The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-01-08
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Starting newspapers in hotel or
bank Hobbies is a little like building
paper Railroads.&c. differs very ma
terially from the real thing.-Virgin-
ian.
The above is a fair sample Of the
btilliancy Of the editorial writer Of the
Virginian. Being frightened by the
announcement that a new Republican
paper was to be started in Fairmont
and surmising that Mr.. T. w. Elem
ing was to be interested in the project
the. writer attempts to get back at Mr..
Fleming by attacking the Fairnont
and Warrington street railway project
in which Mr.. Fleming is interested.
such utterances demonstrate the mar
row.mindedness which has always
characterized the sheet from which
the above was taken.
The writer does not seem to know
that in his attempt to get back at one
individual,h he has attacked a dozen 9th
ers and a project which will be carried
out to a successful conclusion, and
one which will be far more success
full in a financial way than any that
tolerate such abuse as the above. The
old saying that "if you cant boost,
don't knock" seems particularly ap
propriate as a remedy for the Wiz.
ginsan's breaks just nowi-Fairmont
Times,
This constant ~bickeuing AMI back
biting Is exceedingly distasteful to the
management of the West virglnian
and we know it is to the people Of the
city generally, but the Times never
loses an opportunity to distort, mis-
represent or %misinterpret something
we have said, If 1t thinks it can there
by do the editor Of this paper some
personal injury or injure the busi,
ness interests Of the company, 1t
has maliclously assailed us on several
occasions, always with the same ap-
parent motive and animus. We have
never made a personal attack upon
any one connected with the Times;
neither have we ever attempted to do
anything prejudiclal to the business
interests Of that paper, We have
been asked by prominent and respon'
sible business men, Of both political
parties, to ignore such senseless and
uncalled for Trades, and we feel in
clIned to do SO, but it Is hard to keep
silent under such assaults. AS to the
case in question, just now, the Times
shot wide Of the mark, as 1t usually
does. That paper does not hold a
monopoly on the friendship Of Mr..
4. w. Fleming, We are on the most
amicabie terms with Mr., Fleming and
have no reason to think he was con-
nected with a plan to- start another
Republican paper, he having told US
with his own lips that he is not, has
not been and will not be connected
with any movement to start such a
paper. Thus another malicious at
tempt to stir up strife ~andscreate dis
cord has failed. Thus has the Times
again demonstrated It's l%lttleness and
bitterness. There will be no other
Republican paper start in Fairmont
in the near future, as the Times and
some other people very well know,
the inside information" which that
paper claimed to have on the subject
having become public and proved its
own undolng, The West Yirginian is
not half SO badly frightened nor half
81 much embarrassed over that fool,
dsh story as Is the Times, as we and
several other people happen to know.
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