Show distinct Feni features ures some readers of tho news aavo cate fall fail to distinguish between plain news items and editorial comment they are two entirely distinct features of the paper A few days ago a prominent citizen asked us to drop a certain subject and when told that we had taken no side in the matter mutter he promptly replied that we had said that the citi council should frown down on a one side of the question on looking up our flies files we found that in a report of a council meeting we had said that one who addressed the council said if the council would frown down etc ote we gave absolutely no indication of our position in the matter and there was no ground for accusing us of taking sides the day is past when a newspaper gives only such news as concerns things which it favors if it Is any kind of a newspaper worthy of the name it will give all tho the news that about its enemies or opponents as well as about its arlund irl euda a there will be many things in the next few months on which the community will be divided with the light plant sale to be discussed and probably voted upon and the general election soon to cause excitement there will be plenty of news this paper will print it without favor the democrats will get in the news columns of their activities as well as the republican republicans if we do no like whak what either one does we will say so in the editorial columns but the news will not be colored if you do not like what we say in the editorial columns argue it out with us but do not try to prevent us from printing the plain facts as news items |