The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-08-26
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lUung's act without stint, but only
seems to look at it FROM 4 political
standpoint, comparing it with the va
zoo affair, and believing it will result
IN electing the workingmen's ticket.
Kearney and Kalloch are also denounc-
ed, and California politics blamed for
the whole affair.
The New York Herald says of the
California disturbance: 1t is impossi-
BILE not to recognize that the abnormal
political condition of California conse-
quent upon that fearfully wonderful
work, the new constitution, is at the
back of the whole affair.
The New York Worid, of Sunday,
says we should not do our duty as pub
lie journalists did we neglect to point,
these discreditable excuses in the far
west. The wind which Kallochs and
Kearneys have been sowing in Califor-
mia, the people Of that commonwealth
are reaping to-day in the whirlwind.
The Chicago Inter Ocean says the
shooting Of Kalloch is the death-blow
to tile Honorable Bilks in that city, IL
not In the state. The party of the
work was the DeYoung brothers, pro-
prietors of the Chronicle, which was
built up on the rule or ruin principle.
For several years the Chronicle, under
the pretense of independence, has car
ried on a guerrilla warfare against
everything in politics which did not
suit the proprietors. The paper, while
1t was enterprising and spirited repre-
sented n Of the worst types Of the per-
sonal journalism. Regarding Kalloch
He had his friends, who believed him
innocent of any charges, and was pop
ular in San Francisco. The Chronicle
failing to compel him to withdraw from
the canvass on a threat of republishing
all old scandals, proceeded to give its
version of the old stories and at last as
saulted Kalloch's father, which called
out from Kalloch u bitter reply ia
which ID eYoung's mother was men,
toned as a disreputable woman. The
statement was as near the truth it is
said as any of the charges made against
Kalloch. 1t matters not whether it
was inexcusable or not. 1t was called
out by attacks as bitter and words as
inexcusable. And Kalloch simply
placed himself on n level of DeYoung
and turned his weapon on himself.
LrAvipv 1ipnoa1f tp1na,a1Ia naVnnn0
said the worst he could say about Kali
loch, and then coolly told the latter If
he referred to published statements
about himself he would shoot him.
Kalloch made the statement and was
shot. Impartial observers will say that
having resorted to billingsgate himself
he should have been prepared to take AZ
bitter words as he sent. His position
that it was his privilege TO abuse a man
as he pleased and his right to cut of
abusive replies is untenable. The shoot
ing of Kalloch under the circumstan-
ces was as i~ndefensible as it was cow
ardly. In this connection 1t should be
stated that the republican papers of
San Francisco have treated candidates
of the workingmen and other parties
fairly. They have dealt hardb blows but
have not descended to b~illingsgate and
v~ituperation. That the effect of the
tragedy on Saturday will be seen in the
results of the campaign no n can
doubt. To honorable bilks in San Fran
cisco, it will be simply disastrous. To
workingmen, if they are prudent it will
prove an element of strength, If they
are imprudent an element of weakness.
To republicans 1t is simply an unfortu-
nate affair, illustrating the bad methods
of the political opponents.
The Herald says: Kearney reasoned
well for the first time in his history, so
far as it is commonly known, 1t is
quite a surprise and pleasure to find an
agitator who has threatened communis-
tic slaughter for years, thus using his
great influence to further the decision
of al aggravated quarrel by ballot rath-
er than otherwise. Against Kalloch,
in this case, the San Franciaco Chroni-
Gle seems to have practiced in
the extreme form u kind of
journalism that ere this has
excited the disgust and horror of the
public in many American cities and
that in a general way is the exclusive
possession of party papers. "Throw
mud enough; some of it will stick "
That is the whole theory and practice
of politics with journalists of the land
designated and this sort of journalism
was put importation by the very bravo
Of the press to force Kalloch to with
draw from the canvass, and what imbe-
cile fancy must have been behind that
purpose? For Kalloch could only be
driven in that way If he still possesses
some sense of shame and how shallow
must have been in the adversary who
imagined that shame was still in the
nature Of a man who, driven from Bos-
ton by public opinion a generation
since, turns up after many adventures,
a candidate of Dennis Kearney's party.
But Kalloch retorts In the very way in
which he is assaulted. And then comes
a queer spectacle. The Journalist who
was shown himself in such extremely
unpleasant colors to the public, discov-
ers that he has some honor, that it is
touched and must be revenged, he then