The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-09-06

SltttI HIS Dtth
lcge and will prevent students coming
here.
These three are depositions regularly
taken and were excluded because yoIr
prosecutor tOglesbyD said he did n,
think they tended to prove Dr. KIlgo,s
record in North Carolina nor his un-
fitneSS-and the motion to permit your
minutes to show that this evidence. de
positions regularly taken and sen5 in,
had been offered was refused. This i
IL very comfortable arrangement FOR 4
man who wants his record" preserved
from publicity.
Can YOU expect farmers to send their
sons to Il college whose President teaches
publicly that the laziness Of their fathers
is the cause Of the depression. 1t Is the
language used by the ~taSknaStcrs Of
Pharaoh Of old to the children Of the OPP
preston 60 to. ye are idle. Ae are idle
pharaoh.S loinS We're not rs thick as the
little finger OF these modern trusts nd
those who are in sympathy with our dp-
preston say to our farmcrs-''ye are idle,
We need Is lashes to You backs, every
one Of YOU
| also offered You the statement of
Hon. Frank Thompson. Of Onslow, 4
leading Methodist. i gentleman Of tie
LII lIIltIiiStiItt. L SHN >
Il 10 not think that | could now give
you Il synopsis of any of the speeches
that | heard DR.. KilgO deliver II have
heard him on several OccaSiouSl. but
rccollect distinctly that his speech or adj
dress ut Clinton. y. c.. in 1891. was. if
| understood it, the most cloqu nj plea
for mono-metalism and monopoly that |
have ever heard.
am truly sorry that our church has
not learned that it needs Christians
worse than it needs money. If We believ
the Bible. Solomon raised or collected
large sums Of money from his people and
LEFT a divided kingdom-oppresSion is not
Christianity and | am fully persuaded
that if Christ came today, that his first
work would be to drive the money
changers out of his church.
(Signed FRANK THOMPSON,
jacksonville, \. c.. Aug. %. 1898.
Much more could have been offered
from other quarters to the same effect.
IT was useless to duplicate the above.
These gentlemen are from different parts
Of the State, are all Of the highest charac-
ter and most Of them Methodists.
Another feature Of DR.. Eilgo's record
in North Carolina is his manipulation
and ~Wire-puIling. If | were to 90 into his
record at the last two or three annual
conferences and at many Of the District
Conferences heretofore. it might make
interesting reading, but would raise n
nest OF hornets about my ears. bnt DIR.
\H%o has relieved me from any necessity
OF reSoftlng 10 50 unpleasant Il prOcord-
ing. Since the meeting was ordered 1T
Dr. kh@oS instance. for his inyestic9-
ton, and pending that Investigation lie
has visited District Conference after
conference. The lamb was not more
sure to follow where Mary went than the
announcement that the Doctor was at
tending a district conferences was sure 70
be followed by Il notice that KiIgo and
Duke were endorsed. This pending =
Judicial investigation by this Board.
which was supposed to be made in good
faith, ut his Instance. whether he ol,ob+
to be endorsed. The similarity in the
language Of these resolutions and thn
singular coincidence rs to the care with
winch his special friends were selected
as delegates 10 the Annual Conference
made the State smile. The hand of the
boss WAS recognized. and even he
monopoly papers which are ALWAYS ON
Dr. kil@o,s SIDE could not refrain any
more than other papers from noting
that DR.. l\ilgo was running he prim-
aries. Only one editor that | know a.
defended him, and that was Mr.. Ivev.
who is one Of the jury which is TO pass
upon the Identical question which those
resolutions We're determining in ad-
vance without cvidence-rcsolutions
which were published with rcmarkable
~lromptneSS and regularity in the Ad-
Vocate, though it refused to print a
moderately Worded resolution signed by
Frank &. Robbins and six others. IS
GrI,,I II ,,A,, =. 49,, l-
against the false representations Of our
agents Iy which 4 large sum Of monev
was voted hy Congress to or church.
That WAS Il transaction as to wllicl, he
evidence IS in, and ;S to which every
honest man in the Southern Methodist
church who knows the faclS mist feel
Illuminated. yet the public sentiment as
TO that has been expressed in lat few
district conferences. No on had Il per-
Hohal interest III working up resolutions
to condemn that iniquity. but as to this
matter OF kllgo and Duke. rs to which.
no evidence was III and Il meeting had
bten called to get the eVilrnnn. reSO-
lutl"nS were drawn and passed. How
they were passed need not he told. But
the deNterouS manner in which this
resolution WAS passed ut owe of our
district conferences as related hv tw,
gentlemen of the highest character
shows that Il discussion WAS not desired
there ut least.
The evidence of the presence of Pr.
lNIlGo or his special friends at these
district conferences where these rcsolr-
tons were passed. and the fact that
many members Of this jury vo+ed at
them III favor of resolutions endorsing
Or. lNilgo, thus anticipating your YER
Dict here, was not denied by any evi-
dence, not even denied, Chis usual way)
IN Dr. Nllgo's speech. The only thing
that looked like Il defence was the state
ment III his speech unsupported by any
evidence that | had written articles in
FAVOR OF free coinage OF silver While on
the bench before which Such questions
might come. If | was wrong (aS he init
mated how would that make right this
action OF the trustees in recording their
verdict III favor of DR.. Eilgo at the
District Conferences before COMING
mere To. vote on it again as impartial
jurors. But there is in truth no analogy.