The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1911-04-13
IS MADE BY NASHVILLE TEACH
FIR IN DENIAL, OF CHARGES !
AGAINST Hts. !, y.
questions Motives
or those opposed to him and inti-1
mates that they should pick beanr
out OF own eyes before attempting
to pluck mote out. of his optic. :,
Z Horace D. Slater }

"o'iHlltlee OF colored people headed
by Henry Allen Boyd, Of the Ma
: tional Baptist Publishing House, and
the efforts of the Nashville Globe, a
LOCAL colored weekly publication, to
nave him rousted from his position
as teacher in the Knowles School,
George Waters, who was recently
acquitted by the Supreme Court of
a criminal charge, makes 4 vigorous
statement iny his behalf. - Il .
- He questions the motive Of the ef-
tort which he styles persecution, and
declares that there can be bat little
sincerity In any effort which seeks
to go behind the decision Of the
court Prof. Waters suggests that
his dismissal is apparently sought to
give an irregular substitute a place
in the schools, which substitute was
displaced when he was appointed to
the position. This substitute, Wat
ters states, Is a member of the Sum-
day School Glass, which Henry Az
: len Boyd teaches In the Mt. Olivet
Baptist church. T1e calls attention
to the fact that with few exceptions
the committee working against him
is composed Of the employees Of the
Baptist Publishing House, and that
1T Is not composed of any goodly ele-
ment of the patrons Of the school or
corresponding number Of the most
representative Negro citizens.
In his statement Waters says:
During the past few weeks, the
Nashville Globe, Negro paper
owned and controlled by H. A. Boyd
and one or two Of his fathers en-
ployes, has been devoting much
space to an unjust TRADE against me,
because Of the" fact that In former
times, would-be assailants Of my
=. character made charges Of immoral
ity against me and used all possible
diligence in efforts destroy ME.
These charges were in the nature of
indictments at law. Being arraigned
upon these indictments, I made no
attempt whatever to avoid prosecu-
ton. or to get beyond the reach Of
justice.
"On the contrary, knowing as l
did that I was innocent, and that
only the guilty have need to fear the
working Of the law, and recognizing
also the old established principle
that man charged with crime is
presumed innocent until his guilt
has been established, I faced those
those charges like a man, met every
requirement Of citizen so charged
until the highest tribunal Of justice
in this commonwealth acquitted me
Of this charge, for which the Globe
RI
responsible"
Prof. Waters reviews his associa-
tions and past life in Nashville
where he has lived for the past 38
years, his connections in the church
and schools, and declares that it was
perfectly natural that having. been
vindicated by the highest court in
the state, he should expect and
seek restoration to the full conf
dence''bf all his fellow citizens, and
that fifs friends or enemies should
not 1ongdf adjudge him guilty Of
the charge or unworthy Of the CON
fidence Of the people, after the STU
preme Court, with all the facts be-
fore il, had declared him innocent.
He makes the pointed inquiry,
"Shall not the records of the court
stand?" and points to some incidents
in the life Of some Of the committee,
Of a similar nature. Waters dis
claims any intention Of Throwing
mud but asks why should not the
RECORD Of the courts stand in his
Of the committee prosecuting
him. In this connection, he makes
these inquiries:
Would any of'the owners Of the
Globe like to be condemned, ad.
judged immoral and unworthy and
slaughtered on a charge for which
the courts had acquitted them?
"In former times, did not Rev. r
II. Boyd, the father Of Henry Allen
Boyd and member Of this commit
tee, stand charged with alternating
the affections of mans wife and
separating the two? Was he MOI
tried and acquitted by court ot
justice, and shall not the record ot
the court stand in his case?
Was there not in times past ar
accusation Of murder against Rev
r. II. Boyd, for which he was triet
and acquitted before the courts, anc
shall not the court records stand IL
that case?"
Waters concludes his statement
with an appeal for Justice in tht
matter, claiming that he has pro
cecded in his defense In the sam
manner as any other man woult
have done, and that the case wa
won on Its merits. He cites tn