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Show I' -r STRAIGHT TALK -" - ;" I l This Is an opportune time to thoroughly thorsh H , out matters at the University of Utah, which is H supposed to be a state institution for all of the H poople, but which is in the hands of political and H religious cliques that dominate and direct every-1 H thing that has anything to do with the conduct of H the placo, and the personnel of its instructors. H The arbitrary action of the Kingsbury person H in dismissing without notice or explanation a num- H bor of the most capable professors at the Unlvei- BJ sity, men with modern advanced ideas; and the M demoting of Professor Marshall, are acts that can H scarcely pass unnoticed by the board of regents. H However, they will probably meet and some one H will move to sustain the president, after the for- H mula used in the tabernacle, and the right hands VJ will go up without a request to count those op- B posed. BB In the face of tlie protests of n thousand stu- fl dents the gentleman partially responsible for the dirty work Is adamant, and his position has but B added fuel to the flames of those who are advo- B eating the formation of a third party here to pro- B tect themselves and insist upon their rights as American citizens. y B The demoting of Prof. Marshall is one of the B rottenest things in the whole deplorable proceed- H ing. A man eminently qualified for his work, to H which he has given the best years of his life; one M who has made the instruction of his classes a per- M sonal matter with each unit; the soul of gentility, H and one who has broadened instead of narrowed, H like he who demoted him, by experience and B knowledge; it is to laugh to see the benrer of the H orifiamme of a church school try to step in his H shoes. H The Btudents are angry and at present more H demonstrative than those who are discussing the H matter in town, but the anger of the latter is at H white heat, for this is the culmination of a series H of acts that have been going on for years with Vfl the object of ruling things at the school abso- H lutely, or wrecking the institution of learning in BH tho attempt. H A dozen live subjects of the day which are Vfl freely discussed in other universities are for- VAi bidden at our university, and eveiy attempt to in- vj culcate new ideas is squelched unless certain lines Pfl aie followed. It is high time a bitter public is VJ shown the location of the cancer, and after that H is done, the operation for its romo' al cannot begin H too soon. H This seems to be the year in which influences H in many quarters are showing their hands, and the H sooner the atmosphere Is cleared the better. HBJ H We must compliment the Chief of Police on yfl his stand regarding tho expenditure of the money H appropriated by this city to help men who are out H of employment His remarks at their meeting H were received in anything but a decent spirit, BAV a large majority of the needy ones refusing to Bflj work for $1.50 a day, demanding that the union H schedule price be paid them. Chief Grant was BH dead right in the stand he took, for though $1 50 H a day is .not an adequate wage for a man, It skins H nothing to death until a better opportunity oc- Bfl curs. Tho demonstration made by many of tho Bfl "toilers" was proof enough that they weren't ans. H too crazy to work. We know plenty of men bet- H ter than they, who have worked foi $1.50 a day in Bfl a pinch in preference to having nothing to do and BH nothing to oat and no man, honest in his Inten- mVJ tions of securing work would kick at the price If Hj it stood temporarily between him and hunger. H Whore the city commission made a mistake was H in failing to jiiro a floo' of the Utah for tho un- H employed, going for them each day in automobiles H and seeing1 that uach had a roasted partridge and BH a bottle of vintage 1904 before their valets pre- BhhmbvbvjhjhvjbbbbBbHbI pared tlielr,beds .,fpr, thennjgh. Thats onjje, thq Qhlof was right, but , he is still the, Cheese , of Police, -, . The 'appointment of Gould B. Blakely of Salt Lake as registrar of tho United States land office to succeed E.' D.' It. Thompson and Heber J. Je of Provo, receiver of the land office in place Of Col. H. M. Kaighn, has heetf the subject 'of mUch cohversatlOh tin tho part of leading Democrats here 'as well as In Cache and Webet counties. And the comment has not beon at all favorable to' "Spinach" Wallace, National Committeeman and double-crosser of thOse in his own party Not that tho Democrats had any particular objection lo Mr. Blakely, who Is a good man and a hard worker, or to Mr. Jex, but that the former state committee with Mr. Wallace present, had pledged its support to Mr. McKay of Ogden and Weston Vornon of Cache county, and it was expected that they would be named. The Democrats of Cache county are particularly indignant over the treatment received, and they aren't any too happy in Ogden where the knives are ready for the grinder. Mr. Edwards, a state committeeman, prominent promi-nent In Logan, said that they were very much disappointed and that the appointment left them out in the cold as usual. There was also considerable con-siderable bitterness displayed in Ogden and locally lo-cally the Democrats who havo had enough of "Spinach" Wallace were highly indignant not over the appointments, but because after Wallace had agreed to endorse Vernon and McKay -with the committee, other people have been appointed. However, they are getting used to the tricks of ' Spinach" Wallace and a number of leading men In the party are marking time until they can put a quietus on that gentleman who Is not doing himself any good on account of the constant turmoil tur-moil he is creating in the ranks of the Unterri-fied Unterri-fied locally. It has been rumored for some time that he is a candidate for governor or senator or seme little thing like that, and It will be interesting interest-ing to see what the boys In the ranks will do to him if he decides to be a candidate. There are some yarns yet to be told of the committeeman's activities during the legislative session; stories that will make interesting political politi-cal reading, but it is best to wait until the boy go back to the plowing before discussing them. The persistent work of Edward Evans at the head of the Utah Art Institute with the assistance assist-ance of several others more or less influential to have the legislature abolish the Institute, Is an Important matter for consideration, though pos sibly it has been overshadowed by more Important Impor-tant Issues. The dailies as usual have had noth ing to say on the subject, and underlying It all is a story with which the public Interested in the furtherance of art here should be familiar. The Institute was founded in 1899 following the pas sage of a bill introduced by Mrs. Alice Merrill Home, the idea being that it would mean the advancement and encouragement of fine and applied ap-plied arts, It was something new in a young community com-munity and since that time It hap been subject to many ailments, such as affect most infants. During, the years since it was founded, an, art collection col-lection has been slowly acquired through purchase and by the giving of prizes, The institute receives re-ceives $2.0P0 a year from the state, ?1,0QQ with which to purchase pictures and $1,000 for prizes, maintenance, etc. At the beginning, Mr. Evans was placed at the head of the institution and has held the office ever since and now after having antagonized many notable artists and conducting the Institute in an arbitrary mp-sner year after year, Evans Is doing his utmost to have It abolished;, He has bepn on tho joh too long. He Is intolerant In mpnyj-waya o.tlia rights pfr.ottijerrtkjts. and il tkpWw 'be surprising t theM)WpOsWanfopk ment making it impossible for any person to hold the office longer than twp years, has something to do with his desire to see it abolished. One would think that aB head of a' state institution in-stitution of this, character year after yeirfte would have a pride in seeing it grOw to som& thing great, but instead there Is no endi of lobby Ing to have it suppressed entirely. Some, officials offi-cials have gone so far as to make tho absurd statement that the collection is not worth $300 and this in the face of the fact that there jare several Very valuable paintings there 'by masters. mast-ers. ' There Is another very interesting thing In connection wlUi this art institute. The head of the institute as we understand it, appoints a committee overy year to make purchases and this committee has seen fit on more than one occasion occa-sion to purchase the pictures of Mr. Evans. That should make it mutually agreeable for Mr. Evans V and tlie institute. In this connection there is also another amendment amend-ment Which the legislature is asked to act' upon which is that the pictures of no artist may be purchased while he is in office. It is alleged by some of tlie artists that there has been a decline of late In the quality of pictures acquired because be-cause of tlie set Ideas of this official and his stand in all matters pertaining to art. There Is no reason in the world why an institution of sixteen six-teen years' standing should be killed because everything ev-erything submitted has not been successful. Tho art in&tltute is tin one thing where the people of the state are getting something for nothing, and there are enough good pictures In tlie collection col-lection to more than justify tlie money put into it. It would be well for the legislature to consider all sides of the question carefully before they take any action whatever. Certainly there is something under the surface somewhere that needs digging out and it is up to tlie legislature to find it before deciding on anything definite. v It would bo a shame to close tho institute simply because be-cause one man and a few of his supporters -want to see it go by the board. It is about time to conect the impression which seems to prevail in many quarters that Judge George F. Goodwin is the Judge Goodwin who is editor of this journal. Not brothers, no relation. Judge C. C. Goodwin knows that the majority of his friends will not confuse the two, and he is too modest to say anything about it, but the writer is not, and would like it understood that there is a vast difference between the two In their attitude on public questions, their methods of expression the narrowness which characterizes George F., and tho breadth of Charles C. Then, too, Judge C. C. Goodwin does not belong to this legislature. God forbid! ' V " k |