The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-05

With assurances, IL GuCn De nece
sary, that such an institution may be
depended upon TO defend the character
of the man who bears its standard be-
fore the people from the mountains to
the sea against ur Just and unWarrant-
ed attacks by whomsoever made.
Very truly yours,
J.. H. EoUTHGATE,
Pres. Board Trustees Trinity College.
JUDGE CLARKis RFJoINDER- EE BOARD
OF TRUsTERs DID NOT soRUTINlzE THIS
MAFFER-DR. KILGo CALLED MIXER
JUDGE CLARK SAYS HE IS THE ONLY
MAN WHO CANnGET BIG DONATIONS
FROM THE CIGARETTE TRUSTS.
On last Friday q letter from Judge
Clark TO MI. Southgste was made pub
lie. Because of the length of these ar
sticles we are compelled to omit all but
Important parts. In his r. 1Suder
Judge Clark says:
Your theory Of defence that it was
DR.. Klgo, and not myself who Yves on
trial does credit to your ingenuity and
would be convenient if correct. The
verdict and judgment show who was
intended to be- tried and condemned.
Read your resolutions:
"ResOlUed 2. That we deprecate and
condemn the uncharitable and unfair
spirit manifested by Judge Clark in his
correspondence with and charges
against DR.. Kilgo."
If l was not on trial, then without a
trial you deprecate and condemn"
me, one of your associates, and find
that Ihave been guilty Of being ''un-
fair" and ''uncharitable." II you did
not find me guilty upon what was it
that you based your other resolution
that ] fought foresight" would like
to be informed. If only DR.. Kilgo was
on trial, the resolutions expressing
your satisfaction with him would have
ended the matter. But when you go
further and condemn me you either
did so by trial without notice (as /
complained) or without any trial, as
you now assert, which 10 making the
matter worse.
notice you deny none Of the ma
terial points Of my complaint.
a. Though the telephone i'm the
building in which your committee sat
is Immediately connected with the
telephone in the court room in Raleigh,
where ! was, and three trains q day
went from Raleigh to Durham, no
summons, nor ever q whisper ever
came TO me, in that or any other. way,
during your sessions of three OF four
DAYS, tnat / was being investigated
and CONDEMNED. Il will not do to cay
that because / knew the board would
be in session that / was ''constl uctive
~" fixed with notice that Dr.. Klgo's
threat * lay the matter before the
BOARD would be followed by my trial
and condemnation. As well say thai
because every citizen OF the county
knows when court will meet, that
when n man says to another ~ will
lay the matter before the grand jury"
that the latter can be tried by the jury
and sentenced by the ldge, without
notice and without chance to offer
evidence or argument.
~ You give no excuse why, ON my
application, after judgment. you re-
fused me, even the limited information
you now give the public.
(S.) You have shown 10 jurisdiction
In your board to sit in judgement on
me. And if your only OCjscE was to
endorse DR.. Kilgo, did he want a
embarrassing" only, forJit is nothing
more when no one is given a chance ia
bs beard in opposition.
al It your board is empowered to
sit IN judgment on the views of its
members, you do not answer why it
did try your views on matters OF public
Importance as well as my private views
as TO DR.. Kilgo.
(5) You cay nothing as to the lauda
tory declarations of DR.. Kilgo that the
possessor of wealth, who gives money
to the college which pays his salary, is
the greatest possible OF ject of respect.
These degrading views are not proper
to be taught college students in North
Carolina without rebuke- and know
the board by it's silence would not be
taken az endorsing them.
These things do not answer.
As to the ew matter, that after
Dr.. KIlgo, introduced the recommen.
datiOn for q four years term, that in
reply to my objection he stated YER
balIy that it did not embrace himself.
I solemnly aver that I never heard it.
1.-THE written word a. i les, "And proves
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