Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-04-28

IL ISL always wei 70 throw Aslat
teachings that are simple because they
seem old-fashioned and wanting in modern
spice. The old admonition to BOYS not TO
use bad words is a case in point, and one
that mas been perhaps as thoroughly dis
honored il the breach in California as
anywhere Those VINO adopted tine new
tangled WAYS and uttered abuse and
threatenings can study the effect though
two must do it IL prison and n third OIL
shore decidedly other than that near he
Golden Gate.
A couple OF years ago one Dennis
Kearnev came across the continent breath
inc forth vituperaiion. Some OF his no
lions had foundation Of fact. There
were evils that needed correcting; systems
that worked iniuriousiy upon labor and
gave the owners OF capital undue ad-
vantage. But all men who had money
were not the villains sKearney's words
would make them, and his talk served
only to put wrong ideas into men 5 heads !;
to stir up hatred and strife and not to get
nearer to a remedy.
The amount of it all seemed TO b. the
incubation of doctrine that all prosperi-
" is founded OIL cheating or doing wrong
in some WAY and total obliviousness TO the
fact that in some cases want OF success
lies at least partly ut the door OF the suffer-
er. Then there was from him q most
violent assault Oh q class OF laboring men
whose chief fault was they came from
China. Not only capitalists but the "Chi-
nese must 20" And the Chinaman was
maligned to that degree that the hoodlums
Of tine Pacific coast were encouraged 10
beat and abuse Chinese workmen wherever
they could safely do it
The question OF Chinese immigration
had in il possibilities that made right and
proper . careful study Of its advantages
and contingent evils. But that was no
reason that the individual Chinaman
should be called all manner Of names and
be given over to mob law. This was,
however, the kind Of treatment aforded
and the same would have been given to
capitalists mad it been safe,
Kearnev went back to the western coast
and kept up his evil speech. His support
ers last August put up l. S. kalloch, Ill
ex-cierrvmar not Of biameess life, Tor
mayor OF San Francisco, There was on
the scene q newspaper, the Chronicle, pub
llshed by tine brothers De Young. Charles
DE Young, the senior publisher had
theories in some respects like hearney's,
He mad made his success in part BY execu-
tive ability in making his paper live one
and in part by making it the vehicle Of
personal attack Oh al men to whom ne
look dislike.
De Young hated Kalioch and kearney
and ne made violent personalities means
of warfare, even attacking the memory OF
Kallochs father. Kalloch retallated, being
thai kind OF man, by assailing the De
Youngs in public speech. He went so
far as to reflect on the character OF their
mother. All this stuff from both SIDES
was of the same piece; disregard Of the
old Injunction about bad words, and main /
tanning the principle that biackguardlsm /
is fit thing IL journalism and public
speech
Then Charles De Young, who was 4
man OF blood. sought halloch and shot
him He tried TO Kill him and almost
or. recovered from his wounds and mas
gone along about MS hearneyish business
since kearney kep, up his sand.lo, ora
lions until ne went 8 step too Tar, was
arrested for some Of his incendlary talk
and sentenced 10 Imprisonment II the
house OF correction Tor six months After
his sentence the agitator for the first time
appeared TO realize that ne like other men |
was subject 10 the system OF old rules I
corpus and the hearing upon ii was had
last Saturday. The decision was that his
imprisonment is legal and that ne be |
remanded to prison He has about five |
months more to consider under lock and |
key the uses Of billingsgate.
Meantime there appeared iasl week Ill
San Francisco a new issue OF pamphlet
Of 1857 giving the history OF the tral Of
Rev. Mi halioch mad about that time. !. /
NJ. kalioch, son of the mayor, concluded !
that this pam phlet's appearance was owing
to De Young vino mad been east as he
supposed looking up proofs about his
fathers former life for use when De
Young's trial should come of next SUM-
mer for the last August shooting. Friday |
evening this !. N. kalloch walked into
the Chronicle office, shot five times at |
Charles De Young, VINO fell dying just as
he was bringing his own pistol to bear on
MS assaiant. Young Kalloch was taken |
10 prison and the dead body OF De Young
was taken to his mothers house whence
it was buried Sunday.
Mayor Kalloch is accused by some of
having known his son was to Kill De /
Young but this ne denies His house
however is guarded by his friends VINO
now expect Mike - De Young 10 shoot
him. These proceedings are not the less
disgraceful to civilized country because
there was deal of truth in what these
lawbreakers were saying of each other.
What public service was rendered by
either side by vile speech? What prinoi-
pie Of decent government has been ad-
vanced in the whole matter except as the
bloody result may be made useful as a
warming Still the whole thing mas been
a fair illustration of how journalism and
publis discussion may degenerate and of
the vicious results OF such degeneration
when deliberation on matters of govern
ment and public interest is conducted BY
bad words-the sign and expression of
bad thoughts. 1t is fruit OF Kearneyism.
The rap,,hiicans If tha third d;,.,so.