The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-31

of influence is being eXerted by this
industry)
After each one Of these witnesses DIR.
Kigo either crOss-eXamined or made eX-
plantations as to the most damaging parts
of the evidence.
Under notice to Judge Clark to get up
evidence to prove DIR. kilgO's reputation
in North Carolina the testimony Of Mr..
John II. Webster, editor Of WcbStcr's
Weekly, Reidsyillc, was offered, to this
effect: That DR. I[ilav in Il speech at
Madison, in Rockingham county, said
that the primary departments or graded
schools were baby ranches into which
the parents who could not or would not
control their children pitched them to he
rid of their care and responsibility, ana
if he was looking for vice and immortality
he would not 20 into the ignorant see
tions of the State, commonly called the
dark sections, but that he'd go into the
graded schools and other Christless lnsl-
buttons of learning in the State.
DIR. Kilgo objected to this evidence
Rev. Mr. Oglesby, the prosecutor, said
he thought the objection was good.
An affidavit of j. =. McMichacl to the
same effect was offered and also re-
jectcd.
Rev. r. G. Ligan, of Rock Hill, made
affidavit that DIR. Kigo's reputation
among Il considerable number of his
brethren in South Carolina was that of
manipulation and wire-pullcr. Some
had even called it Il ring formed fol-
the purpose of controlling affairs.
Mr.. jennings affidavit was rather non
committal. Dr. Kilgo he said, was Il
very smart man and liked to have
his way. He had heard him called
a manipulation and Wire-puller, but those
terms were too strong, Mr.. Jennings
thought.
This completed the evidence and at
11:50 o'clock the board adjourned to
meet again to morrow morning at y
o'clock. at which hour the reading Of
dcpositious for the prosecution will he
continued.
After that DIR. Kigo will present re-
buttal evidence and then both Judge
Clark and Dr. Kilgo will make speeches.
These proceedings will probably consume
the whole day.
Though the readers of the News and
Observer are already familiar with tn"
facts involved in this controversy, Ii
would perhaps, not be out of place to
repeat them here.
At meeting of the trustees year ago,
DR.. Kilgo, president of Trinity, brought
in a report recommending that the facul~
ty be elected for four years instead of
from year to year. as formerly. Judge
Clark opposed this proposition and the
subject was referred to II committee
composed of eX-Judge w. j. MOntgom
cry and himself, who reported against
it and it was defeated.
"A few days later having visited the
tobacco belt and heard the adverse criti-
cisms of Trinity College under DIR. XII
COS management" Judge Clark mention
cd the matter to Mr.. JOS G. Brown, u
fellow trustee. and said: you see now
we were wise to vote down that recon-
incubation of DIR. kilgo to give him
term of four years.
This conversation was conveyed 10
DIR. Kilgo, who wrote asking if Judge
Clark had used this language. The latter
replied to the first letter asking the
name of DIR. Kigo's informant and to
the second saying that the conversation
was a private one, Whereupon DIR. kilgO
wrote pcrenlptory letter, concluding
with a threat.to lay the matter before
the trustee. 70 this Judge Clark replied
at some length, saying, among other
things:
in a conversation with another truS-
tee. | told him of your growing unpop-
larity. and / expressed my thankful
ness that the trustees had defeated your
recommendation which would have
made you irremovable for four years.
The growing opposition to you, which
has become intense, with many, in the
tobacco section, especially your report
ed speeches attacking the honesty otI
silver men (Who constitute ninc-tcntiS
of the white men of North CaroIna),
the attacks you have made on the state
University, and the quarrcls you havel
managed to get up and keep up with
DIR. Kingsbury, Rev. Mr.. Page, Mr..
Webster, and others. have created an
tagOnisms which must shorten your stay,
unless you are protected 10y four years
term or some influence not based on
public esteem. | am sorry that your en-
orgies are so little occupied that you are
even now seeking to add Il controversy
with myself to your amusemcnts.
The attempts of Northern multi-mI-
lionaircs to capture by gifts and en-
dowmcnts the control of the education
of the children of the people, has ere
ated Il sensitiveness on that subject in
the public mind. The charges in the
public prints. however, intimatng that
the consideration of the gift by members
of the tobacco trust to Trinity, was that
the youth there were to be prosecuted
and taught a political hcrcsy foreign to
the faith of their fathers. would have
had small effect with so just people
as ours, if, by your parade of your gold
standard views (Which must have an
untoward effect on the minds of the
young men in your carcl and your reitcr-
atcd and estentatious assertions of your
superiority to public opinion, you hal
not given color to the charges"
On the 18th inst, the secretary of the
board of trustees of Trinity College
wrote Judge Clark:
Trinity College, Durham. n. c..
''June 10Th. 1898.
Hon. Walter Clark, Raleigh, y. c.:
My Dear Sir. At the annual meeting
of the trustees of Trinity College, held
June 9th, 1913, the correspondence he
tween DIR. John c. kilgo and YOURSELF
was referred to a committee who made
Il report on same and | was instructed
to send you copy, which please find en-
closed.
Respectfully,