Morris tribune., 1881-07-14
HERMAN, july 8, 1881.


Pursuant to call of the citizens of Her
man, large number of the business men
and others met at the Office of the CONNER
cial hotel for the purpose of giving public
expression to the popular feeling concern
ing the course Of the Herman Herald, of
late.
Among those present were: T. G. Hodg-
son, Charles Pullman, G. A. Smith, J. W.
Reynolds, J. X. NanDoren, d. Kemp. A.
G.. Be!yea, J. Il. Taylor, A. kouchal,
A. T. Ornsdorf, VIM, j. Brown and o. j.
SwcnsOn.
The meeting was called to order by
Thomas G. Hodgson, Esq.
d. Kemp was chosen chairman and A.
c. Belyea secretary.
T, Z, HoQgson and others briefly, but
pointedly, explained the object of the meet
ing, which was to express the indig-
nation of the general public at the many
vile, malicious and unwarrantable personal
attacks made upon some of our leading,
most highly respected and law abiding citi.
zens, through the columns of said Herman
Herald during the last six months; and also
to express the public disapproval and con-
demnation of the publication of ether arti-
Giles irrelevant to the legitimate objects for
which newspaper is established and hav-
ing strong tendency to pcrverl public mer
atty.
The following resolutions were read by
the secretary and unanimously adopted:
Whereas. certain and diverse unjustifi-
able attacks have been made by the Her
man Herald upon many of the business
men OF this village, and the publisher of
said Herald has caused the same, contain
ing said attacks, to be circulated as widely
as was possible for him.
Whereas: these same men have been
among the best patrons of said newspaper
the Herman Herald, cid have demeaned
themselves as good, law-abiding citizens,
and have not deserved the reproaches and
vile epithc.s heaped upon them by the
very paper they have helped to sustain.
Whereas: the editor of the said Herman
Herald has, from time to time, published
unfavorable and depreciating articles con-
corning the Scandinavian people as a class,
and has In the management of said Herald
betrayed feeling of prejudice and i'll will
toward the said Scandinavians, and
Whereas: we, the citizens of the village
of Herman, have i'll view the peace and
best interests of our community,
1t is hereby resolved:
l. That the malicious personal attacks
upon our citizens, appearing in said Herald,
are pernicious in their influence, inconsis-
tent with the object for which newspaper
is intended, and incompatible with the
peace, harmony and prosperity of this COM
munity.
II. That the Herald has grossly misused
and slandered several of our leading citi-
zens without just cause, or even sem blance
of cause, for SO doing.
Ill. That we, the citizens of Herman, do
hereby publicly condemn and repuGiate, as
wholly false and uDfounded, each and
every personal attack upon the resident citi-
zens of our village, made through the COL
umns of said Herald during the last six
months, and that such attacks shall no
longer be tolerated.
". That the said Herald has descended
to the use of such base and indecent Ian
guage, and vile epithets and abuse, that it is
no longer fit 10 be received into respectable
households or read in our families.
V. That there is no race or class of peO-
pie representedin our community, or state,
more industrious, economical, or law
abiding, than the Scandinavians, and none
less deserving of public reproach or con-
tumely than the same, and that the hostili-
ty and i'll will manifested toward them by
said Herald is in no manner or degree
shared in or approved by this community,
and
vi. That these resolutions be published
in the Pioneer Press and MORRIS TRIBUNE
and copy of the same served on the editor
of the said Herman Herald.
In accordance with resolution vi, J. W.
Reynolds, Esq, was appointed commit
tee to serve q copy of the foregoing resolu-
tons on the editor of the Herman Herald
and the secretary was authorized to prepare
reports of the proceedings of the meeting
for publication in the Pioneer Press and
MoRRIs TRIBUNE.
D. KEMP, Chairman.
A. G. BELYEA, Secretary.