Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-14
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publican convention nominated four
university rcgen;e. AL sorts OF reasons
are given III condemnation Of this action
but the following from tine Carson APP
peal takes the cake:
sLast but not least. the republicans
have failed to keep faith with the
fathers and mothers Of Nevada and have
insisted on throwing the state univer.
city into politics by nominating Il fun
board. The democrats and silver men
wanted to make a joint endorsement OF
this board but the republicans would
not consent.
The real reason is that tile rcpubli-
can fund 10 so short this year that the
managers, in their esgeruess to get two
more nominees on the ticket. with con.
sequent accession to the assessment roll
betrayed the best interests OF the youth
gets a salary, but they all handle an
amount OF patronage that appeals to
certain peanut politicians. For this the
republicans failed to be broad minded
For nearly six years the winter has
been a member Of the board of regents.
During that time. he has served with
four different boarJs. First with Re
gents Deal and Evans; second with Re
gents Evans aud Kirman; third with Re
gents Kirman and Bray; fourth with Re-
gents Smith and Starrett. All %. these
men, except Regent Bray, who was APP
pointed by Governor Sparks to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of Regent
Evans. were elected ON partisan tickets.
No cry was raised when these men were
before the people tnat the e~lection
OF or all OF them would drag the
university into politics and it is a far
cry now.
During the first four years OF the
writer's service on the board, the beard
was aolidly democratic and silver, and
the last two years The majority OF the
board has been republican. At no time
during h;s service on tho board has
politics ever been mentioned or discussed
at the meetings OF the board. This may
seem strange TO some who arc now
Justify crying that they want the uDiver.
Bity kept out OF politics, but it is
nevertheless true. No one will deny
the fact that all the regents FAMED above
4re partisans and were elected M such
Why then did not politics figure in the
management OF the university? Simply
because mono OF the regents wore par.
row enough in their partissnship to
make a political issue out OF the ON
ploYment OF any one about the insiitu.
ton. A regent will have to be a very
narrow.miDded, higoted partisan who
will be able to find my chance for mix
ing politics with the business man lge-
mont Of tile university.
Under the law, the president Of the
university recommends to the board OF
regents, members OF the faculty and
other employees. Then tho board car
other reject or approve the recommcn.
datioDs. During the writer's term as re,
gent only n recommendation Of the
president for d place on the faculty has
been turned down and that was because
the person recommended was thought
too Young to fill tho place for which he
was 70 recommended. Politics ha noyh.
ing &c do with It..
SO far M patronage is concerned. the
writer has been unable 10 see amy. a re
gent might by persistent appeals to the
president get some OF his friends ap
pointed to poeitiops, and that in tho only
wsy hP could get any patronage what
ever a,TherG Ia nothing IN, the patronage
trSgy
Returning TO the charge TINT the nom
nation OF four regents 10y the republi
car Drugs the university into p%olitics
will the Appeal contend Tint Messrs.
Henderson aud Lowers, the democratic
nominees for re gents, whom the ritter vii
support and.yote Tor, wonid be less pnf
tenn II elected without opposition than
they would be il elected on party tick
eteY Both are iltm believers In the
principles Of democracy aud both are
strong In the fnitJl. IL q t%olitical quee.
ton, regarding the management OF The
university. should 10y any chnhce come
up In the beard, would they not be
ionnd defending their principles ms
strongly In the one cnse rs in the otberH
This article 10 ALREADY uo long, but We
cannot resist The tomp' alton to cay that
the action taken by the democratic
convention IN the nomination ri regents
would iB the years to come place the
management aud control OF the univers.
ity In the hands of a few designing
politicians who elate the nominations Of
u conventions. All control Of the
.univereity would be taken from the
people. whose Institution il lie, md placed
In Tie hnpds OF a small clique. That
this would be the inevitable result no
one who has watched the unfolding Of
The scheme can doubi.
II is moi often The writer bas found