Palisadian., 1923-07-27
in ANSWER TO MR..
CADIEN

Just what connection there is be-
tween a meeting of the mayor and
council and a newspaper report of
meeting of the Board of Education
we are at loss to know. However,
Mayor Cadien used the council
meeting as an occasion to criticise
the Palisadian publicly, stating it
was unfair because of the report it
published of the meeting of the
Board of Education held on We'd
nesday evening of last week. He
claimed that only that part Of the
meeting which supported the con-
tentions of the Board of Educa tion
was made clear and the points that
cast a favorable reflection on his
side of the argument were ignored.
There is really little need for ex-
PLANTATION, for it seems that only
the mayor and few of his support
ers are very perturbed about the
matter, but even for this handful it
is a pleasure to explain. In con-
nection with the meeting itself it
was called for specific purpose, to
determine what steps the board
should take in regard to fighting
the writ of certiorari. This was
done and duly reported. The affi-
davit giving the reasons for the
writ were read and explained by
the attorney, Mr.. Kenny, and his
opinion of each point was given.
Following the explanation reso-
luton was introduced empowering
Mr.. Kenny to take the necessary
steps to fight the writ, after which
he explained what he would try to
do in regard to having the same
dismissed, etc. From this point on
change of words between the mayor
and members of the board and the
expression of opinions by various
citizens which the article stated
took place, but in the writer's mind
did not justify tiresome rehash in
the form of a story that would fill
several columns. So much for the
meeting.
In an effort to be fair to both
sides a representative of this paper
called Mayor Cadien on the phone
early in the week and invited him
to write letter to the paper max
ing his side of the controversy
plain. This he said he would do
and promised to have the letter at
the meeting Wednesday night of
last week. When approached fol-
lowing the meeting he told the rep
resentative he had not prepared the
article, but would leave it at the
Borough Hall before, II o'clock on
Thursday morning. The represent
ative called at the said time, but
no letter was waiting, just a mes
sage that the mayor had been
called away suddenly. So when all
the facts are known the Palisadian
is not as unfair as Mr.. Cadien
would like to paint it simply be-
cause it did not print verbatim
of the Board of Education.
After the council meeting on
Monday night the manager, as a
matter of courtesy, explained the
foregoing to the mayor, who had
the temerity to ask: "Who o. KID
the article before it went into the
paper?" When assured that no one
had read it he wanted to know if it
was read to anyone over the phone.
What Mr.. Cadien was told the gen
eral public is told-the article was
neither seen nor heaerd by anyone
but the writer until it appeared in
the paper.
The PaIisadan represents no in
dividual or group of individuals, suf-
fers no dictation from anyone and
forms it's own convictions, and the
articles it prints are not 30. KID"
as John Cadien insinuates, by any
one save the editor himself, and
the news value of Cadien's remarks
at meeting is decided in our office
and not outside. To be fair and i'm
partial is more than a policy with
US; it is a sacred obligation to the
readers we serve and regarded as
such, but as with everything else
personal opinions of fairness differ,
and the mayors idea of fairness is
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