Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-07-11
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the greuble with Grand Jurics,
me Smyrna Times publishes some,
ne intendod to boa reply to EVERY
m NINes comments on the bad results
KaRy 70 folaw false and unjust critl-
'sAm 81 the Judiciary. It refers TO .'the
cn who have been there in way to
FL5ssst that the real reason for the atti.
lido which the Times assumes towards
( Az judges, must be sought in the case
In which Its editor went In vain before
hs grand jury of Kent county. The
foot Of this public clamor appears to
Tfun down to secret and private grief.
itmay be remembered that the diff.
Guilty which the editor met in prosccut-
Ing his foe, dia not come from any Of
mo Judges itcsme from a grand jury
over whose decisions the judges have
no control. II Is not fair to reylle the
Judges Of Delaware simply because
grand jury was capriclous enough to
Ignore bill against tho man who in.
nicted peraonal ohastisement on the
6niyrna editor, Manifestly the grand
Jury eyadcd its duty In this case, for it
II against all law 70 pummel, thwack,
peAt thrash, lambaste, or paddle an
Z editor, and the man who does all or any
Of thees things should be indicted by
8fhe grand jury and brought to his trial.
The refusal of the Kent county grand
&3ury TO find true bill against the
myrna man who assaulted the dis.
nguished grammarian Of the same
Xwp, illustrates the facility with which
pliS opinion, acting through the jury
fysw%,, often mobiles or completely no.
Ftfses%h The letter of the law. Ii affords
food for discussion of the merits and
nafects Of the jury system inherited
from our Anglo-Ssxon ancestors. There
'is, however, nothing In it to cause any.
body to blame the judges, for they are
not Ia the least responsible for the con-
clnslons reached by a grand jury.
Probably grand juries ought not to
DO responsive in tho most remote degree
y public opinion. The law and the cvi.
aence should be enough for them. But
as y matter Of fact there is probably not
4 county in the Union where it would
be easy 20 get a grand jury to indictan
y petit jury to convict man for giving
] asother good logging, in a case where,
according to public sentiment, the man
ho got the worst of they1scrap richly
leserved all be receiyed/
The best way to pgrTent such action
W. The Kent co's2tJohand jury took, is
educate Pc &s opinion to poiut
nere y !. /, VII. lerat0 no violence toa
sto, supposhious case. Suppose
ST. to be tootinai.S :, make bold
vents, and yet be given to insinua.
and indlrections which are plain
wfs9h TO hasten the heels of gossip but
+ ~ Piite tangible enough to enable the
n @rson injured to take hold of them. Sup
s;se such q paper to use such methods
Er TWO or three years against preacher
Naiioped in its town--a man whose
Moth forbade him to fight, and whose
#n gave no excuse for attack. Now
oppose after the preacher has moved
ay, the paper turns its battery of
4. suehdoes against business mana
Z dealer or something like that Sup.
n ha under such circumstances the bust.
g gS man calls the editor to account,
IA, being of the same size and age,
ounces him in old.fashoned style,
IL maintain that public opinion
3 aqufd DO educated up to the point
Fhere II will condemn the business
AHn and admire the editorl A news
per man has Q natural right to assault
ybody's chgElcter by an innuendo
henever no fe 4 ready and nobody has
Nv right to M cit The end of a timid
wspapqF q ! nose with his fist, no
liter ,Seds a'sn revocation That is
"a vacati.;, and when public
sy y tight up to that point,
"a II no longer ignore such
,ethat prrna editor may bring
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