Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-03-16
BOTH WRONG.

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Tho Neradd Tribune and the Terrific
rial Enterprise have had somo little
controversy about personal journalism
In which both are right, and yet both
wrong. The Enterprise Is wrong In
asserting that because . man 10 IN edi-
tor Of a Journal In the state Of Nevada
he 10 per consequence compelled to re-
celve and swallow the dirt which 4
low-mindsd cur, who, by some strange
faulty may happen to preside over the
columns Of q newspaper, endesvsrs to
make the public feed upon. There arc
limits beyond which even newspapers,
with their lmpersoual scribblers, have
no moral nor legal right to advance,
and OF this tho Enterprise Is aware.
The Tribune Is wrong, absurdsdly so,
Ia permitting It's columns to be taken
up by threats against the very class,
and In doing the very acts 1t profess
e. to condemn. II Is not only wrong
but injudiclous, And Its utterancss I'M
necessary. There are legal remedies
for almost all kinds OF grievances
which can be perpetrated by scurrilous
persons who assume the functions OF
Journalists. These remedies are plain
and usually eff.ctual. II not, and 9TH
or and seversr ines are sought and
had, neither threats nor warnings
should precede their contamination.
A man. who. through the columns OF
a public Journal, takes personal Issue
In n banter and transfer Of vulgar cpl
thsts, degraaes tho Journal to the level
Of his oppsnentand himself still lower.
We think IL time for the press OF
Nevada to change its practice In this
particular, to stop the wordy and dis
graceful war which by no possibility
can benefit the people or elevate itself.
There arc questions Of more moment
to be discussed than the past history
or personal character OF those who
I'LL tho editorial columns Of u daily
journals /; questions which are oil pso-
lie Interest; which look toward tho
general good and popular instruction.
Journalism In Nevada should and can
DO such that no rhlnoceros hide Is nee
cssary to rcpel vituperstlve darts, aud
no casemate required to ward oil stink
pots mutually thrown. For tho honor
OF the press 1t should be so that a phil
losopher. a student, and sn honorable
man may freely discuss through "a
daily journals principles and measures,
theories aud practices, political and
social, scientific and religious, with
out being deluged with the slime Of
filthy eplthsts, illuminated by the
tongues Of envious slsnderers, or drag
ged Into the miro OF personal abuse
and malignant aspcrsion. Tho public
looks to the press to reflect not only
its political, but Its moral and social
sentiments, and IL Is q poor commen-
tary upon our state Of society that n
prominent journalist deems It Unnecessary
to threaten possible SANDER with dire
vengeance. aud that another recognize
Ing the probability Of such disgraceiul
public wrong. assures the first that it
will come and he must grin and bear 1t.
We submit there is no need OF this
that 1t 10 not only useless, but a wrong
to the community, who have no Inter-
est In the bitterness which may exist
between A and d, and for whose peace
aud happiness the quarrels Of these
men should be kept out OF public
prints. 1t matters not to Q or ID
whether or not A deems b a rascal, so
long as both are private citizens.
When their claims for Office come up
for public investigation aud criticism.
then up to n certain limit the people
have a right to know their history and
judge thereby OF their fitness for the
office sought. But even In that case
the inquest need not be projected be-
You'd the settled limits OF well.brcd
courtesy ; surely not luto the realms
Of obscenlty or the domain OF black
guardism. For the credit Of tho press
for the enhancement Of its beneficial
influence and the promotion Of the
public good-let Us hope for an I'M
provement In the particulars hereto
fore pointed out. Public controver-
slcs. |. g., those Ia which some princi-
pie Of Importance to communiiie, aud
nations Is involved, are proper subjects
for discussion (; but, Of the private en-
mites OF individuals the public cares
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