The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-11

has been liberty No men ever nursed
the principles of freedom in this common
wealth with more jealousy than her
sons; no boys went more readily to
Virginia's $. fields of slaughter than hers.
Here we deserve the right of holding
to political freedom and will not bow
to any political ring nor recognize any
political master. Boys SHAH come here
Democrats, Republicans, Populists and
hold their views without shame or fear.
Truth is what this college wants, and
God alone shall rule its destiny.
In these last days there is a political
crowd that has sprung up who are de-
termined to enslave every college for
their purposes, or kill every one that
will not bow to their god. Already
they have laid foul hands on State edu-
cation as is seen in the Kansas Uni
versity and in the case of DR. Houston
in the Texas University. Dependent
upon the ruling political party for APP
preparations. these Institutions are
forced to nurse or not oppose the wild
est political doctrines. Such bondage
is degradation to all thought But now
they come to the doors of the church
colleges whose freedom they dread, and
lay their clutches upon their threats
servitude or an Infamous death. Trim
ity win suffer neither BY the etcrnals,
she shall he free. No political power
nor any other shall ever claim her, but
over and above everything else she shall
answer to God and obey the truth and
that is what they do not wish. For this
the defendant is asSaled by political
tricksters. but into their faces he filings
defiance. while his old Scotcn-Irish blood
runs hot and the impulse of freedom
beats heavy in his bosom. Defamc and
malign her servants, but thank God Trim
ity will never wear the political chain.
What is meaner than the attack these
traducers of men and destroyers Of free
dom make on the good old gentleman
who gives of his abundance to the
growth Of Trinity and TO the culture oC
his people. More than thirty years ago
he came from the war to his home in
which there were four little orphan chill
dren. His property consisted of few
acres of pipe clay dirt in Durham coun-
ty and fifty cents in cash. He began to
work in this poor dirt to feed his lonely
family. He thought for himself and
worked along new lines. AS the years
went by he worked harder. economical
more. till at last he through toll and
business sagacity. owned fortune. Now
that he is old and seems to be working
along the banks of Jor Ian in search of
crossing place. while he seems so
near the border land, he gives his
money to his church, at whose affairs
he found God, that through Trinity
College the young manhood Of his ma
tive State may be blessed, and this
crowd of political haters curse his gifts
and traduce his motive. He is not ex-
travagant, wasting his money in social
folly, he has not shut it mp in bonds, he
has not wasted it in sensuous living, he
has not lost it in covetous gambling in
stocks, but has given it to build a great
college in his native State for his own
civil kinsmen. and this is met by this
crowd of society wreckers with curses
and strokes. Oh what viii be their next
step! No. gentlemen. this crowl will
never be satisfied till they wreck colleges
and chain the pulpit to their cars OF
ruin The defendant will welcome death
rather than submit
| am through Come to your verdict,
but one thing is sure, there has been no
trickery in this effort. The defendant
in this hour has not only plead for your
college, but for name which he will
hand down to his wife and children
which is clean. Find your verdict, gen
tlemen, but if you go along the same
logical line which the defendant has
followed you will not simply vindicate
him. but you charge the whole matter
to the deep seated malice of the prose-
cutting witnesses. af4,