The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-01-14
Greenwood, Saturday. Jan. IA, 1905
M~0re'About'' Accuracy"

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the Enterprise took charge Of tina
paper, nnmindful OF the past pleas
ant relations which had existed BE-
tween them and the editor Of tht
COMMONWEALTH, one Of their first is
sues contained a jab at the COMMON.
WEALTH, without rhyme or reason
Since then the editor Of the Enter
prise seems to be possessed Of the
idea that he il the only cork that
floats on the journalistic sea in
these parts, and his egotism has 50
blinded his judgement If. indeed,
he may be said 70 possess such a
thing that it crops out in spite Of
himself.
Last week the COMMONWEALTH
printed an item which it got from
what il thought a reliable source,
but which, it seems aftcrward, prov
ed to BIO incorrect. The Enterprise
takes this as an excuse to make a
fling at the editor Of the COMMON
WEALTH, but he is welcome to all the
satisfaction he will get out Of it. lie.
says.
1.-THE item in regard to the speech
which Mr.. Sisson didn't make, and the
large audience which highly enjoyed
1t, perhaps originated In fertile lmagi-
nation of the young man who Is now do
ing the local work on that paper
las the COMMONWEALTH said Of u.s., IN
which event the real editor. who re-
sides some fifty miles distant, couldn't
well be held responsible for the error
The real editor, though he did
not write the item in question, as
sumes the responsibility for it. MOI
one will be fooled by the attempt Of
the Enterprise to make it appear
that the COMMONWEALTH is run by
men who have no interest in Green
wood. Although it is true that the
editor Of the COMMONWEALTH resides
"some fifty miles away he has in
vested his good money in Greenwood
property, he has spent several thou
sand dollars in salaries and i'm
provements Of said property, and he
believes the readers Of the CoMoN-
WEALTH and the citizens of Green
wood and Lelore county generally
will admit that, under his manage
ment and guidance, the COMMON
WEALTH has done as much, if not
more, for the development Of the
town and county and the advance
ment of her various interests as any
agency in it. The first week the pres
ent editor of the COMMONWEALTH took |
charge Of the paper he promis-
ed the good people of Greenwood
hat not a single issue should 60
to press without some good word
for the town, and how we'll that
promise has been kept, the files of
the pappr will attest.
Although the real editor Of the
COMMONWEALTH resides some fifty
miles away, he spends much Of his
time here, and gives his personal
attention to the business Of the pa
per. He had always been ready and
willing TO contribute OF his time,
his influence and his means to the
advancement of every movement for
the upbuiding of Greenwood. and it
i'll becomes the Enterprise TO attempt
to prejudice the people of Green
wood against him because he has
his place of residence in a nearby
city. Notwithstanding the fact Of
residence in Yazoo City, the editor
Of the Commonwealth spends dollars
in Greenwood where the Enterprise
man spends cents, and is good for
any financial obligations he makes
Can the Enterprise maj say as
much?
The Commonwealth editor may
reside fifty miles away" but if Ed
itor Harris maintains the journals
tic record he has made for himself
during the past five years, it will be
a surprise to the profession if he
does not reside more than fifty
miles away" from Greenwood before
the summer breezes fan his fevered !
brow, As some paper aptly put it a
couple Of years ago: He will be
getting up another guessing contest
guessing where Harris will drift
to next /,
II is not often that the Common /