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

Upon the News and Observer in
Particular, Begins Reading Edito-
rails From the Latter and these
Arouse the only Unanimous Applause
of the Trustees.
Durham, n. c., Dec. at was at an
debate lasting about seven hours that the
vote was taken on the Bassett matter.
The trustees present voted as follows:
IN FAVOR OF BASSETT'S RESIGNA-
TION.
HON. f. NJ. SIMMONS, of Raleigh,
United States Senator.
COL. JOHN F. BRUTON, Of Wilson,
President of the First National Bank.
REV. JOHN Y. COLE, of Rockingham,
presiding elder of the Rockingham district.
REV. T. n. IVEY, of Raleigh, editor OF
the Raleigh Christian Advocate.
REV. ANDREW P. TYER. of Wilson.
REV. f. A. BISHOP, of Raleigh, new
pastor of Central Methodist church.
REV. n. NJ. JURNEY, of Mt. Olive.
OPPOSED TO BASSETT'S RESIGNA-
TION.
j. H. S~OUTHGATE, of Durham, presi-
dent of the Board of Trustees.
b. ". DUKE, OF Durham and New York,
Treasurer of the American Tobacco Com
parv.
CAPT. V. BALLARD, of Durham.
c. w. TOMS. of Durham. Superintend-
ont of " Duke Sons e. Co < factory.
II. A. PAGE, Of Aberdeen. leader of the
anti-Clark forces In 1902.
J. a. LONG, of Roxboro, banker, mer-
chant, dealer in tobacco.
J. w. ALSPAUGH, Of Winston, ex-
President of the Board of Trustees.
W. r. ODELL. of Concord, co-defendant
with Duke and Kilgo in the Gattis suit.
REV. S. B. TURRENTINE, of Green's
boro.
REV. T. F. MARI. of Charlotte.
col CT. w. FLOWERS, of Taylorsville,
father OF Prof. Flowers.
DRIED PEACOCK, former president of
Greensboro Female College.
DR.. w. G. BRADSHAW. Of High Point.
DR.. E. 7. WHITE, of oxford, banker
and business man.
R. L. DURHAM, of Spartanburg, S. c.,
brother of Prof. Plato Durham.
REV. u. y. OUlfLSb1 Oh ADSIuc6l
JOSEPH G. BROWN, Of Raleigh, Presi-
dent of the Citizens National Bank.
REV. ]. B. HURLEY, of Fayetteville.
Just as adjournment was reached one
trustee spoke up and said: 81 suggest
that the matter of how each trustee voted
be kept a secret Another trustee said
"Dr. Ivey has gone to catch his train"
Somebody started after DR.. Ivey, but he
had already gone q considerable distance
and could not be reached, and so no ac-
ton looking to secrecy could be had.
Hence l am able to give the vote as it
was cast as stated above.
TIL proceedings opened by reading a
letter from DR.. Bassett. 1t was curiously
worded. 1t seemed to be q resignation
with Il string tied to 1t. Most trustees
regarded 1t as a resignation and the de-
late was had upon the idea that it was
a bonn fide resignation, but later it was
stated by some of DR.. Bassett's champions
that it was not a resignation-only an
offer to resign if called upon to do so.
The next thing on the programme was
for President Kilgo to be invited to COM
in and state his wishes and the wishes OF
the faculty. He did so in a speech making
about one hour and a half, made up OF
three parts: /. A TRADE of abuse Of the
newspapers Of North Carolina, with an
extra y~itriolic dash at "the Old Reliable
News and Observer; 2. Appeal to stand
by Bassett as an exposition that freedom
of speech is permitted at Trinity College;
3. Reading with approx ~'- from
the News and Observer, bearing on the
enforced resignation Of President f
benjamin Andrews, of Brown University
1t is needless to say that the best parts
Of his speech were the News and OBJ
cor>ror'C editorials Dprino tho onf1rf
meeting. nothir, : was said or done
that met the unanimous and hearty ap
proval of every trustee present. It wa:
rather novel to see DR.. Kilgo standing III
reading editorials from the News and OBJ.
server, and using their wisdom as china,
of his speech. But it shows that, in spite
Of his lack of love for the States greatest
daily, he knows a good thing.
The News and Observer came in for {
good deal of denunciation during the Ions
drawn out debate. One trustee actual,
proposed that a pronouncement be mad
to the effect that "the News and Observe
is an enemy Of Trinity College 1t wa
not passed and no action was taken. On,
trustee, speaking of the suggestion, sai'
this morning: ''The News and Observe
has never been an enemy of Trinity Col
lege. 1t has criticized DR.. Kilgo and n
Bassett, but IT has never been an enem!
of Trinity College" A prominent Meth
odist added: CAS- a matter of fact. tn
News. and Observer is a better friend O
Trinity College than the men who wisl
to make it and keep it an annex Of TIL
cigarette trust
Every member of the board of trustee
made a speech. Some of them spoke tw
or three times. The debate was prett
vigorous and opinion clashed against opln
ION nnn trt,cfnn lnaIop rod thnt thor
would nave been no Indignation over tn
Bassett article but fc~ he News and OF
server. Another go man-declare
it TO be his OPT ION that the News an
Observer had more influence than an,
newspaper published in North Carolina
Others roasted it to a turn. All othe
parers-(and that includes all but six i
the State of North Carolina that hav
spoken)-that had criticized the Basset