The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-08-26
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

Few readers of The Partisan,
doubtless, have stopped to think the
source of editorials appearing in
these columns, and possibly the in
tent and purpose of conducting this
department of the newspaper.
Yet, it is the most conscientious
part of the paper, and receives the
most eAacting and careful att sntlon
OF the editorial and newsgateerins
start II is the one and only sec,lon
of the newspaper that is owned out
right by the management; the otller
portions and sections belong TO The
SUBSCRIBERS who buy the paper and
for whose interest it is maintained,
and to the advertisers.
Absent from the editorial columns
this week, and possibly for some
weeks now, will be the writings of
Miss Grace Lewis, whose insp. 'ations
/ ave supplied readers of this pare"
with one or more editorial subjects
every week for some two years,
Yet, possibly few only We're aware
of her work along these lines, in a
conscientious effort to be of service
to the community and territory
served by The Parisian-its readers
and the people in general.
Many editors of country news
papers hesitate to give their readers
editorials, other than what is known
as a canned" variety, written in
some far eastern city and sold in
syndicate form, on the grounds that
editorials are for the large city
papers and that the public doesn't
| care for the views of the country
| editor. No so with The Partisan,
which is the only paper in Paris that
does not fill its editorial columns
with hand-me-down editorials bought
| for few cents a week, and appear
| ing generally in small papers who
have not the staff to cope with the
quirements.
The pride of The Partisan is its
| editorial columns; the writings are
not confined to one editor, nor to
| two Every bit of comment in these
| columns is made at home,' based
on study of local conditions, and
| exploited for the benefit of the most
of the people of it's community.
The sound thought of the country,
we firmly believe, is to be found
in the rural districts. Here, in the
| more or less quiet of the country,
men and women read and study and
gather data which results in conclu-
sions founded on a solid basis; not
the impractical reformer or selfish
politician; rather a sane and solid,
and conservative attitude, with a
realization of a duty to perform in
crystalizing thought and sending it
out to the community as contribu-
ton to the agitation of the day
The Partisan has tried to handle
this department with care accord
ingly. 1t has endeavored to weigh
all questions carefully, and subjects
dwelt upon are investigated and gone
into and tabulated only by those
who are known to understand the
situations, and then revised by the
general staff-a staff that many a
larger paper doubtless would be
proud of, and one maintained by The
Partisan in whole-soul effort to be
of service to its community. And,
at the same time. this newspaper
has endeavored to conduct its edi-
torial policy fearlessly and without
subsidy, realizing that as has oft
been said--there is nothing more
nauseating than a supine, colorless
newspaper, stripped of all person
ality and wabbling here and there
as the wind blows in vapid attempt
to fill space.