The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-01-26
A Question of Privilege.

4 Question of Privilege.
The question of changing the publi-
cation day of the HERALD was contem-
plated longbefore sheckangewas made.
IheF reason. ands the ssoleTeason. for
maxim q the change sthaf the pres
ent day of publication saves us time
.. and labor, and enables US to obtain and
publish more and later news than could
be done under the former arrangement.
at the time of making the change the
fact was announced. This we thought
was sufficient. and wonld have been
sufficient. but for some remarks that
the. Nea0s has made about the. mat
ter In its issue Of November II, 1881,
7 It said ''f -
"We are somewhat conservative, and do
not likeIto change about unnecessarily, but
as the HERALD has changed its day OF pub
lication 10 Thursday, we are forced TO
change; and as we do not care to step be-
hind the HERALD to its abandoned day, the
next bestmove is to Saturday. a
We can readily understand and ap7
prcciate the NeacS' dislike to change
about unnecessarily; but cannot under
stand why the HERALD's changing its
day Of publication to Thursday should,
or could, force the Ne,us 10 a change.
In its last issue it reverts to the sub
ject in the following language:
"Out of those few former subscribers who
have requested their names erased from ON
books, one, q prominent business man Of the
town. said: There is no use taking both pai
pers when they are published so near the
same time Now, while we adhere to our
original assertion of no grumbling,' yet we
respectfully submit that if this is the only
reason for Withdrawing support from this
paper it: is not, just; simply because we did
not make the change in the former arrange
ment of the two papers, which plan worked
we'll with us) for the past four years, from
the inception of The News to the present.
We did not make the change. The HERALD
moved upon US. We tried 10 remedy the
matter by publishing on Saturdays; but the
change was SO inconyeuient to large and
influential number of our subscribers in the
County that We resumed our. first position.
Il stands 10 reason, therefore, that if one of
the papers is to suffer on account Of said
change il should not be 'The News But the
man we refer to is the only one who has as
signed this reason for deserving the ranks
although We came near losing another, re-
spectcd subscriber AZ Prosperity, in the same
way; but after expressing ourSelf to him in
language as above used, lie at once consented
10 allow his name to he retained. twill be
seen, that Jhe aforesaid reason hasn't been
sufficiently general TO cattSe an fexodus" OF
names from our books. We simply write,
therefore, 'ip arrest efjudgment' for the beu-
eft of anyone who may contemplating
whether he must quit taking the paper Or
coptinue.'to hclp support il flor SEA year.
Speaking of -botI papers being printed so
closely tngether, we would say that in some
of ths Gop1ticstirthe State the two. papers
are published On the very same day, their
merits being considered and their straight
course aud devotion 20 the Interests Of the
commgnlty betng@ the test bs which they
Stand.
After this second article it seems to
become necessary'to remind the Neaos
that the HERALD. has the right and the
privilege of publishing on any day that
suits if; and that it is no part of its duty
to consult the convenience or wishes Of
the NeaOs in the matter. We offer this
reminder in spirit Of the utmost kind
ness. We 60 further and say that the
Neaps was not considered, in any view
whatever, in making the'change; that
there was an entire absence Of intention
pr: thought of affecting the Meas in any
|: :paricular; that The change would have
been made all the same had the NeaoS
BEEN published on any other day of the
week than that on which it was pub
lishcd, or if it had not been published
at all. 4.& a.:.. e" '..-,":
AS TO its being considered by some
mo use taking both papers when they
ase: published so near the same time, "
and as to which. if either, is to be ia
ken. these are purely matters Of jndg-
ment and preference with the reading
public, with which we have no right to
interfere, and about which we have no
advice to offer. Our idea is that people
subscribe for newspapers for the hene-
fit they expect to derive from them;
not to support" them Surely nobody
will be misled by the Neacs' exposition
Of what wouhi"not be Jus" !" IS It any
injustice that a person takes the paper
he prefers? Is it any injustice that the
Herald changes its day Of publication?
AssuredlY NOT The question of what
is ''just" and what is not has nothing to
do with the matter; for the people are
under DO obligation to support" either
paper, and neither paper is under any
obligation to arrange its business to-
suit the other.
Whether the Nems publish on Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday, Saturday or Sunday we shall
not complain :, it is not our business,
and it would be very impertinent In us
to attempt to make it our business.
We have no feelings for. the Meaos
other than those Of kindness and good
will; we heartily, rejoice: in ;wbatefer
prosperity and success it has achieved
or: may achieve but while this? is !.Eue
we must insist on our right to manage
our own business lin accordance wath
our own wishes and convenience, SO
long asswe do not infringe on tLerights
of others. .:.:..
Petit Jurors for the February Term.