Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1890-10-09
The Criminal and His Master.

The Quay organs and the Quay orators
are bitterly attacking every prominent
person or newspaper that have thrown
off the yoke shackles of bossism. Es-
pecially is this the case with ex-senator
Emery, because Emery has placed Della
mater in an unenviable position.
Delamater is the candidate who has
been accused of forgery.
Delamater is the man who has been
accused of bribery.
Delamater is the man who has been
accused of perjury.
Delamater is the man accused of un-
lawful profiting by the use of the State
funds.
Delamater is the man accused of ac-
cepting bribes.
And these assertions are supported by
sworn proofs, to which Delamater does
not reply, except with general denial
Emery invites him into the courts, but
the orders of his master are that he
must remain silent.
Quay knows what the consequences
will be if these accusations reach any
court of justice in Pennsylvania, anC
neither the Boss or his puppet relish the
idea of adornlng the interior of the
! Western PENNSYLVANIA Penitentiary
! That is why Quay and Delamater main
tain their ''dignified silence"-even
though the nation is calling for a reply.
In the course of an address at Indiana,
Indiana county, on Monday, Delamater
broke the silence above referred to by a
TRADE of abuse against two of his ac-
cusers-Mr. Emery and Mr.. Hensel
He said he couldn't prosecute his accusers
because under the law of libel the charges
assumed the nature of "priviledged
communication, and "no matter how
false and malicious the utterances
may have been, his accusers cannot be
convicted of technical libel"
What denial to cast in the face of
intelligent people, says the Philadelphia
Herald The libel law of this State and
the Declaration of Rights embodied in
the constitution are ample to protect
citizens or public officials from unjust
attacks or malicious aspersions, spoken
or written. If the charges of Mr..
Emery are false any jury of Pennsyl-
vania citizens will convict him and any
Court mete out punishment. But they
are not false, and Delamater knows that
If he summons his accuser into Court
they will not only be proved, but other
crimes will be fastened on him which
will drive him from the association of
decent men.
The Declaration of Rights is substan-
TALLY the libel law of PENNSYLVANIA.
Section'7, of that instrument, says:
The printing press shall be free to every per-
son who may undertake to examine the pro-
ceedings of the Legislature, or any branch of
government, and no law shall ever be made to
restrain the right thereof. The free commune
cation of thought and opinions is one of the
Invaluable rights of man, and every citizen
may freely speak, write and print on any sub
ject, BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ABUSE OF
THAT LIBERTY. No conviction shall be had in
any prosecution for the publication of papers
relating to the official conduct of officers ol
men in pnblic capacity, or to any other matter
proper for public investigation or information
WHEN THE FACT THAT SUCH PUBLICATION WAS
NOT MALICIoUSLY OR NEGLIGENTLY MADE
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED TO THE sATIsFA CTIoN
OF THE JURY; and in all indictments for libe
the jury shall have the right to determine the
law and the facts under the direction of the
county as in other cases.
1t is upon that provision of the organic
law that Delamater bases his assertion
that he is without redress if he has been
libeled by Senator Emery. No intelli-
gent man can read it without reaching
the conclusion that Delamater is either a
| fool or knave. There is ample protec-
ton for public officials against false and
malicious publications, and we will un-
dertake to guarantee that in the event of
a prosecution of Senator Emery there
will be no delay on his part in bringing
the issue to trial. No one but born
idiot would talk as Delamater does, and
a born idiot is not qualified for the Office
of Governor of this State. Delamater
cannot escape by working mendacity and