Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-01-27

| w. u. NHlppIC, NluO
J. A. Leonard, Rochester Post.
w. J. Munro, Morris Tribune.
H. P. Hall, st. Paul Globe.
W. A. Hotchkiss, Minneapolis Republican
| c. B. Sleeper, Brainerd Tribune
| D. Ramaley, st. Paul Type Foundry.
R. c. Mitchell, Duluth Tribune.
W. C. Whiteman, Herman Herald.
| Fl. A. Castle, journalist at large.
A. Dewey, Fishers Landing Bulletin.
A. Z. Bunker, Western Newspaper Union.
T. Driscoll, St. Paul Pioneer Press.
s. H. Watson, st. Paul Dispatch.
II. Mattson, Stats Tidning.
F. NJ. Cove, Benton, Cove & Co, typ
founders
J. Z. Arnold, secretary.
c. H. Lineau, Volkszeitung, st. Paul
F. Belfoy, News-Ledger, Litchtleld.
II. E. Newton, Minnesota Farmer, Mime
apolis.
Ben Northup, Leader, Lake City.
G. A. Perkins, Sentinel, Lake City
J. A Sigler, Bulletin, Wabashaw.
S. P. Jennison, Republican, Red Wing
r. W. Clifford, Graphic, st. Paul.
Maj. T. NJ. Newson, at large.
". B. Reed, Prior Lake Times.
Frank Matchett, Jordan Advocate
AFTERNOON SESSION.
J. A. Leonard from the committee to report
VI OluCClS, tiC iOllVN
report, which was adopted
Presidential P, Hall, st. Paul GLOBE.
First Vice President, r. C. Mitchell, Duluth
Tribune; second Vice President, W. J. Mum
roe Morris Tribune
Recording secretary-M. c. Russell, Brainard
Tribune.
Corresponding Secretary--J. F. Williams,
st. Paul.
Treasurer-D. Ramaley, St. Paul Type Foun-
dry
Executive Committee-F. Driscoll, Il. A.
Castle aud G. X. Shaw.
OBITUARY.
Capt Arnold submitted the following re-
port:
Your committee ON resolutions upon the
death OF W. j. McMasters submit the follow
ing:
Resolved That IN the death of ". j. Nc
Masters, of the Lake City Leader, our associa-
ton loses one of its original founders, one of
the most shining lights, a man true to ma
ture born. A man, Christian, and all that
words can imply towards nobility of charac-
ter A loss, q void, not only to our fraternity
and the community in which he lived, but q
loss to the State with whose history and best
interests he has been identified for the past
twenty years. Among us he was universally
esteemed, not alone for his public service, but
for his private virtues and high sense of char
acter and honor.
ReSolved, That the secretary be instructed
to present copy of these resolutions to the
widow of our deceased friend
RESOLVED, That our recording secretary be
instructed to prepare for publication an
obituary notice.
Hon. J A. Leonard, Capt. H. a. Castle and
II. P. Hall seconded the resolutions with
warm encomiums of the deceased, after which
the resolutions were adopted.
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION.
The committee u. A. Leonard and Ii. P.
HalD to submit topics for consideration, made
a report, the following being the first subject
presented:
"Have not changes that have taken place in
the character of local papers and the manner
Of editing them rendered exchanges between
local papers useless and should not the system
of exchanging be discontinued"
Capt. Leonard advocated the abolition of
exchanges. His first idea was to gather local
news of his county and neighborhood. The
only papers needed are those of immediate
vicinity The weekly papers and their read
ers also rely, upon daily papers fromySt. Paul,
Chicago and New York The daily paper
gives the opinions of the weekly paper before
they can be gotten in their exchanges.
Capt. Castle took issue with Mr.. Leonard
on the ground that it was the function of the
country papers to discuss current topics a,
well as publish the news. If that was the
case they needed to have exchanges. The
daily papers only publish such comments as
suit their own views and do not give O fair
view of the sentiments of the country papers.
Major Hotchkiss thought the country editor
occupied relatively as important position as
the metropolitan press. The metropolitan
press does not, as rule, represent the popular
sentiment. 1t represents moneyed corporations
more than the popular interests. The country
paper stands between these corporations and
the people. He should be ashamed to say that
he was echoing simply the sentiments of the
Metropolitan sheets. He would not be willing
to endorse what the GLOBE, the Pioneer Press,
the Dispatch utter upon various topics The
country editors have the ability to handle top
les as well as the metropolitan papers.
Mr.. Belfoy, of the Litchtield Ne1cS- Ledger,
thought Capt. Leonard had placed the country
papers in false position. II it was carried to
its logical sequence he would have to head one
other ''the ideas of the GLOBE" And anoth-
er filed out with blank quads would be headed
''the ideas of the editor.h If he had any blank
column in his paper he would head it "the
ideas of the metropolitan press" He believed
the country papers controlledthe metropolitan
press instead of the reverse. q
Capt. Leonard said he agreed with all that
had been said except what Capt. Castle uttered.
He made it point never to agree with him on
any topic. He thought the speakers had
overlooked the fact that he had stated that the
object of taking the metropolitan papers was
to get the news and not to get editorials. The
fact that the country papers have so much
ability and are able to discuss the current
topics of the day, he argued, was the best evi.
dence of the correctness Of his position.
Gen. Jennison said exchanges were chiefly
valuable for the local news they supplied, but
even that reached them quicker through
the daily papers than by the papers themselves
There are some editors who pour themselves
all out in their papers, and we like to see how
foolish they can be on the wrong side. News
paper men only steal what is of value, and
hence they never steal editorials from the daily
papers. The tendency of both daily and weekly
papers was to sacrifice editorial SPACE for
news. He was sorry for it, because he had
more opinions to offer than news. It was
easier to sit down in ones office and write
editorials than it was to run about and hunt
up the news.
OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED.
The following topics reported by the com.
mittee, were discussed in their order.
SIS not the system of charging much more
proportionately for short time advertisements
than for long ones mistake, and would it not
pay publishers to advertise at about the same
rate per week for a short time as for a long
one"
SIS there any method whereby newspapers
can control their advertising rates, instead of
leaving il to agents?"
"What can be done. .ste avoid the ruinous
competition that exists in certain localities
as to tax lists, county printing and legal ad.
vertising?n
The discussion brought forth views that
might be of advantage to every editor. and