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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
The Basset-kiIgo Affair.

To the Editor:-I hope you will pardon
the liberty 1 now take of addressing you
but my actions are the outcome Of the
outrageous proceedings OF the students of
Trinity College. BY their actin con
junction with the defamatory utterances
of both Bassett aud kilgo)-of burning III
cffgy a man, fully the equal, if not the
superior OF either one, or all of them put
together in one pile.
In the first place, Bassett stormed the
citadel OF Methodism In the South. In the
second place Kllgo knocked its foundation
from under 1T, and in the third place the
students themselves lave wantonly raised
the entire super-structure.
From now on, it is a vital question as
to whether Methodism in the South. as
we'll as the usefulness of Trinity Col
iege, as an institution. has not received
an lrreparable shock; and, there remains
in the mind of the writer at least. still
another very important point. should he
settled in a manner satisfactory, not alone
to the Methodist denomination as a church
but to every individual in the Southland
VINO loves MS nome and country, to-wit:
Are we to swallow in silence the drastic
utterances OF Bassett? Are we 70 allow
a professional man to say he cannot be
laoeHed? Ihls, too under threat? "of
MASKING some ones mouth Will the yery
tact that the gentlemen whose duty it
was to investigate and, in the light of evi-
dence, to not only ask for, but to de-
mand, the resignation of both Bassett and
Kilgo, and having failed so to do. I re-
peat the question, will not this fact 90
ringing down the ages yet unborn as one
OF the grandest travestries, upon both
church and State, that has ever been at
tempted, let alone enacted? To saw moth
ing of their futile attempt to muzzle the
press, the most potent factor for good
We have at the present day.
G. M. BOWER.
Morganton, N. c., Dec. ).
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Paean of the Gridiron knights.
oud swells the shouts ard clangs the

Loud swells the shouts and clangs the
bell,
And in that sound what feelings mix
The Tar Heels paean but the knell
That tells Virginia's Ger the Styx!
The glowing bonfire leaps in view;
The hoarse mob roar like lunatics-
''Victory to the White and B!ue!"
With laundering drum and furious yell,
Our rooters hailed the Tar Heel bricks
AS forth they rushed to break and quell
Virginia's pride-her team transhx.
Alas, what grief that team afflicts
Instead Of palms to wear the rue!
Her Haunting flag the low dust licks:
s.Victory to the White and Blue!"
Old Richmond town ere long shall tell
How on November IS
The Tar Heels CAV Virginia-Well-
And showed her proud eleven some tricks,
Your boasting's Ger, poor derelicts,
And bitter is the pang to you
That our exultant shout inficts-
Victory to the White and Blue!"
Hail, Caroline, Hail, Victrix,
All honor to your team is due.
Mid blazing stars your name we fix:
Victory to the White and Blue!"
Chapel Hill, N. c.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
ATRUE METHODIST WRITES.
Is Shocked at Recent Goings on at
Trinity College.

To the Editor: l have just read with
deep regret the action of some OF the
students of Trinity College after the de-
cision of the board of trustees. as to the
unfortunate Bassett case. To think that
a set of students out of Christian homes
in North Carolina. and worse still, Meth
odist homes, would become so wild and
wrought up that they would stoop to the
low level of a mock lynching bee, and
that under the shadow and on the cam
pus of our UNCONVENTIONAL institution, is
too much for some of us to believe.
The idea of those boys taking for their
subject on this occasion, - good a man
as Josephus Daniels and lynching him in
efflgy, Is an act that is condemned by
thousands on top of thousands of the best
citizenship of North Carolina. and l want
to say that they will live to see the day
of reaction. We are not heathens, in
North Carolina. if some of us nave not
had the privilege of a Trinity College
education. AS to Bassett's article. 1 con-
denim it now and condemn it forever.
am with the minority as to the action
of the board of trustees, and l ave to see
any man in the county of Cleveland,
who does not see it as the seven trustees
of Trinity saw it.
What next? We hold our breath and
our nostrils in suspense, while we take off
our hats to Josephus Daniels, the honest
and fearless editor Of the best daily pa
per in North Carolina. the Raleigh News
and Observer.
Respectfully,
w. A. GOODE.
Waco. y. O. Dec 4th
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
Logical Sequence Would
be a Mixed School.
is 1T HYPNOTISM /?
That Control Those Who PallIate
Criminal Suggestions and
Lynche One Who
Utters Timely
Criticism.

The following letter from n prominent
Methodist of Hartford, Perquimans coun-
ty, is in line with many like letters the
editor IS receiving every day from Method
lists in all sections in North Carolina:
Hartford, y. c., Dec. ), 1903.
Mr.. Josephus Daniels.
Dear Sir:-In recent years l have not
been your close ally on some questions,
but have taken my political pabulum
mainly from the daily Morning Post.
In your controversy in regard to the
Bassett utterances, l am with you-heart
and soul-as is every other true Caro-
linian who is not under some strange or
hypnotic influence.
The action of the representatives Of
Trinity College emphasizes favorably an /
virtually endorses two prominent and re-
ugnan ideas, viz:
/. That social equality is right and
that the principle ought to grow in the
peoples estimation, and
2. That Booker Washington Is the
greatest man the South has produced in
a hundred years except, perhaps, Gen
eral Robert F.. Lee.
The legitimate sequence of such con
tention and virtual endorsation. might
make Trinity a mixed school with Book
er Washington in control. where the
principle of free speech could be beau
tifully exemplifed by endorsing one man
in his expressions of criminal suggestions
and lynching another in effgy on account
Of his courageous and timely criticisms
Of them.
Very respectfully,
w. T. McMULLEN.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

Greensboro Record.

Greensboro Record.
1t may be that Or. Kilgo and a..
officers OF Trinity College do NOT ga#.
the hanging Of Mr.. Josaphu- Daniels
effigy, but if 50 it is queer they |perm..t.
it, for the account says the big bel. 1855
sounded at 4 O'Clock in the molHna e..
give notice of something unusual Ia
perhaps DR.. Kilgo's conscience was SD e
rene and placid that he slept -ouua.v ..
did not hear it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
1T Is NOT STR

Wadebore Messenger ana Ia.,
To those who have observed tH.
has emanatcd from Trinity o..
for several years II will 81 l.
that its trustees have retH# Ito
DR.. Bassett's resignation. Iul.ss . . a..
strange hat a college tl#t r.r... ..
h money Of a family st Ee.a|
should hold the Repubhean N.sa t. .#.
negro question.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
WILL HAVE QUITE A jon.

Littleton News-Reportcr.
Prof. Bassett rendered his realera.a a..
to the board of trustees o. Trinity Gel.
lege and they refused to accept a. 3"
credit the trustees with KNOWN "e
about Mr.. Bassett than We do. bar
are of the opinion they WIl have" G4#
a job to convince the fathers o. the h.E
of North Carolina Of the wisdom @. 'a.
action. There are no people NOR" .a#
to their church and devoted To .t 10.
stitutions than are the Methodist pes
but we predict at the close 81 the preset"
scholastic year an investigation wII ..#.
more boys, sons of Methodist people 4"
other educational intitutions in the s'#'.
than at Trinity College.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
SHOULD NOT HAVE HJNF -
EFFIGY.

Wilson Times.
The North Carolina Press Assoc"
in convention at Washington pass
resolution c~ondemning the hanging %. a
Josephus Daniels in effgy by the ..s
Trinity College. Really the boys -..
not have hung our Joe in efhgy. la.
we were Joe we would prefer being -#
in effigy than by the neck, and "...'
any one decides to hang US, We
done in effigy.
But how much has Joe lost bt
hung in effgy? If somebody a"ts
home will just hang The Time III
well guarantee wei add jus, ...
subscribers to the circulation "
Times inside of two weeks. Boys.
ever you get ready to hang rs p'
it in effgy, but don't by the Ht."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
HE DOES AND He DOES%

Asheville Citizen.
At n rate, right or wrong, tines
the Professors utteranccs on III"
question well within the realm .
demic liberty" "tO destroy or Inns.
they expressed themselVeo as D-.1.
ticularly unwilling"
They saw in the proposed Tr5
coercion of thought and pi"a.
ment'-nevertheless, il might he
the public had much less concern
the private thoughts and J---
Bassett than about the inCeu1 a.
of their public u~tterance. Ihat ..
Of effect the people had IN
man may think anarchy or treas
he cannot be encouraged 70 en"..~
peace Of the state by publicly a@'
such doctrines.
However, the Trustees seek q"
US by guaranteeing Ba7sett "'..
as it were. Hear them:
I'VE state as a fact that Pi
Bassett does not believe IN, nor -e..
teach social equality, and we
confidence in him both rs 81 man
4 teacher"
But suppos he did believe IN ann
social equality would it not. "-..
stated view of the Trustees, De %
of the academic liberty" when .".
Continued on Third Page
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
THEIR MINDS ALREADY POI

THEIR MINDS ALREADY PoI1n%E.
Wadesboro Messenger and InteIhge".
The virus is beginning to hay .. "
feet. Mr.. Josepnus Daniels. editor u' a..
Raleigh News and Observe, was bNT#
in effigy last night, by the eiuaeH.- '
Trinity College, because he hiss s0." .
to combat the views OF Or. Bas-ylE .
the negro question. This act Gu th0 .-.
of a lot of boys does not amount .
much, except that it show that '-.
minds have already been poisoned a@..
the traditional view OF Southern "#
on the negro question. But II Is l".
ate that there are other colleges " :.
state whose walls do not barbor q a
sett, otherwise many OF US "oHt .
under the necessity of sending our
dren to other commonwealth TO b. ..
Gated.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
PROPERLY nENnrN---

Winston Sentinel.
The North Carolina prss A.
In session at Washington C#st. $3.50.
perly denounced the |ulI-Hsty .s....
J~osephus Daniels by the -t8s... 81. ..
ity College.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
A Voice From Virginia.

To the Editor: I learn from the Balti-
more Sun that the trustees of Trinity Col
lege at Durham, N. c., have declined to
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08
burst OF APPLAUSE

DR.. Kilgo, Loosing vitrioIic Floods
Upon the Press of the State and
Upon the News and Observer in
Particular, Begins Reading Edito-
rails From the Latter and these
Arouse the only Unanimous Applause
of the Trustees.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-12-08

Waco, N. c.. Dec. 4th.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Believes That the Joys of Family
Life and Love of Children
Are Above Price.

New York. Feb. 1l.-Mrs- John Van
Worst and Miss Marie Van Worst, who
became factory girls to obtain ma
terial for their book, ''The Woman
Who Tolls" have received from Pres
ident Roosevelt a letter in which he
reiterates the vehement protest made
by the author, that crime and friv-
olity is exhausting the vitality of the
American race. The President says
81 do not know whether l most pity
or most despise the foolish and sell
fish man or woman, who does not un
derstand that the only things really
worth saving in life are those. the
requirement of which normally
means cost and effort. If a man OF
woman, through no fault of his ol
hers, goes through life without the
highest of joys, the bringing up o
children, feel for them.
But the man or woman, who de
liberately avoids marriage and has ;
heart so cold as to know no passion
and a brain so shallow and selfish a
to dislike children, is in effect Grim
inal against the race and should b
an object of contempt by all health,
Ipeople.-
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
Senator Hanna is Right.

According to the Washington cor
respondents, Senator Hanna is stand
ing by his earlier declaration that
while he will do all he can to secure
delegation from Cuyahoga county
favorable to the nomination of Myron
T. Herrick for Governor, outside of
his home county he will not ask his
friends to support Mr.. Herrick or any
of the other candidates, but that he
will be perfectly content with who
soever the convention may name as
standard bearer.
Hon. Albert Douglas has been in
Washington for several days and has
been informed by Senator Hanna
that it will cause him, Mr. Hanna,
no embarrassment if his friends sup
port the Ross county man. Mr.. Doug
las feels perfectly free to ask the so
called Hanna Republicans to support
his candidacy. Senator Harding
claims to have the same assurances
from Senator Hanna. John Malsoy,
Mr.. Hanna recently, has been told
practically the same thing, Mr..
Hanna declaring that so far as the
State at large is concerned, he ex-
poets to have enough to do in look
ing after his own candidacy for
United States Senator.
All of which leads Republicans to
believe that they may expect an
open field and that any aspirant for
gubernatorial honors may feel free to
enter the contest. Mr.. Hanna's
friends will do well not to embarrass
the Senator. but take him at his
word and not drag him into fac
tional fight. which he has the politi-
cal wisdom to wish to avoid.-Toledo
Blade
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17

Judge Duncan Dow, of Logan coun-
ty, recently charged the grand jury
to give special attention to the SUBJ
iect of chances and raffies ind;scrim-
inately conducted by churches. or
gauizations of various kinds, business
firms and private persons, for pleasure
or gain, announcing in that connec-
tion with all such diversions were
violations of the law against gam
bling. This is long step in the
right direction. We poor sinners,
outside are perfectly willing to take
our medicine for occasionally engag-
ing in a friendly game of poker, stim-
ulated that a small Tor large) ante,
or for indulging in some of the many
other forms of manipulating the
spots and diamonds for an induce
ment. We know such diversions are
contrary to the statute in such cases
made and provided, and we take the
chances, but we do not like to be dis
eliminated against in favor of
churches "for Christ's sake" nor of
progressive card parties in the sa-
credness of the. home parlor, nor of
the special dispensations to depart,
ment stores and great metropolitan
newspapers, and so forth, all up and
down the line. Either let the doors
be opened for a free for all" and nc
favors or draw the law against us all
and mo favors," and we will "stand
pat. IS .dney Journal.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
CITY ANNOUNCING IS.
Candidates for Nomination for
Municipal Offices.

Please announce A f. Griffin as Candidate
for the Republican nomination for the Office
Of Board OF PuOlic Service
Please announce John Hoffman as a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
Township Trustee subject to the Republican
Primary
Please announce W W. Riddle as candidate
for City Solicitor, subject to the Republican
City Primary.
Please Announce L. r. Petit as a candida e
for City Auditor, subject to the Republican
| Primary.
Please announce Rober. P Dickinson as
| a candidate for Board OF Public Service, sub
ject TO the Republican Primary
1 Please announce Mr.. John VI. Lawrence as q
| candidate for City Treasurer. subject to the
| Republican city Primary.
Please announce ". n. Marshall as a candl-
| date for Memb.r Of the Board OF Public Ser
| vice. subject TO the Republican Primary.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17

Colored people who have been
building their hopes on Senator Ham
mas pension bill becoming law are
doomed to disappointment, In de-
bate in the house of representatives
on Tuesday 4 speech was delivered by
Mr.. Dearmond, of Missouri, on the
bill to pension ex-slaves- He spoke
in d sarcastic vein, but the subject
assumed a serious phase when Mr..
Richardson (Tenn.l said that adven-
turers in the South were using the
bill to impose on ignorant and credu-
lous negroes. and called on Mr.. Can
non to give assurance that the pas
sage of such a measure was not con-
templated. This assurance Mr.. Can
non gave.-Exchange
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
Mill Creek

How do We correspondents of the
REPUBLICAN like this kind of wealth
er?
Matte Neeper is still very low.
We are sorry to say that our neigh
bors, Adam Brown and family, are
going to leave us. They expect to
move on a farm out by Bellecenter
April l.
Mrs. John Bray and children have
been visiting her mother in Kenton
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Shaffer visited
her parents, Joseph Neeper and fam.
lily, Sunday.
Mr.. Orva Stanley and Miss Eva
Shontz quietly slipped out Monday
morning for Rev. Snyder of Belle
fontaine. They must have gotter
tired of single life. They came bacl
in the evening prepared for the bell
ers. They spoke good words for the
bellers, as they acted very polite and
manly. After they got tired of bell
ing them, they were treated to some
fine cigars. We all wish them man,
years of happy life and home il
heaven. They went to Housekeeping
Thursday on the old DIR. OntlanC
farm, three miles east of Bellefon
Itaine. CARNAATIoN.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
Come and Help
Start Something New.

On next Sunday at 9 O'Clock every
person who has in the past been a
in the Bible school of the
Christian church is asked to be pres
ent promptly to assist the superin-
tendents, the officers, the teachers,
and the general school in fine plan
of work which is brand new and very
interesting. 1t will delight the soul
.'edify your mind and elevate the
school, Bring your Bibles and learn
quotation from it. Prepare your
self to teach a class. Get busy at it
and see the results. 1t will pay you
for the trouble you take.
If the buttons to be worn by the
scholars arrive by next Sunday the
school will be divided at 9:I5 a m. into
two sides, one side wearing red and
the other blue and then will begir
the contest for new scholars. Eact
side will have a captain. The cap
tains will be ladies who are Mis-
Fawn Wilson and Mrs. Burke. Eacl
captain will appoint as many L Gu
tenants in the school as they desire
The contest will last till Children
Day, perhaps, when the winning sid
shall enjoy the hospitality of the de
defeated side. The defeated sid
will wait the tables and wash tn
dishes or whatever the committe
may fully decide upon. Full explar
ations of the plan will be given b
the Superintendent and Captain
from time to time. "You must b
on time to be counted"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
AT ST. PARIS
Woman and Daughter Fall in d
Faint.

Urbana, o., February 14--Edward
Breslin appeared at the home of his
wife, Mrs. Anna Breslin, in ST. Paris,
west Of this city, today, after an alb
sence of eight years, and the sight
nearly frightened his wife and ten
year-old daughter. Hazel, to death.
1t required several hours work to
restore them to consciousness.
When Breslin knocked at the door
of Mrs. Breslin's residence, the call
was answered by Hazel, who was in
formed that the stranger was her
father. The child fell to the floor in
a faint Mrs. Breslin rushed to the
door, and upon seeing her husband,
she also tainted. The village mar
shal was called. Breslin left for the
home of his brother, Romie Breslin.
The Breslins formerly resided in
Texas, and Mrs Breslin suddenly left
one day when her husband was at
work, and came here. Later she re
ceived word that he had died.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
COUNTY NEWS.
Quincy.

Frank and Chas. Leham bought the
hardware and tin store of Ed. Fh
Curtis and will continue business at
the old stand. They are young ener-
getic men and will do a successful
business.
The Rathbone lodges of the county
will hold their convention here next
Friday afternoon. A good attend
ance is expected and a fine time is
expected.
w. B. Curtis has bought a restau-
ant in Marion, Ind, and he leaves
here this morning to take possession
of same.
Willie Brown, of Sidney, is visiting
the families of VIM. Lamb and J. w
Albright.
Work has been progressing on the
Mr.. Sax residence, but mid-winter il
a poor time to have building no
closed. CLEANER.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
Library Sites.

Two formal propositions for a Ii
brary site, have been offered to the
School Board, the Methodist parson-
age lot and the S. r. Thompson lot,
corner Chillicothe and Mad River. at
81, 900 each. The ground offered in
each case is the same number of
square feet. The Board hopes new
propositions will be offered when they
meet Wednesday evening. They hope
to setele the question very soon, that
work may be started early.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
Figures on the increase
of Small POYin Ohio

Special Despatch to the Leader.
Columbus, o., February 10.-Dr. c.
o. Probst, secretary of the State
Board of Health, today prepared a
statement showing the percentage OF
increase in smallpox in Ohio since its
appearance in April, 1898. From
April, 1898, to the close of the year
there were 69s cases and five deaths
In 1899 there were 1855 cases and
thirty-two deaths. In 1900 there
were 3, 299 cases and six deaths.
In 1901 there were $3.50 cases and
fifty-eight deaths. There were In
1902, 5,5S7 cases and 342 deaths
while in January of this year there
were S69 cases and thirty seven
deaths. as compared with $50 las
January and twelve deaths.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-02-17
East Liberty.

Mrs. I. J. Cahill and her little
daughter Helen, of Dayton, are visit
ing her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Skidmore.
The high school pupils enjoyed a
Valentine party at the home of F. c.
Hamilton Saturday evening.
Ralph Brugler has sold his interest
in the cheese factory to John Haines.
Ralph will now devote his entire at
tention to the tilling of the soil
Mesdames Dan Patrick, H. NJ. Bal
linger and Calvin have purchased the
new property of Alex. Henry. Ca
vim and his wife will live in the new
house.
Mrs. Hamer Loffer, of DeGraff
visited her sister, Miss Kitty TIlden,
last week.
Yesterday Leroy Benton shipped d
carload of horses to Pittsburg.
Rev. W.T.. Groom, of Bellefontaine
will conduct the services at tn,
lChurch of Christ this week.
Rev. c. A. Freer, of Columbus, Wis
lifted relatives here last week.
One hundred and eight person
were present at the reception give
Omar Williams last Wednesday even
ling.
The teachers of this part of tn
county are somewhat enthusiast
relative to the movement of the L.
gan County Teachers Union. Th
teachers are supposed to becom
loyal unionists. We are prone to re
member the motto, ''In union ther
is strength"
Last Thursday E. E. Johnston an
i: family, of Zanesfeld, visited friend
at East Liberty.
Several people from here attende
'. the Bimonthly and Teachers Inst
tute Saturday.
Il Harley Armehtrout has started
new barber shop, leaving Lewis Low
:, den alone in his work. DoMINY.