The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1909-05-27
Commercial Sues Leader.

mercial Publishing Co.. of Fulton.
composed of R. S. Williams, Bailey
Huddleston and Mack Roach,
against the Leader Publishing Co.,
also of Fulton. Plaintiffs petition
alleged on the 2lst of May, Guy
Freeman, editor and manager of the
Leader, caused the following article
to De printed and circulated by the
Daily News, on the occasion of its
last issue:
This is the last issue of the Daily
News. This paper ceases publica-
ton and asks its friends to give their
support-moral and hnancial-to the
Leader. After nine months of sue
cessful work in the live city of Full
ton, with this issue of our paper,
The Daily News ceases publication.
The reason for this actions are brief.
We feel that our work, which has
been to further the cause Of Fulton,
10 boost the interests of Fulton both
morally and physically, and to up
hold the law in its majesty, will be
carried on more successfully and to
better advantage by the Fulton
Daily Leader, our admirable con-
temporary, which has lately passed
under the management of Mr.. Guy
Freeman, young man of moral
courage and stamina, who is not as
ISOLATED with dirty politics or a Sc
cret ally Of the liquor force.
"The News has endeavored at all
times in its history to give to the
people OF Fulton live daily, full OF
local news, and composed of the
most interesting and readable mat
ter which the City of Fulton afford
ed. Its prime policy, however,
from the time of its origin, when
Mrs. J. N. Hall issued the first num-
Der of the paper, with Mrs. Addie
Nolen as editor, has been to cham
pion the cause of temperance, and
the present editor and publisher,
Mr.. c. R. Herman has striven to
carry out the ideas of the estimable
lady who founded the News and has
ever been allied with the Law and
Order people of this place to further
their worthy cause.
"When the paper was founded,
Mott Ayers, politician and what not,
associated with R. S. Williams, his
ever ready tool and handy man of
all work, we're at the head of the
Daily Leader, and under their ad-
ministration the paper, We believed,
was against temperance. in that its
two heads we're living examples of
anti-temperance and il would have
been second nature to espouse the
liquor cause. They ruled with an
iron hand, and neither courtesy nor
consideration we're given those who
did not regard matters in general
from their standpoint.
"But matters are entirely different
now. Mr.. Freeman is a young man
OF the straight water type. Although
young in age he has a level head and
a stiff backbone and has announced
his policiesto be the betterment of Full
ton and the unfolding of the Law.
Since the change in the Leader,
when he took the helm of the sheet,
its general tone is different, it is
better, and has evidenced from its
first week OF splendid issues that 1t
is here to stay. and to make great
success. We can read the hand
writing on the wall, and know that
the Daily Leader is bound to in
crease Its business. its circulation,
and its host Of friends under this
young mans direction. and we be-
iieve it to be the best for all con-
cerned to cease publication and ask
our scores Of warm personal friends
to give their whole support to the
Leader and its capable editor.
"The new paper founded in Full
ton by Mott Ayers. R. S. Williams
and Baily Huddleston, to say moth
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