The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1868-07-02
THE EDITORS CONVENTION.


s At 9 clock, President Seymour, on
opening the Convention. called upon Rev
Father Walworth, of Richland, who made
an appropriate prayer.
A splendid quartette glee club, con-
sisting of JAS. E. Mcguire OF Cedar
Rapids, Iowa. and w. L. Card, NJ 7.
Whelpley, II. J. Peck of La Crosse, with
Marshall Coneunt, organist, gave "4meri-
ca as the opening song, which was join
ed by full chorus. Mr. Seymour then
addressed the Convention as follows:
Another year has quietly passed away
since the delightful re- union of the mem
bers of the Wisconsin and Minnesota
Editorial Fraternity at st. Paul and Min
neapolis; and this -goodly gathering of
the Editors and Publishers of these two
States. assembled in the commercial me-
tropOlls OF this noble commonwealth,
under auspices of most favorable char
acter will gladly improve the moments
as they fly; in cementing the friendships
that have been formed at, and cherished
since orr previous interviews; and in
taking counsel, one with another, upon
matters involving our mutual interests
and our common welfare. The members
OF other professions are accustomed to
assemble In conventions, IN conferences.
and In assemblies of various kinds to
prompt their prosperity, and to secure
the greatest amount of efficiency in their
several departments of action in life, but
none of these bodies display greater
diversity of materials and yet better
representation of a genuine cosmopolitan
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gathering of the representatives OF the
Northwestern press. The farmers In the
strongest numeral force, assemble, after
each annual harvest, for public exhibit
ton OF their trophies; and to ascertain
who has raised the largest pumpkin, the
latest pig, and the best cattle, but they
rely on bewltchlng equestrian ladies, ex-
citing horse races, and the oratory of
some gabby magnate, who knows as much
about agriculture as bat does Of astr0n-
omy, to draw and entertain the assembled
crowd; and then depend upon the press
to give publicity to all that was good, and
to gloss over all that was bad
The ingenius artisans hold Industrial
Exhibitions of the results OF their skill
and labor; but if the inventor or author
of a valuable idea finds any Of his COM
petitors has copied his improvements, or
initiated his productions, he pounces
upon the guilty infringer for damages,
and arraigns him before the courts, as a
trespasser if not a robber; while the
members of the press freely and gladly
copy. adopt, scissor and exchange ideas,
without any treaty, Of stipulations, upon
terms of mutual reciprocity.
Commercial men are divided upon
questions of Protection and Free-Trade
and upon financial problems about hard
and paper money, while coin and green
backs seldom invade the SACRED circle of
the Country Press" in sufficient guam
titles to raise any question as to their
respective merits; but in these lays Of
keen competition the most prosperous
merchants are those who have been the
most liberal patrons to the Press Doe
tors are compelled to hold separate CON
ventions, according to the sizes of their
pills, the thoroughness Of their purga-
tives, and the severity of their phlebo-
fanny, and are seldom heard to sneak
kindly of one another; but few of their
patients would have the spirit of resigna-
ton IN the solemn article of death. or
look forward to a Christian burial or
even decent interment, unless cheered by
the comforting consolation that the village
Editor, to whom they may be in areas
for papers stopped in fit of crushing
and intoerant vengeance, will write and
publish an obituary notice Of the deceased
commencing his virtues as worthy of
adoption by surviving friends; while the
Doctor will be likely to get his back up,
and stop his paper also, unless the puff
winds up with the assurance that all
that human skill could devise was done
to keep back the inevitable destroyer.
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IN htlglous controversy, and at each
others funerals.
The various Religious Societies and
denominations stand alooffrom one anoth
er, and too often build up creeds and
barriers that keep asunder people who
might and should mingle IN common fell
ioWshlp; while the conductors of the
public Press have peculiar Theology of
their own, which includes the essential
features OF all creeds, and is a liberal
system OF bolef founded upon a settled
convection of the prevalence of hannah
depravlty, as illustrated in their daily
and weekly reports of criminal proceed
1ngs; aud upon an equally firm conyic-
ton mat there IS much of good in this
world, as set forth in glowing puffs too
numerous to recapitulate. The Editor
relies chiefly upon Divine Mercy for sal
Ndtibu anu ne sometimes feels
that he gets his full share of punishment
and small installment of his rewards in
this life, he does not exactly relish the
idea that there is no Hell for his person
al and political adversaries, for those who
vote 'split tickets and for legislators
who are not Sound on the goose, or,
in other words, those who vote against
sixty cents per folio, and thirty cents
per description, and a fair remuneration
for law supplements
SavanS and scientific students, PERHAPS
come nearer to the standard of excellence;
tor their investigations and researches
have tendency to lift the mind from the
glorles OF Nature up to Nature God
while the man of the Press and pen has
WIDE range of study and observation in
his daily insight into the intricate and
varied motives of his fellow men in every
phase of action. although the tendency
OF his Investigations may be in an OBJ
posite direction.
But to the Press, which is subserviept
and auxiliary to all of the powerful in
strumentalities hs the amelioration and
Improvement of mankind, is committed
the benign mission of Illuminating the
world with the light. the wisdom, the
discoveries, the inventions and the
achievements of all men, societies, COM
munities, professions, States and Nations.