The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-09-14
Superintendent Of Education.
sc.

Superintendent Of Education.
&c.
Two weeks ago the HERALD op-
posed the nomination of Col. James
Farrow, of Laurens, for Superin-
tendent of Education on the ground
that he sis we'll advanced in years
and is feeble in health, and we do
not think that he would bring to
the discharge of the duties OF the
Office the experience in that line OF
work chat would guarantee success.
For this the HERALD has been criti-
cised very Severely by the Laurens-
vile Herald and by Col. Farrow-
AS the election of Superintendent
of Education is over, and further
discussion of the matter is unprofit-
able, we do not intend to say much.
We would like to print all the criti-
cism but as there are about three
columns Of it We cannot Go so,
crowded as we are with more i'm
portant matter. We will, however,
notice the different articles in their
order.
The Laurensville Herald objects
to our saying that Col. Farrow is
swell advanced in years." and says
that he is 6fty-four years Old: It
further objects to our saying that
he sis feeble in health" We did
not say that Col. Farrow was too
old, nor that he was an Invalid.
Col. Farrow, then, is ffty-four. As
TO his health, we did not consult
him or his physician; but judged
from his appearance and from the
fact that only two years ago he suf'
fered something like stroke OF
paralysis.
The Laurensville Herald says:
eff the HERALD has an axe to grind
or prefers some other than Col.
Farrow, let it come out openly, and
work for the man of its choice
This herald is not in the sxe-grind-
ing business-and it comes out
openly every Thursday morning,
advocating at all times what it be.
lieves to be. for the best interests
of the people, and expressing freely
its opinions on all matters of public
concern. That it now and then
displeases some people we deeply
regret but it cannot be helped: it
is one of the incidents inevitable in
the proper conduct of newspaper.
We claim it as a privilege, and shall
exercise It, to express our opinion
as to the fitness Of any man who
aspires to a State Office. It is ali
right for the Laurensville Herald
to s'claim that Col. James Farrow
is justly entitled-in view Of his
entire fitness, and as sthe next high
est candidate before the Convention
to fill the vacancy now existing
on the State Ticket" but it is all
wrong for the NewberrJ HERALD to
claim otherwise.
Col. Farrow himself writes a long
letter to the Nevs and Courier in
which the HERALD is scored quite
severely. In this he falls into two
big mistakes, which we correct by
saying, 1st, that the HERALD has no
"private ends to accomplish" and,
2ndly, the HERALD did not say it
would be 'fs crime against the chill
dren of the State to nominate him.
What it did say was: "The Office is
the most important in the Stale,
and to allow any other consideration
than thorough efficiency to control
in the selection Of the nominee
would be not only 8 serious mis-
take, but a crime against the chill
dren of the State"-which is quite
q different thing. The Neaos and
Courier completely answers Col.
Farrow's letter, but as we have not
room for the letter We omit the
answer.
"JusGce" writes a letter to the
Columbia Register, which bears
such q close resemblance to the
Laurensyille Herald editorial, that
we infer they were both written by !