, 1881-01-16

i .-e%A eAG GEUultuGHQAG0QS OF alS EnuSt1[uEQEt
1vs ms persons! and Official purity and fidelity
Genera. switzerlsnd, for mitigation Of th'
tended By the Representatives. OF elyen European
governments One hundred aud four years a99
= T. hconvenIton assembled in Independence Hail
TO mitigate the surerings Of the people Of al
nations and al ciimes, not only IN war, but II
peace, and legitimate outgrowths Of that Con
'cnt1on on the two great divisions OF ofBelat Ant
| unofficial power OF which have been invited t.
speak. So long as the Presidency Of the Unftcf
states shall be Justly Administered. aud tht
! press shall be consc,cnttousiy conducted, tht
growth Of Governmental liberty In the Western
Hemisphere will be as limttlcss as the hopes ant
the aspirations of men. [Applause.J
1.-THE PRESS OF CHICAGO"
| wns responded to blythe Hon. Joseph Mcdill, a.
| You call OH me to respond to the toast, Tho
Chicago Press But tho Chicago press speak.
for i.se ea neeas no ono to sound its praise
; The very most that need be said on an occa-
sion like this Is to specify some Of its character
! - l. Tho press Of Chicago has the courage Of
| IT'S opinions. or. suited In diplomatic languaec
~ mas sand, and is not afraid TO critcise Of
! tercst or general welfare. The press Of Chi
! cnEo despiscs pretentious humbugs, sees thro'
their disguise At glance, and transtlxcs them
nind freely on all subjects. aud reports eyery-
thing thut trausplres without fear, favor, or
auction. II attacks the wrong-doln of the
st1pn!: and high as feariesly as 1t defends the
weak and helpless.
livery class ot grasplng, ovcr~reachlne men IN
and stings, and political losses arc its csnecioI
aversion, and On them rbe press of Chicago
waEes war Of e1ter1nination; and this. per-
atmosphere for that species Of dc,narogical des
pot Following the advice OF the dying Irish
,oan to his hopeful son, wherever the Chicago
and not with II stuffed CLUB either -
II. The press Of this city is always true to
chicago and her interests. 1t blows her trum-
racket of a full brass baud in her behalf. it
does more free advertising for her business lu-
forests than tho press of half dozen other
cites Thia grows <,ut Of pride Of ioculity, ex-
uberance of feeling, and ambition to push her
to the first plnce among American cities,-a rank
'haf he eqs fcsms to Dc Eapi4ly achtesng
the hrst place in american journalism, for,
while ever faithful and true to Chlcago's inter-
ests m 1 Its t ans nd ~ efforts are TOT circ!mscrbed
ut1ca confines our powers; the whole boundless
continent f.I;t1I IS ours Not an event. accident or
taat on this continent put Is
here: The whole daily life Of the American
people. n detail as well US iuentirety, is tele-
Sta1cs by cities, by Villages; by groups IN poll
tics, religion. profession, clique, or corpora
ton. and in severnlty. All vocanons. ali inter
comment in the Chicago press. ~>'~~'1 >'@N>1
the affairs of other lands come In for their full
share OF observation, and ocean cables are em-
eral1spirihg in the other continents and quarters
o. me ea5th supposed to possess any interest to
The Chicago press spends enormously more
money than the New York press for special dis
patches; and whereas the latter collects scarcely
any n news IS beyond its immediate ueishborhood
or tho States on the Atlantic seabourd, the Chi
cago press tansacks the continent, and often
prints moro New York news of particular inter
scope Of editorial discussion, ia tie sharpness Of
critclsW and strength OF a rgumeHt fortified by
tact M and citation. Of precedent aud proof, the
so-called metropolitan . contemporaries; and
while not yet il words, in acts they are
yielding the palm to their growing, stalwart
or baseless claim that Chicago the press has
already reached the head Of the newspaper
class in Amcricn; and. what is more, they pro-
pose 10 hold It; and, while occupying this lofty
preemineuce in journalism, they will by voice
and example beckon their contemporaries to
come up higher in order to extend their In
huence, power. and usefulness. If were asked
y hat is the secret Of the rapid rise, remarkable
success, and wide reaching influence Of the
Chicago press, should probably attribute It, In
large part at leAst, TO competition with each
other: to Il ncver-endlng struggle to produce
the best, most comprehensive, useful. trench
aut, aud attract1ve newspaper regardless OF OK
pcnse, and By the employment Of the best
talent within reach in each department und sub
division Of tho respective establishments. Tho
E4tAicSt LHI1ikets, LUG eua9pGSL anu spr1GutllcsE
ni.no,esr nngers; tic fac}est9 reporters, the
most sensational describers ure all sought out
the Chicago press is cosmopolitan; every Amer
ican State and civilization contributes mcmbers-
But enough. would like to say something on
and enterprise, Of the Chicago press, but the
limits OF ten minutes post prandal talk af-
ford not the time: neither is this the place or
occasion for moral lecture or analytical dis
1uisItiOu on such topic.
I trust We shall enjoy many more reunions as
pleasant and bonhomie as the present occasion,
and give YOU as sentiment: Without "poOl-
Ing our business issues let us cultivate more
social acquaintance, and thus better know and
more highly appreciate each other. lApplause1
THE PRESS AND. THE CITY OF CHICAGO"
The Hon. Carter Harrison responded to the
sentiment Of .'The Press and the City OF Chi
ago" He said that when the Almighty made
Chicago He determined IN his omniscence that !
was not gG9d for Chieago to bo alone 9 aa
Chicago press had built up Chtcngo They had |
abused it until everybody throughout the coun-
rs was rushing here to soc What this badly
Mr.. Watterson, had come here just
o see it it was possible for such a Sodou aud /
spresented d it to Be to exist On he face ace Of tho
,arth. lApplause.] ALI this was mere adyer-
ising. He knew what it vas to be advertised by |
sben @ that bright Newspaper sitting midway Be-
ween two oceans was sent daily to the House
Il Represent tiyes it had a daily squib on him !
elf. and thnt venerable saint. Fernando
Tood, came to him and said. Don't
arc what it saws: feel towards it
IS used 10 feel towards the Herald; would
ather huve Its praise than its abuse, but I
-ould Il sight rather hnye its abuse than its
Hence" [Lauxhtcr and app!ausel The press
ad abused Chicngo until it had grown like no
thor city. The Times abused people one /
ny and took it back the next. because the |
lines always published both sides; TIE TR1n-
NE fear.csly spelled the English language as
ought to be spelled, and In its local columns
tated just the oppost OF what WIS stated IN the
ditorial columns. Then there was the Daily
'crs, spicy. and sprightly, and the lnter Ocean.
,lemn and grand-l1aughter-and then, III the
vculng, after being weuried, and going home to
eek
Tired Natures swcet restorer, ba1u1y Sleep"
Il one had to do was to take up that delicious
,porItlc, the Erening Journal, and quietly there
ole over him II calmnes5, and presently ho sunk
ack In his chair to enjoy the sleep Of the blest !
y city on Garth had such colossal |
ewspapers. They had made Chicago, and
kjca.o hnd made them. bfr- Medil1 had said,
le press OF Chicago spared no expense. It was
,metln,es unjust, but it knew that the people
ere always TO be trusted. and 1t generally came
Rck before it had gone 100 far. 1t was NOT to
e expected that an editor who wrote at night
lDuld be able to write editorial for to-mOr-
IN morning in which there was no mistake;
lat would be something more than human; !
ut tho press of Chicago was thing Of which
l,icaeo was proud, and the country was proud,
Id to stand there Us Chicago's chief magistrate |
US privilege which he felt to be the proudest
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