The times-news., 1936-01-29
POLITICS AND THE TIMEs-NEWs


The national political campaign IS open
ing early this year-jn fact, It has oeeh
omen for some time-and the indications
are that Jim FarIey's prediction that It VIII
be a dirty campaign is going TO prove cor
rect. At any rate, it is going to De no.
campaign; and that is one reason why Inc
Times-News advises the people Of this town
and section to keep cool.
We fail to see the wisdom Of starting the
local political fracas now or in the ImmecL-
ate future and running it until next No
vember If that course is taken It vii!
mean the loss of, at least, much time ana
effort. which could, otherwise, be devoted
to something constructive for the town,
county and State. Of course, there IS no
way to avoid holding conventions and PR
maries. REORGANIZATION Of candidates and
the inauguration of the campaign; but We
do not believe any Of these things furnish
a good reason for the voters getting "a!I
net up" about politics during the Spring
and Summer A couple Of months Of poll
tical scrapping next Fall ought to satisfy
everybody.
Of course, The Times-News does not ex-
pect it's suggestions along this line to De
widely adopted, but is merely expressing
its sincere opinion as to what would be best
for Hendersonville and the section. How
ever, if the big tourist season which IS IN
prospect, materialzes, most of our people
will be so busy during the Spring and Sum-
mer they will not have much time for poll
tical scrapping. Let us hope that things
will move in that direction. And now, AMI
all the time until the ballots are counted,
let US keep cool.
From this time until November the news
papers will be filled with political news,
opinions propaganda, and other stuff IL
is the primary obligation of newspapers %
their readers to keep them informed and
to print the news-abOut politics as we'll
as other matters. The Times-News is just
d newspaper and will have to conform t.
the rules. 1t is our solemn obligation 70
give our readers the political news, along
with much better stuff and some that is no
better, or perhaps even worse. Our read
ers may be assured that we will do this
We will meet our obligation as news
paper.
1t has always been the policy of this
newspaper to open its columns to discus
sion of public matters. That policy has not
been changed. Democrats, Republicans,
new Dealers old dealers, or members OF
other parties, can have their say in our
columns, provided they really have some
thing to say and say it in the right way.
The TimeS-News will not open its columns
to any cat and dog scrap. The cost of white
paper and typesetting and other business
expenses are too great to permit of that
and, in addition, this newspaper does not
approve of such tactics on general prin-
ciples.
1t is understood in this connection, we
hope, that we have no objection whatever
to receiving communications from people
who desire to take issue with the views and
opinions of The Times-News. However, we
shall expect them to confine the discussion
to principles, issues or policies of public in
terest and concern, and not try to make an
issue of this newspaper or its editor. Crit
cism and abuse of The Times-News and its
editor has no. proper place in any discus
sion of public affairs. This newspaper does
not find it necessary to resort to that course
in answering those who take issue with it );
and mighty little of that kind of stuff