The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-04-14

a trivial matter? Your committee
finds that the continuance of such
management is entirely out of the
question.
"We believe that man who would
! go down on the streets here and whip
a mule as boys at Red Wing have
been whipped he would be put in
the lookup.
''Now, of course, if you don't want
any change made, gentlemen, you
! have the chance to say so tonight
but your committee, whom you ap-
| pointed not to whitewash anybody
but to find the facts, recommends
this but, if you don't want to carry
out this recommendation, take it up
| on your own shoulders. We wash
our hands of the responsibility. A
man in whose veins runs the milk
! of human kindness, a man who
would give them fatherly talks and
! teach them the error of their ways,
in our judgement, is the man for
this position.
when we were closing up our re-
port, Mr.. Whittier came to us and
| admitted, point blank, that he could
not and would not conduct the insti-
tuition along any other lines. He did
not apologize for anything. He
simply stood pat and claimed that
everything or his subordinates did
was right and that they would do it
| over again. That was one of the
things that led us to recommend this
report. You might as we'll try to
make a leopard change it's spots as
to make Mr.. Whittier change his
methods
Senator Rockne, in lengthy
speech assumed the defense OF Sup-
erintendent Whittier and in support
of his minority report and proposed
amendment, among other things
said:
This institution has been run for
many years. think it was in 1898
that" it was established at Red Wing.
Minnesota. 1t was supposed that
the institution had been carried on
in such a manner that it was credit
to the state of Minnesota and in. fact
4 to the entire northwest. Nobody
ever thought it was wrong until
February IL, way up in the north
ern part of the state when a COM
mittee of this legislature was visit
ing some other institutions and
! charges were made against the man.
agement of this institution. How
they happened to be made do not
know. Why they were made 1 care
not but it seems rather striking to
me that if anybody had this institu-
ton at heart and if they were anx-
ious to correct something, why they
did not go to the board of control of
this state who have these matters
in charge? ..
Frank A. Whittier is a humane
man. He did not come here guilty
of anything. If he had, he would
have employed counsel in his de-
Tense. Frank A. Whittier believes
himself innocent. Frank A. Whit
tier is innocent
II feel deeply in this matter. 1
think it is absolutely an injustice
when a man has appealed time and
! J
larger boys, to throw him out in the
cold world. This work of handling
this kind of all institution is Frank
A. Whittier's life work. Are you,
by your votes, going to cut him off
from that life work now, when he lie
just passing his primer"
In replying to Senator Rockne,
Senator Sullivan said:
"The senator from Goodhue adroit-
! ly attempted to confuse the issue.
We give the man credit as I have
tried to give him credit in the re-
marks 1 have made, for the good
qualities he possesses. What we
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