Show AN INFAMY A CRIME the prominence of ahe carlies concerned in yesterdays shooting affray the serious results to one of them the provocation which led to the assault all combile to present a case deplorable plo rable in every aspect aid ai d ate in the highest degree to all in any way connected with it during the term covered by mr kicha residence in oden he lias been distinguished for the energy be has exerted in alio fare of all obstacles to win success for his newspaper ventures his labor has been tireless his hope undaunted bis life belf abnegation these are quabg es in any man and lend a dignity to almost any cause but in kirg they ave been marred by an unholy zeal for sensation an unconquerable readi abia to engage in personalities and a species of active b abado calculated to his own frienda and lender furious those against whom his were directed whether from alie innate love of fighting or from crudu lous nees in believing all that the busy tongue of rumor repeated and lack of judgment in publishing whatever came to his ears certain it is that as an editor bis path has not been a peaceful one though it baa been one of his own choosing sir eburn as an official and a private citizen always conducted himself during liia residence in ogden as an honorable man he has never ebon n ai y of the elements of a brawler and has performed bis u ties and has attended to bis own affairs in an unassuming and ly manner under exasperation such only a being more or les than human could scarcely endure without resenting be chooses to meet scandal with violence and attempts the life of the man whom be considers the defamer of bis honor the bel evers in law and order those who deprecate bloodshed will all epee ep ee that lc did not take the better aud wiser course it much may be said dpn the text thus furnished as to the conduct and duties of the citizen the moment is not inopportune for reflections upon the limits and prerogatives of the newspaper editor to spread and scatter scandal for the mere love of it is no part of reputable journalism it is a crime are hut a paltry satisfaction ard anari cial damages are an ir suit to the sufferer the diligent searcher for news comes every day apon whispered rumors irae yet which investigation proves to ba false and which if published would broce ly injure the parties concerned and disgust every decent reader in such cases the must judge between the freedom claimed for the press and the assumed by the malicious aau er libena and lickose terms often wed synoni have a meaning widely different as lie poles lien are gradually to make the distinction distinct iou but it 19 a leebon which is slow of learn ing TUK w bo came out from the of the old world to enjoy the freedom and privileges 0 the new ought to be thankful this day that the liberal clique are willing bim american air and the american liberty to pay taxes when he becomes unable to enjoy the latter they will make laate lo 10 rob him of ibe other the speaker alio alie situation in the sentence een tence you mor mons have only the right to pay taxes and die was blamed for bia bluntness but his contreres confreres con freres apparently find no fault with bis doctrine TOM KEEP the burly and brilliant orator from atie coughing pines of maine will needs accustom aa speaker of the house to more discordant music than that which has attuned liia soul to the beauties of nature andoe regnard I 1 the inoue gets capable speaker but lores a glowing rhetorician |