The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-05-30
STATES REPLY
tiq!.s Il, ca mia Correspondent ol
Ihe News and Courier.
WARE SHOALS MATTER

| UaI1ltS i. MaCILFOcr hSSlSC3tuC RESdS'
urer of the Company Reiterates
His Former Statement That the
Holiday Was Given Voluntarily
and Was Not Demanded by Help.
The following editorial from The
State of Monday, in answer to the
letter of Mr.. Green, Columbia corre-
spondence of The News and Courier
in reference to the Ware Shoals mat
ter, Is published in justice to all con-
cerned:
Quite unsolicited, The State takes
pleasure in reproducing from The
News and Courier a privileged COM
munication from its Columbia cor
respondent. drawn forth by an article
In this newspal. =, also republished.
We regard the letter of Mr.. Green as
distinctly helpful to an accurate un-
derstanding of his post as dissent
nator Of gubernatorial publicity.
Let us get to the meat. Follow
ing a story in The News and Courier
from Mr.. Green which positively con-
veyed the impression that the Gov
ernor of South Carolina was largely
instrumental in borrowing a half
million dollars in New York at a
very low rate of interest, such rate
stated to be lower than Governor
Ansel secured. The State printed a
card from the Treasurer Of South
Carolina citing facts which showed
the Governor had no special part in
getting the loan, and was only one of
committee to advertise for bids,
said money being leaned by Colum-
bia bank. He showed also that the
slap at Ansel's administration was
unwarranted. In short, the story was
slobbering and disingenuous. 1t has
not been justified, and it will be OBJ
served that in the long letter from
The News and Courier's Columbia
correspondent there is no reference
to that discredited boost for the Gov
ernor.
Then came the story about the
Ware Shoals Company, which had
our attention for the first time when
an official of the company sent posi-
I tive denial. On the 18th OF May The
News and Courier's correspondent
said the holiday had been refused y
and the head lines "played up" that
assertion. An official of the COM
pany then declared in writing that
the fact that there would be holi-
day on that date had been posted
and so made a record-on May l..
There was no indication that verifi-
cation of this report in The News and
Courier had been attempted before
publication. The News and Courier
gave report from nameless source
as fact: The State gave the official
denial, citing written record in ref
utation. And then, with remem-
brance of the New York loan matter,
indulged in this not harsh comment:
1--WE fear there Is some one in Co
lulnbia very near the Governor Of
South Carolina who is conspiring to
create wrong impression regarding
his excellency, and who is giving
trustful newspaper correspondents
misinformation concerning his
achievements and concerning the en-
thusiasm of his friends and the ma
lignanty of his enemies"
After this publication 3. r. Taylor
of Columbia mentioned to a member
of The States editorial staff, met on
the street, that he had given Green
the Information about Ware Shoals
It would have been distinctly i'm
proper for The State to have printed
that personal information. If Mr..
Taylor desired the initial publicity
of the fact in The State line to the
editor would have obtained It. There
are elementary ethics in the conduct
Of newspapers supposed to be known
to all.
It Is noticeable, however, that
while Mr.. Taylor vouches for the ac-
curacy Of The News and Courier's
rendition of his report to it. there is
wide discrepancy kstween what he
records as having told Mr. Green ana
what was published. There is moth
ing In Mr.. Taylor's statement regard
ing refusal of the Ware Shoals
management to comply with the al
legged request, while The News and
Courier's article, in body and head
lines, carried that declaration. That
was the harmful part, from the COM
pany's standpoint, of tho whole pub
lication. Was there warrant for
thus indicating the IN alienanty of
his (the Governor's> enemies?"
AS The News ard Couriar'S cor
respondent refers to Mr.. MacEnroe
rs a "minor of?cial.' telegram was
sent. not to him, hut to the Ware
Shoals Manufacturing Company.
Here is the self-explanatory reply:
Ware Shoals. S. c., May &c, 1911.
The Columbia State.
Columbia, S. G.
Gentlemen:
! (Attention Mr.. VIM. Z. Gonzales,
Editor.)