The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-04

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and made the strongest argument and
most powerful appeal vet presented in
the case He spoke in favor OF the plain
TIN.
Fra. ne took 10 pr. Kilso's speech.
read his accusation that Gattis was the
original ~slanderer. and said
There is where Kilgo dropped his
watermelon. gentlemen.
Respecting Ar. Gattis' unwiIl;ngness so
TESTIFY against Or. K!lso. Major Gu hrie
said
\ martyr ever marched - the stake
vith purer motives than those that rested
in r. j. Capis' breast as be went unon
that stand. He knew what il meant. but
ne went and he got the consequences Tire
Bible says the upright man i one that
swears 70 his own hurt That's What
7. !. Gatjis did. and he got hurt
The recommendation Or pr klIEo 10 the
board Of trustees. 10 the effect that mems
! bers eff The faculty h elected for four
years instead o. one, was read and com
mented on
Ard when Judge Clark defeated this
! recommendation. it stirred Or Kllgo's
blood. My before the board Kilco
yrfded himself on being one 81 the old
blue hens chickens. He didn I say il in
50 many words. but he did boast q his
! ~Scctch-Irish blood. Now that's sometimes
a bad mixture. | know because I've got
it in my veins. but I've got enough Dutch
blood on my me. side to sort q tone
it down.
"EoW an rishma il a fellow that car
ries a chip around on his shoulder and
drags his coar-tail through the mud al
Donnyhrook Fair ana dares any one Is
step on it. a Scotchmgn is a fellow thats
a dangerous animal if he makes M his
,,:,4 - y-1. ,nl ,-,t,.7 l,-r.- Loo, ,,f
OF his way.
DR. KILGO.S FATAL MISTAKE
Now. that's what Or. Kilgo SAYS H. is
"a miXtrv Of these two. Its a bad
mixtry. lat it want equal to walter
Clark. | tell YOU John c.. Kilgo woke up
the wrong passenger when he began TO
shoot his correspondence at Judge Clark.
It was Kilgo's fatal mistake
Tho various stems and developments in
the controversy were reviewed. and re-
specting the dismissal Of Judge CLARK
from TIE board. Mai. Guthrie said
Why l wouldn't treat a yellow dog
like that. And the trial-it was a farce.
1t was . sham. Yes. these men were
reputable men. but we all DO wrong and
men have done wrong ever since the days
of Adam. Take Mr.. Oglcsby: read
II 1iA t.lC-I &CIA. 1t u Gl& NAIt
verdict first and investigate afterwards
Now | don't like to say harsh things
about = minister. but when he does al
absolutely foolish thing he deserves IT,.
Then there was Brother Jurncy WHO
started IN with the declaration that h,
was going to stand by Kilgo till his nails
and teeth We're gone and then he wa.
going to gum it. There we're lively,
; Christian ministers on that board anC
not one Of them attempted to bring ahou
a controversy. The only man that mad
such a suggestion was Capt. +. j. Parish
and the record stands to his everlastin!
honor.
ONE SECOND TO TIE NOTION.
, Did anybody second the suggestion?
read from the record. The first man t
speak was Andrew p. Tycr. What di
he say? Let Judge Clark make good hi
charges if he can, and let DR.. Kilgo pu
in his defencc. Was there ever q tim
since the dav of John Wesley when Their
! was a greater opportunity for one to com
: in the name of the Prince Of Peace ar
{ say Brethren. bury your differences?
Suppose some one had said. DR.. Kile
lead Us in prayer. If DR.. kilgo had re
Z fused, then called on Bro. Clark. an
if he had refused the could all hay
hneIt down and silently communicate
With Jehovah. But they didn't do it. an
only one minister ever made the slightes
reference to Mr.. FariSh's suggestion
That was DR.. Greasy, who has now gor
to his reward. He asked a Guestio
about it and if it was ever replied to tt
record ignores the reply. | ask YOU. gel
tlemen of the jury. is such conduct worth
OF Christian men and ministers of IL
gOsnel2'
n ACQUiT HIM AND THEN TRY HIM.
:, Maj. Guthrie read Judge Clark's cha
"a lenge to the Jury.
" They prosecuted Kilgo and put II
70 Judgment on Clark, That's the way in;
= jury dealt out justice. Lord forbid thi
| should Judge any class of people harsh
ly, but | do but say that which you a
know when | say that the hardest PEI
N pie in the world to shake when once the
make up their minds, are ministers Of II
re gospel. There were men on that jul
e. who had gone there determined, cor
IN what would, to acouit Kilgo. They ha
rs already tried and acquitted him in the
le own minds. But no matter if they ha
g it didn't give Or. Kilgo the right to ca
OF MIR. Gattis a hvpocrite and maligner al
y publish it to the world"
F" lie read the resolution ordering II
III printing of 10, 600 copies for general III
tribution. He commented ut length {
: the words for general distribution, al
took W each one Of the alleged dcfams
~ tory utterances of Or. kiigo against VI
= Gattis. He read:
- And unchristian gossip is rc;ailc
y over his counter
- why, gentlemen, q stranger readir
this would have thought that the rlat
le TO go to hear gossip and scandal and hs
Is talk would be Gattis' store. Can "
III wonder that. under such circumstance
his business was broken up?"
THE WEALTH or THE DUKES.
i. Mai. Guthrie now made some rcfcren,
- 10 Mr.. Dukes wealth. 4 number Of q
torneys on the other side objected
:. once and the court sustained the obje,
ton.
"Well | withdraw the remark and sin
- ply say. gentlemen. give Us d verdict tn
you think commensurate with our can
=, ages and well take care Of their 60
= lection"