The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-04-05
ENTIRELY MISTAKEN.

Apropos The Records criticism of
the South Carolina weekly press, Edi-
tor Aull Snccrin"ly suggests in his pa
per. the Newbcrry Herald and News,
that the editor of The Record be des-
ignated to speak at the next meeting
of the South Carolina Press associa-
tion on the making Of a country
weekly, intimating that The Records
editor knows nothing thereof. That
is baldcrda~h. All the South Carolina
wcckllcS come into this Office and we
have full opportunity for compari-
son. AS we have thrown away our
soft soap bucket, it is easy to say
that Editor AuIl is one of the sin
ncrs we had in mind in criticiSing the
shortcomings of the weekly press. He
has sense and education and can
make the editorial page or his paper
rank with the best in the state. We
say this adviscdly. because he some
times, but too infrcqucntly, does it..
NcXt.-Columbia Record.
You are entirely mistaken. There
was nothing "Snccriny' in our Sug-
gcstion, and neither did we intend to
intimate that "'rhc Records editor
knows no1hin~' of making Il coun-
try weekly, for if we had we would
not have suggested him to write on
this subject.
Our suggestion was made in good
faith and with the belief that the
editor Of the Record could have fur
niShcd an instructive and cntrrtain-
ing paper on the sub. .icct. As a mat
ter of fact, our observation and con-
cluSinn, from il fairly close reading
of the papers of this state. is that
in their field the weekly press will
compare tarorably with the daily
press in their field, both as to editor
ial and news matter and in the I'M
selfish public spirit, which is cNhihi-
ted in their advocacy Of those things
which make for the bcttcrmrnt Of
South Carolina, both in material
things and the moral up-
liftin" of the people. We do not
think, however. that the Record WAS
justified in saying rs harsh things rs
it did in regard to the editorial col
umns of the country weekly.
So far as The Herald and News be-
ing one Of the sinners in this connrc-
tion is concerned, we care very little
about that. but aS Il matter of fact.
there is difference Of opinion as to
how much strcs;; should he laid by the
country weekly in making strong its
editorial columns.
AS rule, ii is easier for the edi-
tor TO sit down and fill up two or
three columns with editorial comment
than it is to hustle for local news and
to work up his country correspond,
cnce.
Our idea, from an experience OF
twenty years with one paper. is that
if anything is to be neglected. ii is
best for the county editor to neglect
his editorial columns and devote as
much space rs he can possibly fiji
to local news. We have Frequently
left ont editorial comment in order t(
put in local news.
When we began the publication o
The Herald and News. it had cir
culation Of about six hundred. an,
was printed four pages one time
week. We increased that circulation
to about 1900 when the paper wa
made twice week with four pages
1t gradually grew in circulation am
it was then made an eight page pa
per with five columns to the page
and later, six columns to the page
and the circulation has constantl
grown until now We are printing
2300 copies. This is our experience
and if we had to neglect any depart
ment, we would neglect the editoria
department and we confess to be on
of the sinners to that extent. w
think that with this much said,
can be readily understood why in on