The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-11-13
Friday, November l;}, 1903.
SORROW FOR AN INJUSTICE.


the wisdom Of the world has dcclar.
cd that old friendships are the trucst
but comes our longtime friend, Edl-
tor Petty. Of the Spartanburg news
paper, of Spartanburg. 5. C., with tn.
information that he will sue the Char
lesion News and Courier and the OBJ
server for mental anguish, for that,
as he alleges, they miSlcad him Of
and concerning the result Of the re-
cent election. rs aforesaid. ilc MAY
recover from The News and Courier,
for II was ever II ~lN lrcrivrr but no
"har"r OF this character against the
Observer will lie. It never prophc.
sled. lie further alleges and SAYS in
his complaint that he has no "rir\.
anr" against the Statrpaprr. Of Co.
lumbla which i he Sheriff Of South
Carolina and all out-l lyin" territory,
because he never believed it. bciu.
sure that il didn't know any better
but WAS honest in its Ignorance. So,
therefore, he thinks. he has cause Of
action aGHlnSl contemporaries whom,
'r has heretofore trusted. The
threatened suit does moi concern the
Observer bcra',Sr lis vin,licatiun is i'm
rs files: but il is distressed that au
old and valued friend should accuse
II h"t"r" the public Of having pro-
ph"~i"d II thin" it never pruphrSicd
.n'i which didn't harlrn Charlotte
Observer.
This is all too bad. the Slatcpa.
l'"r. Of Columbia. made Il valiant
ii"ht and il ''in its ignorance "it
was honest ;" much more desperate
was the fl"ht and deeper the mental
anguish at tn" terrible result, and
therefore Mr.. Petty is right in ha>-
ING II" grievance against the SIntcpa.
per of Columbia. We thought, how
ever. that the Charlotte Observer and
the Charleston News and Courier. did
prophecy Democratic victory and con-
tr1bmt"d Il ~andrr to the rampairr
fund which was finally ratified in
Charleston for Il good big sum-
\ gentleman asked us only the
other day if we thought a broad. non.
partisan paper. that would tell the
truth rs il appeared. and give both
sides of all questions, political and
otherwise, without personal abuse of
those who differed, could succeed. We
doubt il. The people want 10 be told
what they want in hear and to read
an enthusiastic Democratic paper
down South one would believe all IN,
raScalS were on the Republican side
and all the Democrats were saints
that is if they agreed with the partl.
san editor or paper. hut if they dir
not they were mrancr than a Re.
publican.
There Is need for a broad rauvr
non-partiSan. truthful ncwsparrr i,
tins section. BY that we mean one
that Will present all views farlv an(
lmpartlally and NOT have persona
enemies t" purniSh. by unfair ant
UNJUST personal attacks or bv sun
preston. and not have persona
friends whose interests had 10 be pro.
moted and whose every little act hac
I" be exploited as the ,lningS Of !:
great statesman
y paper that would 50 present IN,
issues and the news thai one rnuld
say 1t WAS fair and impartial whether
pleasant or not
\ paper that could and would dis
"uNS questions and issues i'm 4 monI\
and fair manner and without descend
III" t" low and bitter personal attack,
There Is room for Il daily paper ol
that kind. 1t would take money anc
brain t" establish it.
The people have become So accns
toned t" the partisan newspaper lha,
they expect il and fair and impar
tlal discussion Of men and measure,
would be too fame to suit the publi,
at present with its tastes cultivate,
{" look for harsh words. and the uncs
tmnmG Of the motives Of any ON,
VIII" darrS 10 differ
Let us hope that the time will 500,
come when the rradin" public vii
rralzr. and demand. if not in the non
partisan paper. that thc present par.
tiSn publications shall understand
that the public can no longer be fool.
cd to accept personal abuse and bill,