| Show EDITOR THUMPING editor thumping has become quite a popular fad among the roasted of utah says the editor and printer we cannot understand how these fellows who object to a little roasting in this world will manage to ret get along in the next it is very evident that they will be continually scrapping with his satanic majesty it is coming to a pretty state of affairs in utah when an editor must go armed if he publishes any adverse criticisms which do not suit the palate of every scrub in the town the next newspaper man mail who is threatened with bodily harm barm or receives any physical injuries over any truthful article which may appear in his columns should institute suit against the offender for intimidation of the public press in which event the telli bellicose hellicose cose individual will probably not get off with a I 1 paltry fine of six dollars and six bits A case of this kind recently came up in the ohio courts when ex city engineer howell assaulted edi ed munwng of the zanesville Zanes villo penny press because the editor criticised criticized his big methods of conducting the office the courts hel held d that would compensate editor munson A few examples of this kind in utah would have a healthy effect |
