The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1891-02-06
FREE LANCE VS.. BIYOUAC.
One School Director Severely Crit
ciSes Another.

One ScHOOI DIIcCbOi COfOASAJ SAiA-
ciSeS Another
Editor Herald:
Owing to certain events which
have recently transpired in the 10Th
district in regard to consolidating the
Public Schools, and being one oil the
School Directors of this district, L
feel it has become my duty to venti-
late the record of all individual
whom the people have entrusted and
honOred with the Office of School Dl-
rector. / refer to T. G. WItherspoon,
and L refer to him because he has
prostituted the trust reposed in him
in order TO crafty his own selfish
purposes, and against the wishes OF
the best people of this community.
In defining the character of this
whose "braying" has long since put
to shame that of his four legged
brother, it shall be my purpose to
present the truth of the case, with
ample evidence to corroborate all this
article may contain.
Some time last fall the people of
Goodwin and Knob Creek met for the
purpose of combining the three
schools of Goodwin, Phillip and Tim
mons. After much parleying the
case was left to the directors. We
selected a site, the house was put in
repairs for the purpose of running a
teachers. Then the question arose,
who should be teache' s. Green
Witherspoon, in all the meetings
which were held, had discOursed at
length upon the necessity of procur-
ing teachers who would be capable or
building up a school, which in after
years would be the pride and boast of
the community. He was always
cautious to repeat, in seeming sim
cerity; "Let us make no mistake in
this matter; let us have teachers who
will be the choice of the people and
then all will harmonic and success
will be assured"
By common consent Prof. A. G.
Allen, who is a gentleman of the
highest honor and integrity and a
thorough scholar, was chosen with
out dissenting voice in the district,
to be the principal of the school,
Mr.. II. S. Williams then applied for
the place of assistant teacher; and /
will state here that between Mr.. Will
liams and myself there has always
existed a warm friendship; but from
objections that came to me every day
from all quarters, l soon learned that
it would be step in the wrong di-
|
munity to employ him. And in a
conversation vita Witherspoon L
told him that personally would do
anything in my power for Mr.. Will
| liams' success, but thought it best to
procure some one who would suit
the people. Mr.. WitherspoOn re-
marked to me that while he, (Wil-
liams) was man of ability, there
! were serious objections to mis- hav-
| ing the place, and that it would
not do to put him in, aid that
under the circumstances he would
| not give his consent to Mr.. Williams
having the school. Soon after this it
was rumored that Witherspoon was
bringing to his aid his old tricks, &C
! quired years ago, of "Wire Work
ing" and that WitherspOon was
heard to say: 1.-THE time had come to
take the bull by the HORNS" and he
would put Williams in and keep him
| there the next two years, and if \ e
people wanted to ''kick" they could
do so.
gave the rumor little credit until
1 saw in his article in the Democrat
that he had given 1.-THE plum to Will
liams.p
1 then tried repeatedly to see With
lspOon and learn his reasons fol-
trampling upon the rights of the peo-
pie, but failed.
This is only one OF the many in
stances which can be cited in his past
history, where he has betrayed the
people to accomplish his own selfish
ends. He has long been known on
Knob Creek as a subtle schemer, and
it is conceded by his own neighbOrs
and friends that whatever cause he
advocates suffers from his being con.
nected with it, and while apparently
devoting all his ingenuities, and en-
ergies, in subscribing the interests ol
that cause, he is only waiting for q
chance to take the "buil by the
hofns.n He cares little for principles
when there Is An object to be at
tanned, and has never hesitated to DE-
j violence to his conscience III he evel
| had af,Vs to attain the object IA view