Show PURIFYING THE PRESS the society for the purification ol of the press is an association which has bae branches bran chei in various large cities of the union and which la is holding a mass convention in san francisco at 8 3 pm today nov ath the purpose ot of the organization is 10 stated to be the exclusion rom the newspapers ot of the be country of the revolting edalis of and ut personal scandals which appear so frequently while the object is highly it Is questionable whether much improve ment can be made in the line in which the socie tys efforts are now directed respectable journals throughout the he country now seek to avoid relating the revolting tg details ot of such events as those referred to and give thern them as little notice as the occasion permits but papers devoted to sensationalism will continue to lo publish nauseating particulars they do this his because IL 11 panders to the the public the lies not in restricting the of the press in its publications except when these border upon the imm immoral ral but lu in reint removing iving the cause which brings forth the publication the business of newspapers to is to publish the jueds they must give a record of current events it there would be fewer accounts ot or murders deral it must be because less of these events occur and this could be rachad rach r ached td by a more thorough enforcement oi of the criminal law the same rule will apply to otner other classed of public allouf 1 ahe I he remedy for the wrong complained ot of lies in goud good government and proper sentiment among amun ahe people theu then newspapers will not be eagerly so lugh alter after and the disgusting details ot of crimes read with avidity but to restrict by statute the of current overie in a proper mariner manner by public journals would be to destroy their t money as news would be in other words to tae away their principal reason leason for existence |