The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-26

las members Of an bororable guild, owe !
digniied. respect to each OF er, and
neither of These obligations may be disre
gafded with iInpunity
There is just now occurring a disgrace
| ful row among the editorial fraternity in
! New York and CINCINNATI between
| Dana and Young, Theodore Tilton and
Hugh Hastings and Halstead and Nc
Lean, in Which these gentlemen represent
each other as the basest fellows, use
most freely the epthets of liar, and
Iscoundrel, and theft, and villain, threat
ening each other with an application of
the foot to the posterior extremities on the
first convenient oceasionr or demanding
'pistols for two 1is31stG t'i.'' itl' ~
These editorial brawls are a disgrace
to journalism, and should be- frowned
upon by every member-of the fraternity.
We would not in any respect restrict the
freedom of the press. Each newspaper,
as the organ Of its party, or its editor,
must be allowed to express itself earnest
~ and positively upon issues before the
public, or to create issues II may regard
necessary for the public welfare; but in
doing SO its conductors should under
stand that there is a sanctity belonging
to the personal life ola publisher or edi-
tor which cannot be invaded without in
curing disapprobation, ana no one but
an amateur in The business, or i man OF
excessive yulgarity will ever attempt to
violate it, ttH DH8 ef#a& a
Our remarks on this subject have an
immediate local application. We find
that the editor of the Herald is unfortu
nately given to the habit of treating men
personally rather than officially. We
have noticed it in several instances lately,
but it comes out specially in the assess
ment article of last weeks. issue.
The editor of the PaIladium is the OBJ
iect Of its attack, and, being destitute of
argument, the Herald undertakes to ques-
ton the moral perceptions Gifts opponent
in the most offensive personal manner.
The editor of the, Pntlodium is no longer
the editor ofthe I'oltad5ttna, buta Super,
jntenQlent ofd5SabbatA School, a church mem
Der. q teacher Of di0jne lG2c, etc, etc.
! We suggest to our contemporary that
this method of treating public man is
both cowardly and c0ntemptiblc. We
understand that the editor Of the Herald
is or has been a deacon, and preacher
and traveller, and a nurseryman, ana q
lawyer, and a judge, but we should think
| it entirely beneath us to treat with hin
in either Of these relations when expires
4 sing himself in he columns of the Her
aid in such case he is the editor O
the Herald only, and the amenities O
Journalism are grossly violated by any
other treatment. 1t is precisely by such
indiscretions on the part OF editors tina
these editorial ,tracases alluded to above
are brought about, and we think every in
telligent reader of our columns.will con
cur in the opinion that such methods o
conducting public journal are to be de
plored We believe in the present IN
stance. it is not so much the result ofvul
garity as Of immaturity. The editor Q
the Herald is an amateur at the business
and therefore needs some one to correc
the cludeness Of his conduct. We cheer
fully tender our services in this direction
and hope discretion will be the lessor
derive n