Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-01-09
fsoM The LADDERS TOP.

chief OF The Florida Times-Union, rep.
resented his paper at the Inauguration
OF the new governor. Mr.. Wilson
gave to the State an excellent report
sparkling in originality and empha.
sizing the most interesting features
which occurred in connection with
this great State function. But there
is one paragraph which TO the press
appears Of note. II is'this:
"It would seem to any experienced
representative Of the press that the To-
cal committee on arrangements had
planned 10 bring upon the BrowaFd
administration the hostility OF the
newspapers, for the reason that all the
usual courtesies extended 10 the press
were entirely overlooked, and it is
charitable to say, perhaps through in.
experience in such matters. The
slight Was, however. just as effective as
though deliberately made. Repre-
sentatives OF the press gathered Up
their dignity and followed the pro-
cession TO the capital grounds and
stood on the outside, no provision hav-
ing been made for them, as is the GUS
tom in every capitol in the world. Per-
haps Tallahassee, in It's isolation, may
need newspaper help in the future"
Its perhaps singular coincident that
the greatest paper in the State through
It's editor-in-chief complains for the
slight the press received by the COM
mittee which arranged for the greatest
function known to the civic or political
history OF the State FOR period OF four
years. At the Inauguration there was
no provision for the press. Whoever
had charge OF the arrangements might
not have Intended a slight. The slight
might have been the result Of a dwarfed
and irresponsible quality Of gray mat
ter usually carried in the head, rather
than TO desire on the part Of the mem
60 midget to have offered a slight TO
the greatest agency for the progress,
development and stay of the State.
Bot there was a slight, whether in.
tended or not. The Sun Is really sorry
that the Hon. George w. Wilson should
have been snubbed at the State capital
upon an occasion OF this kind The
genial and aifable, whole-souled and
editor-in-chief Of the
greatest paper in the State deserved
better treatment for himself, and GER
tainly the paper which he represented
ought to have been looked after more
kindly.
After all, It "a perhaps a good thing
that il any representative OF the press
was snubbed that it was the represent
lative OF the greatest daily in the State.
II may result in campaign onthe part
Of some OF them TO give the little fell
lowe scattered throughout florida a
better show IN the future. Who knows
but that It may eventually lead to Civ
Ing to the press OF the State that which
Ia due not only on occasions where we
nauRurate governor with deal Of
foolish pomp aud splendor, through un-
necessary showing OF the leaders Of
Florida's four hundred in the room,
but at al great and little events in the
State.
The Sun. however, extends It's SIM
,ere sympathy to George. It was evil
iently the one sad moment OF his life.
Imagine a genial person like George
fellow who Is always looking
after his neighboT and a man who is
he equal Il not the superior in every
hing TO anybody who figured In that
from the governor down,
being snubbed in Tallahassee, the city
which has boosted OF its hospitality
md suuhbed because a mental midget
lt the capital either willed Il or was
ininientionally responsible. Il is Al
.ravesty on all social ethics, disgrace
10 Tallahassee and blot upon the
State.
Bat how often has the editor-in.
,hiei OF the greatest paper in the State
tent one OF his reporters Out to cover 3
social or State function, and how often
has that representative worked faith
'ully to che end that his paper might
be served with zeal, forgetting the
flights which be could not resent ana
.hinklng Of nothing bur che duty he
owed 60 his paper Doubtless this has
occurred a hundred times within The
past few months It Is hoped that The
rimes. Union win give US something
along this limo 90 least once
zach month. liz % rood lesson.