The news & observer., 1897-06-18

/ it? And that you would bide your time
and get even with him!
10th. What did you mean, just after
the board meeting in March, when you
told student that you wanted Col.
Holiday retained, but could say moth
ing for the rest of the faculty?
11th. What did you mean when You
said to that same student that revenge
was what you wanted and that was why
you got on the board? Though you had
told me- just the day before that you
had been urged to go on the beard and
refused three times before accepting.
10Th. Why have you not treated me
civilly since | refused to purchase your
fertilizers? | noticed it and remarked
about your conduct to many of our mu-
tual friends.
Now l would like to ask the Governor
a few questions:
1st | would lilse to ascertain just where
the responsibility Of my removal rests?
Prof. Chamberlain rushed out before the
boar,l meeting was over, and taking me
by the hand, said if you hear lad
news do not hold me responsib it,,
for did all | could for you coll, ks.
Mr.. j. G. l.. Harris says, Los. re-
sponsibihty is not with me; and 9TH
intimate that it comes from higher au-
thority.
2nd. Are you responsible? If you are,
you seem to be very painstaking in your
official duties generally. Did you in
vestigate my work? II you did, and
thought that Prof. Emery could fill my
place better, then | have nothing more
to say?
3rd. If you say the board is respon-
sible then | would like to ask, in as
much, as you were formerly a judge,
and ought to know, is it right to ''pack a
jury?''
4th. Why was it so necessary to have
the full number fifteen to act? Would
the work not have been legal and alright
if the thirteen present had acted on it?
9Th. Was it for economy? If so, why
did you not caution the board not to
give my successor an assistant?
9th. Is it right to appoint a man on
a board who is at the head of a fertili-
ger factory, when said board controls
the fertilizer inspection of the State?
7th. Is it just to other fertilizer COM
panies, doing business in the State?
Sth. Is it just to the farmers who
buy this fertilizer?
Truly, there is no law against it; but
is it morally right? Is it not setting a
bad precedent? Is it not bad in princi-
Pile?
Please do not understand me to be
casting the slightest insinuations at
Prof. W. A. Withers, who is station
chemist and chemist for Chamberlain's
fertilizer establishment. For l can truly
say of him he is above reproach.
9th. Governor, maybe the whole
frnt oticae t1,n 70 fhof nj
demonstrated with you for making un-
just statements about the college here on
our commencement day? You called on
some one to correct you if you were
wrong. did so.
10th. After all, was it true as Col.
Edwards said, that they would have
turned everybody out if they had had
men in their party that could fill the
places?
In conclusion, | would say to the
board of trustees that the rank and file
of the Republican and Populist parties
are watching you. The people of the
Democratic party are not the only ones
on the watch tower
The A. and NJ. College has it's origin
from the United States government and
it belongs not to any party, but to the
STATE, and was created for the benefit
of the youth of the land. Look well to
your stewardship; if you do well, you will
be commended; but if you do otherwise
you will bring upon yourself just retribu-
ton.
1t should in no sense of the word be
considered as party spoil 1t has done
good work in the past, keep it up to the
standard.
1t could easily be made one of the
leading. if not the leading institution of
its kind in the South. 1t rests with
you.
Respectfully yours,
B. IRBY,
Professor of Agriculture.
Raleigh, \. c., June II, 1897.