The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-01-07

IT CRANGECH NOT.
We are glad to:note that our cosempo-
rary the Ooecver has returned To an All
yocscy of democratic measures, o wing
we suppose, found al other unsuitable
10 tie taste OF our pee. pie -Ne"oerfy
Herald snd News
There is as much meanness and mis-
representation crowded into The above
sentence as could possibly get into 1t.
: if the editor of The Herald and News
knows anything about the Observer ne
knows that he has falsified its record.
He has done il deliberately and for a
purpose, that purpose being to ln1ure
this paper in public estimation. he
knows the Observer is advocating pre-
cisely the same measures now thst u
has advocated heretofore. Let the ed
itor of The Herald and News specify In
what particular the Observer has re
turned Co the advocacy OF any meas
ures and point 20 any change OF Its pol
icy, or else confess himself q malicious
slanderer aud bearer OF false witness.
The mean spirit that characterlzes
the first portion Of the sentence Is Sill
more apparent in what the writer OF 1t
sssupposes has caused the alleged
change in the Observer-the malicious
insinnatien that the Observer mas
changed its policy without changing
its opinions, that this newspaper has
not the courage of its convictions and
that its expressions are not honest, out
are assumed for policy's sake.
IF the editor of The Herald and News
will l1fVote more time TO building up
his own paper and less to trying to pull
down the Observer he will lind it to
his advantage Newberry Observer.
This is very vicious exceedingly vi,
cious. We had no idea that the OBJ
server was SO jealous Of It's position as
the advocate Of republican doc
trines as TO become angry at the men
zion that it was advocating democrat
ic measures, :, There was nothing per-
sonal in the sentence from The Herald
and News. We do not suppose, hoWey-
er, that the editor of the Observer will
deny that the Greenville News, while
his name appeared as editor, was
advocating the position of the repuoli-
can platform and measures which were
ansagonistic to the position taken in
the democratic platform. That the
Observer took up the fight along the
same lire as soon as his name again
appeared as editor Of that paper. That
the Observer commended the position
OF Senator MeLaurin and was consid-
cred by Senator McLanrin and his
friends as lighting along the same
lines. That the Observer commended
the work Of Senator MeLaurin in con-
trolling the patronage.
Lately. however, We have noticed
that Senator MeLaurin has not been SO
warmly commended and it now appears
to the Observer that he ''has gone,
bag and baggage, into the republican
party Senator McLaurin has moi
changed his position. But the OBJ
server has Wiggled in and wiggled cut
on this question so much that we hard
y know where to place it, though we
thought We saw signs ofa return to the
advocacy of democratic measures and
in the kindliest Of spirit gave it vel
come. So much in Justification of the
sentence which so much angers our co
temporary. IF it desires TO stand IS
NOT advocating democratic measures,
It can tske that horn of the dilemma.
When the Observer says there was
.'malice, IN it and that it was deliber'
ately done for the purpose of iniaring
that paper, the editor simply says what
is absolutely false. We have never
tried to iniare the Observer. We don't
have to. even If We wanted to The
Observer cults as exactly.
OF course the Observer has opinions
Who said it did nots II never changes
No. Who said it2 It never changed
from the advocacy of Tillman anu Till
manism to most bitter opponent when
TilIman was leading his hosts to victo'
ry. ItneYer changed from an endorse
nent of the dispensary TO hard fighter
against the system. 1t never changed
from an endorsement of McLaurin to
severe critic OF him. No, its opinions
are like unto the laws OF the Medes
and Persians, unchangeable. Look uE
your fles, cotemporary, and refresh
your memory. But if it makes you so
angry 10 welcome you ''to an advocacy
ofdemoeratie measures" we will apol
ogize and let you state what measures
you are advocating and where your
opinions lead You. We have found ii
difficult to keep up with the opinions
of the Observer, and they may have
changed since the last issue, and We
will not undertake to pursue those
Eopinions any further.