest Of our public
| schools The people who generously
J give of their earnings are not less in
terested than those in authority and
that every means be-. employed TO the
dpbu1ding OF our system for learning
| let it be understood now and forever
| that those. in authority will do moth
ing to lessen the desire OF the people
| to continue the generosity and loyalty.
| hold that every man that holds a
public trust must be held to the strict
| est account for good and eff1cientsserv-
! ice and that he must abide by the law
! of the people in whose service he may
be. There must be conscience in the
public service or the state will decline.
Whatever may have been done in the
past I take this position now, that
there should be no change In our board
i Of control system so far as it applies
! to education: Let educators manage
| educational institutions, let only men
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