The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-05-24

men would llo down ana ore w snspii o VII
gust AMER sitting behind SUM ~ Nv ~
who would care t0take donhsy I,ut al,
have become 50 exacerbaied by SECT JIM
and political disputes that we are eyer ~,
getting the grand truth that we are noso
utely the frecst people on the gloDel EyeLy
newspaper IN the land 10 certihcate o' tno
fact. The free press, Win its poIp
frort. II dai ministrations. its CON
hieut appeals 10 the conscience ana ,h'rr.
.si nf l. ~ peOp'e, loudly aud ceaselrsslF
rugs tho bru uf onr t,d"pe udenCs rom
ANY seItlpd I, ranny Ia church or stare
The general feet of newspay ers ~ h"alth.
fuI AMI y,rrn Ia, rIx,ns the United
Suites OF America a. lhi IN VT advanced
product of the modern development.
would say that the newspaper Is one of the
most i'm porlant, PERHAPS the fayorite, ana
certainly The most characteristic institution
OF the neriod.
In after times. gentlemen and ladies,
when our population shall have become as
dense as that of BeIgium-when the genius
of free America shall have her wings over
an'imperal domain stretching from the ice
cliffs Of Labrador to the tropical waters of
the Gulf of Darien-when the city of Wash
inpton sha,l have ceased to mourn its lost
prandeur and shsll way old as dull pro-
4inciaj town-it 10 highly probable, in that
remote and consnmmate day. that our pos
terIty. in regarding the national flag as it
shall nroudiy float from the dome of the
e S at 81 fomis az some great Babylon
on the Rio Grande or the slopes Of the
Sierra Madre. shall see. instead of an en-
hjayonry of etar. and atr;nes the figure of
the American eagle spread in bold relief
unon tho oman face of a colossal neWSpa-
n mar" WIG 'p'N '"o0 u " '
Mr.. Elliott of the HERALD. moved that
the thanks of the association be rendered to
Prof Girardaan for The GRAFTON. and that it
he nrinted go a mart Of the proceedings
Corriad nnanimonsiv nv a rising vote,
President Gosiinp read an invitation from
Governor Ireland re- he his gue Is at dinner
while nassino through Austin on their way
W. Wn pss 'T Tbo nresident notified the
convention That he had photographed accept
ance with thanks, His action was unanl-
monslv ratifed
V w i"'- Weudeu ot the sepuin Times
tatod that Gov IraIand had stated TO him
that he had taIeeranbed the governor OF
Nueya Leon, Mexico, of the contemplated
evcnrsnn ond ;n1;t;no his conriesies to the
essnniot;nr anu n'i''ne A''
Pres;dsnt Gos,ing stated that he had also
received an Invitation. in spanish, from the
authorities at Nueva Leon for the associa.
t;on To dino on route Accented with
thanks
Mr. w T, Hall of the HERALD, extended
an invitation tn the association and all
other mem hers IF the nress to the banquet
of Kant,s as tandared NV the Dallas Press
Tirh Cd tho c;tigens Of nalIes
AS;nurned tn an m
aETrprooN Ess1oN.
The conyentiyn was called to order at 3
n m
Pm p;doo,, Of tho Athens Narrow
Canoe otfsrsS a resolution that in making
nominationS for officers No remarks be al
lowed Carried
ioT'1 r. Son of tbo Albany Star offered a
resolution that ali honorary members who
have No ;nterest in the publication of a
,ave no ha ~ t rom the roll Laid
over vHs XII naxt e v H '' 'A "
Tho fr;ands Of To w K;roan having con-
tr;hn,ed Ga n i'm resnonse To an appeal
SroDo b;,, 90 "a - oYpnressed thanks in
Letter A'-- -0' "N' --' e->p- 0
VA Abev of tho Iongview Democrat
.aa a. od;tcyr,;a ~ frn T ths nsI,as Farmer
ord pia ntar a.sct;na on the association
in not a,louina the female nor
tion no' Of n,an6 hsrs, Families 90
o o,on axorrS;ons aic Nj Abev delivered a
sr;n,1in,, or; ,;oisr, IN tha writer If The ar.
';oiss o. o.,,na ths irnnractic,h,lity of the
sn uv, and IN nrondsi,ions contained in
h,sar,;cia H., attributed the article 10 iy-
.ns arc,o'e d ne Nv at'ru' Ws rns rson moved
thai ,be author he excused on the score Of
irnorauce elicitiny Ioud cbeers.
The nnnual election of officers WAS then
gone into. resulting as follows:
For President w. M. Yandell and W. A.
fleide were placed IN hominati9h, ny
m"JoIl'y rue was auop'er' nnu 90 en auet,
was eleS.eu Wy niSJoi'S Va 10 w ~ s'N'
tering, 2.
On motion OF Mr.. Fields the electlon OF
MT; ianaeIi was maze unanimous. ..oa
The following vice. presidents were eiecteo
unanimously under suspension OF tne
rules: W. a. Fleids, OF MERIDIAN; =. =
Elliott, OF Dallas, am J. W. BOOM, Oh De-
catur.
A. W. Clifford was elected treasurer by
majority OF IL over Il. Y. Huckapee.
W. A: Abey was reelected secretary over
Mitchell and Gilbert,
MIR. O'Brlen, OF The Dubln enterprise,
offered the following resolution, which was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved That the warmest thanks OF
the Texas Press association he and they are
hereby rendered 10 MIR. II. Il. tossing, our
retiring president, and who Tor the past Two
years has administered the duties OF MS
office with an ability, a skliinliness ana an
impartiality worthy OF the highest praise
that can possibly be accorded TO any execu-
tive official,
Resolved, further, that the most sincere
wishes OF each sfid-Syery member OF TINS
association 90 with him all through lie IN
it's every phase, through health, prosperity
and happiness. -
MR.. ELLrorr's REMARKS.
49,. -. -o-
MI b'ilo,t, naVlns fesu tne o 49, 20 9.
lutions a, tue reques'" MI v niieh' s"'u'
MT, Presluen -o.o,,,;o,,s ,,h;oh h.vo
secohu Inese Iesoiu.o, m i.S e' :,
lust neen nsnueu W. s ga -, 80, yaic.,
neart, anu i anas,, ,aan,hsr ,n,s
tne sen s AZ. aes,;as Co.. oi,,os, No.
assoclatlon. LIZ 80, ,6o n",as ~ -,
known into Jul mus, ~. ~ " n
the nIst asselnpiinf IT,. n, - i,Ni',,,,,,'
ooanoeu lnIo poputahg l.; :, hs,,nr ~,
Az % "" 10 noar 20 he gniden onin,on.
added year oy year 20 We koia.n "p,u i. ,s
DIS Garner mi dons Ill hat ,h,.se reso.
i',ions announce but in his uptlrinr