The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-12-04

parent; "a determined effort to com
bat, not only national ard aud inter
eSt, but the erection OF lcvecs Ia any
manner, and a persistent champion
ship of Wild aud futile schemes the 10.
furious aud climerical nature OF which
has been time after time proven by
scientific investigation.
Now, II Ii impossible TO believe that
an intelligeutly controlled newspaper
would wilfully fight agaiHI the very
plan that is most dearly cherished by
the people from whom 1t draws Its
chief support The article copied
bears Its own conviction Of absurdlty
and ignorance. II is evidently the
work OF person entirely Ignorant OF
the conditions of which he treats; but
this stultiBing editorial aud others OF
like tenor are published in a paper
domlciled In one OF the largest cities
u the lower valley, And necessarily
welding certain influence IN quarters
where its views may naturally be tnken
~ the expressions Of responsible su
hority,
70 the Imagination of It's writer The
most remarkable fact seems % be that
he lsvees withstood hiRh.water, yet
csVed In after tho water had goue
down aud danger appeared 10 be
past. Following this surprising A-ser-
ion, he asks, with all the calm assur-
lnco of dense ignorance, If csving Ia
. be accep ed rs the Inevitable result
fconfning The river between leve,s
nese bluudrrs ara not MS lsughable u
hey might be were they not publish.
I'd in leading editorial OF the Com
nercial-Appeal.
They cease to be funny when the |
writer uses them as basis for an
argument against tae building OF
eveeS, aud claims that general public
In the system will be de-
by csving bank.
General confidence ID the Commrr-
,ial- Appeal will surely be destroyed II
persists in such silly assertions, bul
he levee system iS in 10 danger
"The advocates of the out.
at system will not fail TO take advant-
ge of the occurrence aud point out
hat it is natures protest against tn e
OF the waters, and natures
fort to seek new and additional out.
'ts TO the sea-" The advocates e
1e outlet system. visionary or sci
lterested though they be, are lit
otter Informed than the CONNER cia
.ppesl. They will never Id VI
ler cause to public ridicule by any
lch claim.
When the river bank at Memphis
it'll no levees on either side con-
enced caving extensively abb ut toI
ears ago, and the loss Of much va
Die properly was only avoided by
rompt and expensive work, was th
yer seekin & new outlet from tha
oiuli Perchance it wished 10 dow
10 the Atlantic ocean. !,
II the circulation of the CONNER !,
al Appeal was confiued 10 regions il
hloh the character OF the river, It's
wees and caving bank was generally
lde rsl God, such an editorial wou.l
'oVoke only ridicule and damage OF
e paper; but IT Is read in other sec
Ons OF the country. aud its utteraucee
9 presumably given credence il
larters In which accurate knowledg, :,
the needs Of the lowe ;,
yer is of paramount importance to
J people. This 10 tho harm the =
commercial Appeal can do, and per "
silently tries 10 do.
The writer's of such articles al
slnly ignorant and possibly iunocen'
intentional harm. They are CHI
EN- playing with edged tools; but 10
ose who place them in their hsD,;.
measure of condemnation is e.
we're.