Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1899-10-19
f'ersonal Communication.
LET THERE BE LIGHT" ACT II.


LET THERE BE LIGHT" ACT II.
Asssors Editors when my eyes met
the dazzling array Of bright lights that
had lined up against me felt that the
prayer Of our h0n0ra6Ie, sanity School
Board had been answered, MAY the no
BILE army Of martyrs praise u.s." And
what compose this constellation of
sparkling satellites that has SO suddenly
burst upon us. First shines the lofty
Judge Daniel, our high school official of
81. Mary's county. Then pops up J..
Clement Cawood his growing ally and
John ]. Bowles, the dupe of our prophet
Daniel. VIM. G.. Reeder, the great boss
of Maryland Springs. Last but not least,
my Waterloo, Geo. Wellington JOY, the
Brutus in this drama. How could / ex-
pect to battle the venomous onslaught of
this mighty hosts of martyrs did not
feel that, HE is thrice armed who has
his quarrel just"
Now, Judge, have a few more enc
mics in st. Mary's. Look them up and
ask for testimonial as to my teaching
qualifications-it makes interesting read
ing for the public. / will endeavor to
throw "the search-light OF truth" upon
all the communications gotten up by Mr..
D. ]. Payne, for "The voice is Jacobs
voice, but the hands are the hands Of
Esau."
He makes tho assertion that my faith
er like Mr.. John VI. Payne was non
patron and says, "No complaint, how
ever, was made against his appointment
and retention as trustee by the teacher"
Now, according to his calculations,
what would be the whole truth When
my father was first appointed trustee in
'04 he had the children that attended the
school. They did not go, however, un.
til the end of his term for he served I'M
til '0s. And just here let me explain
fully. In 81 Ireceiyed the appointment
to the Head of the Bay school, the board
of trustees being John A. Russell, Lewis
B. Stone, D. ] Payne. My appointment
was not unanimous. The last named
gentleman has always been opposed to
me. Probably his great scheming mind
and readiness to read human nature en-
abled him then to foresee that he would
some day be thoroughly convinced
| I ho 90 In a
school room" ~ After the death Of Mr.
Russell, Mr.. Jno. T. Herbert was ap-
pointed trustee. AS long as Judge Payne
| remained trustee of the school he KEPT
it in state Of constant agitation and
excitement. SO my father in May '9t
made manly and open objection be
fore the School Board to his being reap
pointed trustee, He did not ask fol
the appointment Of himself or any par
ticular patron, but simply that Judge
Payne be removed. The Board, how
ever, turned down Mr. Stone and ap
pointed my father Ia patron although
he had insisted that Mr., Stone be re-
tanned The Judge, finding that ht
could not carry out any OF his "schem
ing designs In this Board, resigned, and
his mantle fell upon that literary faisi
Get Clement ossSwsood Z DemSsrstl
Democratic Board, but it takes t,co trus
tees to make an appointment. thinl
il is well to remind the above gentlemai
ofthis iact as he seems to infer that hi
first appointment as trustee carried will
1t the appointment Of teacher, but /
was not until 81 under Republican
Board that he was given his tool; sine
! then he has been enabled to carry tn
, appointment of teacher around In hi
coat pocket. '97 was the first year tn
Republicans got control of the Schoo
Board. Has there eyer been reason
why Mr. Jno, T. Herbert was turnet
down at this time? Probably Justice
explains; if not, the reason can easil,
be solved in this communication.
Has the public ever heard why Mr..
Clement Cawood turned Republican
II has been reported that he said il
Leonardtown the two reasons were
first, the Democrats would not give hin
a trustee so that he could turn Phil Dor
sey out of the Head of the Bay school
second, the Democrats took the yotinl
place away from his brother in Chaptico
Having learned at this time, the sprinI
of '07, that Mr.. Cawood had boosted tina
l would lose my school, request wa
made to the school commissioners tina
they appoint US patrons of the schoo
as trustees, although Democrat
thought 1t no more than justice to max
this request.) l did not ask for any par
ticular patrons, but gave them the Who'll
school district from which to pick
Could Mr.. Payne have had much fait
in the complaints which he says wer
made to him by the patTonss No, bu
they knew that their purpose could no
he accomplished by the appointment 0
patrons, so non-patrons were selecNad.
| Now, the "burden of his theme" is K
impress the public with the idea that i
was the Democrats who started the cru
SADIE against me and quotes Mr.. Wingat,
| with gusto. ellis report to me was at
official one" Notice how he likes L
conjure with the word, official Let m,
repeat il again in derision, oeicial, Twill
state that was always treated with thu