The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1878-02-26
e. / ask you to cease your persecu

cence, ask you 10 cease your pefsecu-
ton.
In asking the people OF Ann Arbor.
They tell me Of Douglass accumula-
tIons, Of Roses poverty. They tell us
of his purity; Of his absolute honesty;
his neighbors endorse him; they speak
of his economy; he never kept horse,
but stumped around the city on one
/ leg; did not drink; did not gamble;
had no extravagant habits; simple in
his tastes; his wife worked her life al
most out in keeping boarders 10 help
/ pay for a home. He is poor; not
worth cent ia the world. III he stole
| 50. 600, his neighbors say, "What has
he done with IL ?" / ask the question
/ to-day: What has he done with this
large steal2 join with his neighbors
in saying, before God, believe him an
innocent man, and asst that this perse-
cution cease.
This miserable chancery suit should
never have been commenced. The
Legislature asked us TO dismiss IT.
We failed. Rose asked for trial be-
tore jury Of his countTymen. This,
the Judge refused. lie then asked for
trial before any other Judge in Mich
igan. This, too, was refused. Doug
las was unwilling 20 try the case before
any other Judge" says Senator Chris
tiancy. The desire Of the director was.
apparently, the barometer OF judicial
feeling. Our proceedings have been
dark, and cruel as the grave. We have
now means Of escape. Dismiss the
the case against Rose, and cease your
persecution Of man whom, believe,
from the depths of my soul, to be in
nocent.
Let me review the case:
THE CASE IN NUTSHELL.
The October, rs, resolution is n fact.
Douglas appreciates it; there is trou-
BILE in the laboratory finances; who
doubts the directors knowledge Of il?
He makes a discovery; Rose is de-
faulter; two Regents are called; the
director pours his story into their ears;
he assumes possession; Rose is con-
fronted; his property is demaded as
pledge against loss, under promise OF
secrecy; confident in his integrity, he
gives il; Douglas sits on the case;
Rose il excluded; the director reports
through a committee Of the Regents;
he is covered with apologies; Rose is
suspended; without a hearing the as
sistant is dismissed by the June commit
tee; this occurs in the absence Of two
members OF the Board, and in the face
of remonstrance; Douglas is paid for
taxing his ingenuity 10 defend himself;
chancsry bill is fled without authori-
~; it is fraud; the able attorney OF
the director appears at the same time
as solicitor of the Regents; the direc-
tor has free access TO the books, mutt
lates them, and carries portion Of the
records (cut ont in his pocket; Rose is
denied the books; Rose asks for an i'm
partial judge OF his choice; Rose de-
mands jury; the court refuses this
poor privilege; the theory Of the Board
was. douglas is innocent aud Rose
guilty" the Judge apparently ditto;
such is the case, and We call it equity.
Let us cut this judicial knot which
lawyers tell us cannot be united; 60
back TO first principles, holding Doug
las responsible for an honest account
will never interpose any obstacle to
Douglass taking such course as he
may think proper to settle his affairs
with Rose. Let Us (ao far as We have
the power compel him to pay what he
owes the laboratory.
IN view Of the facts which have
stated, will you send this man as a de-
faul.er, and send his family 10 the poor
house under such circumstances
When the future history Of this men,
orablc struggle shall have been writ
ten, the course which has been pursued
will cause the blush Of shame 70 man
tie the cheeks of the descendants OF
the men who will, in violation of the
popular will, in opposition 10 ont State
Legislature. IN violation Of the spirit
OF the public press, with the letter Of
our counsel before us, with the gravest
doubt as 90 the guilt OF Rose existing
in the minds OF the great majority who
have given attention to the case, vote
TO stamp this man Rose as n thief. aud
take $1,000 or $1,000 out of the pocket
of Il. A. Beal. the only man who has
stood mp for him, confident in his iuno-
cence. ior the past two years; aud this
man is a hero. Judge Huntington
may decree IL; the majority of this
board may say Amen, but / will never
SO vote, God being my helper. No
pressure will cause me 20 perform such
an net. DO net believe that the peo-
pie Of Michigan desire me to be the
medium Of such a high-handed, and
Ito mel dishonest performance.