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

the wisdom OF the WOrlQ mas QeclaF-
ed that old friendships are the truest;
but comes our longtime friend, Ed
tor Petty, of the Spartanburg news
paper, Of Spartanburg, S. c., with the
information that he Will sue the Char
lesion News and Courier and the OBJ
server for mental anguish, for that,
as he alleges, they mislead him of
and concerning the result Of the re-
cent election, as aforesaid. He may
recover from the News and Courier,
for it was ever a gay deceiver. but no
charge Of this character against the
Observer will lie. It never prophe-
sled. He further alleges and says in
his complaint that he has no griev-
ance against the Statepaper, Of Co.
lumbia, which is the Sheriff of South
Carolina and all outlying territory,
because he never believed it, being
sure that it didn't know any better
but was honest in its ignorance. So,
therefore. he thinks. he has cause Of
action against contemporaries whom
he has heretofore trusted. The
threatened suit does not concern the
Observer because it's vindication is in
its files: but it is distressed that an
old and valued friend should accuse
it before the public Of having pro-
phesied a thing it never prophesied
and which didn't happen.-Charlotte
Observer.
This is all too bad. The Statepa-
per, of Columbia, made a valiant
fight and if Gin it's ignorance "it
was honest so much more desperate
was the fight and deeper the mental
anguish at the terrible result, and
therefore Mr.. Petty is right in hav-
ing no grievance against the Statepa-
per of Columbia. We thought, how
ever, that the Charlotte Observer and
the Charleston News and Courier, did
prophecy Democratic victory and con-
tributed a gander to the campaign
fund which was finally raffled in
Charleston for a good big sum.
A gentleman asked US only the
other day if We thought a broad, nom
partisan paper, that would tell the
truth as it appeared, and give both
sides Of all questions, political and
otherwise, without personal abuse of
those who differed, could succeed. We
doubt it. The people want to be told
what they want to hear and to read
an enthusiastic Democratic paper
down South one would believe all the
rascals were on the Republican side
and all the Democrats were saints,
that is if they agreed with the partl-
san editor or paper, but if they did
not they we're meaner than a Re-
publican.
There is need for a broad gauge,
non-partisan, truthful newspaper i'll
this section. By that we mean one
that will present all views fairly and
impartially and not have personal
enemies to purnish, by unfair and
unjust personal attacks or by sup
preston, and not have personal
friends whose interests had to be pro-
NOTED and whose every little act had
to be exploited as the doings Of
great statesman.
A paper that would so present the
issues and the news that one could
say it was fair and impartial whether
pleasant or not.
A paper that could and would dis
cuss questions and issues in a manly
and fair manner and without descend
ing to low and bitter personal attacks.
There is room for daily paper OF
that kind. It would take money and
brain to establish it.
The people have become so accus-
toned to the partisan newspaper that
they expect it and fair and impair
tial discussion Of men and measures
would be too tame to suit the public
at present with its tastes cultivated
to look for harsh words, and the ques-
tioning Of the motives Of any ont
who dares to differ.
Let us hope that the time will soon
come when the reading public will
realize, and demand, if not in the non.
partisan paper, that the present par
tisan publications shall understand
that the public can no longer be fool