The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-04-11
Deception Is Revealed

The proponents of equal suffrage in Nevada-more especially tn,
eaders-metaphoricaly bit off more than they could chew when they
boldly seized upon the University of Nevada and unwarrantedly made
use of that institutions lame to push forward their propaganda. The
Tribune has already commented upon the effort of the equal suffrage
league, acting ostensby under the auspices of the University of Ne
vada, to involve the schools of the state in a political discussion, and the
action Of the Tonopah school board in promptly blocking such action
That the so-caled University of Nevada Equal Suffrage League made
use of the a of the university without authority is shown by the
following statement made to the Tribune, and published in Friday
issue, by Mr.. Walter E. Pratt of Goldfeld, a regent of the University OF
Nevada:
The so-caled University of Nevada Equal Suffrage Club
which has figured in newspaper discussion for the past few days, is
no part of the state university and the use of its name was unwar-
ranted, and without permission of those in charge of university af-
fairs. The president of the club, whose name was attached to the
communication sent to school teachers throughout the state, is not a
member of the faculty, but is student at the university. The board
of regents is squarely on record that no attempt shall be made to
curb or mold the expression of anyone connected with the school
on any debatable political question; that they shall be free to exer-
else the rights of citizenship, but opinions given must be understood
as being Individual, and not the voice of the university.
The action of the university of Nevada Equal Suffrage League
in attempting to inject politics into the public schools of the state also
met with prompt reputation by the regents of the university as a body
in their official capacity. On another page today the Tribune prints
special dispatch from Reno, under date of April 4th, as follows:
by resolution unanimously adopted the University of Nevada
regents have barred the University of Nevada Equal Suffrage Ieagus
from use of the university name in connection with that organization
Regent Henderson Of Elko was delegated to draw up emphatic resolu
tons. The university name is not to be used to foster any political or re-
igious propaganda. This action was the result of the Tonopah schools
incident"
1t has been one of the fundamental principles of American civiiza-
ton and advancement that politics and religion should be rigidv ex
cuded from the schools controlled by the state. Any attempt to owe
ride this principle should meet with prompt annihiaton by the people
themselves through their constituted representatives. Once the bars
are let down in this regard the result will be chaos-an open field for
any ism under the sun. But the Tribune has the utmost confidence in
the good sense of the people as a whole, and does not fear that a condi
ton such as outlined above will ever descend upon the grand old state
of Nevada. However, such a attempt was made by the so-caled
university of Nevada Equal Suffrage League and no effort has beer
by the officials of that organization to excuse the deception tina.
was practced upon the people of the state.