, 1875-04-03
TIE PRESS AND THE LEGAL PROF.

Joliet, in THE TRIBUNE yesterday, discussed the
dangers Of general collision between the
Press and tho Judiciary, and held TINT tho
calamity resulting from s,tch q collision
would l'o tho final overthrow of the Courts
and tile ieBpotis1n Of an r1nrcstraiuel Press.
1fo reaches this conclusion from the premises
that there is among tho Press m esprit tie
to,j'f which induces Journals of all shades of
opinion upon other questions instinctiyely to
r1lhl together on such m occasion as tho
Criminal Court nGorslea on tha eyth inst. in
,lefensc Of the liberty Of tho Press.
Upon this he buiids m argument that,
let newspaper way what it may Of tho
courts, all the otl,rr newspapers will combine
it, its defense n,.d overthrow any Judge
who may resort to tho means Mt lis command
to protect hinse,5. Warming up with his
subject, "G." draws freely OIL his vivid in,-
nglnation, VIZ:
Now, th1s prevailing Instinct OF TIE m.mte., or the
Trces n make cauBc hgaiast tyery fxerels, of
judicial IotF which weeks to limit the rlnae or re-
atran tir tonu Of newspaper scussian, ranuot but
regard OF oyll consequence. It 1a INT combination
naturally tsluitng from unity Of convictions upon
great subject af public concern but from community
Ioyment. Th!lo lawyers, judges. and tbs pcople d.
v'dr Us independent muds whan left to thu operation
Of reason, naturally will sad must divide, tho con-
ductorx of our ionsnhs, forgetting for thc TING brng
all political md personal differences, join In one gpn-
e.1l war Il sNnouRranc9 against what they turn m
iu.u-lou Of the hbesty Of thc Tress. Tic danger
is III ropo{tion to tho capabilities Of till oycs-
whslns!ng ageney. It snolls and rsnsolas rHh.!c
olsnlou. It uakea and un.nakos tho regulations Of
pubft It lnaka aud uAnahe tho vary Julaes
Who Al. In Judgment upon ia rights and responsihl
tica. While these Judges Illuminating the thun-
trS Of thcAw tho defendant and Ills uaHocate4 rG1ncu-
her with grim comp!srency that they have rver Ia
thslr hands lever which reaches loxu dtcn undos
the foundations Of tho Bench, eid be wrought to
overthrow a their will. Knowing that # IN dit.
e't 10 set bouHs 10 tAs freedom. eE paplie a.acu.
sl''u in popular GoYornment, they aro loth 10 Ut
knowledge that any whatever ahau!l 10 Proposed.
Nls repeating tho sonorous platitude that judicial
discretion a the law Of tyrans. t!ley aro theus}rcs
w:ntouip9 In tho very wora. tiespotlzn which eyer
Threatened the case of truth and discriminating tus-
tsco.
The premises Of Lawyer &C." are unau.
tlorizel by fact, und his argument is equally
fallacious.
The PRESS as power il of comparatively
recent origin. All the privileges it enjoys
it las obtained, after many bittor struggles,
through tho absolute forcB OF cultivated pub
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tfess, OF necessary, Aad to contend with tux
combination OF tie LAW end tile Church. as
mean and grovcl'ng crenturos have sat uron
tho lsane't anil l'ianded At the Ear for tho
practical suppression Of tho rreea aa ever dir.
Graeetl civilization by editing tho vilo and oh.
sccne organ of the slu'sls. Tho battle has