Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-12
SHOULD HE BE "REPRIMANDED?

Scott Nearing, who achieved notoriety attempting
to use the names and standing of one or two reputable.
colleges as a means Of Identifying his own personal no.
tions of how things should be done. has developed along
quite logical lines until he is a pretty thorougn-so,ng
opponent Of the government in everything that It does
in connection with the war. 1t is not long since he pleads
ed guilty to a charge of dhsorderly conduct in Minnesota
in order to escape prosecution on a more serious charge
when he spoke extensively and unpatriotically on war
issues. 3@r# a .." s.&A.t! - q
People of his type are not expected to act like nor
NAL citizens. hence it is not surprising. to learn that
Nearing is still emitting poison. Like all of his class. no
matter how violent or offensive he may be in his own
utterances,, he is exceedingly thn-skinned when he be-
comes the target for criticism. Just now Mr. Nearing
wants the government to discharge from its service an
OFFICIAL who has done nothing more serious than to say
that if he were a private citizen he would be pleased to
stand by and encourage persons who might be holding
a necktie party with Mr.. Nearing as the center Of at
traction. 49,
The official is Thomas D. Mccarthy, and he is
United States marshal for the Southern New York dis
trict. Mr., Mccarthy was careful to say that as a public
officer it would be his duty to prevent the holding of
such a function in honor of Mr.. Nearing. But at that
we feel that his remark was injudicious. lie meant we'll.
but he spoke hastily. 1t does not lookawell for a puuiic
official to say-pubHcly-that il he were in private life
he would aid and abet ansaact which. however praise
worthy in itself, can scarcely be brought. within the let
ter Of our law Perhaps MI. Mccarthy should be rep
rimanded. II such a decision is reached we suggest the
form once used by President CleyeiandFwhen a military
commander was sentenced to be reprimanded by the
president Cleveland called the offender before him and
remarked. "It has been ordered that you besreprimand-
ed: and you are hereby .reprimanded.,., That. 1T seems.
Would meet alr the nsedssSof the present occasion. pro-
Iyided$ the reprimand were conveyed in tones. which
would not in1ure sentative. feelings; 1 p t3
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