The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1882-02-23
The Satanic Press.
On Monday morning we received
the following ON postal card:

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the following ON a postal card:
''Feb. Is, 1852.
&c Dear Sir:
1.-THE Register, publishing interview with me
sppropos to Judge Minshall, (Which did not know
was an t'interview') represents saying that s.
Zaneis had at one time slapped you. write to say
that Mr.. Zaneis is in way responsible for that
statement, and asks me to say to you much, and
that it is not true. 1 did make the statement upon
some ones authority-I forget who-but said
above, with thought that 1t would go into print,
and supposing it to be true.
81 regret it very much.
"WM. E. GILMORE"
We are personally acquainted with
Col. Gilmore, and regard him as an
honorable gentleman, and the above
shows that he is an honorable man.
We never see the Chillicothe Regis
ter, as we cut it off as an exchange
some years ago, and it makes no diff
ference to us what it may say. Of
course it will never take back that lie.
Like the lie started some years ago by
Democrat, that we had sold the
graves of our father and mother for
an ore bank, this Zaneis lie will go
the rounds of the satanic press.
How any one could start such lie
seems strange. Mr.. Zaneis was in
business here for some years, and we
did considerable advertising for him,
and traded a good deal with him, and
there was never an unkind or unpleas-
ant word between us. So far as we
knew, or yet know, we were on
the most friendly terms. Sup
pose Mr.. Zaneis, or any other man
had slapped" us; what Of it? That
would only have placed him in the
wrong. We are now little advanced
in years, and only twice in our life
did any one assault US, and both times
aoe were content with the outcome;
we, suppose our antagonists were also
content, as they never expressed any
desire to repeat the performance.
Capt. John Ell. Putnam, now editor
Of the Columbus Times, is a man of
talent, and much experience in the
newspaper business. He was for
many years editor Of the Chillicothe
Advertiser: Speaking of such pa
pers as the Chillicothe Register-the
satanic press, he says:
The editors of Ohio at their adjourned convention
which was held in this city on Thursday last, took
important action in the direction of protecting them
selves in the matter of libel suits. This is all well
enough, the great majority of editors desire to
publish nothing which cannot be borne out by the
facts But private reputation is sacred and should
not be at the mercy of the satanic press and their
irresponsible correspondents. For that the
Legislature should be careful not to enlarge the doors
through which this class of papers escape RESPONSE
bilty. Unfortunately the public appetite Graves the
sensational. 1t has no love for encomiums, but it
fairly reves in the luxury of seeing reputable
citizen official dragged about in the filth without
inquiry to whether he is deserving not.
Unfortunately we have papers that live and thrive
and aten at the expense of private and public repu
tatfons They employ correspondents with peculiar
view to their aptness traducers and sanderers and
the more vilely they perform their mission the
more valuable they to their employers. The law
OF libel should have its scope enlarged rather than
restricted for the benefit of these human hyenas The
decent press is more interested i'll this than
else.