The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-11

pertinent Station II L nave
to call a special session of
the Legislature to do it
Gov. Daniel L. Russell yesterday in
a caucns.
The State has received blow from
which it will not soon recover. Its in
dustrial development and educational adj
vancement have been set back almost
decade. And by the very men who should
be its guardians and watch over its best
interests with jealous care.
This Brutus stab has come from the
Governor of the State and the trustees of
the Agricultural and Mechanical College.
The latter institution has been looted
and the Experiment Station destroyed to
make places for political henchmen. Good
men-scholars and scientists-have been
displaced by incompetents and nincom-
poops.
Designing men, men who have them
selves been discharged for Incompetence,
who have been convicted in the courts and
who are daily pointed out as utterly I'M
worthy of confidence and respect have
thus gratifed their personal spleen and
hatred-but they have done this at the
expense of a fair institution Of learning
and the best experiment station in the
United States.
In this nefarious work these men were
backed up on one side by lot of igno-
ramuses who know no law in the matter
save the will of those whose tools they
are; on the other side by Governor
whose only desire is to make political
Jobs for those upon whose backs he hopes
to ride into the United States Senate.
Last night was very dark and sad
one for North Carolina. The board of
trustees of the Agricultural and Mechan-
ical College met twice yesterday, but did
nothing at either meeting. They prefer
red the cover of darkness because their
deeds were evil. They met at 8 o'clock
at the Agricultural department, but re-
NAMED in session only 10 minutes, then
adjourned to allow Russell's henchmen
to attend caucus in his office.
Again at o'clock they met at the col
lege for 5 minutes, then adjourned again
to finish that caucus in the Governors
office.
In the meantime much had been done
at these caucuses. The Governor had
counted noses and had found himself beat
en-, with two members of the board alb
sent-W. G. Pool, Of Pasquotank, and
DR.. Kimbrough, of Davie. They are
both Republicans and willing to do the
bidding of theExecutiye at any time SO
he sent them telegram. He told them
the meeting was a very important one,
their vote was absolutely necessary and
since they could not be present them
selves telegraph their resignation at once
so that a temporary successor could be
appointed DIR. Kimbrough was heard
from first, and Ir. Westmoreland, OF
Davidson, janitor OF the Supreme court
building, was sent for. He was question
ed closely. He swore by the eternal ne
was ready to do whatever the Governor
might say do. Thereupon hiS commission
was issued Late in the afternoon Mr..
Pool signifed his willingness to resign and
Private Secretary Alexander was sent
out into the highways and hedges to find
another man with brain and moral
calibre as small as Westmorelands, and
without any will or opinion of his own.
He didn't have to go far. just across
the hall, in the Treasurer's office he found
a man named Crowder, who came up to
these requirements every particular.
So last night these two wall flowers
ornamented the board meeting, saying
nothing, but voting whenever the time
came to turn out good teachers and put
in poor politicians.
But even after getting these two pup
pets the Governor had not won the vic
tory. A count Of noses still showed him
beaten and Loge Harris with clear ~
jority in favor of maintaining the stand
ard of the college. So he decided as a
last resort-this Governor-to offer Iroge
some inducement. So when the caucus
met after the 4 O'clock board meeting. he
desisted from snorts and threats and
grew gentle as kitten in the ashes. All
day long his typewriter had been going;
now he brought forth the result of her
work and read it, and behold, Loge's son
was to be given place at the salary of