Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-23

dress sccondlng resolutions adopted by
the New York chamber Of commerce,
one day last week. He said In part.
Upon the poor, wretched degenerate
who has been lmpeled to this crime we
know the penalty OF the law win be i'm
posed. But what penalty viii reach
nose who have melted this victim by
their vile and destructive doctrines to
this deed OF blood? who Is responsible
Tor this event2 Surely, the cause OF Il
Is to be found IN the perverse teachings
OF a reckless press that has not hesi-
lated to coin conscience into dollar"
That, we believe describes the sItua-
ton exactly. When papers that claim
responsibility and loyalty, devotion to
the interests OF the common people, and
even reverence for religion, day by day,
week by week, and month by month
picture men In public office. placed
there by the voice OF the people as
thieves robbers, tyrants. slave drivers.
etc. II is no great wonder that mono
MANAGES take ~ the clue and believe
Themselves doing their duty BY remoy-
Ing such men from the crushed bleeding,
PROSTATE common people" or course
the "yellows" know that they are
playing with something more danger
Gus than FIRE, when they are innaming
human passions, but they do not stop
TO think about that They have found
that their faisehoods, no matter how
coarse, sell. and that Is the great con
sideration. They do not hesitate to
coin conscience into dollars"
AS for the proper remedy, Mr. Hewitt
very well remarked that he expected
very little from legislation against that
kind Of enterprise. lie said.
The president Of this chamber has
alluded 70 future legislation | do not
know what IT may accomplish, but !
should expect very little from II. From
a more earnest public opinion from a
sounder public Judgment | should ex-
pect more. And It is from such gea-
tlemen as belong TO this chamber that
the influence must come. the reforma-
lion must pc enectei.
"As long as men prominent In public
life, or In the walks Of business, or IN
the spheres OF society are willing TO
recognize by social receptions, by sub
scriptlons TO the papers which we all
recognize as at the foundation Of this
sad development In public opinion. by
their advertisements which support
these papers-so long as gentlemen in
your position shall give your counter
ance, either by social intercourse or
otherwise, 20 these enemies of mankind
10 these traitors TO humanity, IL Is idle
10 deplore events Hike this.
let us see that they are made i'm
possible by raising the standard of the
conscience Of the community to a
higher plane. where it shall be lmpos-
sIble for the assassin to Justify him
self by the arguments Of destructive
logic"
These are thoughtful words. II 1t is
true, as II Is beyond doubt, that a de-
graded press Is power for evil In
community, II is equally true, that
those who sustain such q press IN any
way have responsibility too. The in
expressibly sad event Of the past few
weeks has aroused the American peo-
pie to a greater realization of the evils
OF lcentious publications, This should
be followed by an effort TO rise TO a
morally higher literary level. II this 10
accomplished, there viii be less dan
ger from Anarchism.