Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1879-09-01

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If the North accuses the South of bar
barism because of the shooting of Mr..
Dixon, the South can reply, '.You're
another r because of the shooting of
Mr.. Kalloch-a foul and utterly un-
justifable murder. Mr. Kalloch is a
Baptist clergyman who went from the
East twenty years ago under a cloud and
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| cisco, where he became the popular pas
tor of large congregation, with, how
ever, greater popularity than good repute.
He identified himself with the Working
mems party. and became their candidate
for mayor of the city, being man of
considerable oratorical power. though
not above the suspicion of using it for
personal advancement Charles DeYoung
is proprietor and responsible editor of
the "Chronicle" which has had greater
reputation for the vigor and virulence of
its editorials than for fidelity to truth
or to considerations of public interest or
personal courtesy. He and his paper
were representatives of one of the polit-
ical factions organized in opposition
to the Workingmen's party. He an
nounced his purpose to compel Kalloch
. to withdraw from the contest, and threat
ened to publish in the "Chronicle" q
! record of Kalloch's career unless he with
! drew. This threat being treated will
the contempt which it deserved. he pro
t ceeded to publish long article of per
3 sonal abuse, involving not only Mr.
:. Kalloch, but his long-deceased father
e In response, Mr.. Kalloch, at publ
It mass meeting. attacked Mr.. Young il
$ a similar strain of personal vituperation
K involving the reputation of his mother
d Mr.. De Young then woke up to the fac
n that personal scurrility was dishonora
D. BILE In political campaign, armed him
self with pistol, drove to the Metro
(, politan Temple, sent a messenger DO
IS with word that "a lady wanted to Sc
f. DR.. Kalloch," and when the latter az
ID peared, shot him without notice, an
without giving him an opportunity fc
ell at from fifteen to twenty thousand, wei
L. soon gathered to avenge the assassin;
N ton. but they were kept in restrain
D. until Denis Kearney's appearance, an,
s. to his credit be it said, he persuade
IN them to disband without overt violenc
OF NOT by dissuading them from veng
D. ance, but by assuring them. what
ur probably true, that, as the result of tn
er murder, their party would sweep tt
IS. city, and would then be able legally
IS punish the murder which now they coul
as avenge only by illegal violence. 1t is
n strange commentary on the condition
In society in San Francisco that the disc
en- pie of a Master "who, when he W;
a reviled, reviled not again" should hay
OF answered scurrility with scurrility as nj
TO Kalloch did. A natural fruitage of Il
OF scattered seeds of scandal and abuse
er the American press is seen in such
ne murderous ARRAY as this. The death
e. Alexander Hamilton in duel put
IN stop to dueling through all the Northel
3d. States. If the murder of Mr.. Kallot
lie shall do something to check the outr
es geous personal scurrility in such pape
zee as the San Francisco "CAronicle," n
Kalloch's death-if he should die, f
I'd at this writing there is a possibility
ed his recovery-would accomplish mo
al for America than his life has ever don
-ChriStias Union
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