Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-09-24 | Page 1 | University Head Decries Caprices of Popular Vote

f 1 Prods Democracy il r 1 F- F 1 I k I I 1 7 i T 1 I DR BUTLER Midgets Over Mighty University Head Decries Caprices Of Popular Vote I Dictatorship Brings Better Men Into Power Educator Edu cator D Declares r s I to Students i B a Br Associated Anor run Press I NEW YORK Sept t 21 Dr olas Murray Butler president of Columbia Co Co- Co- Co lumbia university believes that de democracy democracy de- de has placed midgets in the seats of the mighty while dictatorships dictatorships dictatorships dictator- dictator ships have brought to authority anc and power men of far tar greater reater Intelligence nce far stronger stroner character and far more snore courage I Addressing the student body at the opening exercises of the university yesterday he said that of the thc pres since James Madison no more more than thais five Live or six represented the best bestin bestin in American character and intelligence intelli intelli- gence enc as personified in the first four chief executives of the republic PRODUCE GREAT Dictatorships in which power and authority have been seized by byn an n outstanding out out- ut- ut standing ding personality who commanded the loyal support of ol some compact and highly organized group he said have produced a Cromwell a Napoleon Napoleon Napo Napo- leon icon a Mussolini l a Lenin and a a Stalin Sta Sta- lin Un It It is rather startling he added for lor convinced believers in democracy democracy democracy racy to observe that this latter system system tem tern appears to bring into authority and power men of ot far greater Intelligence intelligence intelli gence cence far stronger character and far more courage than does the system of election Of Ol 22 prime ministers in England since 1827 not more than eight will willbe willbe willbe be accorded distinguished h d. d excellence x intellectual and moral by history in jn Dr Butlers Butler's opinion In said none of the 20 successors of Bismarck Bismarck Bis Bis' Bismarck Bis- Bis marck approaches him in stature of intellect and capacity for public s service ser ser- r- r vice not more than five of oC the 49 premiers of ol France will survive the test that is supposed to apply to the presidents of ot the United States the prime ministers of Great Britain and to the chancellors of or Germany LAUDS BRITONS Just now he added there are two men in hi Great Britain MacD MacDonald MacDon- MacDon n- n aId ald and Snowden who are arc giving iving an exhibition of ot that that int intellectual an and moral power and courage which not only constitute greatness but adorn it That system of or social organization and control and that system m of education education education edu edu- I cation is a futile failure which cannot cannot can can- can j j not discover excellence and exalt I eX-I ex Why are our midgets so often hi in the the scats reals ats of the of-the the the- mighty might I I. I