Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-12-21
POLITICS AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS

POLITICS AND EDUCATIONAL AFFAIRS,
There considerable discussion among the
papers of the state in the of ntmatng that Governor
Alexander will reaate towards NJ A. Brannon, president OF
the state university Moscow activities in the
pagn and for open and avowed opposition Governor Alex
aner the extent of personal activity among the
students of the institution of which he the head at Moscow
this able though rather udcous educator going to the
of announcing the election that Governor Alex
ander was re-eected would resign his position
Although of the parzan press seem to be ntmang
and suggesting retaliation the part OF the the
has been guess of ntmang such conduct
his part and the only effect of the rather crude efforts OF
editorial writer's above referred has been emphasize that
extremely nudcious and has been guilty of
thing which dangerous in it's evil and disasterous it's
effect of injecting politics into educational affairs OF the
state
It is safe to state that Brannon will in his position
unmoeed by Governor Alexander who has not exercised
the privilege of administering justfabe rebuke for
cusab conduct the of Brannon 1t only remains to be
whether in his political activity the recent campaign
the head of the University of daho will back the sin
cey of the mpetuous declarations of severing his relations
with the educational institution by esgnng he threatened
AS for those newspapers inclined to forsee alleged future
activity the part Governor Alexander their inconsistency
past bids well for continued inconsistency the present
time and in the future way illustration the follow
ing is cited Pocatello Tribune always advocate of
thing in opposition to things democratic. 1t says:
''It would appear that the president of the state
university had as much right to his political belief
any other individual in the state including the
supreme Judge A person s politics cannot be
taken away from him.
''And the fact that Governor Alexander was one
of the tricks of fate carried through the tail of
the Wilson ticket and not through popular choice, it
would that he would at least be fair enough and
magnanmous enough and graceful and broad enough
to avoid, at least, the pretty process of injecting poll
ties into the state university after the election is
'Many people have opposed the governor on the
straight line of partisan alliance but few of them have
believed that he really SMALL and trust that he
will forget his little attempt to wreak political
geance the head of educational institution for
the simple that intelligent head of the
happened to have political belief of his own"
To believe that the Tribune is sincere in its EXPRESSION
would have to from the of the
and it's attitude indicated thereby and if remember
Alright the Tribune of the hearty denouncers of the
members of the University of Idaho who not long ago
promoting investigation of the evils of high taxes and in
deavoring to find remedy therefor the Tribune taking the
position that the gentlemen acting outside of of he
duties and injecting politics into educational affairs.
If Bannon asked to resign the governor would not bt
injecting politics into educational affairs any farther than
smooth the suggested by Brannon himself when he
timaed that he would resign if Governor Alexander elect
ed And that Braon has had the unrestricted freedom
of his political belief with plenty of liberty thrown in and has
been the only far who has attempted to inject politics
into educational matters it will not be necessary for the
white himself down to the size of the university head
order to wreak and the matter also be passed