The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-30
NO SLUR INTENDED.

Times and Democrat is very much
like an eel. When caught he squlrms
and squirms, devoting considerable
space to US last week, but we shall
hold him to the record and by it ne
must stand or fall. Evidently the
truth does hurt him, and while we
have no inclination to rub it IN,
reinstatement that one man 'TRlES
to do the work of two offices was a
reflection on Bamberg county and
upon her Auditor and Superintend-
ent of Education. We so considered
it, Mr.. Rowell so considered it, and
every man who has talked to US
about the article looked at it in the
light we did. To say that one tries"
to perform duty is certainly equiv
alent to saying that he does not 90
the work we'll or rather does not ac-
complish what he tries to do.
Therefore the use Of the word
"tries'' in this connection was 'un-
charitable and unkind." We might
90 further and say the statement IS
untrue. The official mentioned does
not TRY" to do the work OF two
Offices. He DOES the work, and
satisfactorily, too. Suppose we were
to write an article about Orange
burg and her newspapers and say
that Editor Simms tries" to edit
the Times and Democrat. Would ne
not feel that such a remark was un-
charitable, unkind and untrue? We
think so. We are not here to blow
MIR. Rowell's horn, but some in po-
sition to know say heis one OF the best
officials in the State, with his work
always right up to the minute, and ne
would not make a better one if ne
had only one Office to look after.
This might be true Of a tremendous
county like Orangeburg, but not OF
a small county like Bamberg. Our
auditor is not overworked, in fact ne
has some leisure time. Of course ne
does not visit schools and take re-
turns at the same time. No man can
do two things at once. The foolish
nessof such an argument on the part
of our friend is shown by the fact
that the auditor only takes returns
from January 1st to February 20th,
less than two months. He has no
reason to attempt both at once, for
he has plenty Of time to visit the
schools and attend to taking returns
and all other work.
We have no objection to it being
known that Bamberg consolidates
these two offices, in fact, we are
proud of it, for it shows good busl-
ness judgment to let one man DO
the work instead of having two men
and let them be busy about one-half
the time. The Times and Democrat
says it is sheer nonsense to say that
one man could discharge the duties
of both offices in Bamberg as well as
two men in Orangeburg. Brother
Sims may think it's nonsense, but it
is true nevertheless, and he can get
all the proof he needs by referring to
the comptroller general or State
superintendent of education. Well
humbly apologize if they don't con-
firm our statement. In order to give
our readers the benefit of the ex-
PLANTATION made by the editor of the
Times and Democrat, we publish it
below, and we merely suggest that
the next time he will say exactly
what he means and mean, what he
says:
1--WE believe everything said by
the Herald about our friend Rowell
but still we believe that he could
make a much better auditor or much
better school commissioner if he had
only the duties of one or the other
| of these offices to attend to. He can't
take returns and visit schools at the
same time. Nor can he work in the
school commissioners Office and take
returns at the same time, and while
he is attending to the duties of one
Office he must for a time neglect the
duties of the other. That is what
we meant when we said one man tried
| to do the work of both Offices. So we
say again that Bamberg county con
solidates the auditor and school com
missioner office, and one man tries
to do the work Of both offices anc
would be glad if the Herald woulc
point out where it is either unkind OF