The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-07-11

statehood to Oklahoma until not Only
the old line democrats but the ihds.
pendeuts and may former republicans
became incensed and opposed any.
thing that savored Of republication
or what the Oklahomaus called
"Hitchc0ckism." An EXPRESSION of
their disapprova was Registered ~
The polls IN the last general election
Many prominent republican school
men made the mistake Of an mistakes
by their mannel OF opposing The Con-
sbtntion winch act was construed hy
the people as opposing statehood
This added to the other oifeuscs be
fore mentioned impelled an the
friends OF statehood and democracy
10 unite. q militant host against any
continuation Of territorial government
CT territorial Officials state or school
and to seek TO destroy every yestige
OF the former territorial regime
When democracy was inaugurated
November &c. 1907 these things were
still remembered and an enormous
sentiment prevailed throughout the
state 10 put out an teachers who had
opposed the statehood and put In iheir
places those who were known to be in
sympathy with the new form OF gov
eminent The displacement of pro
lessOrs in The state schools followed
Many of these displaced teachers
were excellent school men aud the
various boards of regents appointed
md elected by democracy have acted
wisely in retaining some Of them
)ne guiding principle in filling the
places thus vacated has been To ap.
point only friends OF statehood In
he selection of those who have
taken their places The boards OF reg
cents have moi shown narrow par
izan spirit aud drawn principgily
rom one state ais did the republican
boards but have employed competent
men regardless of their nativity,
Again let as draw conclusions from
PARALLELS First, under republican
government no lsmocrat was allowed
o continue to serve as president OF ?
tate school and in most state schools
ew democrats were employed even rs
eachcrs while under the present
lsmocratic administration two state
chaois have republican presidents
md many republicans are employed
10 teach
second, the normal schools have
been eajiecially mentioned. Now let
IS see about them. We indicated
OBVIOUSLY how many democrats We're
employed in these schools during the
asst republican administration, five
2etiye known democrats. Under the
present democratic administration
there are in the faculty of the Central
state Normal Scnool at Edmond six
anubicGus and i'm addition to this,
iositlons we're offered TO two other
epublicans, Profs. pyche and May
berry who unfortunately were not in
+ position to accept IN the North.
Neslern state Normal School a. Alya
here are in The faculty six repnbh-
ans, while IN the Southwestern Nor
nal School at WeatherfOrd there are
/ i've republicans. This makes a total
seventeen ont of a faculty OF ap-
/ Aroyimalely sixty professors, or. more
han one fourth Of the totai number
'mployod are republicans. Cf course,
{ cannot be said hat by pnre aeci
lent this majority of the new iaeul-
les In these schools are democrats,
I md it is admitted that politics IN
i ihe schools cannot be easily 1usti-
! led n is also admitted that tie more
politics In the schools the more un-
| usliiahle the party ia power There
| Tore III is patent 10 all that the ro.
publican party not only put politics
into the schools but kept politics D.
\ die schools y IS also ciear ilat the
i ldamccratie administration has MOI
seen iieWly 80 partisan IN school ai-
lair9 rs the republican party was
and that the tendency in The DEMO
lclatie party is away from politics
D tee schools Had X not been that
many OF these professors, appointed
\ Turing republican administration, Or
Dosed statehood no general removal
would have occurred. II was not "Dhi
Out republicans and put IN demo
5ratsn bur be sure 10 put only friends
OF the new form of government ia
charge OF educational anairs'
la this general removal which fol
lowed IN obedience 20 the over
ghehnine sentiment may individuals
were displaced Without faVng been
guilty OF any OF these oNens2s mcr
Toned Somo of these waO were ne
moved AFRO excellent school mcn bni
they were placed in These positions
by republicans WHO We're intensely
l0ntzan and were sesoeiated with
l0lhar teachers Wla wcfe eneaias 81
statehood.
80 Doubt some mistakes We're made
but they were moi intentionailand VIII
be foctified.
70 must BE understood tilat tAose
who dislcheted IN some OF the pro
visions of the Constitution ahd op
posed them as did na9y honest out
sDaaan republicans vere NOT censureo
bti fhnsa who pehiianed Congress- a5
teiegfams and lsiiers 10 delay tht
! passage OF ne Enabling Act enc
those VINO circl'aied the anonymouf
herculars STYLING themselves "a groU
of university men riilfglnE canoi
dates and misrepresentins The pat
poses 81 tho new irom Of eove-nmen
really forfeited iheir rights aud drcH
trouble aAssa ihelr cOileanes
IVA Tie lansston iocuity q iafe m3
ierify are republicans and il elW3
has been So ia the University therl
are about an equal number 81 doulg
Gratis and republicans and it has az
N1gs keen thus IN fhc other siat,
schools lhe numher ct democrats eS
ceeds The numhef oi republicans ii
the new faculties now, bur f0rmerh
inis conjslion was ihe regerse, how
eVef.it IS safe 10 guess that nu 0ppon
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