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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1906.
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OPPOSE JM TAX
BARBS FAIL TO NOMINATE MEM
BERS FOR ATHLETIC BOARD.
Present Resolutions to Present Board
Requesting Them to Remove the
Twenty-five Cent Poll Tax.
Contrary to expectations, no candi
dates for the University Athletic
Board wore nominated at the meeting
of the Associated Barbs held In MC-,
modal Hall yesterday morning. A
number of men wore expected to be in
tho race for the nominations ""and an
exciting meeting "was looked for. The
mooting did prove exciting, but not
over candidates. A set or resolutions
was Introduced condemning the pres
ent method of election and refusing
to participate in the election under the
present system.
After Bome discussion these were
passed almost unanimously. The fol
lowing are the resolutions:
Whereas, The present system of
election or members for the Athletic
Board Is generally criticized; and
Whereas, The experience of former.
'years has clearly shown the tendency
toward corruption and unjustifiable
methods of obtaining voles; and
Whereas, The present system falls
to secure members perfectly, represen
tative of the student body; be it
Resolved, That wo, the Associated
Barbs, hereby petition the Athletic
"Board for theMmmodlato removal of
tho twonty-flve cent poll tax, which
wo bcllayo to bo the cause of the ten
dency toward corruptions. and, be It
further
Resolved, That wo will neither nomi
nate a ticket nor participate In the
election for said Board unless such poll
-tax be removed; and, bo It further .
Resolved, That a copy of these reso
lutions be sent to the Chancellor of
the University, one copy to the Ath
letic Board, and that they be published
In the Dally Nobraskan.
A committee was appointed to elab
orate the resolutions and state tho
reasons for the stand taken in the
- jnntter. T;he following Is an official
report of tho committee:
We, the-committee appointed for the
purpose of explaining these resolutions
. and declaring the reasons for the ac-J
tion talton by the -Association, report
as follows:
'-The elections of former years have
been of-such a nature as to oxclto nd-
vorso commont by tho loading news
papers of the State and have not failed
to bo criticised by certain prohiinent
membors of the faculty.
Tho practices which have been-crltl-clsed
are matters generally known to
both faculty and students, namely: A
slush fund, subsidizing of votes and
advancod machbio methods of cam
paigning'. Wha't Is known as tho
"slush" or campaign fund is raised
', prior to tho olectlon by contributions
from individuals and organizations of
M the University. Tho purpose of the
fund is to reimburse tho votor for tho
tax collected at the polls.
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in tie newspapers4 of Lincoln and
other cities of the State, and not de-
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nlod, that certain University organiza
tions engaged or employed in forward
ing the Interests of one of the tickets
at the Athletic Bdard elections are as
sessed fixed sums which constitute tho
campaign fund. This campaign fund
Is not expended directly at the polls,
but as follows: Any member of these
organizations who escorts a voter to
the polls Is handed a small slip by
trusted lieutenants as he passes out,
which is redeemable at campaign
headquarters for Its face value, natne
ly, twenty-five cents. The member
who has escorted a voter only pays
the tax for which the ticket 1b a reim
bursement. Thus the buying of votes
or more properly speaking "setting 'em
up to a vote,"' for the one voted Is
taken to the stall for a twenty-five
cent vote just as for a ten-cent glass
of soda water.
This system of voting for student
members of tho Athletic Board, which
has been In vogue In the-Unlvcrslty
in the past few years, Is one which
tends to place the control of tho elec
tion In the hands of the faction having
the larger campaign fund, Instead of
deciding the result of the olectlon on
a question of principle and tho merits
of. the respective candidates. Tho or
ganization and machine methods have
become so thoroughly developed that
In order to win In a contest a candi
date must he backed notonly by men
who support his candidacy on a ques
tion of principle or merit, but ho must
also have behind him a large sum of
money atlth which to pay for tho vote
of the Indifferent student and thus In
(luenco his ballot.
Such Indifferent votes, although
counting as much as unyother In tho
eloctlon, are not representative. Such
.practice, tends to prevent a true, ex
pression of the Ideas of the individual
voter. It fosfore Illegitimate and cor
rupt methods-ol campaign and schools
tho participants in unjustifiable prac
tices which causes him to lose his
sense of right and responsibility neces
sary 'to- secure proper results in an
election. We believe that such moth
odu should not be encouraged or al-
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lowed to exist in connection with an
ofllclal University election.
Two years ago the Associated BarbB
succeeded in electing a full quota of
student members to the Athletic
Board. These men were pledged to
vole for the repeal of tho twenty-five
cent tax. -The matter was brought up
In a meeting of tho Athletic Board
and the present system sustained in
operation by the votes of the faculty
members of the Board.
Last year, to shew that the Barbs
were ready to practice what they
preach, fhey, even at the sacrlflco of
victory, refused to put up a "slush"
fund and entered the campaign on
principle. An appeal was made to tho
Individual votor to come out and cast
his ballot uninliuonced bj the uso of
money. Tkla appeal apparently had
little effect upon the University stu
dents, as the Barbs had the mortifica
tion or seeing the indifferent or guile
less voter-.again go to tho man who
had -the money tox paJTTor the tax on
his vote.
Then, having tried these two meth
ods or securing a-repenKpf tliq tax and
doing away with tho corruption first,
by having our live members voto
against It, and, second, by making
an appeal to the Indifferent votor to
properly exercise his fra'nchlso we
now take the stand that wo will not
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participate In the election unless the.
tax Is removed..
It may bo argued that the monoy
raised on tho day of e'ectlon is neces
sary o the maintenance of athletics.
To this argument we reply, if tho
money must bo secured to maintain
athletics In tho Institution, thou some
method should bevused which docs not
tend to corrupt University politics,
lower tho moral tono of University
life, and school thovotcr In question
able machine methods. There are a
number of methods which might be
suggested as more feasible than the
present one anil the Barbs stand-rendy
to support any reasonable plan.
J. M. PAUL.
S. M. THOMPSON.
H. G. MYERS.
'FRANCIS O'GARA.
GYM ASSOCIATION
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION WAS
FORMED YESTERDAY.
DIccuds Piano for tho Future Work of
the Organization Dr. Clapp Was
Elected Temporary President.
The gymnastic toam does not come
under tho supervision of tho Athletic
Board of control and this fuct, to
gether, with tho fact that thoro bus
been no organization to which they
have been directly responsible, has, ln
the past, handicapped tho work of tho
team.
Yesterday at chapel tlmo, In Dr.
Clapp's office, a permanent nsaoclatlon
was organized, which will- look nffor
tho Interests of the gymnastic team
and Its work.
After dlacuHBlng pro and con
whether or not tho association should
bo strictly a student affair with tho
president elected from tho students
body, It vas finally decided to elect
Dr. Clapp as temporary president to
act until a suitable man was docldod
upon.
Then the matter of electing a treas
urer came up for consideration and Dr.
Clapp suggested that Mr. Wosterman,
tho University accountant, be asked to
act in that capacity, and by motion it
was decided to do-so.
When It camo to tho matter of elect
ing a manager It was suggested that
the temporary president also act In
this capacity, hut he thought someone
else should tnko charge of the work
and that he would at all times be
ready to assist him )n It. Dr. Clapp
said that at Now Havon a man was"
elected gymnastic toam manager who
wasn't necessarily on tho team, but
who was a man that could arouso in
terest in nndnttontion to gymnastic
work. The question of n manager was
allowed to rest and will como up nt
some future meeting.
Tho toam captain for next year was
considered and the association decided
to eleot him this .year, but ho will bo
elected by-the team In tho future' On
Copejand's motion- Johnson was unanl-
mously elected. -
The next In order was tho election"
of a secretary, and pick Patterson was
chosen. -
Two committees were then appoint- .
ed and one, consisting of Johnson and
Moss, on constitution and by-laws, nnTf
one to look Into the. matter of now
suits for the gym ' team. ' And tills
brings up j tho question or furnishing
the team with suits. Tho manager of
the gym exhibition held on March 31,
190C, the department and tho six stu
dent members on the committee de
cided to ubc a part of Ihe surplus from
the .exhibition in buying suits for tho
gym terim and this with tho Idea in
mind that it would arouse' interest in
tho workjind in a measure remy the
mon for their work. It was possible
to do this, since tho dual.viueot .with
Wisconsin which .was ,tqk bo held here
was called off. These suits will aggre
gate between twenty-five and thirty
dollars and the bahihccMvlll bo turned
over to tlie association's streaaurerand
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