The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-25
NEWSPAPERS AND THE COURTS.

SBRFENS
From the Colorado Telegraph Z
The decision OF the supreme of Ohio affirming
ruling of district udgS who refused permit the publ
cation OF testimony murder is of fareaching I'M
portance.
While in this particular instance it may be proper to sup
press the facts-athough that good deal OF
doubtyet the decision remarkable in the fact that it vr
tualy lodges power in district Judge the State of
Ohio newspaper establishments That
is say matters may before the about which the
people entitled have knowledge and the judge for
personal may compel newspaper absolutely dis
continue the pubncaon OF this OF he would
put his ruling the ground of public good, that it
would be preudcial side the other but yet such
reasoning is specous the last degree,
Who is judge anyhow? He is person elected by the
people the of the people preside their
and amnistr justice mpartialy And yet this servant
the people that the people entitled
knowledge of what goes in his 1t clearly
of the assuming be greater than creator
If the Telegraph understands the situation correctly,
believes that newspapers dsseminatos of information
the people have absolute right what goes in the
and OF the people acting the capacity
of judge has right deny this information would be
interesting of the Cleveland paper which brought
this should proceed publish testimony thereby
making issue and thence take the the supreme
of the United States for opinion the constitu
tiona section which declares that the liberty press
shall be abridged For the newspapers not only
fighting in their interest in this matter in the in
of the people OF the country who pay them money
month in and month out for the purpose OF getting the
4
MR. SCWABS BOOMING TOUR.
From the New York World
President Schwab of the steel now on "trip
of inspection through the Mahonng Shenango and Ohio
valleys The object OF the trip decide how many of the
and steel works in those valleys shut down be-
their output be cheapy produced at Pitts
burg
The trip. which expected to occupy week will saws
the dispatch that it. settle of MANY OF
the small mills in the Ohio towns we'll as those of the
valleys and will probably result in changes of mpo
lance"
In other words Mr. Schwab is on tour that means
large loss OF taxable property and consequent destruction
OF the prosperity of many ourshine towns the loss
of their employment by large numbers OF the transfer
OF those who not dismissed altogether Pttsbrg
peng them break their present homes and begin life
Aside from the distress which this implies for thou
sands OF happy workers the removing their fam
for them. win Mr.. Schwab's trust pay it?
As result of the great saving of money-to the trust
effected by Mr. Sehwabs booming tour II will of course
be possible to make steel goods very much cheaper in the
concentrated plants Pttsbug. But that will not helm the
injured towns where the small works have been closed nor
compensate the who lose their jobs altogether nor nav
the heavy moving expenses the transferred to pitt
burg And does appear that the prices Of steel
goods will be lower The only chance -
them since Mr. Schwab began making his great economies
has been upward.