HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. Herald 01/27/1910-, menc. ne was a ontier opponent via .
new school house a fevi'years ago, and
iai, as a member of the town board when
%Y~ the new charter was adopted, making
lot -possible a water system, he opposed ~-
rel the measure, at least in such fot`meas :~
dn- =woutd-be-o~P any-particular- effeotr .
he shawtly after it was adopted -iri oppaei-
nd lion to his wishes-he resigned from
er the board. He has been opposed to the I !
at water system, and at thelast municipal i
of election he was the candidate for mayor : ~
of the~yati-water, conservative element.
''-t- In that campaign the Herald vigorously j
nY ~ opposed Mr. Freeman's candidacy, using
its I all of its influence to elect Mr. )seever ~ !
nd because he came out squarely fora
vn water system; for street improvements i !
and other progressive ideas. Thesei
- things show something of the animus ~ ~
of the assault Sunday afternoon, they
~ newspaper article complained of being ~ 1
only an opening for the attack. As to:
the article complained of the publisher;.!
of the Herald does not claim that it
was compulsory for him to publish it.
Neither does he deny that it was lack- !
ing in that quality of courtesy for which !
the Harald ordinarily strives. The Her• .
ald is~a newspaper and it is its business i
to pitbliah the news correctly. 'fo do ~
so it is necessary for some represents- i
tiva of the pa-per to ask parties inter- j
~ sated in legitjmate news stories for j
f verification of street rumors, and in
doing so the newspaperman is entitled
to prdinary courtesy. The man who .
~ expects continuous courtesy` and abso-
lutely,fair treatment from a newspaper ,
~-
~-, at-all-tirn®s -ela®udd--i~~iling~••Le~-eact~d -
M Ithe same himself at least a part of the I
time. In this instance the publisher of ~.
,the Herald has no apology to make.
The Herald man is not' a thug nor a
bul}y. He believes there are other and
better ways of settling differences than
by the club or tE•e fist, but so long as ,
he re. In charR*e of this paper neither
c ub nnor- fist'will change the policy from
what ha belieLe» to be for the interest
of the town and community in which hr
:lives
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out I W: J: Freeman assaulted ~. A;. Patti- ~
ing; son, publisher of the IIeratd, in front
~m-°of the depot Sunday afternoon,-Free-)
ent' man being accompanied by his i usiness
the :partner, F. E. ~''ilev. The ttNbl men
sat ~ evidently had the plan laid #o wadi until
has ~ they saw the marshal leave- the_ depot
-ny , in order that they would n•~t be inter-l
for•fered with in their attack. Pattison
led i was talking with a couple of ftiends
ea, ~ just aftet• the 3:16 train had pullrfi!'out,.
sly when Freeman came along and i~i`d to
is Pattison that he wished to speak. to ~
:If- him. Pattison turned and took tt step
oae or two with him, when Freeman asked:
ice + what reason he (Pattison)_ lead for pnb-
ss.' lishing a.certain statement in the paper ~
~ee ~ last, week. As Pattison .commenced to
ind ~ reply and without warning .that tt~e .
vi'l, matter was to be settled by force, -Free-
to ~ man struck him a heavy blow,~~-`s`~a~g~r-1
fin ~~ing-alit] dazing fii'-ii, ~bnt _not~liiii~;
;er ~ him down. Pattison then grappled with
ity i his assailant iq order to protect hlmaelf ~
er- and to escape other blows. When the
.in- I men broke away, Freeman demanded .
eat ~ an apology, which, not being forthcom-
ea, ;ing, he insisted that his name dust
re- ~ never appear in the Herald again. This ~
en- ~ demand nut being agreed to; V4'iley ad- ;
air ~ vised his partner to "give him some
bly ~ more," but the advice was not taken.
.~ueh attacks on the publisher will )
~ have no effect whatever on the policv of i
this paper. Since the Herald was's~art- ~
ed the paper- and its .publisher have
:is ~ ever stood for and advocated a policy ~
yes' of progress -and improvement for Uen-
ng tral_ Point. 7`he paper has always acted I
.ee `with the progressive element of the
ed. I awn, .and because` of the hearty co-
as operation of that element among the
sa ' business men -and citizens the. Herald
ct- has been able to do much for the up-'
•in building of the town.
by Mr. Freeman has never been in syn.• ,
pathy with the ~ progressive ele-
ment. He was a bitter opponent of &'
nevv•'setiool house a few`yeare ago, and!
si`#f as'a.member of the toavn Board when .