Show THE THREE PLUMS when mr tanner was called to the presidency of the agricultural college THE JOURNAL said we wish mr tanner in hit change of vocation and hope that the agricultural college will continue to trow under his hie management as an it has baa been crovi growing ing under the administration of baul if mr tanner proves to bo the right man in the right place we hope be will w ill not conclude to alter his bia profession profet teion again and that no political turn of affairs will deprive him of his position to winch which the provo enquirer took exceptions saying the logan journal infers that prof tanner got the position of president p resident of the agricultural college because of politics and then the enquirer ungenerously and unwisely said of mr tanners chances to hold on there ni mas as no politics in the selection but democrats would no doubt liko like to remove him if ever they get a chance on purely political grounds that was an unwarranted slur on the democrats but the enquirer which is soon to begin the publication of a church organ as it says is up to just such tricks however we regard our local republican contemporary contemporary as a much better authority on party questions than our friend from provo the local republican organ says professor paul the retiring president although possessing a political lias b which somewhat impairs his bia usefulness in in a position of so unpartisan a character yet has achieved gratifying success in id the management bof the institution and will bear with him the best wishes of a numerous circle of friends f for his success in whatever hat ever field he be may in future devote his energies ener sies we naturally understood from all sources that the change was political or rather beligio cal which accounts for the vote of mrs richards but if I 1 prof paul has been any more of a partisan than mr tanner we have never heard of it neither has his hid party at least t is not trying to load him doeff with spoils spoil S mr tanner was appointed clerk af pf t the supreme court two months ago with a salary of 2100 a year I 1 about weeks ago be was a appointed P Pre president eident of the agricultural college with a salary of 2500 a year yesterday it was reported that be had been tendered the liosi position tion ot olf judge judae 0 of district court in place of jud judge e le grand young resigned salary a yar THE JOURNAL greeted mr tanner at the time of his selection by the college C trustees as follows mr tanner WAS a promising lawler lamer and d will no doubt succeed as aa president of the college we wish him every success and having attained it we lope he will IB be allowed to keep his position until the institution shall have ave reached bac bed ina years that kind enough to suit the enquirer which contemplates the publication of a church organ in the near future and we still wish the institution and its ita new president well in fact we wish vish him success with which ever spoil he may disport whether the 2100 the 2500 or the plum Is that conceding enough to suit our friend the enquirer which is about to begin the publication of a church organ in provo |