The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-17

sacred, a confidential conference
with his associate about the head of
the institution taking the ground that
the body was judged by the head.
What was the result? There's where
the controversy started. No man was
more surprised vixen Judge Clark
asked the question of Mr.. Brown that
this controversy should have eventu-
ated than he himself. Mr.. Brown was
a partizan, under the dominion of
kilgo, a "guffered" Trustee. He be-
trayed the confidence and toted the
tale to Kilgo. Whereupon the institu-
ton lifts it's tail and growls. All the
Trustees were "guffered.' If they
wern't the Lord knows what's the
matter with them.
He didn't know whether or not
they used the Episcopal prayers. There
is one which says, from pride, vain
glory and hypocrisy Good Lord deliv-
er u.s." l will not say that of these
Trustees but l will say, from pride,
vain glory and the influence of badly
accumulated money, forty Gods de-
liver u.s.
The controversy began when Judge
Clark as a member of committee
voted against electing the faculty of
Trinity College for four years. Judge
Clark stated as his reason that he was
not satisfied with the conduct of
President Kilgo. AS the countryman
says: "He must change his course or
leave the range"
Going on to take up the Clark-Kilgo
correspondence, Colonel Argo referred
to the fact that none of Dr. Kilgo' 5
letters were dated.
Governor Aycock: DO you offer
that as evidence of malice ?'
Col. Argo Il offer it as evidence
of an effort to cover his tracks if ne
cessary. 1t is evidence of the schem-
ing of a wire-puller and ward politi-
cian."
He then read the letters between
Judge Clark and Dr. Kilgo, showing
that the latter had repeatedly put the
matter on a basis personal to himself
Contending that even in this CORE
spondence it was not charged that it
was the college which was attacked.
On June Z, 1898. DIR. kilgo laid the
matter before the Board of Trustees,
having slept on it for twelve months.
Why was it revived? He incubated on
this thing twelve months. When thi2
pestiferouS progeny of his was ready
for birth. he foisted this thing on the
Board of Trustees in July, 1898. Then
Rev. G.. A. Oglesby moved to ask
Judge Clark to resign, whereupon
Rev. f. A. Bishop moved to amend
| by declaring Judge Clarks position
vacant, without notice to him!
Integrity of the meeting! Condemn
ing Justice of the State, enShrined in
the hearts of his people, without no
| tice! Again, Great God deliver us!
He would not impugn the motives OF
! Or. Kilgo is a man of decided ability,
adroit, and able to accomplish his
| ends sskilfully, hiding his motives. He
"hoOdOed' the whole board
After discussion the matter was re-
! ferred to a committee of five. which
at once reported that they highly en-
dorse DR.. Kilgo and his administra-
ton and condemning Judge Clark and
| saying that he ought to resign!
ooh what refinement of morality!
! oh what a sensitiveness of religious
| obligation! But what a pity that it
had been exhausted in the Trustees
before that resolution was passed at
the expense of man who was not no.
titled of the charges, Their stock i'll
trade was very low" He did not
blame the Board. He attributed it to
DIR. Kilgo who had influenced them
unduly.
The whole controversy, he declared,
grew out Of this:
Vanity incarnate in Kilgo! The
Influence Of the Trust embodied in
Duke."
Il beg pardon, your Honor, l
thought l was addressing the jury
and 1 was-but your Honor is entitled
to the first consideration"
Taking up the Kilgo speech, Colonel
Argo said that, considering the time
he had to prepare it, he thought ii
one of the best speeches he had ever
read. He thought Dr. Kilgo had miss
ed his calling. He ought to have been
a lawyer People don't expect so
much from a lawyer. But IL minister
is so enshrined in the popular heart
that every act is watched. A lawyer
has more latitude. He can do almost
anything except commit murder.
Mr.. Pou "IS the Colonel acting up
to the capacity of his attitude
Colonel Argo: 81 have tried hard,
but | have never yet actually inflated
the limits of my capacity may do So
with my last expiring BREATH"
Colonel Argo then took up the
speech of DR.. Kilgo, his talk of poll
teal freedom in the college, his syco-
phancy in praise of Mr.. Duke, as
printed by Judge Clark.
Actually got to cussin' about it,
BY the eternal!' he says. Trying to
initiate old Jackson" He was d
fighter. He talks about his Scotch
Irish blood! KNOCK this chip off my
shoulder
Come one, come all this rock shall
fly from it's firm it's firm base as
soon as II
step to He'll, sir, with my compli-
ments!'
Colonel Argo connected the entire
matter with the vanity of DR.. Kilgo
and his desire to appear to defend
Washington Duke so that, as Judge
Clark says, he might get further con-
tributionS for his college. That was
all right but he had no right to strike
down a brother He didn't aim in
the beginning to strike down Gattis.
He was merely striving to crush any
one who came in the path of his ambI-
ton to get money from the Tobacco
Company.
ut is more important that that col
lege should be enshrined in the conf
dence of mankind than that its Golfers
should be piled with the gold of the
American Tobacco Company"
Again taking up the question as to
whether malice had been shown, Col.
Argo said:
Malice! Why he has malice pre-
pense-a heart filled with hatred for
everybody"
Not satisfied with publishing this
mass of stuff, they publish abroad this
denunciatory speech alonei The entire