The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-30
THE POLITICAL BUTCHERY.


upwards of two years it has been plain
that Governor Cutler intended to pack
this board to achieve the results that
have now been attained, His first
appointees to the board held up the
control of the College for a long time
two years ago, and until the return of
President Mccormick from his Euro
pean visit. When he returned he
promptly gave in his adhesion to the
old control, holding it to be better than
any change that could be made, this
| in the direct interest of the public, and
for the best management of the col
lcge itself; also. to the best advantage
of the practical instruction which the
pupils receive in that institution.
1t appears, however, that this was
not the view taken by those who
wished TO change the control of the
! College and were determined to pack
the board so as to allow of this being
done. They bided their time, and
Governor Cutler has just had his chance
to thoroughly revolutioniZe the board,
That he has packed it with determi-
nation To oust the old control without
regard TO consequences, is clear. 1t
was a persistent and prolonged deter
mination exercised against the interests
of the people Of this State, and TO the
damage of the College.
President Mccormick, who has
served on this board from the
FIRST Of Statehood, was sur
rounded by new board packed
against his views, and so openly scorn-
ful of his ideas that self-respect for.
bade his remaining upon the board
Governor Cutler did not quite dare to
drop him, but he made the conditions
so that Mr.. Mccormick had TO get out.
Mr.. George c, Whitmore, a very ac.
tive, Jealous member of the board who
on call at moment S notice without
pay to further the interests of the
college, and aid in the selection of sites
for dry farms, and who has been an
efficient member for nine wears, was
dropped. The appointces do not from
any standard Of ability or usefulness
compare in the least with the men
whom Governor Cutler has forced out of
the board. The evident purpose was
TO weaken the institution, to cripple
ii if possible, and TO make it mere
football of the game in the political
bastardizing of the State at large.
Worse even than this, it appears to
be distinct and open victory for the
polygamous cult. which was practically
driven out of the College under the old
management, but which comes back
reinforced and thoroughly dominant.
active, aggressive, defiant,
AS specimen Of the unique efforts
to lswless control of the college, it may
be stated that when the late Legisla-
ture undertook to say what should be
done with the United States appropria,
tion for the Experiment Station,
which is an adjunct of the College, it
pretended to direct that the money of
the National government should be de.
voted in part to the maintenance of
the two sub-stations of the college es-
tabllshed by the State; one AT La Yer.
kin, in Washington county, and the new
experiment farm at Lchi. But Of course
the Legislature has no possible control
of or jurisdiction over The Federal
money. And as il seems to have de-
pended upon this control in these Two
cases, making no State appropriation
for them, the experiment station at
l>'nl anu lHt UHS tS La NEIhlU arc
without any support for the ensuing
two years. 1t is a very curious assump-
tion on The part of the State authorities
that they could take tins Federal
money and divert it to what are practi-
cally State uses, and for the support
of institutions with which the Federal
government has had no consultation
IN establishing. and to which no off
Ger Of the Federal government would
be authorized TO send any money, and
from which no voucher would be suf-
ficient explanation Of the expenditure
Of National money.
1t is no wonder that Mr.. " W. Rit-
er. recent appointee on the board of
trustees of the Agricultural College. in
continently resigned upon seeing the
butchery and the unlawful attempt TO
control the United States funds. IT is
SurDrIsInp that any one 0f self. .rocnoot