The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-27
THE FORBEs-sTETsoN FIGHT.

new blood. Stop and think.
THE FORBES-STETSON FIGHT.
The threat of Mr. John B. Stetson to pull up stakes at
DeLand is making of the newspapers and peo
pie of that Their abiect apologies and the beg
ging attitudes assumed strongly of mot that
love Forbes less but that we love StesOns money
more attachment. Three weeks ago these news
papers and people soundy beratng Mr. Stetson for
his desire get dear good Dr. Forbes of the uni
versity. Now they willing to let the just too lovely
doctor 60 provided they retain Mr. Stetson and his
always open pocket book.
The only way to account for this of affairs is
the theory that Forbes had hypnozed the people of the
town completely he "Svengalied" the State Bap-
fist Association, neither of which marker to the
manner in which he is reporter to have manipulated
Sister Mathis
But the hypnotic influence of President Forbes is be-
ginning TO wane and DeLand is coming to its senses.
Last weeks Record filled with eulOgistic matter d
Mr. Its leading editorial closes with
this paragraph: Washington was the father of his
country, Abraham Lincoln its savior. Henry A. De-
Land is the father OF university and John B. SetsOn
is its Patron Saint. petition to the trustees OF the
university signed by eighty citizens and business men
of DeLand urges the retirement of Dr. Forbes presi
dent of the university, and double column open letter
is published, urging Mr. Stetson not to go.
/ DeIand is torn between hot fever and the cold,
Shiny Lizards o. dispar which alternately creep its
back. 1t needs the prescription of doctor of common
enseone who will talk straight from the shoulder like
a Dutch uncle TO ornerv mule. That doctor would
tell them to line up solid phaanX with Mr.. StetsOn
and demand the retirement OF Forbes and all members
Of the board OF trustees who persist in ignoring the pos
sibiIity of evil beyond the baptismal tank.
! The News doesn't know whether DR.. Forbes is guilt
not. tnever makes up its mind after hearing the evil
dence of side only OF am charge But it has read
the adavits of those who witnessed his monkeyshines
with the lady in the and has come to the conclusion
that evidence the doctor offer in rebutal will
tirey convince the public that when he emerged from
the washing process he whittier than snow.
He is a man with smirched reputation, and whether
he became possessed of the mark egitimately the
result of unfortunate circumstance, will make little
difference long any considerable proportion of the
decent people OF the state in the darkness of doubt
I concerning his entire innocence.
John B. Stetson has said that Forbes guilty
but he has said-and the unprejudiced people OF the
state are with himthat John B. Forbes has, in large
measure, lost that power for radiating moral influence
which should have its or focus in the man to
whom is entrusted the management of cO-educaOna
institution that works along religious lines.
The battle and the university is in for jolt in
the plexus that will put it on the sick st-mores
the pity Dr. Forbes has entered the handicapped
by damaging atdavts against his moral right to the
place he occupies, against which, Offset, is q
certificate from the association of Bap
list ministers Mr. Stetson has need of character
dentias and is handicapped. H. enters Nasty fight
for purposes of revenge but matter of duty and
to purge the university which bears his honored name
from suspicion of moral rOttenness. He will
probably win but if 50 be that he does not his will
not suffer for the effort.
Deand people doing the right thing in espousing
the of John E. Stetson but they should have
better motive.
f DR.. Dempwolf of Berlin says he has discovered an
insect that delights to murder mosquitoes He will
breed the little blessings and sell them in focks to
suburban dwellers
famous statesman on being asked what he con-
sidered the greatest type of beauty in woman, re-
piled: THE woman who is beautiful aud does not
know it, and the homely woman who by her ntei-
gence and graceful bearing makes you forget it"
President Roosevelt was telling friend the other
day about his mail which averages 500 600 let
tiers per day. lone OF the most remarkable letters
ever received, " he said, arrived on the morning
the first accounts of the Martinique disaster.
The writer said he saw that the American consul in
Martinique had been burned to death. He applied
for the place and wound up with: II make this
early application to get 10 ahead of those loath-
some creatures the office seekers"
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Judge Eppa Hunton says that once while CAM
paigning in Virginia he stopped for the night at
the house of a well-to-do farmer. At supper the
host said he had just put in barrel of whisky and
they had drink OF two. In about three weeks the
Judge came that way and again stopped at the fam-
er's house, but no whisky forthcoming. HIS
host said they just out of liquor. You don t
mean to tell me-" said the Judge, that you have
used up that barrel of whisky already" Yes
said the host, Il tell you, friend whisky doesn t
last long when you have big family of children"