Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-08-01
HE is ALL RIGHT.
Advised not to Resign by Sew
eral Regents.

WI H1AAAS1 oA'1 ) o-J - Il w
attention was attracted here this
afternoon by the article in this
mornings Oregonian, giving the
purport of a resolution voted on
at the recent meeting of the
Board of Regents of the Agricul-}
tural College, which resolution
had reference to DR.. Withycombe. |
1t called upon DR.. Withycombe
to withdraw from his candidacy
or resign his position and propos-
ed that if he did neither within
ten days his position as director
of the experiment station should
be declared vacant. Speaking
this evening of the resolution,
DR.. Withycombe said:
"The statement in the article
that the resolution was not a per-
sonal matter is not correct. The
matter set forth in the resolution
is of kind with many charac-
terizations of the sort brought
forward in the past three yesrs in
the board and out of it, by Mr..
Daily and Mr.. Ready, all of which
have been in the nature of per-
sonal attacks upon myself"
''The proposed resolution I
have heard, carried with it the
suggestion that I withdraw from
my candidacy. Before l con-
sented to allow the use of my
name for Office I personally con-
suited with several members of
the college board, proposing to
resign. In each instance these
regents advised me not to do So.
I consented to remain in the col
lege solely and only on their ad-
wise"
The above article appeared in
the Oregonian of Friday. Yes,
there is comment here; further
more, 90 per cent. of such COM
ment is favorable to DR.. Witty
combe. At the time such reso-
luton was known to have been
introduced it excited consider
able notice and many uncompli-
mentary remarks were made rela-
tive to those responsible for its
introduction.
The claim may be made thai
it was done for the purpose o.
keeping the college free from
politics. Well, let US look at the
matter and see if such a state
ment can be borne out: Will
all respect to the men responsible
for this resolution, one can no
rid oneself of the idea that thei
act was a political one. !
such be true, is not this politics
and is it not in the college?
such a course of reasoning b
correct, did not these men, b
their resolution, introduce polite
in the school?
There was no charge of incon
potency against DR.. Withycomb
nor was there an ins;nuation thu
he had in any manner whatso
ever neglected his duty. Such bs
ing the case, why were these me
so anxious that he withdraw b
candidacy for the governorship
Oregon? Is not the position a
honorable one? Is it not a cred
to the State Agricultural Colleg
to have man on its staff whor
a large majority of the people {
Oregon would like to see govern
or? We say large majority ae
vised1y and sincerely. If give
a"squaredeal" DR.. James With,
combe will be the next governe
of this state.
We suppose the idea will be az
vanced that because he alreao
has situation he has no right
aspire to another or better ON
Such an idea! According to sue
course of argument a ma
should always remain wherev'
he chanced to find himself
life. If a rail-sp1itter, then
rail-splitter to the end of his e:
istence. Any man has a rig
to better his condition of life
it is within his power. It is cor
mendable for him to do so, al
those who would seek to emba
rass DR.. Withycombe, taking a
vantage of his Office SO to d
not only lay themselves bare f
criticism, but to the suspicion
something political back of