, 1875-04-03
"CONTENIPT."
some presssConkHictsts which TFill
Not Appear tn :. The :Tiraes.',
Utt7ot Ty{btfus

Some press.Contn,cs,ts Whtch Till
Mot Appear tiR :. The FINEST,
Det7ott 7yibmn,.
a nowspapef grown Iicl AMI powerful, and
controlled By a Charles A. Dana, Jatncs Cor
don Dennott, OF Wilbur +. Storey, proposes to
tolerate no Interference with Its liberty to aay
gnd do just what It p1casoy, and takea refuge
under the sounding name Of tho freedom OF
tho press for its Justification. It will turn it.
self Into moral pcstllence. It will load down
its columns with every detail Of orino that 1t can
iudus.t lousy gather from avery quarter, Moth
ing shall DO too knocking OF too inC,cccat to bo
spread before tho public; indeed, tho more
syoss tho details the better. No considerations
Of the otFccta upon Tho community, or tho dis
trcss ysitod upon iilnocent individuals. arc to bo
allowed q feathers weight. 4 duprayed public
taste Graves thsA pabuaum, and furnishing It, in
flames and increases tie appetite, Thus money
IL made, tho facilsIca for supplying useful ue.B
that every luatncs-iAterest must have are multi
plletlt md tho paper totcot itselt upon tho do
co4t portion Of Tho community wLiio fluding a
Welcome among tile denrAyed classee. and avery
whcro soWn thick tho seeds OF moral disease. In
doing al this It nuat not be interfeted with.
at, pratoats are visited with riba!d dcnunclation,
aud persecution Is met BY perslstont attacks up
on Ill partc1 connected NTH 1t, goucrally 50 ma
1clouaiy e1roit ~ to dodge tho loyal peualtca OF
I libel. For this freedom TO be law unto itself,
and alternately terror and nusaucs to all de-
ceut peoplo. tho modern newspaper OF tho Chi.
cago Tine. aud the New York Sun stripe aro
ready to do battle, and Invite all respectable
journals to Join them on account Of tho general
principles involved. We DO nos propose to hs In
81, PIUt {AlnA,s Pres
Tho circuuasances Of Storcys case separate It
by wide llue Of domarkatlon from ths broadest
possible definition which can be given of tia lib.
etly Of tho press or Of tho citizen to crtcise tho
Courts. Tho ofYcnse yyas thn
ssma IN Id na.uto as il Mt stosoy hsd wsttea M ~
seriea OF letteEa 10 tllo momberd of tho Grand
jury, bfa:kguaralug them ~ male st1umpots,
etc., and throatening 10 expose their private sis,
aud 10 hunt them down with catumny, IL they
,.arsd to perform the duty imp9set! upon them
sitsei tbss storsys ca.o s an extreme s sud es M
coNtlonal QUO, and thAt II IL does not full Within
thu l'ne who're tho cxorotse Of tue jndcth! power
oil punsh!nenk tor cohtemps sclcar]y justlhAbc,
it lies 10 ctoso upon tlln boundary III to 10 hardly
dlstinHuaBllablo from tho most lagrant caBo OF
contempt In tue presence of tue Court.
Huston ufoIt.
Whether NO are to look upon 1t As = triumph
q tas moss ozor law. or ID rtcce Of judicial
llunderinR. one thtng is certain. that tho release
frun, prlson OF Cnirago editor BY d Judge Of
tho Supreme Court, on simple teleGrapllio
message. II novelty III legal etiquette. Should
Il hn fouud. that this moda Of procedure IL
allowable, tho Lono.lss won!d ba incslculAble,
Iok sH1kAH8G1 NEi!huH H4}SEt 10 00 d
short vacation dus1ig one Of tho arguments OF
counsel, and telegraph, Ills rulings, lnAtead OF
sitting through tlctn and t.catlng n tho cnl
"lour Honor will please notu ons exception"
.scu fiaetn tcann} Faisadi4.a.
slr. Storey, lila editor oi tho Chicago Times,
may porHbly te, ~ ho has taken pains to ashltGo
ila hy talcgfApl, tho victim OF ~ unluAt Judge,
bnt llo has touK pursued course of rockers o{-
aulas!on and ecarrilous Hlnnaor that robs him OF
n,sy claim to Hyn,pashy. 1t speaks vol for tho
civilization OF Chicago that le has not boon long
s!nco shut down lihe q rabil t!os, Ills paper il
inofo aeanda!0uslY Indecent than tho Herald used
to ho before 1t TOOK 10 yirtuou4 pa!4B, II is
eyoA mora nnscrupu!oua than tho sAcoE edited
by As. Charles A. Dana.
LajatttLa {t,d.} Journal.
There III certainly Q d1ffeTonco between fair
critclaa Dt tho official acts Ut Grand Jury. Qul
stEu.aazluH III members personally, aud in
hmccEinG collective terms, vi '.5nals htrumpcts,"
"bum,asra." - trcqueu.ots Ut trothels" ICON.
mon drlltkartis. "Eanblens," aud disreputa-
bounds Of 4st criticisto, ~! descending 10 vlle
ahase. which ITO plea oi liberty Of tho press !"
should cover oF c1cuse. ThIa 10 nat liberty, hut
tho most dangerous and understandable licouHp
4'n'4au"lts {}fiHn.} 31ttHnSt
ME. blosty 1E iuhu who, ~ al editor, haR
Outraged MI tho proprioties OF tournAlls.u. and
done w much any other nl&il to prostitute
tho profession and bsiug 1t into d,eresEoct. On
general principles lIo iH not entitled to one mar
ticlo Of sympathy trum h!s brosAe5.ed,ors ut tle
public.
l}.ttllqus tiu.) Tttak4
On genera! principle It would mt b suiss Ia
eend hr. sIotey 70 prison, and 10 Keep him
t4rre,