The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-07-29
EYER LOYAL
TO SILVER.
President Andrews, Of Brown Uni
yersity, Resigns Because he
Was Denied
THE LIBERTY OF SPEECH.

,y.,Iy Reply to Tho Com mmittes of The
,,,,or.tIon Who bjsctsd to His Finau
,,a Utt.rancss Hs Detrimental to The
u..ttnt.re.t- Of The eUnivsrsity-wouId
Not Consent to Remain In The Position
and Refrain From Speaking His Mind.
pRovrEScE, Il. l., July 22.-Pres-
,dent F.. B. Andrews, of Brown Uni
v,rsjty. 10 day sent a letter to the
faculty resignlDg his office. The
letter was in response to a commu-
nlcation sent TO President Andrews
Nv the special committee appointed
By the trustees and fellows in June.
who at that time called him to ac-
count for silver utterances.
The controversy which led up the
resignation was precipitated by Con-
gresham Walker, of Massach usetts,
at the last meeting of the corpora
ton The Congressman at that time
deplorcd the action of President An
drews in promulgsting his views on
the silver question. Mr.. Walkers
stand was approved by all the mem
bcrs Of the corporation. and com
mttco was appointed to confer with
DR. andrews and endeavor to induce
HIM to refrain from pursuing the
policy ho had adopted in relation to
financial teachings.
The correspondence is here given
m full:
To Rov. +. Benz amin Andrews. ID.
D., President of Brown Univers-
Ity:
In compliance with your request,
tho Undersigned. members of com
mttee appointed at the last meeting g
of the corporation of Brown Univers-
lty make the following statement:
The committee was appointed un-
der the following resolution, to wit:
Resolved, That committee, con.
sisting of the Chancellor, Judge
Durfee. and Judge Wayland, be ap.
pointed to confer with the President
in regard to the interests of the Uni
versity.'
The resolution was passed after
remarks from several members o.
the corporation, showing more spe
cifcally the reason for it. The max
ors of these remarks expressed tn,
highest appreciation of the services
rendered by the President by in
creasing and diversifying the ed
ucational facilities and efficiency O
the University, and in multiplyin,
the number of the students resortine
to it, and at the same time professe,
for him personally the warmest ad
miration and regard. They siguifie ec
n wish for the change to only on,
particular, having reference to hi
views upon a question which consti
tuted leading issue in the recen
Presidential election, and which j
still predominant in national poll
tics, namely, that of the free coin
age OF silver as legal tender at a ra
tio of sixteen ounces of silver to on
of gold.
They considered that the views O
the President as made public b,
him from time to time favored a re
sumption of such coinage, and ex
pressed the belief that these view
were contrary to the views general,
held by the friends of the University
that the University haG already los
gift and legacies which otherwis
would have come OF have been ir
sured to it, and that, without change
it would in the future fail to receiv,
the pecuniary support which i
requisite to enable it to prosecute
with success the grand work OF
which il has entered. The chang,
hoped for by them, they proceed t
explain, is not remuneration o
hese views as honestly entertained
by him, but n fOrbenrance; out o
regard for the interests of the Uni
versity, to promuIgate them will ap
peal most strongly to the passion
and preiudces of the public. Tn
subscribers understand that it was
pursuance of this hope that the res
olution appointing them a commit
tee to confer with the President wa
passed, and passed too, it may b
added, without a single dissenting
voice or vote.
WILLIAM GODDARD,