Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-11-16
WHY IS THIS THusG
Our Citizens Practice Disorimina-
ton and Preach Against 1t.

In last Tuesdays New Era an arti-
Gle appeared headed, "rhcy want a
Daily" and the announcement was
made that, "At a meeting of he sti-
Gems of Hopkinsville Monday, called
for the purpose of inducing the New
Era Co. to publish daily paper, Mr.
+. NJ Flack was chosen Chairman
and f. b. Bassctt Secretary. After
remarks by number OF gentlemen
favoring the project 1t was moved
and seconded that Hon. Hunter
Wood, President Of the New Era Co.,
be invited to attend the meeting.
II was moved and carried
that each gentleman present make
himself a committee of one to solicit
subscriptions. 1t was also moved
aud carried that the Commercial
Club give its assistance to the enter
prise"
This meeting was held in DR., Pat
toms insurance Office and there were
present; L. NJ, Flack, L B Bassett,
J. Il. Galbreath, DR.. w, f. Patton,
Ross Rogers, j. ID. Ware, Geo.
Green, Emmett Cooper, Jno. r.
Green, Nat Gather, Ed. Gather 10
Cant, S. q. Buckner, Sherwood
Buckner, &. IL. johnson, NJ. c.
Forbes, l. Burnett, Alex Campbell,
and perhaps one or two others whose
names we failed to get,
1t appears that this meeting was
all cooked and primed and intended
20 be entirely one-sided, without even
giving any other newspaper man but
Mr.. Wood a show. Unless everything
was cut and dried, why did not the
so-called citizens meeting want to
hear from a representative of the
or from Mr.. G. M
Meacham, who has been making his
arrangements to start another paper
here? Why should these representa-
tive citizens resolve 10 work up fol
Mr.. Wood a list Of GOO guaranteed
subscribers at So 60 year. and ex
,lude all others from even smell?
Is it right and just to Discriminate
n favor or any enterprise against
mother, where all are working for
he upbuilding of the community?
We have heard some of these very
Gentlemen preach against the dis
of the L. 81 N, and yet
hey manifest a similar disposition in
his instance.
The action of this meeting estab-
ishes very bad precedent, for these
anne citizens could, with the same
select any insurance firm
nd guarantee them GOO policies il
hey would fit up metropolitan Of
Ice, and ignore the remainder of the
insurance firms in the city. The
anne is true of any other branch OF
business, for after all, no business is
un but for the money there is in it.
For the KENTUCKIAN as a newspa-
Ter we desire TO say that it has la.
,ored increasingly for nearly ten
ears for the good of the city and
ounty; was the first paper here TO
establish semi-weekly, and pub
ished the only double illustrated edi-
ion ever sent out of the city telling
Il the County's resources and City's
dvsntages.
A TO the Commercial Club, we
would say that it would fall short of
be purpose of its organization should
foster any ono enterprise to the det-
iment of the other. The proprietor
# this paper was first to put on foot
'laus for the organization ofthe Club,
nd all its preliminary meetings
we're held at his office. No one has
aid or done more for the CLUBS sus-
enauce than the proprietor of the
[ENTUCKIAS, and now why should
he Child turn its back upon its faith
r?' If the Commercial Club or our
itizens desire to have a city here and
IN increase of business, it can never
e done by such discrimination mani
ested at the meeting Monday.
As 10 one daily paper in the city
We would say that it is purely q
natter of business, and whenever the
kENTucKIAS gets ready to start a
laily, it is assured Of at least enough
Of the public patronage TO enable us
10 keep the paper up to its present
reputation as a newspaper, and there
is no law prohibiting three or four
iailies if the business is here to sup
port them. Daily papers cannot be
run without money. We do not de-
sire TO reflect upon the New Era, but |
merely want to criticise the action of |
the small number of citizens who
manifest such Partially of public
spirit.
Mr.. Creed Haskirs Fires the First
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