The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1906-06-30
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THE REPUBLICAN believes that this
is hardly the time for newspaper hag-
Cling about the Howell attitude, or
the "Smoot-Cutler machine" attitude
toward the Agricultural College. This
is the time to get together to pull for
that college. THE REPUBLICAN pre-.
sented Mr.. Howell's expression and II
when he comes home he shows dis
position to back up his words, that
ought to be sufficient for the present.
In view Of the doubt OF Mr.. Howells
attitude heretofore, however, we may
reasonably expect OF him that he shall
be aggressively rather than pa ssively
interested I'm the welfare OF the col
lege.
AS to the so-callcd machine being In
control of the Republican party In
Utah, hide, hair and Sritches, as the
Democratic organ would have the
public believe, 1t may be cited that In
the last state convention that com.
bination won out by less than ten
votes. Also that the delivery OF
Cache votes was accomplished only
after the unqualified assurance that
the Agricultural College should not
suffer as a result Of that delivery.
THE REPUBLICAN has offered no
word that could be construed into any
expression OF doubt or criticism as to
the Cache Democratic attitude toward
the college, and In a "half-hearted"
defense, OF Mr.. Howell we only desired
to make 1t understood that while Mr..
Howel's judgment may be questioned,
there may be very large reasonable
doubt as to any disposition on his pare
to surrender to any combination to
the extent OF not resisting move
aimed at the school itself rather than
its management.
This Is hardly the time for recrim-
nation among ourselves the wasting
good ammunition that might be
bred at the enemy to good effect.
There is need OF organization, of &C.
tion, OF fostering a determination to
win in this fight waged to down the
Agricultural College as a separate In.
stitution from the State University.
Business men OF this city and county
must unite and stand ready to 20 to
any limit necessary; politicians must
necessarily be measured by their
friendliness to the college; individual
men of influence must join In perfect
ing plans OF procedure. Only In I'M
ity is there strength.
This is to be fight to the finish,
not again President Kerr, not to cur
tail courses at the college and cripple
1t beyond repair, but to remove the
institution TO Salt Lake city, which
in the language of the Hon. r.. W.
Young, must now become greater
Salt Lake" THE REPUBLICAN
would far rather see this matter dis
cussed calmly, honestly, fairly, and
the difficulty settled on its merits, but
the Salt Lake contingency has made
II so evident that 1t is merely mat
ter OF securing one more addition to.
ward a Greater Salt Lake, that the
people Of the state OF Utah, whose
institution to Agricultural College is,
must become aroused to the situation.
What assurance has Provo that Salt
Lake will not want the state institu.
tion located there? What assurance
has Ogden that Salt Lake will not try
TO wrest from her the institution To-
Gated there?
Let us pass up any contentious
about what may have been and face
conditions that are. IL any forces
supposedly or really recalcitrant here
tofore give proper evidence OF being
on the right side now, let us accept;
this Is no time for haggling.