The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-12
Mr.. EWBANK "BUSTs LOOSE" AGAIN

X. Z
Many years ago the Rev. Sam Jones, who
was one of the brainieSt and keenest men
intellectually the South has produced,
said: Il have noticed that the hit dog al
ways hOwls." Thus he Spake with refer
ence to the bowls emanating from quarters
in which he had delivered attacks against
men and things he believed to be wrong.
THE nit dog always howls.'
II is q sure bet that when this newSpa-
per delivers a particularly telling blow in
opposition to something which the Hon.
E. w. Ewbank regards as one of his pc
culiar pets, loud noises will soon emanate
from the local federal building. This is
especially true of the gentleman's number
one tin god, the new deal.
s. Our readers are requested to turn to the
columns devoted to communications where
they will find Mr.. Ewbank'S latest out
burst. a severe recurrence of his Chronic
afliction of diarrhoea of words, induced
by this newspapers recent expose of the
alleged social security" law.
For many years this newspaper, togeth-
err with other citizens and causes which
have incurred the ire of Mr.. Ewbank, have
been subjected to periodic attacks during
these spells. We have always regarded
these attacks lightly, as they concerned
this newspaper; and only once or twice,
when there was nothing in particular de-
handing attention, have we thrown few
paragraphs into these columns for the di-
version of our readers.
In the case under consideration today
that is the sum total of our efforts.
In this instance Mr.. Ewbank begins his
communication by quoting H. l.. Mencken's
viIlifcation of the American press. The
answer to this as it applies to any argu-
ment touching the new deal or Roosevelt
administration is that the Mencken Vltu-
peration of the newspapers is mild in COM
parison with his villifcation of the presi-
dent, his administration and the new deal
during the past two or three years. On the
whole the Mencken criticism, condemna-
ton and abuse of the president and his
chief ieutenants has been unjustifable
and shameful.
No doubt this estimate is accurate and
truthful in estimating Mencken'S attack on
the press Whether this is or is not true,
we will let his villifcation of the new deal
and Roosevelt offset his villitication of the
press, and pass up that section of Mr.. Ew-
banks communication.
Following the introduction of the
Mencken TRADE Mr.. Ewbank's affliction
evidently became acute and the flow OF
language streamed in his best style. What
it all amounts to when summed up, we
are at loss to understand. What the
gentleman hopes to accomplish by the
typewriting of such stuff we can't imagine.
He has been doing it for years, greatly to
the loss, we fear, of the esteem and con-
fidence of many of his fellow citizens who
in years past regarded him as one of the
leaders of the community.
Undoubtedly he is man of ability and
learning but if he has ever added scin-
tilla to his reputation by his writings for
the press We would be pleased to have the
case cited.
Mr.. Ewbank concludes his screed by
ringing in some high sounding names in
literature and philosophic, economic and
political discussion. This is one of his IA
vorite lodges in newspaper or verbal dis
cussion. 1t always fails to impress his
hearers or The Times-News readers, prob
ably for the reason that the average hard
headed citizen of this region figures that
ancient or modern wise mems prescriptions
are sorry stuff for what ails the country
today. ..a ..
The gentleman then proceeds to advise