The Double Standard in the Suppression of the Novel Expositor Press

The real purpose of this, again, was not about freedom of the press. It was more about providing an excuse for people who were looking to commit violence by vigilante action. As I said, under the double standard, it was often applied by a majority during this period of American history. All it took was a small wrong on the part of someone in a minority for those in the majority to impose a very harsh penalty for what happened there.