Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1909-04-01
Pauperizing Professors.

is hot within me, allow
me to run it off in few lines to the
REGISTER, while read in to-day's
Jefferson City's dispatches the ac-
tion of the House of Representa-
tives in concurring in the Senate
resolution to place the Missouri
State University on the list Of PEN
sioners of the Carnegie foundation.
To the everlasting discredit OF the
Democratic State Senate, this reso-
luton originated in that body, and
it is believed that it will be signed
by our Republican Governor. Ifso,
every man that voted for it, en-
dorsed it, or approved it in any
way, should be retired to private
life-very private-and kept there
during the remainder of his life.
However you may view it, from
whatever standpoint, the adoption
of this resolution is a discredit, a
dishonor, deep disgrace to the
State of Missouri, and if 1T is ap-
proved by Governor Hadley it
should be wiped out of our book
of Statutes, just as soon as we can
send to Jefferson City legislature
that has sense enough to UNDER
stand its full significance, and self
respect enough to vote according
to their convictions. This is strong
language and I admit it. This
sounds like the utterance of an an
cry man, and l do not deny it. Is
it not time for some one to be an
CRY? Is there not a demand for
plain, strong, and pointed Ian
guage? When we see our church,
es and preachers becoming sub
sidized by golden dollars drop
ping into their treasures reeking
with Standard Oil, our great city
papers covering under the lash OF
the great financial interests, and
now our professors OF history and
political economy fastening to en-
roll themselves as pensioners on
the charity list of the Great Amer
| lean Iron Master, is it not time for
someone to grow angry and vent
his indignation in language more
forcible than polite? This is cause
enough to make the granite boul-
ders on Pilot Knob burst their age
long silence and cry out against an
act that shames the State in the
Ieyes of the world, degrades an
honorable class to the level of the
pauper, and poisons the stream Of
learning from which our children
must drink at it's very source and
fountain.
| But what is the cause of the out
cry and where is the peril to oul
children in placing our State Uni
versity on the pauper list of the
Carnegie foundation? Briefly, the
Carnegie foundation is trust func
-of thirty millions of dollars,
think it is-at any rate an enor'
| nous sum of millions administer
ed by board headed by nativ'
Missourian, who once filled al
honorable position as educator il
Missouri and in Massachusetts
This fund in part, or the interes
thereon, is to be used to pay pen
sions to certain classes Of profes
sors in colleges and universities
coming under certain condition
prescribed by the founder, provid
ed application is made to tn
i Board and the applicant duly en-
! dorsed by the same.
j "That's all right" says Senate
4 SWag, stlet's take his money an
j use It. Makes no difference to u
= how he got it. Looks like goo
j money to me.'' ''You bet!" say
4 Representative Poodle. "This fus
d sified morality talk about tainte
A. money makes me tired. TAX
i whatever you can lay your paws o
q and ask no questions is my polio
u and vote aye on this resolution.
A. "Amen!" responds the Reveren
II DR.. Whitechoker; II needed an O
VI gan for my church which my ow
II people were too stingy to buy, SO
~ wrote to Bro. Rockydollars and
u sent me check for fifty dollar
: good clean money, and he is I
worse than Mr.. Carnaygie."
d Well, let's lay the case befo
Y the plain people and see wh
II Judgment they pass on Swa
\ Poodle and Whitechoker.
y Without any doubt Andre
y Carnegie is to-day the fairet
Il broadest, most patriotic and HI
X man of that group Of great none
y makers that have arisen in O
d country since the Civil War. !
X lis a student, a thinker, hater
Y shams and frauds, and when
" talks or writes, he hits straight D
A from the shoulder in langua
IL plain, pointed, and easy to undt
stand. He has a definite standa