Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-06-11
tion in Columbus ON the s7tb and aS,b

tion in Columbus on the 9th and eSth
Of May, 1875.
w. d. Bickham, of the Dayton Jour-
nal, was appointed to deliver an Grafton
on the occasion, and A. McGregor, of
the Stark County Democrat, was nam.
ed as the poet. -.
The resolution in relation TO postage
| was ordered 10 be forwarded to Sena-
tors and Representatives in Congress.
After adopting resolution of thanks
to DIR. Doren, for the elegant entertain
ment in the evening, the Association
adjourned.
THE BANQUET.
At9% O'Clock in the evening the
local press entertained the members of
the Association at banque. at,the
American Hotel, and there was a large
attendance, not only of the press gang,
but of prominent gentlemen in other
professions.
Hon. John G. Thompson presided,
and after long time had been spent
in discussing Col. Blount's excellent
spread, he called the assemblage to
order, and announced toasts in The
order following:
"Our Guests'-Mayor James G. Bull
responded, expressing qualification at
the fact that the editors of Ohio had
selected Columbus as their place of
meeting and extending the welcome of
the city to them.
| "Joui nalism-Past and Tresent"-
Joshua Saxton, Esq, of the Urbana
| Citizen and Gazette, responded, and
said he had spen; two years in the
printing interest, and was young
man yet. [Applause and laughter
! Mr.. Saxton gave some interesting facts
concerning the progress of printing,
commencing with his own experience
with the ball and Ramage press, briefly
following the magnificent improve
ments, and expressing the hope that we
would all go out with a "clean proof
sheet" ~ eaJ
"Orators and the Press"-When SEN
ator Allen G. Thurman was called
upon to respond to this toast, there was
a lively round of applause. The Sena-
tor said he didn't know what had coup
led his name with this toast, for he was
neither an orator nor member of the
press. The press sometimes pitched
into people; perhaps they were giving
him an opportunity now to pitch into
the press. Laughter But he would
not accept the challenge. He had no
crow to pick with the press. The press
of all parties hao mainly treated him
kindly, and he expressed lis thanks.
| fApplause.] Ii there had been any eX-
ceptions be did not want to remember
them.
Orators aad soldiers, Senator Thur
man said, formerly principally COM
manded public attention. But the i'm
provements in printing had brought
into existence third power, greater
than that of the orator.
The Senator's speech was full OF
happy points and pleasant hits. and
developed faith in the great mission
OF newspapers in America, and the faith
of the American people in them. 1t
had been said if one hundred Ameri-
cans were placed on barren island in
the ocean, they would have a written
constitution. They would certainly
have press TO print it on as soon as
they had the constitution.
The speech was greeted with fire.
quent applause.
Rural Roosters"-Judge J. A. Estill,
of the Holmes County Farmer, made
an exceedingly hapny response. lie had
been looking for definition of .'Rural
Roosters," aud had finally come 10 the
conclusion that it was a phrase used to
designite country editors lraral roos-
ters) from the city goblers. The city
editors were the Hrisiecrats of the press,
but they exchanged with the country
papers and learned what wa going on
in the country. They represent rs,
said Judge Estill, and we represent the
people. Applause. They represent.
20 the grangers, who had risen to fight
the battles of the Lord against the
mighty. The rural roosiers were the
power ,hehind the throne that was
greater, thal the throne ITSELF
The speech Tas fully of happy bits
and friendly sareasms on the city press, |
and excited much laughter and ap- |
plause. When the speaker was abont
to conclude, there we're cries to go |
on! Go onD' but he said that there
were other s'Blowhards" who must be
heard.
sThe Ladies-No man should be !
without at least one of them
Thompson called on 5. X. Donavin, |.
the veteran bachelor. Mr.. Donavrn
was received with enthusiasm. He |
said he had composed ballads ''to my /
ladies' eyebrows;" and moreover, he I
had set them to music. He wished he I
had some of them here to, read TO- the |
audience. fLaughter.A He said it was
better TO have loved and lost than never
to have loved at all. prolonged ap-
plause.1 He had a vivid remembrance
of a ssgal" that came mighty near
bursting his vital organs. He had no
doubt all present had suffered in that
way, but some of them had been cared.
notwithstanding life of frnitless en-
deavor, in his "sear and yellow lear be
was still in hope.
Mr.. Donavin gave much brilliant
sentiment, spiced with great humor,
with quotation from Schil-
Ter, dram atically recited. There was
stream of laughter and ap-
plause, and at the close q perfect ava
lanche of enthusiasm.
sOhio-Its Great Future"-John Hop
lev, of the Bucyrus Journal, responded,
and pointed to the Buckeye record in
Journalism, craftsmanship and the COM
mercial world, and inspired spice into
bis remarks which made the solid mat
ter go down smoothly.
ssThe Model Editor"-C. M Nichols,
of the Springfield Republic, when he
arose to respond said nobody need
blush that he was not going to speak of
anybody present. lie thought editors
were a God d-forsaken race, and he hard
ly knew what model editor, was. He
did't think there was one. 1t was sure,
however, that the journalist who tried
to please everybody was fool, and
not a model editor; and the man who
tried to displease everybody was big
ger fool: The man who tried to do his
whole duty, and did it, might be
model editor.
"The Press-The Safeguard of our