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

| ment ignores the other and sets aside
Its Will the purpose of government is
| not subserved and the will of the peO-
pie 10 destroyed.
/ THE BOARD OF CONTROL.
The management of our state institu-
tons is properly an issue in this cam
paign. Two policies have been pur-
! sued at different times. For years
| they were managed by separate boards
OF management, but more recently by
| q 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 member of the state
senate | resisted the innovation as far
J as it lay within my power. Hoping to
defeat the measure l favored an
J amendment including the educational
| institutions, as to their financial man
| agement, this amendment being Of
I Tered by myself. l have no apology
tor that action now It was not an
] action prompted in any way by any
| unfr1endl1ness to the state university,
the normal schools or any other educa-
| ttOnal institution, but was prompted
| by q 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. I be-
J neve that the past has to some extent
| borne out that view Of the question.
There must always be difference of
| opinion as to the best method, but the
state is practically agreed that it is
| the duty of society to care for its un-
| fortunates, and undertaking that duty
| It 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 I 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 in 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 a fair trial, it
should be removed as far as possible
from the machinery and spirit of par
! tisan politics and while altruism
! should obtain in the management Of
F.! the penal and charitable institutions
| Of the state there should always he
! kept in sight the ono cardinal doctrine
J Of honesty in public affairs and hon
J 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-
| cfal 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
/
| and to that end I }:rl'>Te thcrn SHOULD
be no change in tho law as It now OK
| 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 pcople; h" would be untrue
| to the state aud its youth who would
do aught to binder q" hamper it in even
! the slightest degree in tho fruitiOn Of
| its purpose end the cndeaVo: Of those
! carrying ol, &c great work. The state
| is great IL It; n@npC and its wealth.
| gener0cir: s}1n!?,' 30 and is extended
| towards c.'nt ii ION. hut the generosity
| 80 extended sh0ul! not encourage
prodigaliy:
! Every dollar elevated TO r:i:,: alton
should be honestly applied ~ ctiuca-
| ton and i:,N he diverted to political
| advantage OF any one. No one has
| higher rC5aI,l for car educators than
myself and "a, be ii from me, a citizen
or public official, 10 say or do aught
| to lower tho standard. Our citizen
| ship is due to education, and if elect
cd governor Of this state I shall do all
| within MY ?soWer to promote and en-
courage H. Without fear OF the motive
being misunderstood | say: Godspeed
| to the splendid president of our uni
! versity and every other teacher in'the
. state, from that magnificent instftu-
t1on to the humblest of our public
! schools. The people who generously
! give of their earnings are not less in
| terested than those in authority and
that every means be. employed to the
upbpilding Of our system for learning
| let it be understood now and forever
that those in authority will do moth
J ing to lessen the desire of the people
i to continue the generosity and loyalty.
! l hold that every man that holds a
public trust must he held to the strict
/ est account for good and efficient serv-
! ice and that he must abide by the law
i; 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 take this position now, that
there should be no change In our board
! Of control system so far as it applies
! to education Let educators manage
educational institutions, let only men