OCTOBER, 27, 1905.
The Commoner.
To Fight Rockefeller Influen
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n. C. Cole, of Osceola, Nieb., and
1 ouis Lightner of Columbus, Neb.,
dt niocratlc nominees for regents of
the state university, nave issued a
public address, which is reproduced
In the Omaha World-Herald as fol
lows To the voters of Nebraska.: The
undersigned candidates for regents of
thr state university of Nebraska
think it proper to state plainly to the
owrs the opinion we hold and the
policy we would advocate if elected
members of the board to govern Ne
braska's university.
"First We condemn the. secret
meetings of the board of regents and
pledge ourselves, if elected, to favor
open sessions of the board of regents.
"Second We pledge ourselves to
favor the return to John D. Rockefel
ler the money recently donated by
him to the state university and not
yet expended.
"Third We condemn the relations
existing between Chancellor Andrews
of the state university and John D.
Rockefeller, and. if elected, we will
endeavor to rescind the resolutions
of the board of regents by which
Chancellor Andrews was permitted to
serve on Mr. Rockefeller's educational
board to distribute the $10,000,000 re
cently donated by lrr. Rockefeller to
educational institutions. We believe
that the head of a great, free uni
versity, such as that of Nebraska,
should himself be free from all en
tangling alliances and should repre
sent only the people of the state of
Nebraska.
"Fourth We stand foi the fullest
liberty of thought and speech, but we
deny to the chancellor of the Nebras
ka university the right to use his
position in an institution of the peo
ple, for the purpose of apologizing
for predatory wealth, whatever the
personal obligations or the apologist
may be to the benefactor.
"Fifth We make tnis plain state
ment of our position so that the vot
ers may know where we stand, what
wo stand for, and what policy we will
advocate, if elected.
"D. C. COLE,
"Osceola, Neb.
"LOUIS LIGHTNER,
; "Columbus, Neb."
Mr. Lightner's explanatory commu
nication' is as follows:
Mr. Lightner's Letter.
"Columbus, Neb., Oct. 17. To the
Editor of the World-Herald: I am
joining with Mr. Cole of Osceola in
a joint statement of our attitude as
candidates for regents of the univer
sity of Nebraska with reference to
certain issues that have arisen in the
recent histpry of that great institu
tion. In connection therewith I de
sire to make a personal statement,
which I ask you to give place in the
World-Herald
"I was myself a student at the uni
versity at the time the Rockefeller
donation was tendered, the condition
being that Mr. Rockefeller would con
tribute two-thirds of $100,000 provid
ed the people of Nebraska would
raise the remaining third. Yielding
to pressing solicitations and not hav
incj had time to give the matter
thought on account of the press of
studies and other duties I, myself,
wade a small contribution to the
amount to be raised by popular sub
scrintinn. "1 ike many others, as I have rea-
Suhcritjers' .ftertlFlmr Pwrtnten.
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hr'li WJ?,1?0t,op the ritrnt man- Address
"r u b. Grimes, Lincoln, Neb.
son to
I have
believe, who acted as I did
since recretted tomr r n,i ,'
I heartily condemn Mr. Rockefeller
for the methods he has used in ac
quiring his great wealth, and deplore
the conditions which have made his
career possible. I am 'not in favor
of honoring him by receiving his ill
gotten gains, nor would I have given
seeming countenance, by my small
contribution, to the acceptance of his
donation, had I stopped at the time
to consider what It meant.
"I believe that the people of Ne
braska are abundantly able and gen
erously willing to support their own
state university, and am not willing
to see them or their magnificent
school placed under any obligation
whatever to Mr. Rockefeller or any
other of his ilk.
"LOUIS LIGHTNER."
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