Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-09-04
A Correction,

Chas. "A. Gray, Waterville, MINI. Sold
by c. .. Maloney.
A Correction.
DEVILS LAKE, Aug. 2S.-Eltor Inter-
Ocean: Your last issue contained q par.
agraph concerning me in which it is
stated that l charged the editorial fra
ternity of North Dakota with immoral
ity and dishonesty, the only exception
being Geo. B. Winship. of the Grand
Forks Herald. 1t is plain to me that
your information in regard to the mat
ter of my address must have been re-
ceived from hearsay, for this is the only
way in which l can account for the above
statement on your part. The impllca.
ton contained in the "serious charge is
SO contrary to all sense of modesty and
justice that l W it to myself as we'll as
to my friends to correct the impression
that your words have made in this COM
munity. regret nothing that l said on
Sunday evening, but l do now regret
that | left my address incomplete so for
as it dealt with the press. had kept
the audience considerably over an hour
and as | noticed signs of uneasiness I
naturally crowded things a little toward
the close. ! did think, however, that |
had made myself understood as far as !
went. l did make the charge that the
press was far from coming up to the
standard of. what it should be either in
respect to intellectual ability or sound
moral principle and in corroboration of
tn Is referred to the last annual address
delivered by the president of the Dakota
Press association. According to him q
very large proportion of the editors of
the day are here simply t. catch the adj
vertising connected with the land offices.
And ifso what a be expected of them
when the true interests of the people are
on n side and open handed bribery on
the other? did not say that all men,
bers of the press were of this c~haracte..,
and ! did not say that Mr.. Winship
stood alone on the right side. On the
contrary took particular pains to avoid
any statement that would be unfair or
sweeping in its nature. The special oc-
casion Of my referring to the matter was
the murder Of Rev. G. c. Iladdock.
had made it my business to watch the
attitude Of the press in regard to that
momentous incident. While | do not
pretend "to be very we'll acquainted with
North Dakota editors" in general, ] do
perhaps know as much about them as
any one not actually engaged in the
newspaper business. AS far as my OBJ
%servation went, and 1 made that qualiti-
cation Sunday evening, the press in
general-with the exception of the Her.
ald-refralned from making any COM
ment upon the circumstances of that
atrocious murder. This seemed all the
more strange in view of the fact that
another minister, Rev. Mr.. McCrary, of
Pittsburg. has been threatened with as.
%sassination for the same reason, and that
an actual attempt was made on the life
}. F.. Tufts. assistant attorney general
for Atchison county, Kansas, for prose.
cutting cases under the %prohibitory law.
| said, therefore, and / said it emphat.
ically, that as far as l knew the editor
Of the Herald was the only one who had
dared to manifest the spirit of a man in
c~ondemning the damnable traffic which
is chargeable with these crimes. com
mended the Herald for the true, fear
less and manly ring which has always
characterized its columns in defending
the true interests of the people, and in
condeming wrong, whether at home or
abroad. At the same time 1 do not wish
to be considered as taking the Herald
for law and gospel in everything, for
ever in the article to which | refer Mr..
Winship falls into the common error of
regarding prohibition as a sumptuary
law, an error which can be corrected by
any boy who knows how to use Web.
ster's Dictionary. He also holds thai
the abolition OF the traffic is lawfully
bound to provide a proper recompense
to the losers Of such great property in.
t%erests, although they may lose this
right if they persist in resistance to law,
The people owe them TO recompense
whatever under any circumstances, as
has been declared more than once by
some of the most eminent ~jurists in the
United States. The enjoyment of Their
ill.gotten gains and a share of the com
mon benefit secured by prohibition is
ample recompense in itself. Hoping
that l have explained myself satlsfac.
torily, l thank you for the use of your
columns. j. F. BERRY.
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