St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-05-01
FRIDAY, MAY /, 1908.


space in which to answer more
fully the erudite criticism of the
character and policy of the writer
by our good friend Ex-Governor
Fletcher, which adorns another
column of this issue, but we have
not. There are a few things, how
ever, that we cannot pass over.
In his first paragraph, while either
too polite or too cowardly, we do
not know which, TO come out and
say plainly we were bribed to boost
the university bill against our own
convictions of right, we are unable
TO place any other construction up
OH his insinuating language: We
have answered this in another afti
Gle.
In his second paragraph he in.
sinuates that the base ball coach |
at the university was paid by that
institution, when he surely knows
unless he is most densely ignorant
of the facts that the student body |
and not the university pays the
coach. II he will make the proper
inquiries he will find, too, the
funds of the university guarded in
their disbursements more carefully |
than the average public monies A
bill must be approved by the head |
OF the department in which il is
made, by the president and sccrc-
tary Of the university, by the |
finance committee of the board of
regents, then must go TO the secre.
tary of state for his approval before
IL can be paid. After all this the
treasurer has the power and author.
ity to hold up any bill he may be
IN doubt about until hc is satisfied.
Does our illustrious friend guard
his own bank account more cloSclyp
His ieing at poverty OF the ins,itu.
tion is illtimed and comes with bad
grace since IL depends for It's exist.
ence upon the enterprise and fidelity
OF the citizens OF Oregon aud its
present condition should bring the
blush OF shame To the cheek OF our
friend rather than words OF insult
and misrepresentation.
In his third paragraph our friend
starts ont with splsm over the
poor boy and girl who have but
three OF four months Of indifferent
instruction each year. He does
not state, however, that this uni
versity fund doesn't come from the
common school fund aud docs not {
affect that fund, OF that ii the uni
versity were blottcd ont Of existence !
that the poor country schools would
not receive an additional dollar, but &
such is the case and Mr.. Fletcher $
knows Il as well as we The poor c
man $ son or daughter has an equal u
show with the child Of the rich c
nan, We know of one poor boy, c
who a few years ago started in at I
he university with S2o only. lie 4
made his way successfully through $
o graduation and is today sue y
'essiul business man in Portland y
mi he tells Us the university is the &
'oor mans school, and that this a
is destined To still q
more increase their opportunities. "
His fourth paragraph is devoted t.
o resenting the insult offered to n
he manhood Of Oregon who insists o
pom placing our wives, mothers. al
aughters, sisters, sweothearlS on a al
,vel with the convict. the idiot the "
ap OF Chink fresh from his native "
JINGLE. II we have uttered a word al
II the question that the most hys- sC
'rical anllsuliragist can construe ="
l,o an insult we are glad of il, We "
ave no relractlon To make. We az
re happy in the thought that any Is
,ntlmcnt we may have expressed III
an insult to class of men who ~
'ould thus degrade our noble wo- y,
zen. We are more than surprised h'
nat gentleman of the culture, ed to
cation, refinement of Mr., Fletcher pC
lould be betrayed by such perni- si
ous principles, lie is about the yC
81 man we would have expected as
find arrayed on the side of the br
loon, the brothel. the debauched la
bible against the inherent rights tn
American womanhood ST.
The wisest aud best of us make OF
istakes, We will use to the limit NJ
lat greatest OF Christian virtues, w
iarity, and give oar friend credit or
II making a few mistakes this time
ld not do as we are too apt to do
ok with suspicion upon the man
Ills the loudest, stop thief" 10
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