The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-02-20
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one.
You say you believe you 'age do
ing Gods service in giving aid to the
proDer management of Benedict col
Iege." l shall not question your be-
lief along that line, but later in this
letter l shall question your service.
You say you believe that tne infor-
nation upon which my message to
the senate Of South Carolina of the
10th inst. was based was incorrect so
far as tae statements referred to Ben
edict college Yet your president
ADMITS them. So either you or he are
mistaken.
l unde stand that this Mr.. William
H LyIes. who signs this letter, is
the same man who was secretary of
the Haskell convention Of 1890, who,
along With others, appealed to the
negroes of South Carolina at the gen
eral election to defeat the wishes Of
the Democratic party and their NOM
inee, Hon. Benjamin R. Tiilman, for
the Office of governor Therefore l
am not surprised at Mr.. Lyles. AS
to c. c. Brown, know absolutely
nothing Of him, excsept that l was
recently. requested to appoint him
delegate to a certain convention,
which I did. But if l had known lie
was trustee of negro college, most
certainly would not have done so. My
f8Stnion of him today is much lower
-toauf it was yesterday.
Now. let's take up your negro-lov-
ing presidents letter:
First, he says that Rev. Cheek was
a teacher of your school, thereby ad-
mitting what l stated in my message
in reference to a member of the fac
ulty having trouble, and the case be-
ing before Judge Prince I have a
letter Which has been forwarded to
Senator Clifton, which gives more Of
this man Cheeks character, and ii
what is said in that letter is true |
would advise Cheek to leave this |
State and not to be long about it.
Jt y stated that he resigned his po-
sition-but how much devilment did
ae do at your college before he re-
signed, and why did you have such |
3 character there?
Next, he says, 'The governor says
he has been informed that one Of the
white men whose picture was in the
catalogue of last year played on the
football team He admits that is
true. but says he stopped it OF
course. since l have begun to raise
shis row about it l suppose he has not
only stopped this, but other things,
also
Farther, he says, that the "gover-
nor says that he has been Informed
that the boys dormitory has a white
matron," and he says "this is true.
He states, however, and gives as his
excuse, raat this woman is so years
of age. l have known women more
than 80 years of age to give birth to
children, and, besides, it is the evil
that is being brought about by this
association that am complaining OF,
and the very fact that this white wo-
nan is matron in this negro boys
DO mitory, bringing her into contact
with these negro boys in this iuti-
mate relation. shows that this negro
loving president of yours admits that
what I have said is true.
Next, he says, ''the governor says
ne has been informed that the boys
in the dormitory have pictures Of
white girls and Waite women in their
rooms" l received this information
from one who now holds an honor
able position among the negroes Of
this State, and I would believe that
negro before I would any white man
who would teach a negro. Your pres
ident says he has never seen the
picture of a white woman in any OF
the boys rooms. As to that state
ment, I belive he is --, because
l believe the negro who told me be-
fore l would believe him, and if he
will let me know when and whe2e, I
will endeavor to have this negro who
gave me the information meet him
face to face.
He says he thinks 'that they them
selves would be very much opposed
4o D,,++iDo tho 1,icturnc Of white per