The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-06

BaiIy Sun. an afternoon paper pubil>hti
IN Durham. that he heard the speech
made bv Or. i. G. kilgo ut the residence
of W. Duke on the evening 81 Iuile .
1898. when the Richmond Band. the
Facultv Of Trinity College. some ~tudent|
mi others went there for the purpose
of s~pronadinc Mr.. Duke AMI thanking
him for his liberality: that he reported
the proceedings for the Durham Sun ana
the words appearing in quotation marks
in the following clipping:
AT the conclusion of the address the
student body. headed by the Richmond
band and faculty. marched down 10 the
residence Of Washington Duke. and Sere-
naded him ana ave three cheers Tor
kilco. Duke and Trinity. Short speeches.
were made by George Humber. DR. Isoh
ms and DIR. Kilgo. all expressing thelr
apnreciation and thanks to Mr.. Duke for
his Iiherality. In the course Of his re
marks. DR.. Kieo said. "The first white
cbild WAS born in North Carolina. the
first Declaration of Independence was
SIGNED in North Carolina. the first
blood shed of the civil war AMI present
var was shed by Il North Caroilnlan,
but greater than these the greatest phl-
anthropist Of the South IS 4 Norm caro-
Imam were spoken by DR.. kii2o on that
occ,sion and were taken 1oWn by the
affant in his note book. that he after
wards wrote out the article which ap-
pelred in the Durham Daily sun on the
Sth dav of June. 1898. and The 'hovc IAN
guage therein attributed to Dr. h!i@o WAS
used by him: that no correction Of his
report has even been made or requested
by any one. and no one has eyer Su@GeS-
ted to the affiant that it was not accu-
rate.
And the afiant further slys that III
the same speech DR.. j. G. kilgo IN
speaking Of Trinity College. lis hopes.
benefactOrS and prospects. said III sub
stance: This mcaning Mr.. w. Dukes
housed is the presidents house. We are
lust permitting Mr.. Duke to use it
awhile. over there on Chapel Hill street
pointing to Mr.. L. \. Dukes resideEce'
is the house of 4 member OF the faculty,
and there (pointing to Duke factory Is
our industry and we have 4 bank down
town.
The affant is not positive Of the exact
words used by DR.. Kil@o in this last para
graph as he did not take the words down
ut the time, yet he is positive most Of
these words were used by DIR. KilgO
and the language above gives the sub
stance of what was said.
tSigned) IEB T.. COUNCIL
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this. the 9th day Of June. 1898.
(SigneN u. G.. GUNTER. ]. 2. Seal
It will be noted that rs to the para
graph referred to in my letter, Mr.. Coun-
oil is positive, he took the words down
ut the time and published them next
day. He appeared before YOU and by
oral testimony substantiated what he
swore to above. On Il strict crosss-eXami-
nation it clearly appeared that he had
stated the exact truth as 10 this speech.
Then there is the affidavit of J. A.
Robinson. editor and proprietor of the
sun that the paragraph as above quo
ted appeared in the Sun of June 9Th and
no correction has ever been asked.
1t is true. DR.. Kilgo has introduced
one or two witnesses who thought that
he said land also instead or 'greater
than but he SAYS lie spoke without
notes. and all of his witnesses say they
took no notes. Mr.. Council took notes.
He says he knows he was accurate, he
remembers that the expression "greater
than these" struck him at the time.
"Greater than these" was antithetic. To.
ilayc said 'and also" would have been
tame. Il lame and impotent conclusion.
lie would have said simply North Caro-
lima has the greatest philanthropist Of the
South. Mr.. Council not only took down
~ - u tli' iIiit. II - btlttl
than the slippery memory Of men. but his
version is more reasonable and when
published no correction was asked.
The witnesses DR.. Kilgo introduced
We're members of his Faculty. holding
their places at his nod and one or two
trustees. 1t Will be remembered that
III my letter | did not purport to give the
exact words as Mr.. Council had down,
but said the effect. the true inward
ness Of his speech was My Lord
Duke. give us money and your name
shall be exalted above all names.' In
stead of asking these nSwor Witnesses
as to the correctness Of what MIR. Coun-
ell had sworn to. DIR. Kilso would read
my paragraph and ask the witnesses il
he had used those words. Neither I nor
anyone had said he had. had SAID
the words he used meant that. Then he
would gravcly ask his subordinates what
kind of man he was. if he was irrever-
ent. if he worShipped wealth. and they
would dutlfully reply that he was re
markable for great reverence and his
Indifference to wealth. Yet DIR.
i\llgo has not omitted in this trial to pay
his usual tributes to the Dukes. In his
speech just made he paid them Il CRATE
full and glowing tribute. And oven in
the dispositions he has taken and which
have been read i'll yonr hearing he has
managed to bring out to his credit that
G Of the Dukes alone pays $500 towards
the salary of DIR. OgleSby (your prospcu-
tori who IS pastor both Of Mr.. Duke and
DR.. kilgo. AS Sam Weller would saw
tins was VERY uncommon kind in NJ.
Duke and WAS 4 gentle reminder to vourI
prosecutor not to be too bold. But D1.
kigo showed discrimination. You will
remember he did not ask such questions
of all his Faculty. It would have been
too much for some of them. That excel
lent gentleman, Prof. Pegram. said he
did not know whether DIR. EiIco used
the words greater than these or not
Young Mr.. Flowers and Mr.. Cranforl
have been running the 'Christian
Educator rs Z vehicle of abuse in Or.
l>llg"s interest We're specially effuSivo
IN MS praise. Prof. Flowers also used
this language which | took down.. CDR
l>llgo did not cNtol Mr.. Duke above the
other heroes of the State" The younp