St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1908-05-15

Not satisfied with the insulting
insinuation of having been bribed,
as intimated in Mr.. Fletcher's let
ter two weeks ago. he must repeat
the insinuation in a Portland daily
and again less directly reiterates
II In this issue. II has been said
that an oath is the end of all con-
troversy. We had not the time,
the means, nor did we think II
necessary to bring the officers OF
the state university here to St.
Johns to prove that we had never
been bribed to take the step which
we did, hence gave this affidavit,
the strongest evidence man alone
can give to the truth OF his asser.
tions. II seems this in the eyes OF
this modern Solomon has no weight,
rather weakens our cause. Rotten
indeed, must be the heart of man
who has no confidence in his fel-
lows. II reminds us OF the old say
ing There is no fool like an old
fool and another only a fool
never changes his mind" In the
second paragraph OF our former
reply to Mr. Fletcher we covered
the most doubtful ground of the
appropriation, that OF honest hand
ling OF the funds; that objection to
the appropriation removed we were
in favor OF il. but the governor
refuses to recognize even this un-
less we state specifically that this
was the reason.
There is no one so blind as he
who will not see. While the rea.
son we gave last week was only
one, the most important, others
being crowded ont for lack of space,
we will name some now for his
benefit. The university needs this
money for its very existence; il
needs II To put in condition build
ings that will be fit to house aud
care for the students now enrolled,
to make provisions for the hun.
dreds others who are to come that
will increase the attendance. to
provide better laboratory equip
ment, to furnish needed books for
the library of the institution; be-
cause Oregon stands in the front
rank among the states of the ma
ton in all other things, she should
do so in education unless this mod
ern Solon would force our BOYS {
and girls to grow up in ignorance I
Or so TO the monopolistic universi- ,
lies, as some are now doing. or to
The state institutions of other states I
At greatly increased expense.
The governor says such a change a
,t opinion as we have displayed J
mas not occurred in his time aud
ioubts it history records such since
he conversion of Saul of Tarsus. n
sarcasm is considered legitimate 4
To use in argument, |
,ut we would regret decidedly to {
toop to lying in order to use it, b
The governor is as we'll aware as b
my OF our readers that among hon y
st men it is not a strange thing Il
or man to change his mind, his b
his mode of life even ii
when he is convinced that he is "
wrong, We know not how il c
night be with an old broken down c
we are not particularly
pit at political intrigue nor do we
'ish to become SO. We may be {
asy, but not SO easy that the gov o
rnor can stuff us with his sophis u
ries. u
The governor acknowledges that ID
c might have erred in the base =
all coach charge. Yes, and that u
not the only error the gentleman al
as made. That he Iesorted to iu
Ilsehood. by insinuation we know, W
! our own case, and he makes the ~ ~
istake OF coming to us with his "
ories which may be equally false az
)out the normal schools. He