, ▁Small wood ▁had ▁a ▁rock y ▁relationship ▁with ▁The ▁Tele gram , ▁bringing ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁lib el ▁su its ▁against ▁it ▁and ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁withdraw ▁all ▁government ▁advert ising . ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁has ▁not ▁explicitly ▁end ors ed ▁candidates ▁during ▁recent ▁general ▁elections . ▁It ▁does ▁not ▁sh y ▁away ▁from ▁political ▁criticism , ▁however , ▁and ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁been ▁quite ▁critical ▁at ▁various ▁times ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁federal ▁Conserv atives ▁under ▁Stephen ▁Har per , ▁and ▁to ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁the ▁provincial ▁Conserv atives ▁under ▁D anny ▁Williams . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁expressed ▁any ▁particular ▁confidence ▁in ▁oppos ing ▁parties ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Liber als . ▁ ▁Community ▁t ies ▁and ▁current ▁status ▁Well - known ▁former ▁Tele gram ▁journal ists ▁include ▁New found land ▁writers ▁Harold ▁Hor wood , ▁Ray ▁Guy , ▁and ▁Albert ▁Per lin . ▁Other ▁notable ▁contrib utors ▁to ▁The ▁Tele gram ▁include ▁former ▁editor ▁and ▁author ▁Michael ▁Harr ington , ▁artist ▁R ae ▁Per lin , ▁former ▁New found land ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁William ▁F . ▁Lloyd ▁and ▁former ▁provincial ▁N DP ▁leader ▁Peter ▁Fen wick . ▁The ▁Tele gram ▁is ▁the ▁original ▁publication ▁ven ue ▁of ▁the ▁month ly ▁church ▁history ▁column ▁by ▁Dr ▁Hans ▁Roll mann . ▁ ▁The ▁Tele gram ▁has ▁spons ored ▁the ▁T ely ▁ 1 0 ▁ 1 0 ▁mile ▁road ▁race ▁ann ually ▁since ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁the ▁provincial ▁men ' s ▁senior ▁hockey ▁tro