The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-11-24
THE lNTELLIGENcER's POSITION


| was All editorial which attempted to
dodge the issue OF muddy the waters
| 80 that the average reader would not
notice that the Daily Mail had not
apoligized or made proper correction
II its two attacks on this newspaper,
and that il the reason for this editor
ial.
To be specific: The Daily Mail in
recent editorial stated I'm part but
the whole town believes that corpo-
ration (meaning the Southern Public
Utilities Coz owns you body and
SOUL" TO which The Intelligencer re-
piled the following day as follows:
Now. neighbor, If we are to continue
to get along we must stick to facts.
The Intelllgencer IL absolutely inde-
pendent, and so long as the present
editor remains In charge, We shall
take positions along what we con-
ceive to be right and proper. and ac-
cording to what we believe to be the
side 'nnt needs championing, wheth-
er IL be for clean city or to keep a
wrong being done any corporation.
whether it's name be Southern Public
Utilities Company. or what not. No
man liz at all informed who believes
that corporation owns you body and
SOUL" and no one knows this better
than our afternoon contemporary.
This to our mind was plain and
unequivocal denial of the attack; and
as the Daily Mail pursued the subject
no further. we decided that probably
the statement was made in heated
passion and regretted afterwards. so
we paid no further attention to it un-
til the offense was repeated Satur-.
day. We then called on The Daily
Mail for retraction or a correction.
and the following Is the result
A local newspaper came out on a
quiet Sabbath morning with this
inscription at Its masthead: "Remem-
ber the Sabbath day to keep 1t holy"
This sounds good and should have
put every one who saw 1t in q re-
weren't state of mind.
But that newspaper went further
and threatened dire calamities against
The Daily Mail On this peaceful Sab
bath quiet morn, that II 1t does not
apologize. It will do something aw-
full 10 this peace-loving newspaper.
We do not know exactly what II is
going to do. but 1t is evidently some
thing awful. Our airship, which that
newspaper said we saddled on the
community. Is not In good running
order, or we might again flee from
this city as we did some months ago.
when threatened with like dire cal
amsty by that same newspaper.
Now. getting down seriously, neigh
bor. we. would advise you to keep
your head on your shoulders and at
least one foot on the ground, and not
get too excited. The cause OF this
war Ia that we accused you Of being
the organ OF the Southern Public
Utilities company. Well. that Is amoe-
thing very serious. and fron the tone
Of your article, we have either got to
apologize. hight or rur.
Now, in all frieTdliness. you are
taking yourself tho seriously, we do
not question the Independence of the
present ,etlitor OF the morning news
paper. hut %e will say that unless his
ifriendliness toward the Southern
Public Utilities company had been
known In advance. he would not
hold ine position he now occupies,
Now hciBuUOT, yOu QO Ocnctc
this, just start something In your
newspaper that this company doesn't
approve OF. and see where your Job
will land. -
This matter began before you ar
rived In Anderson, and you may not
be fully informed on the matter. The
newspaper OF which you are now ed
itor has backed up the Southern
Public Utilities company In every
ehing that company has contended
for; the sixty-year franchise, the
forty-year franchise and on down.
Several OF your stockholders and di-
rectors are closely identified with
the Southern Public Utilities Com
pany. our newspaper has consistent
-ly supported everything they have
asked for. that Is. your privilege. and
we have no criticism. On the other
hand. the Southern Public Utilities
company has reciprocated In con-
etantly taking q good slsed advertise
ing space with your daily. which they
have not done in, any other city In
which they have franchise. This
looks to, US very much like q return
OF the fraternhl feeling which you
have constantly manifested toward
this company. va.
Yet you disclaim that you are an
organ of this company. :Wlsli. we
have no cause to 60 behind any gen.
tleman's word, but we wish you would
define your position in the matter. so
we would know how to construe II. Is
1t defender" protector" or what
is Il. We will take your statement In
the matter. but have some curiosity
to know what It really ia
|, There is 10 need to attempt to mud
dy the whteis by trying to make II
appear t.iat the editor Of this paper
IS taking himself too seriously or any