The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1911-05-30

holiday On the occasion of Governor
Blease's speech at that place and the
Orangeburg Times and Democrat re-
fers to the story as a lie out of the
whole CLOTH Other papers have had
similar comments. 1t will be we'll to
proceed a little more cautiously in
the matter of denouncing story pub
lished in a reputable newspaper, writ
ten by reputable newspaper man,
whose chief asset in his profession is
his reputation for truth and veracity.
Gas for the Daily Record, this news
paper has no interest in the matter.
The story was not published in this
paper. But We are free to say that
we have since read letter written by
one of the most reliable and most
prominent business men of Columbia,
confirming the tip which he gave to
the reporter who wrote the story.
This gentleman was the reporters au-
thority for the story, and the gentle
man himself received his information
personally from an oricial who was
assuredly authorized to speak for the
Ware Shoals Mill company. The story
did not emanate from the governor
nor any of his friends.'
The News and Courier correspon-
dent was not concerned at all with
the possible effect Of the story sent
out from here. It was recognized to
be news item. That it Is probably
not to the best interests of the Ware
Shoals Manufacturing company for it
to be known that the men asked the
management to let them off and then
stated, according to the News and
Courier correspondents Information
that they would take the holiday any
way, can be understood at a glance.
That it hurt some people to know rnat
the mill men were so anxious to hear
Governor Blease was anorner matter,
W., which this corr Spond:nt was
not concerned.
Newspaper men, other than those
who are. biased, will understand the
that a. correspondent IS only
to guard the sources OF lnrorlnanon
without regard to editorial policy. If
the paper he represents does not wish
to publish an article he writes, the
correspondents responsibility as to
the matter ceases. The sooner the pub
lie learns the distinction between the
editorial and the news columns, the
sooner will the work of the higher
be generally understood.
So that in the Ware Shoals matter,
this correspondent was solely inter-
ested in the item from news stand
point He was not surprised that GER
tain papers tried to make political
capital Of the incident, but surely
public will now see through the mat
ter. The letter of Mr.. Taylor quoted
above certainly nails the efforts of
critics to discredit the article itself.
The News and Courier correspon-
dent is not especially interested in the
actual situation at Ware Shoals, as to
what the men did, or did not, at the
time Governor Blease was to speak
there
I would suggest, however, that some
very interesting reading could be had
if statements were secured from at
least one or two men who were in at
tendance. Having been upheld by the
statement of Mr. Taylor quoting the
treasurer Of the mill, the News and
Courier correspondent does not desire
to go any further into the matter.
T am informed (in Writing) that one
of the editorial writer's Of the Colum-
bia State was in possession of the
name of the gentleman who gave me
the Ware Shoals information, shortly
after the States editorial appeared,
but up to this time the State has not
seen fit to make any amends for its
'stWo-by-four" insinuations.
Leon NJ. Green,
Columbia Correspondent The News
and Courier.
Co1umbia 8. c.. Nav 25. 1911.