The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-04

Christ visible to our sight in these days,
and who rs there that can rebuke the
evil which is more open now than it
was then?
know it has been told around with
effect. members of this Board have told
me. 1--WE have Il million of dollars in
sight" If DIR. Kilgo is not sustained, it
is possible that it may vanish, and there
may be some who shall say what is the
harm of clustering up DIR. Kilgo's
shortcomings if we keep that beautiful
thing in sight. If l am condemned I'M
justly for having told the truth, there
may be sole who shall say what is the
say what is a little injustice like that
to losing the sight of so much money.
There was one once who had the
whole world in his sight, and he turned
his back upon it. 1t is true it was
long time ago, but we call him Master,
and we profess to be his followers.
No duty more unpleasant has ever
devolved upon any man than this has
Recn to me. 1t pains me to be at varl-
ance with anybody, especially with any
Of those whom ! have deemed my
friends for years. l can not but believe
that some influence back of DIR. kilgo,
has planned this as an adroit scheme to
create Il division between me and some
who have been heretofore my friends.
But | have been driven, pulled, dragOOn-
cd into this controversy, which is so OPP
posed to all my feelings. Because l said
to fellow Trustee we had done well
to defeat DIR. Kilgo's proposition for
four years term. eleven months later
without warning. without notice, l am
i sittn hVF
men whom | esteemed, and am asked to
resign. When l asked for information,
it was denied me. But / kept my
, wound to myself. | said nothing. Then
on information coming from those who
voted for my condemnation, it is pub
lished in the press / then gave the
facts, Mr.. Southgate replied, to which
answered and from that day in June,
two months ago, till now not word
from me or my pen has gone to the
press let the matter drop i'll the in
tercst of harmony. DR.. Kilgo after
wards came out in an interview. |
made no reply. Unable to keep the fight
mp in that way, he applied to this Board
to investigate him and summon me MS
witness, thus choosing his own forum.
% In his speech here, he boosted that he
had rc-opcned the fight. All this time,
pending the investigation, which should
he impartial | observed the propriety or
keeping silent. But during this time DR..
Kilgo was going from District Con-
ference to District Conference, and
wherever he or his special friends went,
resolutions endorsing DR.. Kgo and Mr..
Duke sprung up, as flowers at the foot
steps of spring. The advocate" under
the auspices of one of the jury with
regularity and dispatch printed these
resolutions. and defended DIR. Kilgo.
while the christian Educator" edited
by two of DIR. Kilgo's professors, has
in each issue overfiowed with volumes
of abuse of myself The papers. owned
in part or controlled by the Dukes and
the entire monopoly press have assailed
me- In coming here to-day to lay these
facts before you. | have simply done my
duty l desire no harm to DIR. Kilgo.
have no personal animOsity to him, but
! am antagonistic to the views he has
expressed in the matters | have referred
to. l earnestly desire the best good of
this college. / think his usefulness here
has been fatally impaired for the rea-
sons | have given. | would have pre-
ferred not bringing out this evidence
| against DIR. Kilgo, but he would have
it so and the Board ordered it.
| know it is hard to fight this "com-
bination of Blifl and Black George,
this union of KilgO's machine meth
DDS" and the millions of the cigarette
trust. / know the forces they can mar
shall. the papers whose columns they
can turn loose on any one, the numerous
agents of all kinds they can set in mo
ton. | can not cope with them i'll use
of money. l have never thought the
chief end of man was to accumulate
wealth. | have tried, in my humble way
to be of some use to my fellow men.
have ever advocated those things which
were for the public welfare and not
those which served the private interest
of great corporations and multi-million-
aires. | have thereby made them my
enemies. | have little save my good
name and some share in the esteem Of
my fellow citizens whose interests |
have faithfully endeavored to serve, and
these things | well know the gigantic
power Of money will endeayor to take
from me.
Long years ago an image of gold
was set up in the plain of Dura, i'll
the Province of Babylon. There were
three men who refused to do it obeis-
ance. Iney were tnEOWu INTO IuIuhCe
heated seven times, but the king who
looked within saw with terror that they
were unframed, and that there walked
by their side one who had the form of
the Son of God. AS truly as on the
plains of Dura, the great gold image of
the money power has been set up in
this country. and they who will not bow
down untoit and worship it are threaten
ed with the furnace heated seven times.
There he not three men, but thousands,
who will not do so, and if they shall
keep the wilderness of their souls, serv-
ing their God and their country in the
integrity of their hearts, however hum
oie they may be they can surely feel that
there walks by their side the form of
one who has a likeness unto the Son
of God. Civilization, liberty, religion,
all demand that we should rebuke and
drive out this domination which is cap
turing our colleges by gifts, and so many
other agencies that influence public
opinion by downright purchase.