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Show THE ARGUS: Now, what was the matter with Judge Zane? The Argus, which had not printed his name at all, was admonished not to print it again ! The article which aroused his ire was a general dissertation on lawyers of various kinds, a continuation of the discussion of professional ethics which had begun with an editorial on doctors the week before. A physician suggested a criticism on lawyers, called attention to some abuses in the of the government for their services, their lives, Courts generally; throughout the The Press their all ; the courage of the citizen who prefers And the union, hold that newspapers are free death to dishonor, who holds no allegiance above Judiciary. to publish facts and matters of publiti that for country, no love superior to the love he interest and to comment on the conduct of public feels for his native or adopted land. Every war officials from justice of the peace to President of in which this country has been engaged has been the Lnited States. This is not only the right and a school of patriotism. Every national holiday the privilege, but the duty of a newspaper in its is one of patriotic communion. Wars, and par capacity as a guardian of public weal and an advocate of gotxl government. It has a right to ticularly internal wars, bring bitterness and bad results. In this republic it has not been so. criticize the action of a court, the practice, and related the instance of the father ruling of a ' and son. The Argus did not enquire for names Every war with a foreign power has increased judge or the decision of a jury. As men who fill or give the incident a local habitation, but used national pride at home and inspired respect these positions are but human, with all the weakit as one w'ould a hypothesis. So far as The abroad. Even the Civil War, that long, fierce nesses mental, moral, physical and paternal to was concerned have in occurred it might Argus which the flesh is heir, publicity is the safeguard struggle between brothers, allayed rather than Idaho or Colorado or in any other state ; it might intensified the sectional differences between of the people. The certificate of election, the have been discussed in the professional circles of them. There were reasons for this. It was a commission which lifts a man from the curbstone California ; it was the principle involved and not conscientious war brought on by the diverse to the bench does not impart wisdom or fairness the men concerned in which Tiie Argus was intereducation of the was a war to him ; does not clothe him with honesty nor political people ; it ested. The unexpected appearance and unusual conducted on patriotic principles; it was a war strip him of prejudice ; it does not cause him to demand of the Chief Justice were therefore without a parallel in history. And now the old forget ties of consanguinity nor open his ears that matters of surprise. Come to think of it, he has prejudice has about died out, in spite of the the voice of the stranger is as clear as the kindred who law son before a him. But The practices politician who has made capital of trumped up tongue. Consider the frailties of humanity. Reand the southern Argus cant help it. member the fallibility of mortal man. Deny the griefs grudges ; demagogue who has magnified the losses and crosses of the right of the press to anal) ze the conduct, decisThere is much for the cobbler of the press to South ; the northern demagogue who continues ions, and even the motives of men upon the bench, to fight a faction long since conquered, and for to comment upon them fully and freely and fairdo besides measuring all feet in the community to avoid making fits for unwilling customers. If many years a country-lovinpeoly deny this and our courts will degenerate into ple. obliged to hesitate before criticizing errors and regular bargain counters with verdicts rendered while you wait for so much either way. The abuses in order to determine what great folks of the neighborhood are liable to take offense ; if After Appomattox the vanquished soldiers of people look to the public prints for information compelled to look up genealogical records, or to a lost cause, subdued by siege and hunger, concerning the official conduct of their servants ; make exceptions of certain influential men or driven by fire and famine, taxpayers have neither time nor opportunity to conquered by the infamilies every time a public wrong is rebuked or vincible investigate such matters, so busy; are they kept invading armies of Grant and Sherman, right demanded, the press may as well stop morreturned to their destitute homes to drive the earning enough to pay official salaries ; it is the The Argus thinks Judge alizing altogether. duty of the press to do this for them. If a judge, gloom of desolation from their doors, to lift the Zane made several mistakes in this matter, and juror, or other person can show that a newspaper shadow of mourning from their hearthstones and with all due respect for the high office he holds, has abused its privilege there is ample redress repair their broken fortunes. At the close of the it means jo tell him so. He made one mistake in contest the South had much to forget and her provided by lawT. assuming that his name had been used ; another people thought for a time they had much to forin the admission of the application of the article ; After many days of floating aimgive. The whole region was a waste. Four and another in showing his feelings ; another in denya half billions of property had been destroyed , lessly around on the flood of uncerof he had which not accused been ; ing something the commerce of the South had been ruined, the tainty a raven is about to be let out of to intimidate The Argus and another in trying the windows of the administration to seek for labor system of her people wiped out, her planof court intimations proceedings. by tations wrecked, her homes in ashes, and the some sign of returning prosperity. The majority v flower of southern chivalry and valor tens of party has decided upon a caucus for the purpose another mistake. The Chief Justice made still of outlining a tariff policy. The Argus is anxious thousands of her most promising sons were dead. He had no right, legal or moral, to forbid the apBut the old bitterness has passed away ; the old to see the tariff raven given a trial although it and the day has little hope of success until the dove of repearance of his name in these columns. He has prejudice is dying out. no power, official or political, to prevent the printafter former foes will unite in the ceremonies and, monetization shall have been sent for the token. North and South, wherever buried lie the boys in One reason is because the average import tax is ing of his name in The Argus. This is not said in bravado or defiance, but in the full knowledge blue or those in gray, will flowers be strewn on higher now than it has been since the war, but of the rights of the press and the limits of judiall alike ; eulogies upon northern soldiers will be once. It was at its highest in 1892, the last year cial authority. Judge Zane occupies an exalted of President Harrison's administration, that year pronounced by southern men and upon southern of riots, failures and insurrections, when labor soldiers by northern men ; those who fell while position, a position for which The Argus entertains onlv feelings of profound respect, but even and capital were arrayed against each other in a following the stars and bars to defeat and those emthat does not raise the man above criticism or who fell as they marched beneath the stars and desperate conflict. Blood was spilled at the very power him to enjoin papers from printing his stripes to victory will be loved and honored for doors of protected industries; armies were on name. The arbitrary authority of a judge is very the heroes that they were. The crimson past guard in every city ; trains were wrecked ; steamwith all its strife and sacrifice has been forgiven ers blown to atoms ; rivers reddened with human great, and much is entrusted to his discretion in matters placed regularly be'ore him for his conblood and frenzied men .were trying to assassinate in a spirit of Christian generosity and true sideration ; but injunctions issued in newspaper Is it not their employers. The, ijUsolation was not confined patriotism. What a glorious result offices or upon the street, in personal affairs, for to any class of workmen l or to any locality. It an evidence of the progress of civilization? Yet the settlement of private differences, may or may men select an isolated example or hold aloft some spread from the lakes to the gulf and from ocean not be vested with the dignity of his office or cherished grievance and exclaim: What a to ocean, throttled every enterprise, grappled backed by the authority of the commonwealth. fraud civilization is anyway. every industry and clogged the wheels of comThe New York Court of Appeals holds that a merce. Tariff legislation did not improve concourt cannot punish for contempt unless the ofditions then, and it may not now ; but, if the adfense was committed in the presence of the court Th war of the rebellion has passed into hisministration canJbink of .nothing else to do, it or the offender has purposely disobeyed the ortory. Its bitterness is no longer a force and a should not hesitate about doing this, or anything ders of the court, and that under no circumstances factor in public affairs, its issues no longer to revive the hope of .a .discouraged people, to has a court the right to punish an editor or pubpotent in the hands of designing politicians. The check the mad, uncanny .dance of death and lisher of a newspaper for criticizing its acts or words Rebel and Yankee are seldom used crime. Every moment of delay adds to the desof late for the purpose of exciting prejudice ; the decisions. peration of men and the temptation of women ; terms Federal and Confederate are every day wasted in discussion lengthens the This is not a warlike nation. anacronistic now. It is even pf little consequence list of suicides, increases the number of paupers, Changes whether a man is an Our standing army is but a handful or an Mncc tramps and prostitutes, crowds the jails and The War. The country is advancing almshouses and morgues, breaks down the inde compared with those of European powers. But the safeguard of the American, re- -' in many ways. It may fall into lines of error- - pendent spirit of the people and sows seeds of here and there, or into evil hands now and then, dissension that may in all too short a time ripen public is the patriotism of her people ; the certain men to any call a harvest of revolution. Whether there is virtue but its general trend is toward improvement. response of 5,000,000 peace-abidin- g g, -' m To-morro- w I 1 to-da- able-bodie- d y ex-Feder- al |