Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1889-11-21
CHARACTERISTIC SNALLNESS.

THE commitment Of Mr.. &. w.
Penrose, by Judge Anderson, for
contempt because he declined to an
swer ] question which the Court
ruled 10 be proper, aroused a great
dead Of sympathy in the community
for that gentleman. The whole
movement which led TO his being
placed in custody Of the L. 5. Mar
shaI is political, but into it religious 1
and social Affairs have been dragged
by the 'Liberal'' party, some Of
whose most active leaders have con-
Quoted the proceedings thus FAR.
While Mr.. Penrose's Ofiense is
constructive contempt, he is, to all
intents and purposes a political
prisoner, being in durance because
lie declined to personally give pub
Iicity to his domestic affairs. He Is a ,
gentleman Of well established ability
and standing in the community, and
all decent people even among those
who differ with him in religion and
politics, viii regret the position in
which he is placed. t
It is an -HBsPoken understanding |
among the journalistic fraternity {
that outside Of differences arising 5,
from divergence Of opinion upon Il
public matters, there should exist 4!
them, whenever occasion u
demands it, a certain degree Of pro- h
feSsional amenity. When one mem rt
her is presumed TO he at a disadvan- re
-age, especially If he be placed in n m
light position on account Of being IN
guilty Of a mere technical 10.
,fiense, such as refusing TO answer FOL
, question regarding his domes- lie
&c relations, it j. not the ev
ule for journalists with souls ]
o jump on him with both pu
aet and gloat over what they ma
night consider his discontinue. To Gil
q in such a brutal fashion would mo
OF bc magnanimous nor profession its
!. In such case the least indica- ass
on Of generosity that could be in |
auifested would be n semblance Of I
'cency in the shape Of silence. in
here is nothing Of that manly pee
IN half-expressed wish fair
at the position Of the person Lat
need at a disadvantage be rem will
red worse anu more irksOme. The
But fresh water cannot he drawn mel
m 4 dry well. On the same look
mise you cannot extract COM INN
~ from where it does not appear man
exist. Consequently circum- shall
nces have long ceased to volu
rify an expectation Of any replt
ng like magnanlmity from the
leading ''Liberal'' journal to tn
ais city towards those it esteems
e its antagonists. 1t carries on LIFT
conflict in a personal sense with
whose hands are tied. Dedi
3 not pleasing to see journalism u
: disgrlced.
hese comments have been super ~.
icet iy the following, which ~, III
jared in this mornings issue Of ~
chief ''Li5eral'' organ Of this ~ ''i'
count
tertiary until o'clock, and the -. -
n Of the officers in allowing him q tttOii TX
main in the city until that hour anon,
severely criticised by some. Dep and
Marshal NandercooA, who has pOntii
&c Of the office in the absence of L W
hal Parsons, explained this bv ment
< that the psnitentiary wagon nlSho
o wait until that time for a pris- nv. ,iio'i =
who was brought up on the PERM
Of CHI
= hope the indecent haste sx- tlngui
ed under cover Of the express Nv y Mo'
was severely criticised by at IN
did not exist to any extent buildi
nd the corpus Of the writer Of and sii
W.. walton
+. 49,. Vi 'p'hiOh valuab
q va 'oiiiiiiea 70 tne more un- motive
y and vindictive class OF Glib higher
- to whom macnanimitv to- mupifi
political opponents is almost 4 ge ehffu'
'iiie' II q little OF that lofty has ju
nent We're 20 lie injected into dedicai
composition the effect might science
,stro,s :, r.-t,,,-; :. Of God
-. -'','i'9 Il may ne with
'ilo.'sn 70 ie'lFe them towallow for not
juice Of their own malignity. all tru
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