Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-16
PUBLISHERS
Of SOUTH IN
SESSION
Editor Park, of Raleigh, Says His
State Feels Sorry for South
ern NeighbOrs,

North Caroline, as State. has the
highest regard for South Carolina, as
another State, the idea being (says
John A. Park, publisher of The Ra-
leigh Tines that the only thing Sc
riously the matter with South Caro-
lima is Cole Blease
Mr., Park is in Atlanta attending
the Hotel Ansley sessions of th5
Southern Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION, which began Monday morn
ing and will continue through Tues
day Mr. Park desired it known that
he, personally, had no quarrel with
Governor Blease But he Gid not mind
being quoted as to his opinion, and he
even fancied that North Carolina pa
pers might entertain more disinter-
ested aid unbiased opinions than
those OF their neighbor on the South.
a-uxpTweuWays to View Him.
y should say there are two ways OF
looking at the eccentricities of Mr..
Blease." said Mr. Park. judicially.
"One is TO regard him as sane and
INSCRIPTIONS; the other, as sincere
and nutty. | haven't fully made up
my mind which he is. but it seems 10
me he must either the one or the
other.
Our own former Governor Kitch-
ms started a bit of scatter bore par
doning a while ago, and we referred
to him editorially as a North Caro-
lima Blease The shaft seemed TO
carry sting, and | mention It mere
ly to show that Blease is rapidly
achieving the dubious distinction OF
being an epithet and a term of oppro-
brium.
Another mystery to me is the fol-
lowing South Carolinas Governor
commands His henchmen would
start building another Tower Of
Babel if he should ask them for the
moon HIS domination over his sup
porters is almost uncanny-it sus-
gests mesmerism. There must be a
vast deal Of personal magnetism in
the man, and it makes him al! the
more dangerous.
Sister State Fools Sorry.
AS to his sweeping largesse OF par
dons, there are two explanations o.
that policy, too. His friends say prac-
tically nothing they stand by hi N
without argument His enemies are
divided between two opinions-that
he is gaining something by the policy
or that it is the result OF imbecilty.'
Take it all around Mr. Park says,
North Carolina feels quite sorry fb-
her sister on the south with the gen
eral impression existing that South
Carolina is an afflicted member Of the
family-sufferlng from Blease, as it
we're
Publishers managing editors, and
business managers to the number Of
80. were gathered In the mezzanine
parlor Of the Hotel Ansley at 10
o'clock when A. Il. Clarkson, OF Hous-
ton, Texas called the roll.
Jason Rogers on Advertising.
The report of the secretary opened
the first session and was followed by
an address by Jason Rogers. pub
Usher OF The New York Globe, on
Advertising and Newspaper Devel-
opment." Mr.. Rogers spoke first on
the program at the request OF the
secretary on account Of the late ar
rival OF Don Seitz publisher OF The
New York World, who featured the
Monday afternoon session with an
address on THE Editorial Ideal and
Good Business; Do They Conflict
Mr Rogers spoke In a hesrt-to-
heart fashion. reviewing old methods
OF newspaper making and the con-
sequent development OF the publish
ing Of big dailles through the insti-
tuition of ken ideas in the collection
Of news and the establishment Of ad-
yertising clubs throughout the United
States
In relation to the collection Of news
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