National Republican., 1878-09-13
MR.. BROWN's REPLY.
His Reasons for Opposing Mr.. Davis and
Answers to Charges Against Himself

HIS Reasons for Opposing Mr. DAVIS ana
Answers TO Charges Against Himself
To hc Editor Of ne National Republican:
SIR: A communication appears to-day In your
paper from Benjamin p. Davis containing
charges against me aud an innocent and mod
est lady, which does injustice 10 her and my.
self am compelled to publicly refite and to
give some information as to the real facts in
the case. A niece Of mine was nominated by
me some six years ago for q position In the
public schools. That modicnm of Mr.. Davis
statement Is true. II Is also true that she
went into competitive examination, far dis.
tanced all competitors and received the ap.
pointmcnt That ''shc did not prove a success"
as Mr.. Davis states, has no. n modicum Of
truth IN II. On the contrary, the records OF
the public schools and the testimony Of
trustees who know Of her school will show
that rs q teacher she was second to no one in
the county; and during the four years when
was trustee and she teacher know land chal-
| leuge denialJ that sho WAS teacher Of the
| first order.
In regard 10 Mr.. Davis conduct 10 removing
her and having her transferred TO city school,
an Investigation is to be made by the School
Board and will call forth the facts aud | will
abide the results, to SEQ if Mr.. Davis eau In
rOgatory to her. One thing, however,
needs no further proof nor Investigation IN
| the minds of all good people that au ex.trustCC
| Of public schools who after dcposing "a young
lady Of amiablo persona! qualities from her
| position, and when she aud her friends never
| hreathCd word Of dissatisfaction for the act,
but studiuusly avoided even the mention OF the
matter to others which Is true, such mau
| who will himself and allow his friends to
| bTuit the matter about to ilJurs the lady Ia
most offensive manner, and will accuse me OF
| acting IN revenge for II without the slightest
cause from any word or act of mine, surpusses
| the power of any language Of mine to charac.
terize and leave Il 10 the feelings Of all to in-
| terpret. In the matter o! appointing aTo!ativc
| 20 u position as teacher. which Mr. Davis fling
| at Iue, lie himself lives iq glasS house A.
| brittle ~ "RVprrt'- drops. To show this !
need 0uly refer to tho fact that wien formerly
q trustee Of schools here. be app ,intcd thruC
| relatives Of hisa teacher. ~ gGI"k succession.
As 10 my acts relating 10 the appointment Of
trustees, say shat simply circulated paper
| in Mount Pleasant iudVi,iua Mr.. FOLSOM Tot
! gChO"' trustee q: ting when he was
certainly as eligible to the position as Nc
| DAVIS, when ! had no rga, IA o. sup
| pu.C that llT. Davis d..tu "T expected To
be RYpoiu,c l. and whun { Tndorstopd, ny "Hs
led to thnl q hayo since lcaIuci was the
lIUt that II "a, TIC in'sL'u,H "i tho Commits
| iinasTs to arpy.u' Ru entirely new hoard Of
rrr.t.g-. ayl tlut ijl uu. mention his nalu"
iIl ,,lu,r'i:nI Herewith. ryccp; wh.n Two %
lhIrc who -,mci iur Mr.. !"tsum asked If his
apuiai'."n' would iutsri ,C with Davis ap.
;...'.. I'D. "a / rri. i'i ,!I", G'atht 1t
NYuii n 3, u, .vasayiiv. 70, thcrc might he tTua
gr.s lol. @, ~, ,sll'wupl .u,t MuGnt Pleasant.
| Nj. Eav.. st.u,la-at tn! ! us.i iAschr ryd
and -i,lry.cu'ntiUus II untrue IN every
part cIN %, ,uJ LOld Lin responsible 'lr the
Hl'.. 81: Lave gc'gsuH To believe that his
.nfr.-,u.. about the action Of O:hcrs il that
connection IRE wrongly made to give false
ru.r sion, as 10 mau eau tTuthfuily say that
| EaiG ~ did anything untrue OF di,honUrsbl:,
| What did aftCl Mr. Davis vas appointed Wa
| simply 10 inform the Commissioners, by letter
| that believed Sr. Davis 10 be a voting citizen
of Massachusetts, and should contest the legal
! ity Of his appointment. This was not only
my right, bat my duty, to do, thinking so
The Commissioners BY lcttcr, askcd me II
| had any evidence to that ohcct. ] obta incd
the evidence, and II is before the public. Mr.
Davis cunnO. truly say that | have acted IL
this matter from any motive or In any manncl
hut what are proper and honorable.
!. S Brown