The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-02-15
Na1s.
TaS Press Association.


The Western Kentucky Press As.
sociation me: at MadisonvilIs OH the
18th, aud l.. w. Coleman, of the
Henderson Reporter, was elected Pres
dent. zenO Youhg Vice President, and
O. NJ. Meachain, Secretary. The fol-
lowing pspers were represented; Hem
derson Reporter. Princeton Banner.
Muhlenburg Echo, Owensb5ro Mes.
sengcr and Examincr, Madisonville
Times and Hopkinsville South Ken.
tuckisn. Resolutions were adopted
declaring allegiance to the Ststs Press
Association, depreca.ing clipping
without credit pIsdging themselves
to adhere to advertised rates in max
ing contracts with advertising agents
and patent medicine men, favoring the
publication Of sales under judicial de-
crees. recommending the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, and thank
ing Heno Young and other citizens Of
Madisohville for their hospitality and
courtesies.
While there was not az large an
attendance as we had hoped, nor as
much business transacted as we had
expected, still, If the members who
committed themselves to the pledge
not to take any advertisements below
their published rates will adhere to it,
and make those who join their asso-
citation hereafter abide by it, they will
have dohe good work. We fear,
however. as there is no means Of en-
forcing such regulations, they will not
prove TO work In practice. If they
can be put in force at all. it is an as
socistion like this in which the news
papers are homogeneous, as it were,
all weekly and capable Of being COVER
ned by the same rules. Ina State
Association, where every variety OF
publications is represented, we have
been met by the difficulty of adopting
any regulations which would apply to
all, and for that reason have not en-
couraged the introduction Of business
into It's proceedings. Aiming TO make
it tseial IN building up an osprit dc
corps by bringing the editors together
and making the annual reunions in
different sections Of the State, in
structive to the members and Of recip-
rocal advantage 10 the localities By
the advertisement thus affotded.
1--WE see no reason why thefs shou Id
be any conflict between the State AS
'| roc iation and such organizations as
this one inauguarated at Madisonyille
(which has our best wishes for it's fn-
ture usefulness. On the contrary, it
seems to us that It would be well il
there we're number Of them, say one
for each Congressional District, so
that ultimately, practicable, the State
Association conld be composed Of
delegates from these several local or
| ganizations. There is one thing which
has become evident to every one, and
that is. that the State Association
must hereafter be limited to actual
newspaper men and publishers. The
annual meetings have become a nuis'
ance from the number OF proxies and
outsiders who avail themselves Of tn,
opportunity to 60 on a dead-hcad ex.
cursion. A committc was appointed tc
revise tho constitution IN this respect,
and before the next meeting is an
noupccd we expect to publish the con-
ldiiions Of mem bership and attendance,
and we expect it to contain such
specific provisions as will exclude any
one who is not 6ondfde newspaper
man or a publisher, and also exclude
candidates for Office who make it the
occasion Of promoting their interests
| The State Press Association hereafter
must be what it purports to be, and
tho attendance upon its annual meet
lings or excursions must be limited to
|i:s actual members. In this way ",
can expect to carry out its objects
which oflate the public have begur
to believe arc simply TO have a troll,
at somebody's else's expense Yco'
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