Evening journal., 1913-03-13
4REFRATNING EVEN MN, NoW.r

TT tho Morning News asserts no interests which
underlic the Alfred Victor DUPONT Name Change
bin which is causing such scandal in Dover,
that certainly IL is tho height Of ahsurdlty for
the Morning News 10 fret itself into editorial ather
because OF stories I'm Dover that interests be-
rnd the Name-Chauge bin have offered to make
Republican daily morning newspaper Democratic if
the Democratic members OF the House will pass the
bh Perhaps the stories refor TO some other Repub-
ican morning newspaper why should it worry itself,
wren it has not been mentioned about something
with which according to its statement it has
nothing TO do?
We did not say the newspaper referred TO the
Morning News; neither did we say not the
Morning News Nor do We say now that it was or
not tho Morning News. We simply say that we
have been informed by Dover legislative CORE
spondent reliable man who obtained his journalistic
schooling the Morning News. that he obtained in
formation in the State House that the interests behind
tho Namo-Chango bill had been trying to line up Dem
ocratic legislators by ntimating to them that IL they
would vote for the bill a Republican daily morning
newspaper would be swung TO support Democratic
candidates and policies That is ALL Now, II the
underlying interests behind that Name-Change bill
the underlying interests in the ownership of the
Morning News let that newspaper keep out of a CON
trovorsy with which il says it has nothing to do some
other morning newspaper may have bccn tho basis
Of tho suggested deal II was an act of indiscretion
for the Morning News to rise sayagely the bait
We admit cheerfully and gladly that the Morning
News is Republican newspaper. While there may
he some persons who doubt its whoc-heartedness,
we do not think they doubt its Repubcanism, such
as II is We cannot pretend to speak for its future
political policy. That must and will speak for itself
II is the proud boast of the News that it has
Trained from discussing the NameChangc bill We
fail to why that should be brought into the pres
ent controversy or why the News should challenge us
TO point to line in which il had advocated the pass
age of the bill. We did say It had, or had not.
advocated IT, Now that the issue is raised by the
News we will go outside the legitimate lines of the
controversy and admit that it has not advocated t.
And in passing also admit that have noticed
heretofore and without comment that has rofraned
seduously from criticizng condomning it, We wish
to be perfectly fair to our contemporary in all re-
specis but fail to why it should raise an issue
Of that sort that else has attempted to raise
This paper has refraincd from discussing this
change of name bill way or the other because OF
it's policy TO modde in purely personal affairs or
rovel in gossip the Morning News says "It has re-
Trained even until now from publishing a very clear
and impartial criticism of the act Of the governor i'm
yetoing change OF name bills in a letter to the editor
appearing in another column OF odays ISSUE because
Of our desire to keep entirely away from the mat
ter that there would be no chance Of dealing in
what consider to he questionable news"
We wish TO remark that it could not have refrained
long from publishing the ~ " q" letter referred to-
That letter bears date March II, and the issue the
Morning News in which il appears bears date March
12 In other words this "oear and impartial crlii-
csm' OF Governor Miller i'm yctong other name-change
bills written by ~ Y ~ on March H. received
and edited by the Morning News March If. set up
and the proof read March II and printed early
the morning Of March 70. n that he the Morning
News conception OF what constitutes "refranne even
until now" from publishing communication We con-
gratulate It upon its twentieth century view Of the
meaning of the phrase "refraning even until now"
The only opportunities IL missed in 'refraining even
until now in giving that letter publicity was that It
failed to post it on tho bulletin board and get out
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