The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-07-05
Dr.. KiIgo Talks,


Durham. \. c.. July DIR. John G.
Kilgo. President of Trinity College, has
been interviewed with reference To the
recent letters and interviews Of Judge
Walter Clark.
Il have read the interview with Judge
Clark and the letter from him 70 Mr..
Southyate. have also read Mr.. South
gates reply and think it covers all the
paint Of which the trustees had cognl-
zance. In this matter from the begin
ming till now. | confess | have been I'M
able to understand Judge Clark. | had
regarded him aS 4 man Of ahlllty ana
sincerity. and felt that he would act IN
fullest sincerity at all times With an
employees of any board Of which he
was Il member. In my dealings with
the trustees | nave always tried to he
frank and clear: 50 when some OF my
professors expressed dlStlStr TO annual
elections. and knowing that Wofford Col
lege with which | was connected when !
came to Trinity. elected its faculty for
Il term Of four years. | suggested such
a change TO the board. One of the truS-
tees moved to include the President III
the suggestion. and | objected to the
amendment. Judge Clark objected to the
proposition on the grounds of possible
bic legal cntanglcmentS. and withdrew
the proposition. The trustees did not
vote on it. | never once questioned
the f~rankness Of Judge Clark. Shortly
after his action Judge Montgomery pre-
scented resolutions in which was eN-
pressed confidence i'll me and my work,
and pledging to me and the faculty
the more earnest support of the trustees.
These resolutions were adopted by Il
rising vote. Judge Clark voting. OF
I f,I+ -n,4,E,I ~ 1hi. n\I,pnSSInn
on the part of those under whose au-
thority | work. In about three weeks
Prof. Flowers said to me that he had
heard that Judge Clark said that ! re-
commended to the. trustees the election
of the faculty for Il longer term in order
to secure the Presidency for Il longer
term. l was panied at the runlor. and
could not think it true. believing
him Il frank and sincere man.
| felt sure that he would have faced me
with it then and there, and saved the
church and college from Il "trlckStef,
but nothing of the kind was minated,
50 far as | ever knew. Then the Judge
had stood up. thus casting his vote
for the resolutions commencing me,
lie is also a prominent member of the
Methodist church and as such | felt
sure he would not speak any evil Of
Il Methodist preacher, or any other
preacher. unless he had just grounds,
and in that case he would prefer charges
III the regular way. and being Il Supreme
Court Judge. he. would be too prudent
to start such Il rumor. SO when |
wrote my first letter TO him. ! said,
Il am not disposed to believe this rumor,
yet | think it but just to YOU, as well
as to myself. to inform you Of the rumor.'
You remember in his first letter 10 me
lp cold IL Iil mot ~ what Sf1t a. ~
But Il have no objection to saying what
| did say if YOU will give me the name
of YOU Informant"
THE tone of this reply to my letter
gave me to understand that he had said
something, 50 at once / gave him my
informant. In the Judges interview.
published III the News and Observer. he
says: After that it was Il conversation
with Mr.. Brown This is not the fact
as you will see by reference to our cor
~respOndence as published in your paper.
/ did not know that Mr.. Brown had my
connection with it. but wrote him imme-
diately that Professor Flowers had told
me. At that time no one had spoken 10
me abou the matter. except Professor
Flowers. As soon as | learned through
Mr.. Jurney that Mr.. Brown was con
nectcd with it. | wrote the fact to Judge
Clark. | regret that the Judge. who i
accustomed to handling testimony. over
looked this fact. To my surprise his re-
DIV to my second letter did not bring
what he had said. and which he prom
Used on condition that | would give him
my Informant. ] complied with his on
ditionS. he did not. In the meantime |
heard moro about the matter. the Judge
having carried his criticisms Of me to
men not even members Of the Methodist
church. much less of the Board of Tr1S-
tees. ] began to feel that he was irving
to injure me for cause unknown to mo.
In my third letter | said: Professor
Flowers did not tell me that he had had
any conversation with YOU on the matter
involved. He simply stated that he had
heard that YOU made the statement f.
which ] referred in my first letter. Rev
\. NJ. journey. who had heard of your
making the statement told me on vesfor.
day that he understood that Won made
u 10 NIf. j. u. BroWn. | have not seen
VT. brown. nor have ! communicated
with him concerning the matter, 7,
reply TO this July Z. the Judge saws. !,
now turns ont that Prof. Flowers fol,
YOU that he heard that Rev. Mr. Jurno,
heafd that some one else said that | ha.
!oih Mr.. Brown something like it. Thi>
Is too much like the three black crows,
inns was such a distortion Of what
nad written that / became confirmed II
me thought that Judge Clark did MOI
lhtend to be generous and fair TOWARD
me. lie tried to put me in the light b
htr'd1ng myself into a private CONVEX
satlon ABOUT the affairs of Trinity. Thi,
| denied IN my fourth and last letter
ana being Il servant Of the Trustee,
whose duties bound them to protect m,
against unfair dealings. as well as t,
protect the college against a ~"trickster.'
ialr dealings demanded that I shout,
tell the Judge that / would refer th.
matter to the Board. and I did so rel
him in my last letter to him. This saem
} ed to enrag e him and he sent me a tvne
! written letter, copies of which he ais,