The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1903-04-03
A Strong Appeal
to Manline~S
DC Observation-Disclosures


misrepresented the matter OF the
controversy between the Board OF
Trustees of the University and Mr.
Stetsou. We are confident that those
who made these misrrp representations
did 50 simply from the fact that theS
were misintoTmcd about the facts OF
the case. In our long connection with
the press of Florida We have found
the men who occupy its tripods pre-
eminently fair and just. and sc are
sure that their usual wisdom and an
biased Judgment viii not be found
wanting in TIN, matter which l. -"
important to the cause OF education
within the state.
The impression appear, to nave
prevailed that no Investigation ha-
been made Of the charges dgdin~,
President Forbes This. however. a.
not the case. \ full and complete in
yestigation wa~ made by the Board
of Trustees September l.. every mem
Der of which wa present in person or
by proxy. This investigation occu-
pied the greater part Of two day.
and every jot and title Of evidence
that could be- raked and scraped was
presented.
THE RESULT WAS 4 JNANI-
NOUS ACQCITTAL.
This was the SECOND acqujttaL
and had the sanction OF every mrm-
Der Of the Board OF Trustees. The
first dCQuIttdl Wd7 by special com
mlttee composed ot Mr.. otet-on. Ike.
". II. Stewart and Prot. q. IS. Foster.
OF Chicago University.
At the last meeting OF the Board Of
Trustees, February - II was d-hru
II there was single trustee mo Vol
cd against the aCquittdI. Let hum then
ana there say - or form hence nod
his peace. Silence followed tLr au
nOunCcment There was no one "Lo
made such claim
Again. no new evidence mas cithVI
been found against President For b--
nor has Nh Sttt~On sought 10 Oiirl
any.
Again. Mr.. Stetoon was not expelled
from the Board Of Trustees. The -lu
pie truth IL that q chairman OF tAt
board II elected every year. W ncI
the vote was taken this wear. br
Chaudoin received the largest nuI.
Der Of votes cast and was declare"
/ elected. This was d natural Tc~ult.
/ Mr.. Stet5On, As one out OF sympathy
with the University and it, aumtu
/ istratiOn. was in position a. CHAIR
man of the board to greatly hdmIvi
the administration, but. a. mor,
| trustee. hc would bc unable to do SO
/ Il was. therefore, felt TO Ur wiser {,
elect a man who was in harmony Wit
the University. To wise men thor,
/ is no need OF 4 defense OF ,utH Il Iot
| icy.
What, therefore il the position ut
Mr.. StetsOny 1t IL simply that Pc
/ dent Forbes must 20 heCdu-c hc dr.
sires him 80 TO do. There j. app-rrU
no other motive except President
| Forbes has offended hIm, the ,utuiua
tiOn of that offence being that lac dc
cIined to give up the position OF pres
dent of the University when Nh. Strt-
son told him to do 30.
out or the tWenty-fOur members 81
the Board of Trustees. SIN take tins
DOS tLlOh Is I'M MI olti-Otl. Ef~t
are: Rev. avid Moore. OF Geneva.
New York. Tor many years The Iutl-
mate personal friend OF Mr.. Sttt-1u.
80 whom he Is under great persona.
obligations; Mr.. II. \. DcLIuc, o..
t'dirport New York. Early Iu tn,
history OF the University, after tn,
}dptists Of the state had given not,
for SO, 900 in compliance with Nh. D.
= "A IA ~
.urnt, if they would give the same.
Mr.. De Land, at Il meeting Ot III,
,Oard. refused 10 formally TrCp"nII,
an, obligation to give his $4,000 cor to-
allow any money hc gave to be count
ID a. interest on such obligation
This, Notwithstanding the fact ia,
board had a good note from the Bip-
list State Board of Missiun-fUr $40
900 with interest at eight per cent
DR. Forbes insisted at a meeting OF
the board that Mr.. DcLand should
specifically recognize this obligation.
and said that if ii were not done. nr
would write pr Chauduin and notify
MIN that the trustees had NO $1,000
II il was understood by every body
was the case. MIR. DeLand lett the
meeting in anger but signed ii note
for SO 0O0 aftcrWard. For this he
has never forgiven DR.. Forbes. Rev.
+. j. LOngdon, the pastor of Judge
Stewart, who has been 81 active IN
his prosecutions of President Forbes.
the said Judge Stewart being the
most prominent member of the Chri--
tian tOr Disciples church: Mr.. II. b
Stevens. an emplOye Of Mr.. Stctsou.
MIR. Arthur Hamiin, the regularly EN-.
plOytd lawyer of Mr. Stetsun. We dn
not make the charge that these men
are Influenced in their position ON
this matter by these relationships.
but il is striking coincidence that
the men who antdguniZt President
Forbes happen to sustain such reId-
tiOnships.
Mr.. T. {. Search, another member
of the board, whose proxy Mr.. Strt-
son voted. wrote President Forbes a
letter saying that be had written Mr..
StetsOu TO hand in his resignation a.
d member of the board. in view OF the
fact that he was 80 far away and 80
busy that ne felt himself unable to
form an opinion on the matter. Mr..
Search was for many Years supcr.n-
tendent of Mr.. StetsOn's factory in