The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-27

diuonal proyoca;lon 20 the group 81 men
who 1--we on preserving white agprpm-
acy. The Dukes are Republicans TRINITY
| IL the Dukes college HERE IS A
CHANCE TO PUNISH 4 REPUBLICAN
FAMILY.
| Understand no man IN North Carolina
has or viii give public utterance SO this
fact. But everyh body knows the influence
that it had in the whole proceeding The
| Dukes are Republicans. But tary have
taaea 40 public part ia politics. They
have stood for fair treatment Of all CLASSES
abke-whlte or black but they have been
very prosperous and are influential THEY
WE'RE opposed TO THE DlsFRAN-
ICmfsEM ENT OF THE NEGRO.
The bitterness ef the attack on Or Bas.
| sett went so far az 20 become personal
abuses of a man of exemplary life. Jour
nalsm in thia state has not sunk so low
for thirty years. The impression was
produced that Or. nassctt favored social
equality of the races aud wished Ia ad-
mit negro pupils at Trinsty~thoughts that
never entered his head
| The white supremacy politicians,
tbs 4. were the MAIN INsTIGAToRs or
TIE MOVEMENT FOR HIS EXPuL.
SION.
There il another element in Southern
llfe that these men knew admirably how
70 use~the country clergy THE METH.
loDTsT PREACHERS ARE THE PRE-
SERVERS or EVERY OLD IDEA.
ITIMID TO TIE POINT or coWARDIcE.
THEY CAN BE DRIVEN TO ANY CRUEL
ACTION Z they are made 20 think that
t.e pillars Of society are about to be
pulled down. There are q number OF
/ these nen on the Bard Of Trustees.
/ Whcn white supremacy" wa cried and
when Il was predicted that men would
/ take their sons from college II Dr. Bas-
set wa retained. THE PREACHERS
WERE SIMPLY SCARED GNTo SUB.
/ MISSION
1 The seven men in the board who voted
70 accept his resignation were the political
| bose. Simmons. and Gre preachers and
one layEgan.
/ The eighteen who voted for FAIR
1 PLAY and acdemic freedom were IN ihe
main ayrnsa-prospereus gayraen, Nbo
are succeeding "a business men and pro
! feseioual men.
The signiacanee Of the iacldent ~ many
/ glded. FIRST, il showed admirably that
artificial aad vicious character oi the
white supremacy" try. Or course there
+
acy tn North CarolIna. That il not IN
+ danger 10 man oi common sense thinks
/ that il l.. THE CRY MEANS SIMPLY
THIS. KEEP IS - OFFICE AND -
AUTHORITY II you Goat Ne1u scaFe
I you 10 death by yelling Negro supTe.
I macy The TEAlD FOLK. preachers ard
layrnen have heard this cry. and OBEY
I'd Many A TIME But this board 81
directors heard IL and they I'D rot obey
/ The cry has hencsfgrth ioat rsueh of Its
poser 70 fr8gftea IN SoFth Carolina. An
important centre ~ Intellectual hie has
refuses 70 be starnpsGed. This - the far
reaching meaning Of the victory ~ r1ag
turn out that Senator Simmons vas right
when be aa3a that he Wcut there 50 lead
the Last Eight IN the EPLoDED THEORY
or FRIGHTENING Men.
+ The other iact ~ far-reachlag conge.
ausnee Is tie clear light that the incident
thfess On the eharaetef or the clergy.
They are "Too4" raen. But THEY
sTA.sD AgD HAVE LONG STOOD ~
THE WAY OP ALL PROGRESS IL
THOUGHT ~ THE gOCTE. THEY
HAVE BEES USED by THE PDIdTI-
CLANS AND THEY USE THE CHURCH
rs TO sTIFLg REAL FREEDOM. TO
say thla IN the South ia 70 caA Down "a
ones bead llae curse o. the Chgfch. But
the Baasett ease has caused many q nan.
who never tboBght of il before, - ses
+ how large part of the SOUTH - REAL
/! LY CHURCH -niDDEs.
There j. q part ri tae story that has aot
beea publicly told here. II tbe boara haa
voted % acecpt Dr Bassetf's reslgnat3ons
4 large part ot the members NouId have
sf4aF RS ttE
faculty wouie have res aned a barge body
sf the students ssgala have gons away.
All these faets have gradually eozas out
during the week s1hcs the meeting. The
reat4ionary E,osfticsaus and preachers
woble have had q college a3th q half
fsaar6. without stu3ents. and THEY
WOULD HAVE LOST THE BgsgFhr-
TORS OF TIE COLLEGE. What Wosls
have happenea tbsu j. po@ q sBs5eet -
{ gOcrLkg EPgcCLATIog.
Let these facts abew boW very .nuth -
earnest ths f9aenas e aeseef19c ffeeeD1a
and of freear1 q apeefh 48e-~ssbat ~ al
fafrable sD.fIt fserws8es fgle snstjtgt1on.
y seems sneteslala now. tlt ara asaur-
"a ~ evegy1oav that tie v0te n the
b9aFa - retain Dr. fsasastt sac . geaersl
ssarEsase FaEllc epansoa fbfesgbgEf the
ss fcfeaa - TesIgE. Tgc zg-eubf5a -
Tie boaEa b. caae - Durham afskr-
nalnee T. prevent his Feesspat19n AsTe t1le
r1s ska1 fhev eaeh expeete1 - be in 3
& .sgpeless n ElaoFaty. Tie pgblsc had 10 long
ssen ti8s CAsfek surre1aer - rgfsaerrslss-1
ans hs9 - ig1T seen ths white sggFe
rnsrg@ 3raek prevail that tkev ha6 10
isea fhas cognhgaas loB ef 3hs eoflsslaa-
teal az1 he political forces eovle be
beaten
Every Insepenae1t naz y NORTH Care
Ina SoT ENEkTHES NOTE FFEfgT1v
SHs sa asgeet was puts1f oFmon ftmt
fs5ors the sear1 -.st ggT 4 NTsIBga
oF TFIE rACLLTY CF hNE DTrEeE
coILEgE ~ THE STATE DAEgD To
WRITE 70 THE MEMBERS og THE
TRINITY FACEL~T Az EXPRESSION
oF sYAPATEw Dg HOPE CF VICTORY
EHt letters easss every aag---s9snsersse t.g
ttse segre-ErDsn tN4ebees E etlsswes ssae-
where fr8m sk@wEs - the ea8exe ans
treEz North csrsanlsEs seass.e.f 70 ether
St2tes
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