Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1883-04-05
District Nc. 5, Again.
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bear imrvcIn:
Au sorry ~ have to trouble ,5Y anl
lpug rs l.!er. further WITH 'h!- .tri..,.. Ma a
teapot " but '.Ucr Nj Maddox. uA. made
"a Atga,A npon MY pih-.A. rusl4uyt uae ID
y my position TO correct some Nd g., nus
statements.
lol cannot but see that he admit, Ia hl.
article SAAi | claimed. s.1 that The term ID
district M. .. Vas not -'ttr, profitable
pue. Bui WIS be az hl- friend, Should nave
published such declaration ~ i4..s VI VII.
us, tie does dot i-l4. however. tb charge
that | vas Responsible fer ,hr Improbable
mess u .uAi term. luI lie s,c. 5a ,l present
aa. he CALL, facts 20 ,4b.rAat.Ai, Nv.
charge. Bgi bus facts iA.. 10 show how
made the term failure Though Nv caarg
g that ! failed to support him on ,Ar "lu-
hAecn question, set lie brought me b terms
he declares, bt Threatening t1 cAu ottrr
membcrs Of the committee Though tie
charge, that dismissed han .ummari.y
from a4- N0Ek one Afternoon. wv hr ,loa,
that he Ma reInstateI and ,.nllr4tel lbs the
help % tive IA" abIGlug citizens" Though
he claim, that | WA, influenced against h.m
~ ny church members he fail, On .huw how
th!s hlndeGed III, success. He n0S lrrc
charges that | drove h.s scholars from
school Perhaps he means that ought to
have driven them back But. uuflrtuu, t,-
u dl4 MT have H.. facilities for driving
them bach Which lie had for driving them
Ont
! he fast j, stood hs Mr.. Maddox, aud
did all co-.d % MAKE hi school ! success
HIS own words prove that ID va, himself
the cause VI his failure. But must notice
some 81 ms mi>slA,emeuis. ID regard 10
tobacco. | did authorize him % prohibit
smoking in, or about the school house
did it al his request. Soon a YEA captain,
son came 10 me IN anger, saving that he had
been expelled for chewing tobacco. tired
to prevail Oh him To submit. He said that
be must chew or leave the school. told
him to 20 back the next morning and u,e
tobacco until could see Mr.. MadIocks
The next afternoon went 10 the school
house and tried 10 persuade NJ. Maddocks to
let him bring his spit box and chew, as he
insisted that he could not quit il. lie re-
fused to do so. | said We'll. you are the
teacher; will not break your rules So
! called Mr.. Young Of my own choice and
told him that he must obey the teacher or
leave the school.
Next he claims that | dismissed him with
out ceremony. The facts are these. ! re-
ceived petition signed by y parents OF the
district asking me to discontinue the school.
| went to the school house, asked Mr.. Mad
docks to dismiss the scholars, went in with
three Of his accusers, laid the petition before
him, and called on them to present their
charges and permit him to defend himself
After listening to them and others VINO came
in, decided to continue the school As the
less of Two evils, but eXacted from him the
promise TO be more guarded in his govern
ment OF the school.
Now in regard TO my confession about my
''church members these are the facts. Near
the close of the term | visited the school.
but met the scholars at the door on their
way home. | went in. | found Mr. Mad
docks cross. He told me that had wronged
him in the investigation which | had held,
said that had no business 70 bring men in
there to investigate his conduct. | said
Mr.. Maddocks, have stood up for you when
personal consideration would have led me
The other way. That petition was signed by
prominent members of my church. | re-
tanned you IN your place against their earn
est protest-an act which put me into a
hard position That he was permitted to
teach his full term, in face Of the protest of
m, own church members, gives the lie to
his charge that was improperly Influenced
in my official conduct by my church rela-
tons.
But notice further, his recklessness of
statement He fourished six gentlemen
who stood by right and justice" as witnesses
of his perversions of the truth, when 10
his article shows that the tobacco difficulty
and my confession" about "church MEM
bers" were between him and me alone. 1t
shows that his so-called summary dismissal
was before "three citizens" who had come
to urge his dismissal. The largest number
present at any time to bear witness for him,
he declares 10 have been five law abiding
citizens" Yet nothing daunted. he multi
plies them with "six gentlemen who stood
BY right and Justice and brings them in to
testify in his behalf.
But there are some things which Mr.. Mad
docks ought to explain. He or bis friends