The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-03

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II am corry that the publication
OF tho article referred to in the reso-
lutions above have boon 80 miscon-
strued rs to call forth the above pro-
amble and resolutions. And, in the
beginning of this statement will say
to the ladies of Saluda, that I have
too high regard and esteem for
them rs to impute any such charge
to them. On tho other hand, I was
confronted with rumor, mere ru-
NOR, 80 it seems now, that could not
bo located by those who told mo Of
tho rumor, except that it must have
started from the gossip of women. l
failed utterly to locate tho source
and those who told mo of it, informed
me that they are as ignorant of its
source as | am. Therefore my sole
reason for writing the squibs, was to
let tho designing person or persons
know that sooner or later their evil
report would be run down.
"Since the above has been put in
type, [ have been informed by three
prominent business mon of Saluda,
| that they are satisfied in their own
minds that the report did not origin
ate from any woman, and we apollo
glzo to the ladies for anything that I
have said in the issue Of the 18th
that may possibly. have been con-
strued as rejecting upon them.-H.
s. Cunningham"
After this last call the three gen
tlemen left the Office of The ,Santinel
and announced that the names of
three ladies would appear in the pa
per as the females referred to in the
locals of the preceding issue. livery
one was on tiptoe with anxiety and
longing for the paper to be published.
1t was announced that this was to
be done Thursday night. But at the
appointed time no paper came from
the pross Finally Oh Friday after
noon those interested found in The
Sentinel the resolutions above set
out, the apology of the editor and
tic following additional:
"The readers Of tho Sentinel will
attribute, no doubt, the delay in get
ting out this weeks issue to Christ
mas. Such is not the case. The
paper WAS being issued on time last
Thursday evening when I WAS inter-
rupted in my work by DR.. ]. w.
Pitts and Messrs. Ed Turner and
Joe Ben Coleman, who demanded
that I take out the explanation and
apology I have given and insert in
stead, a typewritten apology pre-
pared by a committee. They fur
thermore demanded that put not a
word OF explanation of my own in
my defense bearing on the subject.
l kept cool and tried to reason with
theDl upon the high handed meas,
ures they were taking. They said
the citizens demanded it, but when
called on them to give the names OF
the citizens, they refused to do SO
and said that nothing short of pub.
fishing the retraction and apology as
they had written tor the names oi
tho female or females--would salts.
fly them; that if / published it as il
was 1 would do 30 at my peril.
II told them had carefully framed
my explanation in order not to bring
to public gaze the name of mos,
highly respected lady in Saluda
whose sole and only purpose in get
ting mixed up in the false rumor wat
to put it down as fIse.
"Since thinking the matter over
have resolved not to make public the
lady's name, especially now that il
is conceded that the malicious sian.
der did not originate among women.
| $50 l thought discretion the bet,
ter art of valor, and since could
not go on peaceably with the publ.
cation rs it was, but would bring on
a clash that may have proven fatal
to my innocent daughters at work
with mo in the Office, and as it was
Christmas owe night and noisy
crowd on the streets, quietly closed
my office door and took my girls
home.