The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-06-21
Illinois Press Association,

. Farmer, President of the Association, in III
chair. The proceedings were opened Wit
PRAYER. About fifty editors were present
most of them accompanied by their wives
other female members of the family. TN
preliminaries settled the President intro
Y duced Mayor Rearick, ofQuincy, who greete'
the Association in a speech of hearty wei
come to the city, which was very feicitouSl.
responded to by President Welch. After al
|. pointing committe on programme ah'
< business, the Association took a recess to
4 O'Clock.
Fl The afternoon meeting transacted on.
y some routine business and then adjourned Il
next morning, the citizens Of Quincy having
arranged for carriage drive over the city
f and 10 the suburbs at 3 O'clock and the car
e riages promptly at the hour being in waiting
e They were filed by the editors and the ladies
accompanying them, and, escorted by com
mittee of citizens, drove first through the
. principal streets, and then to the suburbs ma
king brief call, first on wealthy citizen
known as Col X. X. or farmer Jones, par
taking of his hospiable cheer, and then driv
ing to the fair grounds, where, at the club
house the party were cordially greeted by
and partook of the Inequalities of General
Singleton. In the evening the party were
further entertained by brilliant ball at the
Opera House, closing with banquet at L!
O'Clock, which, with eating, toasts and
speeches ran way "ayont the wee sma hours. b"
Considering the dissipation of the previous
night, the editors came up pretty well at the
call TO order at 10 O'Clock next morning their
number now being increased TO sixty The
proceedings were again opened with prayer.
f. l.. Merritt, chairman of a committee APP
pointed at former meeting on judicial ad-
vertising, reported that the committee had
had bill prepared to meet the views OF the
Association, and it was pending before the
| Legislature.
| The committee on resolutions reported
some 10 or 90, of which the following were
adopted:
Resol,yd, That the press should advocate right
regardless of consequences; speak the truth on
all subjects, plainly, fearlessly, heriocally II
should be light in dark places, scOurge TO the
wrong and a tireless champion of the right.
Resolrd, That capital without labor Is value
j less, and labor without capital comparatively
useless. Both, under the restraints OF law ana
| guided by knowledge and education, are the
| greatest blessings yOuchsaicd TO man III TINS
| world of labor and rewards.
R,sol,vd, That the question of transportation is
one of the most vital of the age, and should have
the careful study of the wisest of our thinkers;
that to meet the increasing demand upon the
carrier arising out of the wonderful development
of agricultural resources, all OF our water adj
yantagcs both rivers and canals, must be utilized
to their highest capacity, and our railroad iacili-
ties largely incrcascd and that the question OF
supply and demand regulates prices, other things
being equal.
RcSolred, That the members of the General As.
scmbly be requested to pass law defining and
limiting the power of the courts of this state To
punish for contempt OF court.
Also resolutions favoring temperance, the
public schools, and the encouragement of ag-
ricuturc and the mechanic arts, and con.
dcmning the salary grab and the new postal
law; and series of resolutions highly culo-
CYSTIC of the uneyampled Inequalities of the
citizens Of Quincy, their reception and Fenter
tanment of the members of the Association.
A letter from Gen. Brayman, who had been
selected to deliver the Annual Address, was
read, stating his inability to attend the meet
ing a.. .--.
Mrs Emily Huntington Miller, who had
been selected to prepare poem for the occa-
sion, did better, by appearing in person and
reading well constructed poem Of some %
eightline stanzas.
A memorial tribute TO the memory of W.
w. Sellers, member of the Association who
Hon. Geo. II. Harlow; after which the Asso-
citation elected its officers for the ensuing
year. as follows
President, +. d. Buck, Charleston courier:
Weep Presidents, s j. Bradbury, Waukegan
Patriot, +. II n. Patterson, Oquawka Spec
tator, C. p. Richards DuQuoin Tribune: Re
cording Secretary, Cadet Taylor, Wenona
Under; Assistant Secretary, A. Holt Kanka-
kee Gazdte: Corresponding Secretary, c. n.
Whitney, Princeton Herdld Treasurer, j. w.
Clinton, Polo Press; Executive Committee,
+. H. Merritt Springfield Register, j. Shoatf,
Paris Gdie'tc J, d. Moudy, Richvicw Demo.
crGt
| This closed the business, and the Associa
ton adjourned.
In the evening the party, by invitation. at
tended an operate performance at the Opcra
House, entitled THE Doctor of Alcantars. "
presented by an amateur club of the city, and
which was exceedingly well performed, for
non professionals.
| Next morning friday at s O'Clock the
party took ride mp the river on the steamer
Spread Eagle; and at 10 O'Clock, amid many
farewell wavings and greetings, they left
Quincy for Hannibal, Mo.
There was warm expression of welcome,
but no tarrying AZ Hannibal, the party pro.
cccding at once To Kansas City Mo, their
| next stopping place, where they arrived Fri
day night. Saturday was spent in seeing the
sights of that wonderful city, which, in some