The Glenwood post., 1910-12-03
A. ]. DICKSON, Editor and Proprietor
Saturday, December 3, 1910.
BY WAY OF EXPLANATION

During the recent campaign AMI
since the election several republicans,
knowing the heretofore aggressive at
titude Of the Post along political lines,
have expressed surprise at what they
We're pleased to term the ukewarm tac-
ties of this paper during the late poll
teal contest and the editor has been
obliged to make personal explanation
as to why the former aggressive policy
of the paper was not maintained during
the 1910 campaign.
Some of our critics were very rca-
sonabe about the matter and after our
explanation thought we did just exact
ly the right thing while others con
tinued TO regret that we had not been
more positive in telling of the good
qualities of our candidates and show
ing up the weak points and the mis-
takes of the opposition. declaring that
in this way it would have been an easy
matter to have elected at least two
more of our candidates.
In reply to these structures of our
friends, for the best friends of any
man are those who come to him with
honest criticism when they think they
are justified in doing so. we will sav
that in our attitude of quiet and appar.
ent lukewarmness we were acting upon
the suggestion and at the request of
the chairman of the county central com
mittee and the candidates. the parties
supposed to be most vitally interested
in the success or failure of the cam
paign.
We We're Informed that these gentle.
men had discussed the situation ami
had decided as far as possible to avoid
newspaper campaign. to make a still
hunt. a gumshoe campaign, as it We're
and thus try this experiment in con
trast to the very aggressive tactics
heretofore so often pursued without
avail
The plan was tried and You know the
result. The Post, always loyal to thosa
whom the party has placed in authority
stood as common soldier in the ranks
ready to do or mot do as per the orders
of the leaders. If we had been called
upon by Judge Bcardsley to render any
service through the columns of this
paper that service would have been
Forthcoming. As TO the wisdom, or
lack of it of the plan adopted it Is
not the purpose of the Post to mako
comment. Some think one wav and
some another but the best of us can
only guess as to what the result would
have been had different tactics been
adopted
We can only say in this connection
that we feel almost certain that soma
political articles heretofore published
IN the Post at the suggestion of parties
interested and under the sanction of
party leaders have done vastly more
harm than good And we have in mind
certain article which was refused
space IN this paper a few years ago.
even at the expense of offending som,
of the leading republicans of the coun-
ty, which we feel sure would have de-
feated, and its publication in another
paper did do much to defeat the pur
pose which it was designed to serve.
Personally, and in conclusion. we do
sire to say that to the writer it is ?
great relief and satisfaction to be he'll
exempt from the exactions and respon-
slbllities of a strenuous campaign, such
as has been so often demanded hereto.
fore and in which we believe it will |
be conceded we have always made good
1t may sometimes be duty. but it is |
not always pleasant duty. to print !
positive and sometimes ugly state. |
ments concerning opposing candidates
in political campaign and to be re
lieved of this somewhat overworked |
custom Is a delightful experience for |
which someone has our sincere thanks. |