The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1892-03-24
THE DIFFERENCE
Between the License of the Law
Yer and the Liberty Of
the Editor.

mentary parts of the lawyers a,
guments only, we're beard bu
what we did hear impeis lis to sa
Just Row what has long been i
our minds concerning lawyer
! ''license' as against the ''freedom
Of the press. If a newspaper ma
Ga good authority, ventures /,
gay that Col. John Brown, il
weighing ont his sugar to custom
era adopted scale of weights anc
measures, slightly at variance from
tables IN the booka; ii a busines
man had in calculation obtained
result on the basis OF s;once one
is two;" Il it is gently hinted d
that Gen. Gabhleton deviateC
slightly from the straight line o.
veracity; if indeed any mention O.
man other than 2 notoriou:
scoundrel or contemptible hypocrit
is made other than complimentary
the editor is denounced as person
al, his paper is vile sheet, no,
ST 10 be read By decent people,
and the whitci sepuicher parades
the public places with an air Of
ezpectant Indignation snoald his
debouchery, his fraud, his ornery-
ness De even bintec at.
But the lawyer. thia noblest,
This loftiest product of human de
velopment, caste class, above
the average mortal, hedged about
By courtroom divinity, plays q;
his pleasure and often at the rate
OF his retainer, the colEmrlator,
the def amer and abuser,
without let or hindrance and ,here
is no one to make him afraid.
Two men OF good repute, hon
est intending, but in dispute ap-
peal to the court FOR an honest,
fair adjustment CT the differences.
They seek = settlement in the
temple of Justice, Before they
car have 3 hearing in this sanctif-
ed place, they must each have 3
lawyer, 2 member OF the high
priest order allowed to address the
''wooi sack. Then the trial Of
TRADE begins. The principle in
tue case is lest sight OF and vitru-
prs;icn, abuse Of character, dig
tort;ng testimony, tecbricalities,
only anothe: term for triicbery, the
quackery ofmedieine, the cheatery
CT gambling hold high carnival IL
the temple built oy the people for
the purpose of determining justice
between man and nan.
Of course this is not the rule.
Many Of our worthy judges viii
70: permit lawyers 4 license 10
blackguard, bat the practice of
attempting 10 evsde just judge
ments is SO frequent that it is not
much wonder that courts are con-
ing into disrepate, ard our best
men suffer wrong rather than ven
ture the ab1se that comes from
trial il Just cause. These re
marks, We say, are provoked from
hearing, in recent case, . gentle
man OF high standing for decency,
for honor, for integrity viliihed in
q way that made men look round
at each other and wonder that such
q monster should be permitted TO
live or that such cslnmny should
dare to have utterance il court
room.
For paper to say the one nun
dreth part OF the personal abuse
uttered against good citizen b.
the lawyers would properly be
met with suit for criminal libel,
and an editor who would use his
paper as lawyers have used the
court room would be branded and
driven from every editorial asso-
citation IN cur country.
Men don't like 70 read an abusive
paper and wont patrouize it. They
don't ike 20 hear abuaiye :awTers
but in some cases they cant help
themselves. Let us have peace.
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