The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1911-06-02

a financial loss to me without any recompense.
Kindly let me hear from you by return mail what you think OF
the deal and what you would do f should change the policy of the
paper. assure you on my word and honor as a man, n mater
stictest confidence and never revealed by me-asl trust you to do
the same in regard to this communication.
Yours Resp. Louis c Barber.
This is the law on this subject:
OR inf iSfr i5IS Fh IN FRfM fHn G R%lEcT1oSs s. That sai It shall ali be e
d direetiy or 'i in sy ci,so or to e receive ss i've p pay f for sf his III time aee Or : expense in
eanvass'ng to contribute nndo to the success or defeat at Of # any any 1i an dat
wise uni wul for any person to offer money or anything OF value to
or against any candidate or r easure voted upon in any primary cleo
ton: z!H offending against this section t E shall , be hned not ns, less
Ssoooo) or imprisoned not more than six months. or both"
And this editor is the man who assumes to tell the people OF Mis-
sissippi and Yalobusha county for whom they should vote, and to
advise the people of Water Valley of the shortcomings of their Of
6cials-Water Valley Progress.
When it is remembered that the Herald has been printing all
sorts of slush about Alexander and Percy and charging them with
almost every kind of political corruption and debauchery, it is but a
just retribution that it should be caught in its own trap. The mills
of the gods grind slowly, but they grind with an sxactness. What
sort of respect can the people have for the position OF a newspaper
on public questions and regarding public men when its 'convic-
tons are On the market, when its opinions are peddled out to the
highest bidder2 The Herald. like many other newspapers in Mis-
sissippi of the present time, has been indulging in too much per.
sonal journalism. We are not one of those who believe that all who
differ with us about public men and public measures are actuated bv
base motives. We believe that the great body of the citizens of
Mississippi are honest and that it is their purpose to get on the right
side of every question. But what of a newspaper that openly offers
to sena Since the Gay that Judas Iscariot sold the Savior of the
world for thirty pieces of silver, mankind has placed the seal Of its
bitter condemnation on the mar that would betray a friend or that
would sell for the almighty dollar. Benedict Arnold offered to sell
his country during the American Revolution and was justly visited
with the scorn and contempt of every honest subject of the British
government IS well as that OF his own people.
Below we give the reasons assigned for the Heralds attempt
to sell. 1t makes a confession, but does not seem to appreciate
the gravity of its offense against journalism and honesty in politics.
Here is what the Herald says:
"A burnt child breads the fire. Referring to the letter addressed
to VIM Crump, manager of Senator Percy's campaign, which ap
peared in the Progress this week, it seems they finally refused te
take the bait after nibbling at the hook for about ten months. Xvi
IDENTIFY the Dulaney episode with Bilbo No. T., having caused then
so much trouble, they thought best to fight shy of all possible re-
occurrences. consequently Bilbo No. 2 got no money. This letter
its new management aligned itself with any senatorial candidate. /
reads to us like a square business proposition and an opportunity
lost by Mr.. Percy. Our paper is our stock in trade, ont of which VIZ
earn our living. What he needed at that time was a business man
ence foI the peoples choice, seeks to disparage our motives and hon
est intentions in our present political afhlaton, by making a conf
dental communication written at the time we were free from am
and all political afiliation and at the time we were contemplated,
Il what the future preferment of this paper would be. Had it not bee
for the fact that the Progress had already been lined up, Mr.. Percy
manager would doubtless have avaled himself of our services; am
l. as this is a commercial age, the price must have been much less, e
e peCially from the fact that it seems both the anti Vardaman cand
r dates have been able to enlist the Progress feeble efforts, iudgin
4 from The fact that in one issue it espouses the cause OF Alexande
and in the next the claims of Percy.
The Progress has seen ht to quote section 37o of the annotate
code of 1906, which has. reference to primary elections and not
e ery informed by the party furnishing him with this information,
- had he been capable of understanding its meaning, he would hav
understood that it does not apply to the subject of political can
e paigns or campaign literature, but primary elections, voters an
n votes only.
IS Be that as it may, we have never been indicted nor have we an
IS fear of such. but sugges' that others, including the editor of til
= Progress, who have experienced the heavy hand of the law concer
y, ing elections and other matters Of a more serious nature, natural
/ will have their minds bent in the direction Of these subjects"