The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-06
Of the Board should feel themselves in

Mr. Il. \. Duk can not possibly. from
the nature of the case. be held an impair
tial juror i'll Il matter which calls in
question the prOpriety of DIR. Kilgo'S at
tItude III regard 10 the Cigarette Trust
and the relations OF the Duke family
Ia this college. Rev. Mr.. Brooks. Rev.
Mr.. Cole and possibly other>l | am told
are Witnesses for Or. Kilgo and they
could not he proper jurors when they
arc T. pass upon their own evidence
contradicted BY conflicting testimony.
Their own testimony is necessarily i dc
clSIon IN advance against the other side.
controlling their own votes and neccSSav-
lily influential with those sitting with
them. At the meeting Of the Board
on July Is. as aforesaid. Rev~. +. y.
Bishop and T. y. Ivey. McS~rS. Ore!
Peacock, W. ]. Montgomery and posi-
lily others We're present aiding and advi>-
ing lpr. Kilgo and making suggestions
To HIM, acting n associate counsel n
1t We're. and it would be without prec,-
deht that they should SIT lS jurors: with
expectation Of being absolutely without
| bias in favor of the side they had coun-
/ scllcd. If either Of these gentlemen Will
say | am mistaken az To him | Will StrikH
out his name. Rev. T.. y. Ivey has he
] sides during this controversy Indicated III
the Advocate 50 clearly his convictions
III favor Of DR.. Kiigo. to whom also his
relations are 50 well known. that | pre-
sumo he will not offer 10 sit rs 4 juror.
Mr.. S~outhgate. presiding officer Of this
Board, had 4 controversy Will me which
was published in the papers. over tho
very points now to be decided. After
such public expression of his views. il Is
possible of course. that evidence might
persuade him that he WAS wrong ana!
thai | was right. but il would aSsurcdly
require, according To ordinary human ma
ture. considerably more weight Of cyl
dence than to retain him in his publicly
expressed views. Al the aforesaid mect-
ing on is July. Rev. Mr.. Jurney advo-
Gated as 4 matter of policy giving time
to get up evidence and then rs if fearing
his position might be misunderstood he
said to this Board, Il am Il kil@o man.
! told the District Conference at Rock
ingham yesterday | was coming here T.
fight for DR.. Ki!go, that | should
fight for him with my fingers ana with
my teeth, and when my teeth gave out.
[ would gum it for MIN" He is also ah
agent in the service Of the present admin
i~stration Of the college. He himself will
hardly contend, | should think, that he Is
Il competent Juror in the Investigation of
Il party for whom he is prepared TO
gum it. At the same meeting on July
Is. w. II. Branson forgetful Of What
was due to himself. to your honorable
Board. and to myself who was here II
Your request as well as in my capacity
as Trustee, used grossly insulting Ian
guage to me III your presence because +!
said | could not get up the evidence you
wished unless time was given. ! alone
rebuked him and further reminded Inn
] stood here alone, one man agaIn5; %.
Mr.. Southgate did say to me that !
should to protected, but | told him | did
not need protection. | could protect my
self. that what | wanted was decent
conduct. Mr.. Branson IS also, ! am n
formed. an employe of the Dukes. Ii
any one else present showed d~iSappro-
baton Of Mr.. Branson's remarkable con
duet it is known to himself. Certainly
ii was not sufficiently pronounced Il
procure up TO this moment any apology
from BranSon either to myself OF K
your Beard. 81 far rs | am Informed. \
that same meeting on 18th of July, anoth
CT OF the Board insisting that no time
should be given TO get up evidence Sug
geSted that failure to lay before YOU cyl
dcnce sufficient to convince You of the
correctness Of my views might be follow
cd by expulsion. | think this was Rev
Mr. Tyer. If it was not he | Will be glae
10 have him correct me. If therefore
failure TO convince this jury that my
views Of DR.. I\ilgo are correct is grount
for expulsion there is additional reason
why | am entitled to an impartial jury
none Of whom shan have formally eN
pressed opinions strongly in favor of DR.
KiIgO and ~condemnatory Of myself.
It is true that the letter of the IreSi
lent Of your Board announcing this in
veStigation and requesting me to ai(
with evidence says the investigation
will he confined to DR.. Nilgo,' but OF
the former investigation though bod
Mr.. Southgate and DR.. Kilgo say that 1t
alone was on trial Vet III some unac
countable way. the verdict ard judge
mcnt were rendered against me. There
fore. rs Il membe of the Board. as one
invited by you to lay evidence hefor,
YOU. and as one whom one of your Boar,
has threatened with expulsion if the cyi
dcnce is not sufficient TO convince the
Board (and therefore sufficient to chang
the views of those members who have
expressed opinions favorable to DIR. kil
@ol | demand 4 right which the justice
OF the English speaking race has always
and everywhere granted to the humblcS+
a fair. unbiased and impartial jury Il
the asccrtainment of the facts and tl3-
each member shall be examined whcthel
he has formed and expressed an opinion
as to any OF the points IN controversy.
| do not doubt the entire sincerity OF
those members of the Board who have Sc
frequently. and some Of them SO violently
} expressed their opinions upon this contro
| versy in favor of DIR. Kilgo. Their abs
lutte conviction is what disqualitics them
The early martyrs were tortured ant
put to death by men absolutely convinced
that they We're doing God service.
DR.. I\llgo is q minister and there are
some ministers Though | hope very few
} who think enormously that Il criticism
, upon one of the order is an attack upon
the whole order. and therefore in thcl
: opinions upon the church and upon rell
t gion itself and | stand here q laymai
before a tribunal Il majority Of which
present are probably ministers. | hav'
} been pronounced III my views agalns
I the illegality Of Trusts and | have con
$ CURED with the resolutions of the West