The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-10
DEFENDERS OF RIGHT MUST BE FEARLESS.

There is great similarity between the work OF
newspapers, which have "a proper conception of
their duty to the community, and ministers of the
Gospel In fact, so generally is this recognized that
the great trinity OF agencies working for the up
building of the country conceded to be the pull
pit, the school and the press. All are great edu-
Gators, and are supposed to inculcate truths
sential for the uplt of the people they serve This
great work has 10 be done by fearless men, and
women who do not hesitate to do their duty in the
face OF discouragements and odds, and who not
afraid to condemn the of superstition, the
wrongs OF the people and the signs of the COM
munities Al! teachers have to run counter to the
views of many. and the evils of ignorance and vice
usually breed opposition the sources of light and
purity.
This accounts for the opposition to newspapers
when they undertake to make public the crimes
and wrongs of community There will be many
who will commend the fearless newspaper and
there will be also some who will condemn This is
on the principle that expressed so long ago
in this couplet:
No man ever felt the halter draw
With good opinion of the law
The Intelligencer knows what 1t is to run counter
to the opinions OF those whose wrong doings are
exposed-given the white light of publicity Re-
Gently this newspaper began to publish the names
OF all offenders against the law and we believe 1t
has had a restraining influence, and many young
man who dreaded this publicity has been kept from
committing some act that would have brought
shame and disgrace to his family and friends They
will thank this newspaper for this some day, even
IL they do wish to thrash" the reporter for putting
my name in your paper" Only the day before
yesterday young man accosted our news man and
told him that II his name went into the paper the
following day he would kill him. or course our
reporter was terribly frightened and quaked in
wardly that he had only short while yet to live,
but the name went in just the same. There have
not yet been any funerals as result will there
be. Such bluffing never goes with newspaper
man who has any grit. and most of them have
little.
The editor Of The Inteligencer is q great be-
lever In specific attacks on crime. The prophet
Nathan said to David: Thou art the mani" which
was much more forceable than IL he had told David
that some king had been guilty of his crime. I'm
less specific attacks are made wrong doing those
guilty are prone to feel that the other person Is
meant. No evils are corrected by kid glove hand
ling this day and time. The newspapers the pulpit
and all teachers must teach correct living and in
sist upon it. and when there have been violations
they must be strong enough to speak out I'm de-
tense of the right. OF course there will be opo-
sition even to threatening and sometimes, taking
OF human life but duty done is a good armor plate
against the attacks OF those who prefer wrong to
right The Intelligencer has high idea1a for this
community and shall stand for them, oand for the
enforcement of law, and correction of9vice in any
form. The poor and the rich; the friendIess
and the friendly should ali fare alike before the
law Those officials who wink at wrong in high
places and condemn 1t in low. are not worthy OF
trust. and should be supplanted by stronger and
more manly men,
we should condemn any efforts 10 intimidate
those who wish to stand for the right, and uphold
the hands of those who are lighting for Q better
and cleaner city. In this all of us will be alike
benefcaries Let us stand for the right in Ander-
SON at all times.