Chicago’s Wettest Newspaper: A Scandalous Editorial that Ignited a Firestorm

On November 2, 1923, the Chicago Evening Post delivered a scathing response to the Chicago Tribune’s editorial, which had ignited a firestorm of protest across the city. The Tribune’s editorial, penned by an anonymous author, was widely regarded as one of the worst ever published in the city’s ‘wettest’ newspapers. The article, which essentially invited lawlessness and counseled surrender to lawbreakers, left many wondering if the Chicago Tribune had abandoned all sense of decency and morality.