Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-07-12
Here's Your Answer, Dr.. McVey

! President Franklin McNey, o.
| State University, has been Offered
che presidency OF the University
of Missouri, at an increased sal
airy. He tells the Lexintong pa
pers he doesn't know just what tt
do about accepting or rejecting
| the offer. which is an attractive
one. He seems at sea as TO what
the people Of Kentucky are COINS
to do about the $8,OO0,0OO extern
sion plan that he has mapped Out
for the University Of Kentucky
As he expresses it. I am at loss
what the state is going to do.
Well, there's no use keeping
President McVey on the ragged
edge about this thing SO out OF
the kindness of its heart, the
Daily Register is here and now
going to tell him just what the
people are going to do
They are NOT going to vote
100000 more debt and taxes on
themselves right at present for
the State University or anything
else.
SO if that's whats delaying Nc
Ney's decision. he can probably
make up his mind mighty quick
ly. At least that's the way the
Daily Register sees this thing and
that's what a lot OF the very best
men and women. the bone and
sinew of this and many other
communities have been saving
ever since the extension program
for the State University was an
nounced from Lexington.
Not that kentuckians aren't
proud of their, State University.
Not that they wish to hamper it
and its great work for the youth
Of this fair commonwealth. Not
for minute. They want to do
everything in reason. They have
given literally to this institution
out Of the depths of their pockets.
They have seen the State Univer-
sity lobby present at every ses-
sion of teh legislature almost
since the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary, asking
for more, more, more. 1t usually
got what it wanted.
But just at present we do not
believe that the taxpayers will
stand for further appropriations
for any state institution that sim
ply does not have to have it tol
exist Taxes are piling higher
and higher every year. The State
Tax Commission slaps a raise on
almost every county in the state
every time it gets a chance. Isl
there farmer or landowner any
where who is paying less taxes
this year than he did in 1920 or!
1919? If SO, no one has found
him. The people are sick and
tired Of increased taxes. Poll
ticians promise to reduce them
before they get into office at
Frankfort and then forget it i'm
rnediately afterwards.
And the report is going about
the state even now that the State
University is getting on"
candidates for the next legisla-
ture to help put over this $780,
600 plan. This may or may not
be SO, but the rulnor is circular
ting nevertheless. that quiet pres
sure is being brought to bear in
many sections to have graduates
of the University who might be
inclined TO be liberal with in the
way of state appropriations, an
nounce as candidates for the next
General Assembly.
These and others are few O
the reasons why the temper oil
the people of Kentucky is such
just at present that they won't
stand for any additional eight
million dollars debt for even sol
worthy an institution as the Uni
vcrsity Of Kentucky. We may
have gagged the temper of the
people wrongly-but we will have
to be shown differently.
Dir. MeVey is going to find i'll
he stays in Kentucky and pusheSl
his extension plan now, that he's
selected the wrong time. He'd
best bide wee, and, perhaps.
when nornalcy reduces the farm
ers' taxes like it has his wheat,
tobacco, cattle, and other crop
prices. the taxpayers of Kentucky