The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-02-11
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NEUTRAL OBSERVATIONS
BY W. b. Aull.

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| was Illuminating. as Bill Ark used
to say, on how newspapers make pub
tic sentiment and how they know all !
about what public sentiment is, 1t is
a puzzle TO a novice how they can
state positively what thoughts are in +
ali mems minds. 1t is surprising, too,
how the public mind is changed in a .
day, as for example on election day
I've read in the papers how certain !
candidate will sweep the country, but
the votes do not tally with newspaper /
authority. One of our big dailies not !
a long while ago made a great asser-
ton that South Carolina would stand
unanimously tor a certain thing de-
sired by some Of that editors favor
ties in Washington
Now we are not wise like neWspa-
per men but We have occasion to OBJ
serve that there are yet a few, at
least whose thoughts do not agree
with that newspaper assertion.
The Atlanta journal took occasion
to observe a few days ago that Eng
land was fighting for the liberty and
democracy of the world and should
be allowed to do as she pleased, or
words 10 that effect and asserted very
b1.uIy that the majority of people
a iced with that SIT, ment. | suppose
h was taking poll of mems
thoughts.
$50 | was rUmiHating again that
there are some few people in Amer
ica Just now who have thoughts oc-
{. iona y, bit ra..er keep them IN
their heads instead Of newspapers. We
saw where the editor of South Caro-
INA daily paper some months past
w2s warming up for a fight with
Fvrope and seemed to be nervous be-
cause the president was slow in CIV
ins him a chance. He has cooled on
some now. That man he wanted TO
fight looks bigger now than ne dld
then. and suppose We seem smaller.
He stated then that South Carolina
was ready for the fray and would
come I'D unanimously to the fight.
We South Carol:nians are not such
blood drinkers any more as our wise
men suppose.
= Before we go to war again it will
be wise to leave it to vote OF the
people, and l trust We shall! nave Wo-
man suffrage when We vote on that.
The men can march off with banners
and music but the women and cnll-
dren won't face the worst horrors OF
war
Nearly all the big popular papers
see think we must sell the nations all
tne weapons they want to kill with
else they might become offended ana
not sell to us. 1 do not believe I have
seen it stated that this traffic is right.
There are dollars in it and the men
who control it owne one-fiftn OF tne
wealth of our america. l dare say
men nave made guns and Dullets mere
tn kill their own blood brothers.
tbe Lord Almighty does not some DAY
call onr country to account for such
commerce as that He will not bring
those in Europe to judgment for theT
nart in it. Ours is for dollars only
bnt they must be given credit, at least
in some measure, for other motlVes.
Novsnaners and congress are learning
now that there are some few millions
Of neople left in the United States VINO
desire to have no responsibility rest
ine on them for their part in this tra1-
fc Their petitions to congress attest
this
And what about all our humanltar-
ian motives here in America? All our
cities have societies for prevention Oh
cruelty to animals" They have men
to put straw hats on them in summer
Now already the Allies have killed IN
hattie two million horses and we are
c,,,,,,,ving most of their calls for horse
flesh to fill up the chasm.
We are told horse lives in 'haV
rain of shrapnel and cannon oalls
from three to five days. The Belglans
are seeking the Shetland ponies 10
drag their light cannon to replace the
dogs killed in battle c. E. Burm' re-
-, b-aodor of the child'S morse,