The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-09-26
THE NENS-SCIMITAR.
4 New Newspaper Begins Publication
at Greenwood.

The talk of a BleaSe organ mas ma
terialized. The NeWs-Scimitar is the
name of a weekly which began its
career at Greenwood On last Friday,
by the News-Scimitar Publishing COM
pany, ". T. Crews, editor and man
ager, W. P. Beard and 3. L. Mcdowell,
associate editors. The writer has no
acquaintance with the associate edl-
tors. but from a lifelong acQualnt-
anceship and several years assocla-
rion with the managing editor he IS
erepared to say that ". T. Crews,
<sBose" as he is called in every nook
and corner of Laurens county, wv. 1.
Bose" as Billie Gilkerson calls him,
will make good in the largest scope
of the word. Possessed OF a prool-
gious memory, natural ability, and a
keen intellect, nothing escapes MIN.
He is the best watchman on the tower
this writer has ever known. He mas
an inexhaustible supply Of amnunl-
lion and his mind is a combination OF
storehouse and workshop. He has
facts at his command that he can
bring forth in a wonderfully short
space of time, and he is always pre-
nared for an argument. He has his
ideas and opinions under consistent
control and is vigorous and original
in his utterances.
Of Mr.. Beard the writer knows og
reputation, and judging from the salu-
tatery which is written by MIN ne
will match well with the editor-in-chlef
who is a natural born political writer
and would rather write and talk poll
tics than eat-and he likes to eat all
right. That the News-Scimitar is tor
Blease first, last and all the time IS
a sure fact. Here is paragraph from
the announcement:
-~<'The editors of this paper, being
men of independent minds, under, OBJ
ligations to no clique or elan, or IN
dividual, and entirely free to make
their choice of political leaders TOR
the next primary election and having
q desire to assist in fighting the bat
ties of the people in their coming
struggle with the forces OF folly nave
for that reason and in furtherance OF
that policy placed themselves under
the conquering banner of Blease, and
will with the help of God and the
support of the people, endeavor to
sustain his administration, which we
heartily endorse, and strenuously ad-
yocate his reelection to the governor
ship in 1912"
"Bose" Crews, as associate editor
Of the former Laurensvllle Herald, has
been in the limelight. Now as editor
in control he can have unlimited lib
erty for the exercise Of his powers
and he will perform his duties re-
gardles of consequences, as he is fear
less in his statements and charges.
The News-Scimitar has a mission-it
speaks of the lines being drawn be-
tween "the friends of freedom and the
forces of folly The new paper will
cause some papers to sit up and take
notice, and although some OF the big
dailies may treat its deffverances with
majestic silence the way in which
the News-Soimitar is going to shred
the articles of the opposition Will be
q lesson in political economy. The
old Laurensville Herald, with which
Bose Crews had something to DO, !i1-
ed up Laurens county for Please.
Watch "Greenwood grow greater" IN
this direction under the lead Of the
News-Scimitar, in whose columns
there is to be something doing and
somebody at home in . the wa:J OF
mighty interesting reading, "ri2a, rae
and racy" reading. There Were a.
ready two papers in Greenwood city,
the Index and the Journal, the latter
of which has little br inch daily.
The scalp of the Journals editor par
ticularly is in danger Of The political
electricity from the oasTery OF the
B.ease organ.
Following is a clipping from the
drst. issue of the new paper whicn eA-
plains itself:
"It looks as if the Hon. Bose Crews
IS going to follow up the lion. Clip
Featherstone to Green nSood.--Aaier-
son Mail
"Our coming to Greenwood, con-
temporary, just at this time, is mere