The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-07-29
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Under this head the State newspaper
quotes an article which the editor OF
The Herald and News wrote from 60
hmbia in 1891 in which article we
thanked the editor of the State Tor
courtesy extended, and expressed our
belief in his fairness. At that time we
were honest in the opinion then ex-
nressed, and would have been untrue
had we not expressed the opinion we
did. The editor of the State must have
had a very high opinion of the editor OF
The Herald and News or he would not
have asked him to report the Senate
for the State newspaper in those try
inp times. On several occasions the
State has expressed editorial commen-
dation of The Herald and News ana us
editor. Opinions, however, sometimes
change. We are glad the editor OF the
State thinks so highly of the opinion OF
the editor of The Herald and News as
EXPRESSED eleven years ago that ne has
filed it away among his valuable papers
IF vour file is complete and you will re-
for TO The Herald and News about two
wears ago you will find that we ex-
dressed regret that we were forced to
change our estimate of you and your
fairness and impartiality and the change
of opinion was not the result OF your
poking fun at the Governors message
IF we had been at all sore on that ques-
tion we would have had consolation IN
the unanimous endorsement of the press
of the State, barring, of course, your
opinion which was biased because the
Governor did not take the position on
the dispensary which you desired
AS to the Governor offering you a
position on his staff, that is news to US,
and matter entirely between you and
him. We have no knowledge of his
having done so except your statement
inst made. We know that one member
of vour editorial staff did accept with
thanks a position on the Governor S
staff and afterwards showed his appre-
citation and gratitude by taking every
opportunity to mahgn the Governor
We only desire now to call to your
r,ind the editorial in which we ex-
pressed our change of opinion which
was in the words following, and there
are many other people in this State
who are of the same opinion. The
article was in letter we wrote from
Columbia, and we quote from the An
derson Daily Mail of June Is, 1900:
-..Editer E. H. Aull is rather behind
other people in sizing up the STATE
newspaper. but by closer contact with
that imperious journal he has at last
gotten It down pretty nne;
s0This is what Mr.. Aull has 10 say III
The Herald and News OF the State;
az had always looked upon the State
newspaper as a fair and honest, paper:
7 have frequently disagreed with 1t, Dut
had ALWAYS given it credit for honesty
and fair dealing. But am now forced
reluctantly to change my mind; l am am
forced to the conclusion that 1T Woulo
do almost anything that would, in its
on;nion. help the cause it espoused, and
% say and publish anything, whether D true
or not, to injuce an opponent. sup
pose m that is considered good politics.
and it may be, but if it is prefer al
ways to remain very Poor p golltlcifsni: fair
feht and if | lose will not complain.
That That you YOU may not expect from the
State : unless you let it do your thinking
for you. It cannot tolerate opposition
to it's views, unless by so doing it thinks
there is chance to accomplish the \? END IN
it has in view. For instance, II Is So-
yocating prohibition not because 1t pc
iieyes in prohibition either practically
or or theoretically, but because it hopes
by securing prohibition to accomplish
something else. "