The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-08
As TO PROGRESS.

and urged upon the newspapers OF
the state q spirit OF fairness towards
OF the state a spirit of fairness to-
wards all sections OF Florida The
editorial was brought out through the
differences witch have arisen between
tae Herald 90 Miami and the Times OF
-, Petersburg. because OF harsh criti-
essna directed AZ Miami and pade coun-
", In an article appearing in the
s1nae& me Journal Ielt thar the Her
AID ~as somewhat Within Its rights in
esklRS exceestea 60 the article, which
Vas apparently eFeapted BY a spirit
~ eRsatsaess
ss9t. hapdsS was the tak dry upon
sas esPe o4 ehe editorial IN the Her
AID Whs2A lad So vigorously resented
the aRttcha ia the Times. than the
Herald QssHae e2e "a it's editorial page
slta az attack directed against North
HiQrista. SO based so unfair. and SO
QTlttl lated ~ Go suggest that the
editor Qt eae Herald has not Vet re-
covered aroga the ehAgFin OF being
Eatea soakEta eo1aty ia the state. in
stead ~ thiEd
at the tiuaa Is tae census euumera-
ton, ohe Herald epeaty questioned the
fairness e2 the census figures which
placed Pensacola ahead OF Miami.
WheR The JotlERai took up the defense
ol Pensacola. as the third city in the
state the Herald referred to the edi-
tor Of The journal IS ~touchy."
Recalling the editorial expressions in
the Herald at that time, taking into
consideration the fierce resentment of
the Herald against the St. Peters,
burg Times. when a writer in that
paper presumed 10 criticise Miami and
reading the editorial attack against the
northern part of the state, which of
course includes this section, The Jour
nal is forced to the conclusion that
the Herald feels free to censure other
sections of the state and to publish
smatter to their detriment, but consid-
ers other editors amenabie to entirely
different ethical rulings. The Herald
preSumes too much upon the high
standard which other editors of the
state have set for their columns, when
it argues that upon it devolves the
duty of correction, and upon other edi-
tors rests the duty of humility under
costigation.
The Journal never, under any cir
cumstance. makes an attack upon an
other newspaper or another section of
the state. Such attacks do not reflect
credit upon a newspaper or a section.
And The Journal never fails to resent
such attacks upon this section of the
state
If the Herald feels that 1t may stand
in splendid isolation" and attack 9TH
er sections of the state at pleasure,
that its own section will still remain
fc
other editors of the Florida press to
show greater leniency than does the
Herald, and to have a higher ethical
standard than the Herald editor main
tains.
The Herald never fails to call at
tention to what it terms the back
wardness of the northern part of the
state, as contrasted with the southern
part Evidently the Herald does not
take into consideration that Dade
county up to a few years ago, was
one of the most backward, if not the
most backward, county in the state,
not only failing to go forward, but up
to the latter part of the eighties going
steadily backward in population. It
has taken millions to develop Dade
county and other parts of the Ever
probability is that Miami would still
be a small village, unknown and I'M
sung
Because other sections of Florida
have not had millions spent upon their
development, because they have re-
ceived little of state or federal aid.
Is it consistent or fair to constantly
call attention to their so-calIed back
wardneSS?
The four largest cities of the state
are Jacksonville, Tampa, Pensacola
and Miami. Jacksonville and Pensa-
cola are in what the Herald chooses
to term north Florida" and from
which il wishes south Florida to with
draw. 1t does not make it quite plain,
however, that it wishes to cut itself off
from Jacksonville In this dismember-
ment. Certainly, other papers which
are urging state division are not urg-
ing that Jacksonville be cast off with
that part of the state which is de-
clared to be backward, because, up to
this time. it has not been fortunate
enough to be singled out for federal
aid or millionaire interests.
One of the issues which has caused
the bitter denunciation of the Herald
is the effort of some of the counties
of the state for an amendment to the
constitution, making it possible to
bond the state for good roads The
Herald calls attention to the fact that
the counties of north and west Flor
ida, in state road development do not
compare to the counties in south
FLORIDA
1t is true that Duval county is the
only county in the northen part of the
the state that is bonded for more than
a million. Escambia county in a few
days will vote for a two million dol
lar bond issue. The sentiment in this
county is so strong for good roads,
that it is believed that this election
will carry by a good majority.
But whether it does or not 1t is most
certainly not within the province of
the Herald to set right this part of
the state. From all that can be gath
cred from careful reading of the Mi
ami newspapers, the Herald has a gil
gantic task all ready to hand, to set
to right it's own section of the state