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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-06-09

ser of thought word and deed. and a
biographer pronounced in his views
of the senator's immaculate great.
ness Every man in Pennsylvania
knows Of the adulation which Penny.
packer heaped upon his cousin, the
senator. AID the great admiration
almost veneration--in which he held
him as a statesman and public oni-
cial Some of you may have heard
some Of Pennypacker's expressions
in reference to Quay. such as Quay
rs greater than Webster or Clay. This
astounding statement was reiterated
publicly until the Pennsylvania pub
lie was convinced that Pennypacker
really believed it, His public speeches
and written documents are full Of
similar tributes to Senator Quay For
instance in a public speech before
the Penrose club in Philadelphia, he
declared.
I'm mantlness and intelligence and
i'm a rare order Of ability there has
never been In public life in America
Matthew Stanley Quay's equal Tie
has declared that Quay was the great
est statesman ever produced by Penn
sylvania, the greatest member of the
United States senate. and given vent
to so many other grossly exaggerated
estimates Of the senator that the peo
pie of Pennsylvania would not be sur
prised if their governor should issue
a proclamation declaring that Quay
was the greatest man the world ever
produced
"In his public eulogy of the memory
Of Senator Quay delivered before the
legislature on March 21, 1905, among
other things he said
In the capacity for the building
up and maintenance Of political forces,
and for the application to the ac-
complishment of public ends it may
well be doubted whether the country
ever before produced the equal Of Mr..
Quay
TO an extent equalled by few
American statesmen he permanently
affected the development of our ma
tional life For a quarter of a cen
tury no republican could have been
elected president of the United States
and no national policy have succeeded
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news be preventedg The constitution
in the same section provides for free
dom Of speech as wei as freedom Of
the press
Under the English common law.
when a woman habiually made out
cries Of scandals upon the public high
ways, 20 the annoyance of the neigh
borhood. she was held to be COM
mon scold and o public nuisance Any
body may lbate a public nuisance, and
she was punished by beiug ducked in
neighborlng pond
Ito punish an old woman whose
scandalous outcries are confined TO the
precincts Of one alley. and to over
lool, the mutations which are daily
dinned into the ears Of an unwilling
but helpless public by such Journals
as have been described, Is unjust to
both her and to them
"'I suggest the application Of this
legal principle to'he habinal publl-
cation OF scandalous untruths
Appended 10 the governors mes
sage was an act suggested for passage
by the legislature. which he desis
mated. and has since been known
throughout The state. as Exhibit A. L
might add that since that time the
governor has been referred to by some
Of his friends Of the newspaper press
as Exhibit b. The salient points OF
this new bin are as follows;
Amy six persons. citizens Of the
commonwealth. may present a petit
cion to the attorney general setting
forth the designation Of the pubuca-
tion. constituting such a public nuis-
ance, the fact that it. habItually puh.
lishes and dlsseminates falsehood
defamation and scandal. giving the
particulars and details in at least
three instances.
'Thereupon. Il in the Judgment Of
the attorney general there shall ap.
pear to be a prima faoie case estab-
llshed. It shall be his duty to file a
bin IN equity in ,hs name OF the com
monwealth in the court Of common
pleas praying for the abatement Of the
nuisance
Upon the trial of the case. If the
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without his consent.

without his consent
In concluding his eulogy the gov
ernor pathetioally chided the state
for not giving due credit to the char
acter and achievements of his great
cousin. He s'd:
"'WIn PENN y.yania never fully un-
derstand how large in character as
well as in strength was this states
man he has lost? The time has gone
by and the harvest we might have
garnered, had we only known, viii
never be ours 1t is all too late for
us to reap, too late even to bend
over, as did the archdeacon. to kiss
his hand and acknowledge our short
comings but we still may implore for
him that peace which we ever denied
him while he was on earth.
During the campaign which re-
suited in the election Of Pennypacker
fer governor the newspapers. more
in the spirit Of jest than otherwise,
made play upon Pennypacker's adula-
tion of Quay and his expressions con
cerning the great statesman Pen
nypacker himself did not escape com
ment and criticism, and the method
by which his nomination had been
purchased In the state convention by
Quay's agents were especially made
use Of during the campaign.
"The result was that Pennypacker
who had sat for twenty years unmo
Tested and uncriticised on the bench
was stung 10 fury It cut him 70 the
bone 10 have himDef caricatured in
the public press. and IT hurt him even
more that MT Quay should have his
name smlrched By the old scandals
and the first pages Of the biography
still under hrs pen So fatty contra
dicted
1T was no surprise. therefore, that
his first public declaration after in.
duction to ofioe should be a TRADE
against the newspaper press. In a
message submitted 10 the legislature
on January 20. 1903. he gave vent as
follows;
'Experience has shown that men
are neither strong enough nor vlrtu.
Gus enough 70 Be entrusted fyT any
length Of tine With urllmi.ed and
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that since the cry OF the liberty Of
the press became a shibboleth the re-
lation OF the newspaper 20 the govern
men; and the people has been very
much modified
No ruler now sits by divine right
in his palace and writes letters de
cachet TO conine his subjects in some
bastile at his own will. and on the
other hand the newspaper will some
times become net the representative
of the people seeking information Cor
their good but a commercial venture,
the main object Of whose existence Is
to aid its patron in selling his wares.
as anxious TO attract attention Of the
statesman with respect to them mcst
be changed with the change Ia condi
tions.
"'There IS a daily newspaper of
wide circulation published in the city
OF Philadelphia. ostensibly by a Penn.
sylyania corporation
ga twenty story building on the
main street in the heart Of the city,
largely rented out for offices aud other
business purposes. bears rs name.
cat this point might say that this
statement by Governor Pennypaoker
should render him liable to prosecu-
ton for negligence in she ascertain.
ment of facts because the North
American is published In a twenty.
one story and not a twenty-story build
ing)
Since It's control Of what had been
useful and venerable newspaper be
gan every mayor Of Philadelphia, every
governor every United States sena-
tor (save one who has been IN office
only four weeks), ana every leglsla-
ture Of the commonwealth have beer
subjected to daily FIRE In its col
umns, not Of adverse comment but Of
Invented untruths
Recently, In one Of the states. an
offended citizen who shot and killed
and editor was tried for murder and
acquitted. Lawlessness Is the iney.
table result Of failure Of the law
10 correct existing evils.
How can the right of a news
paper to publish the facts concerning
the government and rs officials and
10 comment on them even mistakenly
be preserved and the continuance Of
intentional fabrication in the guise Of
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PRESS MUzZLES
OF PENNSYLVANIA,
Speech BY Hon. j. S. Benn


Hon. J. S. Benn. city editor Of the
Philadelphia North American. spoke
on press Muzzles in Pennsylvania" q"
He said
Mr. President and Ladies and Gen
tlemen of the National Editorial AS
sociation
1T was a compliment, indeed, for
your chairman to refer to me as a
Kansan Former Kansan. 1 believe
was the expression he used, but once
a Kansan, always a Kansan It was
in the Sunhower' state that l learned
to stick type, and from work
at the case was graduated to the edi-
toria' end Of the newspaper business.
If the chairman had also referred to
me as being formerly of Oklahoma he
would not have been mistaken, for
at high noon ON the 10th day of Sep
tember 1898. 1 galoped fifteen miles
on the back Of pony from the state
line at CimarroE and took possession
of one Of the finest quarter sections
of land that was thrown open for set
tlement when the Cherokee strip was
opened by the government on that
day While l did not unfortunately
maintain possession long enough to
prove up On The oiaia ana Incorporate
myself as citizen fthe territory,
I have never forgotten that I rode
among the pioneers who settled this
soil aud first broke sod on its pral-
ries. It will always be a question in
my mind whether | did not make a
mistake in reversing the famous in
junction: Go west, young man. by
turning my back upon Oklahoma and
its mother state. Kansas. even although
it was for the purpose Of returning
to my native commonwealth, the great
Keystone state of Pennsylvania.
when your president invited me to
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city Editor Philadelphia North Amer
lean.


evidence shall show the habltual pub
lication and dissemination Of false.
defamatory or scandslous statements
.or representations. whether IN the form
OF news, comment or illustration. il
shall be the duty Of the court to make
IA decree directing the suppression Of
the publication
1T was undoubtedly an oversight on
the part Of the governor IN framing
the bin that he did not provide the
punishment suggested In his message
TO the legislature. that editors Of OF
Tending newspapers should be strapped
Ia duckIng stools and immersed IN tne
nearest ponds
This BIN was not given considera-
tion by the legislature. many OF the
members Of which had suffered SUM-
oient odum by the part they took In
the passage Of the Pennypacker libel
bin two years previously So our gov
ernor must content himself to rage IN
private at the press. aud especially
those members OF Il which fail 10 give
due reverence to the occupant Of she
gubernatorial chair. or make any other
than favorable allusion 20 the unsa-
worry record OF his departed cousin
There never was a Quay OF a Pen
nypacker born who could form or in
vent a measure that would restrict the
liberty Of the press or hamper it IN
its constitutional right OF public at
terance II the Quays Of Pennsylvania
desire unsmlrched Biographies let them
leave behind them records free from
stain II the PennyDackers Of Penn
sylyanla or any other commonwealth
10 this union desire 70 sffeetually muz-
zle the press they must HE themselves
10 some other land than that 10 tho
fundamental law Of which Is written.
The freedom Of the press ought not
10 be restricted
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statesman Accordingly on the con-
vocation Of the last session OF the
legislature, he sent another history.
making message to the senate and house
Of representatives. concerning the i'm.
lquitous press This time he deliv-
cred hts venom almost solely at the
newspaper with which have the
honor to be connected. In his mes
sage he said:
Further legislation is required for
the protection of the commonwealth
from the Injury to her reputation and
the disadvantage to the administra-
tion of her affairs which arise from
the prevalent dissemination of scan.
dalous inventions concerning her offl-
cials and their efforts in her behalf
owe are compelled to recognize
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address the Editorial association on
the subject: Press Muzzles in Penn
sylvania was glad to accept be-
cause of the opportunity presented TO
enlighten the newspaper men Of other
states as to the causes which led up
to the stringent libel laws at present
on the Pennsylvania statute books and
their effect upon the press, OF at
least the daily press Of the state.
The causes were political, and go
back nearly a decade TO the tempes-
tuous struggles which agitated Penn
sylvania in the endeavor to throw of
the domination Of the Quay machine.
It is not my purpose TO discuss Penn.
sylvania politics, but it would be inn
possible to intelligently consider the
development Of the present libel law
without barking back to events that
led up to its enactment
1T is history with which you are all
familiar that United States Senator
Matthew Stanley Quay in the declin-
ing years of his life, was made to
reap a partial harvest sown by the
political oligarchy of which he was
chief, In a series of tremendous scan
dals growing out Of machine admins
tradon of state affairs. Scandal after
scandal arose concerning the state
treasury, Quay's grip upon which was
the keystone Of his political power.
Successive legislatures reeked with
bribery charges concerning elections
for United states senator. Finally the
long list o disgraceful episodes cul-
minated In the arrest and trial Of
Quay himself on the charge Of Grim
inal conspiracy in wrecking the Peo-
pies bank of Philadelphia The cash
ier Of this bank. to whom Quay had
sent the famous telegram: Buy me
one thousand shares Of Metropolitan
Traction stock and I win shake the
plum tree. meaning that he would or
der the state treasury to deposit suf-
hcient Of the states money IN the bank
20 protecs Quays stock account, com
mitted suicide. following the example
OF a Quay state treasurer who took
his own Hfe after flying into exile
to prevent the secrets OF the state
treasurers Office from becoming
Known.
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irresponsible power Institutions of
the highest utility when established
often become dangerous to the commu-
nifty Even the church has been at
times used for the worst of personal
ends
"The doctrine Of the liberty
Of the press. conceived at a
time when It was necessary to disclose
the movements Of arbitrary power has
become in present days too often a
cover for base and iguoble purposes,
and, like the sanctuaries of old. a
place of retreat where any wrong.
deer may secure immunity from pun
/ ishment.
Sensational journals have arisen
all over the land. the owners in con
cealment and the writer's and purvey
ors undesignated. and they have
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thr.yen By propagating crime and dis
seminating falsehood and scandal. by
prcmulgating dissenstcn and anarchy.
by attacks upon individuals and by as.
saults upon government and the agen-
cies Of the people They are ter
ror to the household, a detrlmeut to
the public service and an impediment
to the courts Of Justice
"If Pennypacker's mandate to the
legislature was not dictated by Quay
it was at least heartily concurred in
by the senator and the political ma
chine at large, who saw an opportu
nifty to place an effective curb upon
the growing menace Of criticism and
exposure by the public press. Ac.
cordiugly a bl was drafted and passed
by the legislature
The previous libel laws on the stat.
ute books were similar to most of the
libel laws in the other states Of the
union and fully conserved the inter
ests Of the public. as was proven by
many years of experience. and were
not unduly harsh upon the newspa-
perg Any publisher will see at once
the wide opportunity that Is opened by
tn Peanypacker bill for the harass-
r,,ar,t of fh, vau.anaro-s Ia o11ftf,-,
to the legitimate damages TO which a
libelled individual is entitled under
the libel laws based upon the old com
mon law Of England and the consti-
tutions of a majority Of the states Of
the union, this bill practically invited
liugants to contest for smart money
on the top Of compensatory damages
for actual injuries to business and rep
utation. It provides damages for phys
ical and mental suffering Moreover,
TO cap the climax, it establishes the
right to recover punitive damages in
case prominent headlines. pictures, car
toons or other special matter for IL
mstration have been used.
Blackstone says, in discussing the
civil libel law that where there is
no actual injury the law gives no rem
edy. yet Mr. Pennypacker creates an
injury onhand If the crook Is known
to be such by the whole community,
if It is impossible for him to lose a
penny IN value or a shred in reputa-
tion, he st.ll has the anguish Of physi.
cal and mental suffering to value high
in demanding damages from the news
paper which, in printing the news or
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stop the press.
"The governor In this paper also
he'd out the threat OF suppression
against newspapers He cited the fact
that during the war Of the rebellion
a New York newspaper which forged
presidential proclamation was sup
pressed. This, Mr. Pennypacker
thought was a precedent which. he
said. No doubt viii be followed in the
future should occasion demand H.
Two years passed and our worthy
governor must have ground his teeth
10 observe that in no material respect
were the newspapers brought under
submission, nor had any suspended
publication. Senator Quay had passed
from the arena Of statecraft, 20 use
the governors expression. making the
governors duty as bographer more
important and increasing the neces-
sity as the governor viewed f. OF
finding some means to curb the publi-
cations that placed such light esti-
mate upon the record OF the great
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Now senatof Quay had an other
and entirely different side than that
which was pr4ented to the public
as a masterful lunscrupulous political
boss. He was 4 hcmeloving man and
a scholar hisf library being one of
the best In the city Of Washington. In
the last few years of his life he gave
many evidences Of being tired Of the
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me sal.s rhat Pen.trats..

DeWitts Wich Hazel salye penetrates
tho pores of tna skin, and by its anti
septic. rubitoeient ana healing influence
it subdues Inflammation and cures
BoNs. Burns. Cuts. eczema. Teiter. Ring
Worm ard an skin diseases. a sDeclnc
for blood. bleeding. ttohing ana protrud-
ing Piles The original and senuino
Witch Hazel salve IS made BY E Z. De-
W.T. a CO., ana sofa by G. r. Rsnfro.
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tegrity was beyond question
In Pennypacker Quay had a GOV,
ernor Of whom ha was absolute mas.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-04-21
BUSINESS BRIEFS.
China at Getchell's.

China at Getchell's
Honey at Bartow's.
Everything at cost at the Supply Co.'S.
"Closing out sale" at Silver City
Supply Co.'s.
Copenhagen snuff, 80 cents per
pound, at Rowett's.
New supply of fancy and plain
candies at Bartow's.
Sugar, l3 lbs to the dollar, at the
Supply Company's.
People who sell below us, are selling
below cost. S. G. S. G.
Glass Paint Brushes and Jap a
Lac, at Philipp's Hardware Store.
The cost price of the best pocket cut
lery win surprise you at the S. G. S. q.
Only few of those blanket lined
coats left at Silver City Supply 90 s
-s165.
Lay in your supplies now while they
are selling at cost at Silver City Sup
ply Co.'S
Do you expect to wear or eat any
thing next summer? Buy it now at
cost, at the S. O. S. c.
"What is the cause of all that rush
at the Silver City Supply Co's?" "They
are selling out at cost"
If you need monkey wrench, hatch
ct, hand saw, claw hammer, get it at
wholesale price at the Supply Co.'s
Uncalled for overcoats and suits
made to order by Jas. P. Stiles & Co.,
for sale very cheap. AUSTIN BYRD,
Idaho Sample Room
Norrkoping snuff at Rowett's, 80
cents per pound.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-04-21
Socialism Defined.


Once, as the story goes, two Irish
men were engaged in a discussion,
when Pat asked Mike what socialism
was
swell, socialism is a sort of equal
division of property declared Mike.
"What's mine is yours, and what's
yours is mine. That's the idea.
"If you had s2,OO00OO,p asked Pat,
"would you give me one millionY"
81 would that" said Mike. "Thats
according to my principles"
"If you had two horses would you
give me one of them?" was Pats next
question. Mike insisted that he would.
"If you had two houses would you
give me one?"
Mike declared that he would follow
his principles.
Sand if you had two goats would you
give me one of them?" finally asked
Pat.
II would not. l have them, declared
the socialistic disciple.
And there is not il the books, be it
remembered in these days when SO
many men are pretending to be Social
lists, better definition of socialism
than that.-Louisvill Courier-Journal.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-04-21
Ea ster Exercises.

The following program will be rem
dered by the Silver City Union Sunday
school next Sunday, at O'Clock p. M.
Greeting song, by school.
Prayer
Words of greeting Mrs. Crete.
Song, Hail Easter Morn y School.
Recitation Nellie Crete.
Recitation-Norma Maxon.
Solo, ''Papa's Letter. Miriam Crete.
Recitation Willie Gabriel.
Recitation Florence Petit.
Recitation Harold Heer.
Solo, "He's Risen''-Nellie Crete.
Recitation Florence Mills.
Recitation-Per and May Hurd.
Recitation-H Hazel McKinion.
Recitation Roy Maxon.
Duet--Gladys and Nellie Crete.
Recitation-Leona Palmer.
Recitation Richard McKinion.
Recitation-AtlaG Crete.
Solo, Little Black Florence
Mills.
Recitation-Bessie Crete.
citation-Frank Heer.
Solo and chorus -Grendoline Crete.
Recitation-EdnaG Crete.
Song, "Do Right"
Recitation-Ma Matte Heer.
Collection.
Closing song, Christ Arose."
Benediction.
Distribution of cards and Easter eggs.
X.
This Easter Sur day, st. James Sun
day school exercises will take the form
of cantata, entitled ''The Easter Vic
tory The choir will assist, and also
render Charles Wesley's "Christ, the
Lord, Is Risen Today" Exercises
commence at 3 p M, prompt.
The Owyhee nugget. ([Silver City], Idaho) 1905-1984, 1905-04-21
Correspondence
REYNOLDS CREEK

Henry Ward went over to Jordan
Valley last week.
Harvey Goble made business trip
to Murphy Sunday.
Mrs. P. Tierney and children, are
back from Caldwell and are visiting at
Murphy, enroute for their Blackjack
home
Born, April 9th, to the wife of Ed.
Hoffer, a II pound son. Mother and
child are doing nicely and Ed. is wear
ing broad smile
State superintendent Of schools, Miss
May Scott, spent several days last week
visiting her sister, Miss Bertha Scott,
who has charge of the school at Mnr-
ply.
The Idaho Northern Ry. Co. is build
ing a park on either side Of the depot.
1t will be the oasis of Murphy, With its
shade trees, flower gardens, blue grass
AID clover
Ed. Matheson is having an addition
built onto his blacksmith shop, and in
tends putting in two forges. The an
wills ringing early and late make Muir
ply quite lively.
Vim. Pratt and his son Charles, went
to Boise Wednesday to visit Mrs. Pratt,
who is very ill at ST. Luke's hospital.
WI regret to say that the lady is not
improving much.
Mrs. VIM. Maxwell returned from
Portland last week, where she has been
visiting her mother. who has been dan
gerously ILL She reports her mother
to be rapidly improving and able to sit
up.
The "hard times dance which took
place last Friday evening at |. 0. O. F
hall, was not SO largely attended as our
very pleasant dances usually are here
but it was success socially, as all had
good time.
Dr.'s Roick and Johnston are spend
ing few days iii Murphy. They are
stock inspectors and will look after the
shipments of sheep this spring. Dr.
Roick will be stationed here and DR.
Johnston at Emmett They took a triE
to Oreana today.
A young man, under the employ o.
Mr.. Robt. Noble, was quite seriously
injured last Monday, by the explosion
of gun. He was standing NIGH
guard over band Of sheep, and while
loading musket it accidentally ex
ploded. The unfortunate young mar
was removed to Boise Tuesday, and j
has not yet been learned how badly h'
is hurt.