The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1891-06-18
mR. raAoKsToNs WAY OF RUNNING
A NEWSPAPER.

AAs As4uaShoGOu3 SutOA 01OAA AZ tho
Office of the Superintendent of Educa.
ton, has been shown up in shadowy
piece Of business, and it is by no means
sure that the Superintendent himself is
not surrounded by the same mist.
The matter, in brief, is this: Mr..
Thackston is editor and owner of the
Palmetto School Journal, and wants to
draw its financial support from the pock.
cts of the taxpayers of the State. In
doing this, he claims to be acting under
q resolution passed by the State Board OF
Education, which resolution Mr.. May
field, the Superintendent of Education,
who is a members of the Board, and was
present at its late meeting, disclaims any
knowledge of, and doubts its existence.
Mr.. Thackston's cunning little plan is
fully explained in the following para
graph clipped from circular letter which
he has issued to the various School Com.
missioners, of whom he wishes to make
cats paws in this money making scheme :
"The State Board, with ourselves. most
earnestly desire that every trustee should
receive the Journal, and by resolution OF
the State Board trustees are authorized
to subscribe for the same and issue an
order on county treasurer in payment for
same"
Now, be it remembered, the existence
of the resolution in question is denied on
good authority; granting, however, that
it was passed, wouldn't you like to see
the law empowering the State Board to
authorize county treasurers to pay trus-
tees or anybody's subscription to 8 paper?
Ifthat is law, wouldn't you like to have it
extended over your case, soyour subscrip.
ton to the INTELLIGENCE could be paid
by san order on County Treasurer II
it is not law, and no such resolution was
passed by the Board, wouldn't it be
proper to have a commission de lunatico
;nquirendo appointed to determine the
true nature of Mr.. Thackston's halluci-
nation7
If it is so important that every school
trustee in the State should have copy
of Mr.. Thackston's paper that tax must
be levied on the people to insure them
getting it, we want the resolution broad
ened so as to include every teacher in the
State, for we conceive that they stand
more in need of a school journal than the
trustees.
Mr.. Mayfeld denies any knowledge Of
this action on the part of his clerk, but
it is not sure he is so densely ignorant Of
the affair, for he edits q department in
the paper. Besides, We think more than
his bare statement is needed in certain
quarters hereabouts to make his declars.
tions pass current. Isn't it fact that
MIR. May6eld's election was due to the
fact that he promised the position OF
chief clerk in his Office to certain gen.
tleman, but after his election denied the
promise, and appointed Mr.. Thackston
Our School Commissioner has called
for light on the subject, for he is unwill-
ing to sign a paper which would author
ize the drawing of money from the
County treasury on a resolution which he
believes doesn't exist, or if it does, has
not the sanction of law to authorize it!
Mr.. Thackston, We think you will find
that South Carolina is not in the business
of extending special privileges to any
citizen or class of citizens, and you will
soon realizs that the "best laid plans Of
mice and men gang aft aglee."