Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-11-22
COLUMBUS LOSES
EDITOR LOYLESS

There was no finer team on
any newspaper in the South than
Julian Harris and Thomas W.
Loyless and the severance of
their business relations is a mat
ter of regret to their hosts of
friends. Both are men of strong
personalities, of decided and def
mite opinions. Under their able
management, The Columbus En-
quirer-Sun has forged rapidly to
the front, and the leaving Of Edi-
tor Loyless is a loss to Columbus
and South Georgia.
However, The Enquirer-Sun,
under the editorial and business
management of Julian Harris
will be no whit less valuable
property and its continued pros
perity is as assured as before
One of the best newspaper men
in the entire South, chock full of
energy, prince of good fellows
and numbering his friends by
scores, Julian Harris carries the
best wishes for every member of
the craft.
Mr.. Loyless will not remain
out of harness long. His able
pen will be sorely missed. The
Times-Recorder hopes he will not
leave South Georgia, where his
counsel is wanted and needed,
Regarding the resignation of
Editor Loylcss, The Rome Trib-
une-Herald says editorially:
Julian Harris and Tom Loyless
despise monotony These noted
aud capable Georgia newspaper
men, who something more than
year ago took over the decrepit
Enquirer-Sun and by transplant
ing new glands or by performing
some other effective operation,
revitalized the old sheet and
made it one of the sprightliest
newspapers in the state, have
parted company. Things were
getting quiet at Columbus after
the city manager row and a few
other exciting events had sub
sided. Life was palling to Har-
ris and Loyless, so they started
something, even though they had
to start it between themselves.
Harris started the excitement
by writing an editorial criticizing
Judge George P. Munro for post
poning the trial of County Police
Chief Mitch Huling and his son,
Hadley Huling, charged with
murder, and straightway Judge
Munro had Harris arrested and
hailed into court.
"After a full and frank ex-
change of views between the
Judge and the editor on the duty
of the court and the right of the
press, the warrant was dismiss
ed" according to the report of
the incident in the Enquirer-Sun.
Harris was admonished by the
Judge TO go and sin no more"
Whether this incident had any
thing to do with the resignation
Of Thomas w. LoyIess as editor
and president of the Enquirer
Sun, which was announced Sum
day morning, is not indicated,
the personal statement of Mr..
Loyless being that this announce
ment appears sin lieu of an edi-
torial which / had prepared for
publication Sunday morning, but
about which Mr.. Julian Harris
and have irrevocably differed.
And my action is based also up
on the fact that Mr.. Harris has
written, or caused to be written,
and published editorials to which
/ cannot subscribe"
Explaining his independence
Of thought further, Mr.. Loyless
says that less than six months
ago he declined an offer of $780,
0G0 a year to take the editorship
Of great Southern daily be-
cause he was not to be given full
and unfettered control of the
papers editorial policy, adding
Il can hardly be expected,
therefore, to yield that preroga-
tive in a much smaller field"
Refusal of Mr.. Harris to per-
NIT Mr.. Loyless' editorial to be
printed in the Enquirer-Sun will
not deprive us of the opportun-
ity to read it, however, because
Mir. Loyless intimates that il
may yet find space in some
other paper saying that it is
something which, | am convinc.
cd, should be said for the good
Of society"
Thus two Of Georgia's best
newspaper men and two good
Trends come to the parting OF
the way. 1t appears to be mere
y another instance in which two