The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-07-31

dollars of what you now say is blood
money; worse than whiskey money, and
Ihelped:with it to build church in which
you Worship God, yet you think 1t is
sin for, the church to put this money III
Ieducation. Does this really look like
sincerity? Does it look like friendship
10 Trinity? TO say that DIR. Crowell is
a YanEee and that President Kilgo is
South Earolinian will not answer these
ouestic:ns. nor explain these letters"
''rht: following is DR.. Kingsbury'"
explanation of the above letters as 1t
appear. in the Messenger July 10. 1890:
You. parade in your last delicious spe-
cimcn 'of personal spite two letters
wrote 40 old Mr. Duke in which l So
Ilcted EMAIL contributions to aid in build
ing Market Street church, and to provide
n lot Cor the building. The first letter
is dated April 10, 1891, and the last the
DIST of March, 1894. | read again those
letters with satisfaction. If you think
that | am afraid of their publication lest
they lnight, as YOU with your accus-
toned ishort-sightedncs and jump-at-a-
conclusion style evidently believed, put
me in IN hole you are quite mistaken.
When i wrote to Mr.. Duke | had met
him for a moment, and had been well inn
pressed by his reputation for benevolence.
| had Elade inquiry of Durhamite and
was told that he was a Christian and
liberal; | had no doubt of his general
character. | had not inquired into his
business in any way, as it had not been
suggested to me than that in any partic-
ular was it improper or illegal or I'M
mercifEl In fact, l had not heard the
questio; raised at ALL Having. Il great
many things in hand as editor of daily
newspaper as well as student, | had not
for noment considered Mr. Dukes
business in any way, and was only con-
cerned :as to his general character and
reputation. | had not heard it limited at
remotely then that he was in any partic-
ular depressing the farmers or inJurmg
! the youth Of North Carolina and the
country: at large, and the whole world in
so far rs the sales of cigarettes extend.
state: deliberately and upon, my honor,
and praying God to never save my soul
| if | had any knowledge of the real mean
| ing anG purpose and results of Dukes
business when | solicited two contribu
tons"
| The aext issue of the Educator will
reprint: the letters together with DR..
KingSb:lry's explanation given above,
also the following editorials taken from
the Messenger:
| THE: following editorials are taken
from the Wilmington Messenger,and were
written: year before the last letter
written :by DIR. Kingsbury to Mr.. Duke.
Compare all dates.
''The messenger weeks ago cautioned
the legislature to move slowly in driv-
ing capital out of the State and oppress-
ing manufacturers in any way. We
urge that enquiry be made if tobacco
trusts have injured the farmers by les
SEEMING the prices for tobacco. Our own
information. derived from a source we
believe TO be trustworthy was that the
trusts as to cigarettes had put up the
prices as: to the particular kind of tobac-
co used in their manufacture. "-Edi-
torial in: Wilmington Messenger, March
I'd, 1898:
"Watson's tobacco bill aimed at the
cigarette TRUST was killed. The editorial
in the Messenger of weeks ago stated
that the trusts did not iniure the farm
ers, but Greatly brought them higher
prices for: their tobacco used in the cigar
cite business. The Messenger advised
| the Legislature to cause an inquiry to be
made into this matter of injuring the
| tobacco growers before enacting laws
to drive out invested capital and estab-
Ilished manufacturers Editorial March
18th, 1893. lin Wilmington Messenger.
"What ii the fact? While the Argonaut
was suspended, the Messenger was
fighting against principle and unfriendly
legislation aimed at one established in
dustry. II called attention to several
facts in connection with the cigarette
manufacturers at Durham. 1t advised
the legislature to make careful scrutiny
before it decided and said that its in
formation was that the grades of tobacco
were higher now in price than the farm
ers had got:before the trust was formed.
We have referred to this at least twice
since. We: did this for the reason set
forth in our first editorial We were on
the side of :the farmer and so the mis-
representation and filings of the Ar
gonaut do not distruth us."-Editorial in
Wilmington sMessenger, March Sth, 1893.
These ares the facts in the case, and
the public is 1eft to judge of their merits.
r. L. FLOWERS.
DIR. KINGSBURY'S ARTICLE.
We do not think it would be just to
DR.. Kingsbusy to publish the foregoing
without making the following quotation
from DR.. Ktngsbury's Letter to DIR.
Kilgo," giving the editors reasons for
his criticism Of the college president:
"It was not:so much the three articles
published and aimed at me, personally
offensive as they were, that so fired my
feelings, but .the remarkable message
and his threats that came to me on the
2Sth of June. :The message was sent to
me through a personal friend of mine,
man of character and veracity. He
gave me further what DR.. Kilgo said to
him of me, and: this was heard by well
known Methodist gentleman also.
"The message. and threats were as near
nc T recall thera as follows: