The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-02-09

The HERALD in its issue Of last week cop
led portion Of what we said, and animad-
verted as above concerning "a question Of
privilege" The article was somewhat in
geuious, quite facetious sDd, under the guise
of "k;ndness" and goodwill for The News,
right smartiy ironical. Its mildly-maunered
closing almost disarmed Us, yet not quite,
for we could not well see how the opening
and closing OF the article tailed. We admit
that paper has the right TO be published on
any day, save Sunday: We do not agree in
toto that papers are published simply for the
ben6t they confer upon the reader, lat like
wise for the mutual benefit or ''support" Of
the editor and those engaged upon it; for if
IL were not 50, some papers would not be so
persistent in their appeals to deliuquents.
The merchant sells his goods for the conTen-
fence Of his customers and to receive from
them support. The lawyer takes up the
case Of his client to relieve him of his en-
barrassing situation and to enable himself to
retain his position; the farmer drives his
pIow that be may thrive by honest toll; and
SO the carpenter builds the cot to shelter the
family group and earn his daily bread.
rhe HERALD says: "The News vas not
considered, in any view whatever, in making
the change" When we started The New
berry News we took Friday as It's day Of pub
lication; not by any 1nesns from choice, but
simply out OF journalistic courtesy TO the
HERALD, as that paper came out on Wednes-
day-upon which time-honored day it had
been issued for IA years, being now 10 its
18th year. We did not care 10 trcspass upon
the HERAtD's ground, so vent to the end Of
the week, and Of course we could not but
feel that the HERALD had taken some advan-
tage Of Us i4 coming out the day before The
News. However, we shall make the most Of
the situation by compiling the latest news
for the benefit Of our readers throughout the
County who 90 to their post offices on Satur-
days for their papers.
As we have given the HERALD's say, we
hope it will insert the above few remarks
that its readers may see our reply.
Notwithstanding the fact that this un-
pleasant and unseemly controv srsy was
begun by the Neaos without any provo
cation; and Notwithstanding the further
fact that we bad decided not to- infict
anything further of the kind upon. our
readers, yet, as the Nescs has requested
It, we. print the above article, and in do
ing 80 it necessitates our saying word
or two more. :
If the News is determined to regard
us as pnfriepdly, for which it has not q
single reason. and to 'repudiate our ex.
pressions of kindness and good will, il
can do so; we shall make no further
effort to undeceive it:
The HERALD didasot say that ".papers
are published simply for the benefit
they confer on the reader" nor: any.
thing akin to that. What the HERALD
did say was said in such plain :$ad sim
pie language that we canuot conceive
how it could. be, misunderstood-: Ehs
is what it said: Our idea is that people
subscribe for newspapers for the benefit
they expect to deriye from themi not
to support the paper" The publisher
publishes a newspaper for his benefit
The subscribers take it for their benefit.
1t is:a business transaction :all round.
The publisher must make bis paper a
good one, or, else, nobody viii want it
and he who attempts to run a newspa'
per on any other basis than this has
missed his calling, and will certainly
"get left"
There e1isno rule Of Journalistic cour'
tesy,' or Of any other sort Of courtesy
that regulates the time Of publishing
newspapers; and there never will be
any such rule. -: