Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-28
"BIease and the Press"


newspaper opponents in South Caro-
lima refuse to print statements, expla-
nations or denials by him; the retort
Is that the governor has at times de-
liberately kept such matter from these
same newspapers in order to enjoy
the opportunity of charging them with
the offence. The latest interchange of
this amiable nature has taken place be-
tween the Spartanburg Herald and the
Newberry Herald and News, the latter
being one of the three or four pro-
Blease newspapers in the state and
edited by a colonel on the governors
staff. I'VE notice." complains Colonel
Aull, that several of the daily news
papers print the reply Of Senator TILL
man to the message of Governor Blease
but do not print the message to which
Senator Tillman replies, and even the
News and Courier holds the message
until the reply Is received, and then
reply the prominent position. The State
did not print either. That comes near
er fair dealing than to print only one
side. And then the same newspapers
complain that the governor Is always
saying something terrible about the
newspapers" Thereupon the Herald,
asserting that Governor Blease pur-
posely keeps his messages from the
newspapers goes on to say: I'm an
effort to get hold Of that very docu-
ment a member of the Herald's staff,
knowing Editor Aull to be the close
friend Of the administration he, Is, ap-
pealed to him for an advance copy of
the message. Two letters were written
Mr.. Aull, but up to this hour there has
been no reply to either letter"
In the absence Of a special investi-
cation we can not say, Of course, on
which side or in what degree on both
sides, lies the blame. Governor Blease
papers as, demanding the enactment of
severe legal requirements and re-
straints upon them. he charges that
they treat him. All we can say is that
he owes his career primarily to inju-
dicious and bigoted, If not consciously
unfair, treatment by them; and that
he has been only too willing to capital
lie among his political assets this
blundering on their part. But the very
fact Of such accusations and recrimi-
nations Is a sad commentary upon the
factionalism which grows worse rather
than better in our neighbor state."-
Charlotte Observer.
Generally level-headed on other
things and always every inch news
paper, the Charlotte Observer Is pretty
near right on what it says above.
We are unable to see that the Spar
tanburg Herald makes a good case
against the Newberry Herald and
News. On the contrary we think its
case is quite poor. While Il is true that
Editor Aull is a close friend Of the
governor, we have never understood
that he Is running a news bureau, nor
can we see any reason why he should
feel called upon to furnish other papers
with advance proofs Of anything he
may intend to print in his own paper.
The Enquirer got the governors an
the Anderson Intelligencer and the
Newberry Herald and News got it by
making personal application for 1t at
the governors Office. That Is what Mr..
John K. Aull private secretary to the
governor, told the editor Of The En-
quirer, when asked why he had failed
to send the Enquirer a copy. We got
the newspaper message" through the
courtesy of Private Secretary Aull, and
we are under obligations to him also
for the manuscript Of the inaugural
address; but we do not assume that he
would have taken the trouble to send
us any Of this copy had we not assured
him of our desire to print 1t.
But in this connection we want to
say that we have no kick against or
criticism Of the other papers for print
ing or not printing any Of these mes
sages. We have our own view as to what
Is proper newspapering in connection
with the matter and we suppose they
have theirs. If they are doing as we'll
as they know and are right, they will
gain and If they are doing as well as
they know and are wrong they will
pay. The same rule applies to The
Enquirer and The Enquirer Is doing
the best it knows how in attending to
its own business.