Evening journal., 1888-09-07
THROWN our or coURT.

THROWN OUT OF COURT.
Our afternoon contemporary said last
evening, speaking Of Commissioner Illck
mans official conduct 1T is the leglii-
mate mission Of every public journal. I'M
pleasant as the task may DO to its indi
vidual representatives, to share this
knowledge with the public when there
are wrongs to be righted This IS adj.
mittedly and surely the province and
duty Of every public journal
It is But by what authority does
Every Evening read this homily on jour
nalisgio eshicag It IS just about two
months ago that the EVENING JOURNAL
exposed the most scandaloas misuse o.
public ofaee and power within The mem
DRY oil our oldest citizens We stated the
facts of Walter Cummins's miadeeds cir
cumstantialiy, hedging about our recital
with the undoubted authorities from
which we had obtained our information
Our frst statement was conclusive in
dictment Of the offender Did livery
Evening share this knowledge with the
public VIXEN there are were wrongs Go
be rightedf" BY no means Il shared
nothing. unless it was the misery Of tho
culprit Two days after the exposure
Every Evening reproduced his denial, =
although it had not given its readers an
inlling Of the facts which he impudently
and foolishly attempted to deny. The
editorial writer Of Every Evening went
even further. He had failed to do his
duty as the agent Of the Associated
Press and had not wired a word Of the OK.
posurc; but the moment Tint the alleged
denial appeared photographed it. send
ing Il sll over the United States He
gave TO the public the edenial" Of on ex
posure. the news Of which he had delib.
eratolY withheld from the public His con
duct and especially the conduct Of the
journal which employs him was the sub
jet Of criticism in every business office,
in every sitting room. and on every
street corner for DAYS Hundreds Of the
unkindest imputations on their course
were brought to this office. All sorts Of
motives were attributed to them We
made light Of them an and told orr
friends that we believed that our con.
tomporary's action was due to no more
culpable motive that newspaper pique
over beat and jealousy Of new com
petitor's success. We dismissed every
attempt to impugn their motives with
that explanation.
Then came the announcement that
Every Evenings owner and director was
counsel for the culprit This was fol-
lowed BY another shower or condemna-
tions Of his organ. Some Of these irnpu-
tations even reached the editorial rooms
Of our contemporary, but Il remained
perfectly silent, not even giving the news
until the culprit was out Of danger. Not
until Walter Cnmmins had fled from jus.
tice did the organ Of his counsel find any.
thing TO expose They had told him in
the mildest sort Of editorial comment that
he ought to refrain from sitting in The
Municipal Court until tho matter had
been cleared up. As the director Of
Every Evening had probably, as his coun-
sci, given him the same advice inp.ivatc,
he had enough regard for an outraged
public sentiment to remain OH The bench.
Walter Cummins is IN communication
even now with some ~ his Wilmington
friends A letter written by him dated
September ]. was handed to City Solicitor
Ball by his counsel. Mr.. Bates. only a
few days ago. Cummins's letter bore on
topic Of current newspaper report,
which shows that ne reads our daily
newspapers. Who is keeping him in
formed Of what occurs in Wilmington
Who is the link between our affairs and
fhis fugitive from jasticcy Who is Iii.
abettor in keeping himself ont Of danger
We do not expect Every Evening t.
answer these questions. Of course not
We do not even expect Every Evening
director to answer them But they ear
ponder them. as the community is pom
dering them.
BY what right in view of its late con
duct do the manager and editor Of Ever,
Evening read lecture to the journals O
Wilmington on the iniquity Of not re
4 ssssinE their matter But there ar
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