The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-02
HIS y CURES.

some cures are worse than the ills they rem
eds. Editor Warren. of the Socialist pubiica'
tioa. appeal to Reason probably more fully
realizes this row than any other man who has
applied for executive eleInency.
Editor Warren amused himself some months
since by feeding the soeialistic fires with in
sendiary editorials and tanning them with an
archistic counsel The periodical whose sane
fum he SO wonderfully graces and dazzlingly
iIlumines is published with a view of reasoning
the unreasoning public into acceptance of So
cialisfn as the panaceA for all political. social
moral, Industrial. commercial and financial ills.
Ii was founded with a view of making an APP
peal to Reason in behalf of Socialism and the
Socialist.
without taking his readers into his conf
denoe so far as to intimate what relation the
staying of Governor Goebel. of Kentucky, had to
Socialism, or enlightening them as to what
connection there was between former Governor
Taylor's ale ged completely in that disgraceful
assassination and the cause which the ~publica-
tien was designed to espouse. Editor Warren
harped on the tragedy until he one day awoke
to find that this had leaked from his trucuient
and trenchani pen in CORY chirography: One
thousand dollars reward will be paid to any
person who kidnaps Ex-Governor Taylor and
returns him to Kentucky authorities" A little
later he awoke TO find himself in dardnce oile
for sending his infammatory inapedimcnta lit
eraram through the mails.
After a long and weary trial, during which
the freedom of the press and rights of editors
were dweE on at exhaustive and exbausting
length, Mr.. Warren was convicted and sentenc
ed to pay $1,000 fine and illumine the darkenet
depths of a prison cell for six months.
His case was appealed TO the higher courts
and finally to President Taft. And while fna'
action was pending, Editor Warren fshed ou'
his pot OF vitriol again, plucked another quill
from the tail of a buzzard, and wrote: VIII
don't they put me in jail? / want to go to Jail
but they dare not send me-"
While he ranted thus. President Tafts judi
ciaI mind heard the Appeal to Reason" Rea
son lis one of the best things he deals in, and h'
feariessly tackled the editorial porcupine.
After careful consideration of the case, Mr.
Taft has decided that our penal institutions
have no room for Editor Warren, and he canno
find 1t in his judicial mind and heart to Hattc
the Socialistic writer by putting him in Jail
In reducing the fine To 800 and striking on
the Imprisonment feature of the sentence Pres
ident Taft said: Were this "a prosecution 70
criminal libel. the sentence might perhaps b.
justified. because of the destructive and reckless
purpose of the defendant in his publication
But even In such a case, ] would question thu
wisdom Of making the defendant conspicuou
and feeding his vanity b. treating him seriously
when his violence, Ills 1exaggeration, and hi
wild accusations and his mock heroics ought t.
be treated with ridicuIe. Doubtless his writing
are read with pleasure by a number whose view,
are as wild and as perverted as his; but for al
persons OF average common sense a reading o
his articles is the best antidote for the poison
he seeks to instill.'
Whereupon Editor Warren is deeply chagrin
ed. Colonel Roosevelt perks up, and Dean Swift
smiles.