THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT
JANUARY 28, 1904.
8
th Nebraska Independent
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T II. TIHE1.ES, Editor.
C. C EE I flNtl, Aecr let Editor.
F. V. EAGLK, L'uKlnces Manager.
CHANCELLOR ANDKEWS
The Independent has long been an
admirer of E. Benjamin Andrews,
chancellor of the University, of Ne
braska. Not only has it admired and
honored him for, his great ability , as
an educator and executive head of a
great educational institution, but also
for his undoubted fighting qualities
and sterling manhood. lnai nine
bronze button on his lapel attests his
loyalty and willingness to face death
in support of his country. Ana his
record in recent years as ' head of
Brown university, the schools of Chi
cago, and of the University of Ne
braska marks him as a man 01 pro
nounced convictions and an indomit
able fighter. .
But admiration for the man and
educator does not preclude The Inde
pendent from opposing Chancellor
A is Awrxwei nrV nTC a irfowa find ihflfiP
of The Independent clash. And no
matter how earnestly it may oppose
him in anything, it stlll retaiufe its
former high regard for him as a man
and successful educator and states
man. On several occasions within a year
oi1 more, The Independent has ft-It
that Chancellor Andrews was hardly
consistent, with his former record.
It could not applaud hi3 Omaha Bar
association speech,, wi!h its evident
evasion of Marxian socialism and tear
ing to pieces of Rodbertus because
the people of Nebraska ought to be
enlightened to an understanding of
Marxism. It was not quite satisfied
with his explanation of his alleged
'WanloHnn" nnnn Clio cilvT nil PR -
tion. And it has been unqualifiedly
opposed to his efforts to secure "Tem
ple Hall," as well as the undoubted
influence he brought to bear upon the
regents to secure the appointment of
Dean Pounti.
Today The Independent regrets that
it must still oppose the chancellor's
efforts to secure the Rockefel'er dona
tion, and, more than all, that his re
cent interview vith the Omaha World
Herald shows unmistakable sympathy
for the very ideas of government upon
.which The Independent based its op
position to Dean Pound. Both of these
gentlemen are possessed of ability
far above the average man, but The
Independent has 110 love for the idea
that the people are really unfit for
self-government and need the pro
tection and fostering care of great
men. That the chancellor loans to
this, b evident from the following:
"I am convinced," tsaid tho chan
cellor in that interview, "that con
ditions are already Piuh a to
demonstrate that tho public
school system -cannot bo alto-pc-titer
imp parted by taxation
While thU U especially true of oar
state universities, It U ubo true
of tho gradtd fchooU and high
fh(Hi!a In the largo renter of
population. The people 'cannot or
will not contribute In taxes the
lai;e amount of money that Is
needed fur the maintenance of
their hcHiin, I know thi fom
my own experience In l'hha,.
Many ihitdrcn ure ciuwded Into
basement fttul old ur,noii,
poorly irMol nn.l YtntlUtcd,
where condMlon ar unsanitary,
end theae place, are tailed
'mhool.' Tho trouble u that
there U tut money available to
lake car' of Ihrno children iw they
ftbniiM I tared for, Tho tsstne
thlr.R. In many Jtutatuc. It true
of our k-. m&mrts, ltin rsl
supplies and apparatus are lacking
because there is not money to
supply them." ' -
This is simply another turn oi the
Indirect taxation kaleidoscope. Chan
cellor Andrews must give Nebraskans
credit for JiUle penetration if he
thinks they cannot see far enough
below the surface of things to know
that no public school can be sup
ported other than by taxation. It
may be done by a direct contribution
from each according to sdme legal
form, or it may be done indirectly by
making Rockefeller the tax-gatherer
with power to say how much shall be
expended, for education and how much
ehall be used by himself In perfecting
plans for greater tax-gathering. Or
it may be done by a combination of
the two as In the Lincoln "Temple
Hall" case.
"The university," he continued,
"is already badly in need of mon
ey. A great many new buildings
. should.. be erected. The salaries
of the meibers of the faculty are
ridiculously low and should be in
creased, or, in the end, the fac
ulty will fail to maintain its pres
ent high standard. A much larg
er income is needed than is now
enjoyed. Yet you know and 1
know that, as a matter of fact,
there I3 no hope of Inducing the
legislature to make us such ap
propriations as are required. What
is the result? We must either se
cure the funds from private
sources or the university must
suffer." . -
This is a biased conclusion, but one
to be expected. Naturally, the chan
celor takes greater pride than mott
people in the university's continued
growth. But to'secure permanence of
.his growth Tne Independent would
suggest that the university should not
run too far ahead of the state itself.
Nor must it be built up at the expense
of the common schools or by the char
ity of legalized highwaymen. Better
warm-hearted ignorance than cold
blooded Intelligence. The people of
Nebraska are still capable of self-governmentwhich
includes education
and they need no help from the rob
ber barons of modern "benevolent
feudalism." They will be happier
without such help. Their school
buildings may not be so splendid, but
they will be free from blood stains at
least.
Chancellor Andrews confesses thai
"of course If it came to a donation
of several millions from one per
son I might hesitate to advise
that it be accepted. But if it
comes from divers and scattered
quarters I do not think there is '
any danger." '
But this sounds painfully like the
unwed mother'n excuse for the illegit
imacy of her child that It was "such
a little one." Nebraska cannot afford
to give birth to even the tiniest bast
ard. Chancellor Andrews' defense of
Rockefeller does him credit for loy
alty to an old-time friend but it will
not destroy the influence of Miss Tar
bell's history. Miss Tarbell is writ
ing in an dispassionate way, staling
facts gleaned largely from official
sources. The chancellor's view is col
ored by the glasses of friendship. On
this head he said to the World-Herald:
"I know that 1VIr. Rockefeller is
a cruelly misrepresenLed man. I
don't think it will be contended
that the newspapers, which so gen
erally attack him, even pretend
to be thorough in their investiga
tions. Miss Tarbell's series of pa
pers now running in McClure's
Magazine are biased and unjust
there is more distortion and per
version in them than in any sim
ilar series I have ever read. The
facts will bo told from Mr. Rocke
feller's standpoint, some time, and
when they are, Miss Tarbell, I be
lieve, will be sorry for what he
has done. ... I knew him when
ho wa? practically unknown out
side of Cleveland. Ho Is a man
of tremendous brain force. I con
sider him far tho greatest busi
ness man In tho United States,
ricrpont Mo'yan la a pigmy com
pared to him.
"When It I charged that Mr.
Rockefeller' religious pretensions
are Insincere I deny it. 1 know
Mm na an earnestly and devoutly
rvliiioiu men. Furthermore, I
Vuow him ftj a xory charitable
nnu. J lp lut twd me, a number
of time, a an lUKtrunu-nt In hU
clanibc. Tne amount that Mr.
Kockt f.'ltor five away qtiletly and
. r tly h much more than wh-xt
he bestows nubility. 1 ( .h h Rot
Ml for iuttU ly or adrntUln In
hli pood work; he alo nlv Intel"
llcfiitly, lie trie to place M
money when It h retlly needed,
and where It will do real Rood, I
do not M'itl tr hint at til a mart
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4 lbs. fancy Muor peaches. . .b0
12 lbs. fancy Japan head rice... 1.C0
2 cans 16 oz. Cream of Tarter
baking powder .50
3 pkgs. 10-cent soda .25
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1 bottle lemon extract. .10
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has done the world much good.
He ha3 helped teach the lesson of
combination and concentration.
He has done much to direct the
great industrial evolution toward
the joining of forces. It is the in
evitable outcome fit modern ten
dencies and conditions. And why
should he ba attacked for this
more than Andrew Carnegie, or
John Wanamaker, for instance?
What more has he done than they
have done?"
We mav erant much that Chancel
lor Andrews says regarding Rockefel
lers brain force and what ne uas done
toward teaching the lesson of com
bination and concentration; but, in
view of the well-known methods em
nloved bv him to crush out competi
tion, we may be pardoned for casting
some doubts upon the sincenty o: ms
relieious nrofessions. It is just as idle
to say that Rockefeller was compelled
by force of circumstances to become
a billionaire, as it is to say that he
became one simply by his own su
perior brain force.
The neonle in an era of prosperity
became less vigilant than usual and
permitted legislation to go nuchal -lensed
which laid the foundation"
which made Rockefeller a possibility.
But these conditions required a great,
iinsernnnlftiis. ambitious and grasping
man to make them produce the results
which now menace tne peace oi
America.
One of the startline features of
Chancellor Andrews' Interview is the
statement that his resignation as
president of Brown university was
purely and solely lor personal rea
sons ' and that his free silver views
had nothing whatever to do with
bringing it about. Hence, as one of
the martvrs for academic freedom."
Chancellor Anc'rewa must bo excluded
from the list, as far as Brown unlvcr-
ity Is concerned.
"I'll confess," said Chancellor
Andrews, In conclusion, "that I
cau't understand the attitude of
the World-Herald upon this ques
tion. I wish jou would give my
compliments to the editor of your
paper, and tell him that the fit,
333.33 which Mr. lUkkoMior ak
the. people of Nebraska to ronttl
bate will to raised; that the build
Ins will be fretted; that it will
U) a frreat benefit to tho students
ami to tho university, and that It
will do not the slightest harm to
the student, tho untvtTklty, or
tin itutft of Ntlriika."
It Is probabli that tho mony will
t r.tHed and the btithlhii? built.
twu-ellor Andrews h too vallam A
lighter ti ylel4 cvon under deter
mined opposition. Hut the r"t of his
proehvy It a matter tHn hlh
rarnet meti miy well dlnr. It may
"do not the slightest hirtn to pro
p,ire men for larkov to the i:rand
tetnlor of the coming "bencvelcnt
b
feudalism" but a lot of old-fashioned
people still admire the spirit mani
fested at the Boston Tea Party, and
will,, resent the new system of taxa
tion advocated by our worthy chan
cellor. "Cut out the blight of populism,"
was a favorite expression of Billy
bummers when he was hankering for
the United States district attorney
ship pruning-knife. ' But when he
finally got it and tried it on the' re
publican tree he foind Dietrich
"scale," and Colby aphis, and Currie
black-heart and so many other dis
eases that his courage failed him. He
did not use the knife, but gave the
tree a spraying of lime water techni
calities. . -
B. & M. Foss of Saline, being asked
why he did not take the Tjnited States
senatorship instead of allowing Diet
rich to land ?t, said in -?ifect: "It was
the turn of a hand who should get it.
But there were too many 'stiings' to
it and I turned it down." It is com
mon talk that one of the "strings" was
payment to Thompson for his senator
ial campaign expenses and control of
certain appointments. No wonder
Dietrich had to make a red-tag sale
of postoffices.
"Redeem Nebraska from the blight
of populism," v:as the republican slo
gan in 1900. The "blight" was tho
best four years of state administra
tion ever experienced In Nebraska.
But the "redemption" came, romil
ism had "bli-hted" $677,000 of-the
fctato debt. It had "blighted" the
ciistount on t tato warrants and
brought them to par and a premium.
Three years of "redemption" havo
added $535,000 to the state debt, mak
ing it even greater than In the palmy
days of Joe Hartley. And If all skas
do not fail there'll be n discount on
state warrants before a year.
If Rockefeller Carnegie, et al.,
really want to benefit humenlty by
granite donations, why not -tJrnoer
M ? pf,.ra,1Irn;,l from Atlantic to Ta
cifle to I nele 8am and H ti e pwnlo
try equal ownership of something
more pmlm the tuan libraries and
Temple Hall.
t John ! I'h III I pi, Ivubhoe, okfa.r
Mulo.-ed find amount to carry ny
ropy of tho best "H'uator" in t'ha
l nlted States! to August it ,"
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