The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-04-05


Mr.. RsiSoR! We were glad to see "Trus
J tee" GU, With the other side of the Eighteen
Mile school question in your ISSUE Of the
!, I'D March. Trustee seems TO ain his
blow entirely at one indSddah but he
must be Informed that il is the majority OF
The community who asked for spnoc in your
paper TO defend their rights in friendly
manner, Notwithstanding he calls IL, "fus.
sing about past issucs." ... ..
"Trustee" has been guilty Of the same
thing with which he chnrges US; that Of
bringing up one side Of the Question? He
failed TO tell your readers that that "Reso~
luton" was offered on account of the Trus
tees hestating TO declare their actions to
the people. Hc states that he placed the
party elected on record as teacher as soon
as the election was over. Why did they
not tell the people ths2 The people pressed
them TO declare their determination so that
they, knowing who should be teacher could
go to their homes, Tho fact that the "Re-
solution" had to bio offered, will atisfy
any thinking person that the Trustees did
not aim to do justice to us If they could
aTotdh IT the person elected was entitled
l." the school when the matter Was in Il. =
hands OF the people, why was he not when
the decision was thrown into their hands?
''Truslee" charges us with one Of TWO
things, of not giving the other party Justice
or the like of mnnliness to defend our
rights. lie thinks the former Charge the
correct one. Here he hits himself with
! his own cudgcl; for it is admitted by all
parties that the election was duly pub.
lished. Both parties knew who could vote
and how they should vote. II this is de
MED, we have the evidence to satisfy any
| reasonable person ofits corr ectness. There-
fore The conclusion might be that if any
injustice WAS shown either side iu the elee.
tion it was done by the Trustees. We did
not understand that we were called out to
show our ''manliness" by qnnrreling, fight
ing and destroying the peace aud friend
snip OF our ncighborhOud. Ca the Contrary
we understood that the purpose Of the cleo
ton was TO choose school tencher and we
| acted accordingly. But we have the eyi-
donco to satisfy any one, that the Trustees
did not do what they promised. That was
to give the school to the person who had
the majority Of the vvtes
"Trustce' is confident the writer was
present nj the election, lin tEis he is mis-
taken). Why is he so confident OF this fact.
"Dcoausc he must have been present or he
could not have written some things so cor>
r.'tly" is his answer, rs he denies moth.
ing n his communication, only Juggling, he
Vlrluty acknowledges that all, but this,
charged in our first communication is so
| correctly" stated rs TO be undeniabe, AS
to their ordering the people out of tn,
house, we simply refer him to the Axiom
that "Things equal to the same thing are
| equal to each othcr,. hey show:d too
plainly by their words aud actions Ihu
they did not wish .hc people TO know what
they did nor how they did it. NJ 9TH
or construction can be placed on VIII It they
| sad to tho people, than that il wnsnu Or
der given in n pleasant manner. We arc
| very much opposed to our public servants