The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-22


publish Sunday issue. Certainly
they cannot give their support to
any other daily newspaper in Rich
mond.
The Evening Journal says. DIR.
Cannon knew that as a preacher ana
a member Of the Virginia Conference
he could not consistently publish a
Sunday paper" If this be so. and
the Evening Journal declares that 1t
is SO. how could Mr., John ID. Muir
rell, the writer of this editorial, and
a steward of the Methodist church.
consistently be the news editor OF
the Times. and later the Times Dts
patch. for many years. and how could
Mr. A. r. Holderby. Jr., the bust
ness manager of the Evening Journal
and the superintendent of IA Presby-
terrain Sunday school. consistently be
the business manager of the Times.
and later Of the Times Dispatch. and
,ush the sale of the Sunday edition.
What arrant hypocrisy reigns in The
office Of the Evening Journal
JAMES CANNON.
Richmond. Va, March 20.
The communication of DIR. Cannon
printed above has been submitted
both to Mr.. r. 8. Barbour. until re-
Gently president of The Virginian
Company. and to myself. and We
wish to state that his review of the
facts Of the issuance OF the Sunday
virginian In absolutely correct. 1t is
also true that DIR. Cannon stated to
the directors that under no circum-
stances would he agree to accept any
prefirs from his stock IN The Nir-
glnian arising from the Sunday issue,
and that he agreed to give certain
us associated with and response
BILE for the management OF the paper
an option on his stock whenever We
may desire to purchase Same.
S. r. WOODEN.
Secretary Richmond vi-Hinian Com
pany. Inc.
Richmond Va, March 81. 1912.
The editorial extract from The
Virginian OF April % follows;
Extract from Virginian OF April
20. 1910
The Journal winds up its edi-
torial by declaring that DR.. Can
non is proposing to start Sun
day morning issue OF The Viz
gilman. This statement Is false.
DIR. Cannon has never proposed to
start Sunday morning issiIe Of
The Virgfnian. The publ: has
been asked To express its wishes
as to The Virginian's entering
the morning field. and the man
agement has stated that it had
under serious consideration the
question Of issuing a. morning
edition (seven issues per weak).
But as a matter OF fact DR.. Can
non and Mr.. Peters are both per-
sonally opposed to Sunday
would be willing to be officially
+, associated with or responsible
for such a publication. Their as
soctates in the ownership and
conduct OF The Virginian have
fully understood this all along.
Their convictions on this point
and the feeling that without
Sunday edition it would be very
difficult to make morning pa
per pay its way, and thus give
permanence TO Its work. were re-
sponsible for the original decision
NJ not to enter the morning field. .
II the stockholders OF The vir-
gilman shall decide to issue a
morning paper with a Sunday
edition II will be the conviction
OF majority Of such stockhold-
ers. Richmond and Virginia need
best people and designed to pro-
mote their material. moral and
intellectual progress. DIR, Cannen
and Mr.. Peters concede to their
associates, and indeed to all men.
the right to decide such ques-
tons according to their own con-
sciences. but with the convictions
they hold on the subject. could
not become responsible for n
Sunday edition.
But even IT the stockholders
Of Tho Virginian should decide
to run a Sunday edition, 1t does
not lie in the mouth OF the Even
Ing Journal to criticise The Vir-
Ktnian on. that account. Mr.. A.
X. Holderby. Jr.. the general
manager Of the Evening journal.
was for long time business man
ager of the Times-Dispatch. and
was very active In pushing the
Sunday edition OF that paper.
What Hypocrisy 1t II for the Jour-
nal to attack The vlrginlan be-
cause the question Of the Sunday
paper Is being discussed when
the general manager and the ed
itor Of the Journal were both a.
sociated for years with the Times
Dispatch and worked directly
upon the Sunday paper. or
course. It - always In order for
them to repent ef their past sins,
but true repentanca includes con-
fession. Let them now confess
their wrongdoinG. and then At
tack Tho vtrgtulAn.