The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-03

matter to the Board and / did SO tell
him in nv last letter to him. This seem
ed to ezra ge him and he sent me type
written letter, copies of which he also
sent to other members of the Board. In
this last letter he charges me with what
he said in his first letter that he had
not said and added new charges. j
have been unable to get these contradic
tons adjusted in my mind, however,
other people may have no trouble with
them. He knew ] would bring the mat
ter before the Board as | had stated,
for this was the statement that seemed
to inspire his last letter. | knew as
well as he knew that he was not to be
tried by the Board, nor did it ever occur
to me that he was tried, till | read ms
interview | considered myself on trial
before the Board for Il charge which
he had made.
Il regret that he was not present at
the last meeting of the Board, nor can
| understand why he did not attend, as
| had announced to him that | would
lay the whole matter before the Board
at my earliest opportunity. In his in
terview and his letter to Mr.. South
gate, he says that he has sufficient evil
dence to prove his charges, and he also
intimates that | received a gratulty for
the speech / made on Mr. w. Dukes
porch the night of Il serenade inspired by
Mr.. Dukes gift of 100000, ana
charges that / am low order of poll
tician. Yet he did not put in his ap
pearance nor submit in any form this
evidence. He was under obligations to
135 200 Methodists to save them from
the calamity of a scrub Politician; he
was under obligations to Trinity college
to protect it; he was under obligations
to himself to protect his assertions; he
was under obligations to every young
man in Trinity to save them; he was
under obligations to society and The
State, yet none of these brought him
to the meeting. but he said in his inter
view; L heard nothing more about it,
and had well nigh forgotten the whole
matter How dare any man forget
such sacred duties? / did not forget it,
and had | not put it before the Board
| would now be open to the charge of
having learned of these accusations and
did not even attempt to have them
cleared up. think $4,000 MethodistS
have been badly ignored by one in
whose hands they placed their insti-
tuition. The Board of Trustees owes it
to me and the college to call an extra
session and investigate these new
charges.
How long were you in Tennessee"
DR.. Kilgo was asked.
ooh, pshawi never lived in any States
except South and North Carolina. | do
not know that | ever had "A kinsman
even that lived in Tennessee. / chal-
lenge Judge Clark to give the name Of
the Tennessee preacher who said, ''we
know that fellow. He is a scrub polti
cian'
How long has Judge Clark been on
the Board of Trustees?
''He was elected May, 1892. This was
at the time of the reorganization of the
college. He was reelected in 1895.
How much has the American To
bacco Company, donated to the college,
or any trust?'
Nothing so far as my knowledge
goes. Certainly nothing since | have
been connected with the college. The
chief benefactors of the college since
| have been connected with it are. Mr..
w. Duke. Mr. Il. n. Duke. DIR. j. A.
Cunninggim, Rev. n. NJ Jurney. Mr..
w. r. Odell. Miss Annie Roney and
number who have donated smaller sums.
/ do not quite understand the attitude
of Judge Clark on the gifts of Mr..
Duke. Two years ago Mr.. w. Duke
donated 100000 to the endowment and
at the Trustees meeting, June It'll. 1897.
the following resolution was adopted by
a rising vote, Judge Clark being pres
ent:
"Resolved, That as a Board Of Trus-
tees we express to Mr.. w. Duke our
high appreciation of his practical in
terest in the cause of education. and in
Trinity College especially. We tender
him our heartiest thanks for his large
benefaction. and invoke the benedictions
of the Giver of all mcrcies upon him.
(Signed) +. d. SWINDELL,
7. G. BROWN.
J. II. SOUTHGATE.
''That, it seems to me, would have
been the proper time to enter n protest
but the Judge did not make this pro-
test If therefore the college is imper-
lied by these donations let Judge Clark
blame himself as trustee as the trus-
tees accept all gifts and not the presi-
dent.
'"The Judge never opposed in meet
ing of the trustees any gift made to the
cDlleSp, SD luT dS nave any hLpN'
edge. / do not understand why he at
tempted to make before the public so
much out of these benefactions, and yet
assists the board to fasten these calami-
ties on the college.
81 notice that Judge Clark in his let
ter to Mr.. Southgate quotes you as using
very strong language about Mr. w.
Duke in your speech on the night of
II Il <t1. ~nt1
with saying in effect: MY Lord Duke.
Give Us Money and Your Name shall be
exalted above all Names" the reporter
said.
Dr. Kilgo made this reply:
"Of course / did not use such language
nor did / ever have such thoughts. 1t
was not in the programme for me to
sneak. but the students called me out
and / said among other things, North
Carolina is the first in very many things.
American independence was born III