Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-22
THE FREEDOM OF THE DRESS

federal
the connected with
expected
District Attorney Jerome order that action
publishers who have criticised
Panama canal
from the that suits be brought under the
libel New York against these publishers
will be that the late political campaign there
brother Of one of the
brothernaw of the presi
dent The of the national Democratic committee
possible these charges and the story was
until purchased by the New
World and published The story copied IN an on paper
supposed Fairbanks The country
paid but following its
president wrote letter to an insignificant cor
World the editor
of the Indiana and elected with him to chief the
latter hav
but receiving smashing blow
This brought the matter to
congress- introduced
investigate canal deal Again
investigation
his daily special mes
subject this he again
sick on an
publication though Of response
policy of his The language OF the president
English but it sounded he would like to nave
the profane also meless exoro and
the documents forwarded made
vindcation of the of the United States
the purchase of the canal property and an OF
Robinson having anything whatever to do
question In fact the president handed rather
neither Hon. W. H. Taft
the Philippines Hon Ehu Root then secretary
but that Senator
he being then attorney general
those who believe that Jup
ter should not kin chickens with
of hurtul to
dignity office than the whom he attacked
the president that he considering the cues
whether criminal proceedings should
bes good public officials
and of their countrs government as whole This was
forgotten and will probably never
the against disposition on the part of the
the early days of the republic to choke on public ais
criticism governmental acts by an appeal to the
majestic The protest against such tyranny
in free country had no little to 40 with the Oh @
continuance of the Democratic party
of
covering nearly of Those who sent
martyrs the estimation OF the
sdion that for
ever repealed.
The action the although it
cases attorney somewhat
ancient The question the truth or the @ OF the
Mr. P Taft is private citizen the presi
citizen although brother
naw Of the president Neither relations
and there is why the
their protection
than for that of John Oshkosh grievance
against Tribune let Mr. Pulitzer is
citizen subject the laws of libel as of all other laws OF
citizens implead
the Onense has been of such IA
as to warrant independent action by state
libel let the state be free from suggestion de
ton at the hands of the federal government If the editor OF paper
the kind of liar that Mr. Roosevelt thinks these editors are his pun
patronage
the United States thinks not beneath his dignity
to write letter or to send message to congress deang with
his legal rights But he be
of the wahu jealousy of the American people against laying
any governmental governmental
press criticism public acts
and Grover cleveland vet their fame is secure Their critics
criticism,
criticism their and tongues aspersed Let
and another of
upon public bullet
The sound and the mind of the people dis
eliminates finally
a guilt
authorities
criticised.
written the
e before the court of the District of Columbia
This the still for the administration