Possible Clues:

• Expressed opposition
• The thing with the editor is that he was not agreeable
• The thing with the editor one did not agree with
• Demurred
• The thing with the editor is he was not agreeable
• Refused assent
• Argued against article written by editor
• The thing with the editor was that he was not agreeable
• That's the thing one took exception to with the editor
• Complained of item by journalist