Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1916-10-28


b. Henderson to the letter addressed
to him some weeks ago by the Ne
vada State Journal.
Nevada State Journal, Reno. Nevada
Sir: Your circular letter address,
ed to the several nominees for regent
cl the University OF Nevada, dated
September IS. 1916, was received some
weeks ago.
Replying to such letter note that
the other candidates for regent have
found it necessary to present the gen
cral reasons governing and qualify
ing their replies to your categorical
questions. and | shall avail myself Of
the same privilege.
On my desk is an editorial clipping
from your paper, the Nevada State
Journal of June l, 1916, portion OF
which permit me to quote:
"Truth and idealism wither in an at
mosphere Of Deceit. of Double-Deal-
ing and of Suspicion
What of the boys and girls who live
i'll this atmosphere? Instances are
known of the evil effects OF such sur
r"undings Boys have come out OF
the university imbued with the idea
that it is eminently right and proper
TO employ any means to advance
themselves so long as they remain
within the strict letter OF the law
and no one who is aware Of the inn
pressionable nature OF the brains OF
the young is ignorant OF the fact that
all absorb something harmful to them
where truth. high ideals. honesty and
independence are not revercd above
all things else"
You will admit. | take it, that the
foregoing is fair sample of the ad-
verse advertising YOU have been Civ
ing the University of Nevada for the
past two years You perhaps will net
deny that the present Board OF Re-
gents have invited and at no time re
fused you the opportunity to formally
present any complaints or charges
YOU might care to bring against the
conduct of the university. the presi-
dent. or any member Of the faculty.
with the evidence in support thereof,
and YOU have signally failed to do so.
Perhaps, further, you may not deny
that aside from yourself, those most
active III your propaganda against
the present administration OF the uni
vcrsity are at least biased to the eN-
tent of having suffered disronnection
from the payroll during the process
Of REORGANIZATION of the university
in 1914 and 1915. for the good of the
university and the taxpayers, in most
Instances. as | believe.
| heartily agree with your editorial
declaration that "Truth and Idealism
wither in all atmosphere of Deceit, OF
Double Dealing and of Suspicion,
but | must submit that you have
transposed the parties in this contro-
vcrsy.
In support OF this declaration you
will permit me to reproduce an eN-
tract from another OF your editorials
! (Journal of October l5th as follows:
THE Journal has sufficient data or
| hand. unpublished, in connection with
the land bill and political activities al
the university which, if used. would
| fill several issues Of the local publiCa-
! ton already twice referred to- Fo,
| example. relative to politics at the
university, this statement was made
and this question asked by one. who
knew Mr.. Hendrick in another iielo
OF labor:
L" I KNEW WHEN HE WENT
TO NEVADA THAT HE WAS GO
ING INTO THE "ROTTEN BOR
OUCH" AND THAT HIS JOf
WOULD BE SEMI-POLITICAI
AND BE SUBJECT TO THE PO
.LITICAL INFLUENCES OF ON
OR THE OTHER OF THE FAC
TIONS. TO WHICH DOES HI
BELONG, TO THE HENDERSO>
OR THE OTHER?"
i was, of course, impossible TO
you to have reproduced the abov