The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1881-12-22
sAYLoRs f2l In PRINT.

Rnu cunning purpose you resort o6llDer-
ately TO insinuatiOn and Islander. ! am
but poor worm of q ''clOdhopping
farmer" whom any hippanI, lily con-
structed, cranky and irresponsible jour
nalistic sneak may trod upon with i'm
punity, perhaps, and yet 1 would enter
my humble protest against this ready
abuse Of private citizen
while attending strictly To his /
business and duties as such. Not having |
the courage to assert it fairly and openly |
when you might be held responsible for |
II, you seek by covert insinuAtion to make |
It appear thai my verdict in the case re-
ferred to might have been influenced by
corruption. While the discriminating
reader will comprehend the breed OF
moral bastards TO whom such . suSpic-
ion Is natural, yet / yish to resent It
more especially in the same public man.
ner that gave utteFance to IL. ] say, then,
that my verdict OF not guilty, in the
STACK case, was arrived n by such rea-
soning and weighing OF testimony as
God gave me capacity for, and that IL
was dictated by integrity OF purpose
and conscientious duty toward citizen
being tried for his liberty. Such meth
DDS are doubtless surprising and novel
enough to the callOus slanderer who
Is ever ready 70 attempt the
II
alteration OF honest men In the
more humble walks Of lite, whose infiu-
ence he does not fear, but respectable
and responsible people everywhere can
understand them. They can also under,
stand this incident, perhaps, which u
/ countrymAn unused to the ways Of the
town cannot, TO Wit:-While on the jury
was approached by an outsider and
threatened with the terror Of denuncia-
lion publicly IN the NEWS II did not
bring in q verdict of guilty. As this
threat was carried out 80 closely After
wards, the query a. TO whether this
''whipper in" was . paid special en-
ploye OF the NEWS, and q sort Of an
auxiliary to the hired testimony Of the
| professional Witnesses In use against the
defendant In this case becomes pertinent
The similarity Of their ethics and gem
erel style would indicate such stale Of
facts. Both seemed 70 be inspired by
Deity" to remove stubborn bat cOnscien-
tious jurors. But let US grant, for the
sake OF argument, that this county of
Lyon is afflicted with such q poverty Of
intellectual resources that the EMPORIA
NEWS Office monopolizes all the judicial
ability and brains that can be brought to
bear on such case a. the one In question,
| and their "opinion" as celebrated jurists
an infallible standard. Even then, ]
ask, would this give them the right 70
boldly and recklessly assail the motives
Of a poor country juror, who dared 70
hold an opinion In conflict with theirs.
and adhere to Il? I say that this Is the
head and front Of my SHINING in the
case referred TO, and challenge any
one in this county to show any different
state Of facts. / have lived in this coun-
~ for sixteen years. have always lived
In peace with my neighbors, and have
paid my debts, and conducted myself
| generally as honorably as the average
man, trust and believe. At least. /
always endsaVored TO do 30, and to leave
to my children the heritage of name
they need not be ashamed of, though 1t
be only that of "clOd-hopping farmer"
ask the editors of THE News, in fair
ness TO man maliciOusly abused by
them. TO show any reasonable founda-
ton for their inslnuations against
me; to &c, produce prod amy any testimony lest
life here for sixteen years, that will tend
to demonstrate that am not entitled to
the average respect of an upright citizen,
and if they cannot do this to stand forth
confessed blackguards and wantOn calu-
minators of unoffending private citizens
| / ask the public to note their action In
this matter to the end that ! may have
that vindication from the lying asper-
siOns of characterless scribblers that !
am justly entitled to.
Very respectfully yours.
D. N. SAYLORs.
The foregoing effusion Is given space
in our columns at the request of Mr.. I.
E. Lambert, by whom 1t was handed to
the editor. Under the rules which
govern all well-regulated printing Of
fees, it would have been promptly re-
turned or committed to the waste basket,
as IL Is contrary TO newspaper ethics to
publish communications which are not
signed by the true author or at least &C
companied by his name as pledge of
good faith. But that the bubblinR pas.
sions of Mr.. SaylOrs % may find free
vent, and to the end that the fullest
atonernent may be made by The NEWS
for any unjust structures which 1t may
have employed in connection with 3
gentleman whose phenomenal sensitive.
ness apparently leads him TO resent 9
truthful statement Of his action as 9
juror in the case in question, We cheer
fully make an exception ia this instance,
Notwithstanding the fact that the
ingenious scribbler who swells
with such virtuous indignation
over what he is pleased to charac-
terize In THE News as the "cowardice
born Of q mean and cunning purpose"
has, in obedience to his craven instincts,
sought the cover OF Mr., Saylors' name
to crafty spirit Of petty, personal
malice against this paper; and, while
accusing The News of mot having the
courage to assert fairly and openly what
1t might be held responsible for" de-
mOnstrates at Once his valor and con
sistency by skulking behind q mask
which We challenge him to lay aside
that the public may judge of the base
motives that stimulated the copious flow
OF vituperation which Is the cOnspicu-
Gus feature of his communication.
Regarding the alleged grievance Of
Mr.. Saylors, we have but to say that
THE News, in its treatment of
the Stack case, simply exercised
the preogative of public jour-
nal, in presenting the facts and rejecting
the almost unanimous sentiment of this
community in its Judgment regarding
the action of Saylors and Carter in that
proceeding. This paper does not enter
tam the conviction that the sets of q
juror are sacred against criticism,
though much ingenious sophistry has
recently been employed in our local
courts of justice by efiulgent opponents
of the law and Jealous defenders of the
liquor interest to establish such q posi-.
ton. THE NEWS stated that the finding
of Saylors was in direct conflict with
the testimony in the STACK case, and lefl
the public to judge of the motives which
could influence & man in thus disregard
ing the instructions OF the court and ig-
noring all established rules Of jurispru-
dence. To quote the language Of
the article in which the disagreement of
the jury was noted, We regarded simple
statement Of the facts In the case SUM-
cient to stimulate public sentiment
against such methods 10 defeat the law,
and spared comment where it was man.
ifestly so unnecessary. Assuming that
Saylors even dictated the communication
that appears over his name, or that the
thought Of its publication originated
with him, 1t would seem that he 10 bear
ing q weight Of condemnation that Is 1t
least a source of temporary discomfort.
though why his viTtuous equanimity
or that OF has polished defender should
be disturbed by the Examinations" Of .