The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1886-08-28
THE EDITORS IN COUNCIL.
The Manipulstors of the Shears and Fe-
Der on their Annual merry-aaktug
Welcomed to Msrinette-A Brief Bust
meas Meetng-The Annual Address by
President Hoard.

ness heetiuB-1nc ANNUAL address Dt
President Hoard.
The Wisconsin Editorial Associa-
tion reached Marinette on the l7th,
the number arriving from Milwaukee
being largely reinforced by delegations
from all parts OF the state Among
those present vere the following:
Mrs. j. R. Decker and daughter. Colum-
bus Republican; w. B. Martindaie, Kencsha
Courier; p. h. Carney and vile, Waukesha
Democrat; II. B. Black mum and wife, Evans
vile Enterprise; 7. Nj. Wright and VIE
Omro Journal; the Rev. S. ID. Peet and vile
Clinton; 4. W. Cheever and wife, Clinton
Herald; j. I. Toner and ife, Burlington
Standard Democrat; W. d. Hoard and wife
tt. Atkinson Dairyman and Ft. Atkinson
Union; j. E. Heg and wife, Lake Geneva
Herald; a. j. Cheney and wife, Educational
Reporter, Chicago; +. ID. Coe and wife,
Whitewater Register; b. L. Dodge and wife
Chicago Clarence Burnett and vile, Black
Earth Advertiser; NJ. Bohan and wife, Nil
waukeei Mrs. L. Phillips, poetess, Madison,
|. a. Hoxie and wife Evansville Review
Griii /. Jones and wife, Augusta Eagle; c.
L. Hobbs and wife, Lake Mills Leader; O
f. Rpssler and wife, Jefferson Banner; T
X. Dunn and wife, EIroy Tribune w F.
|
Shirs and wife, Fox Lake Breeze: L. Decker
and vile, Green Bay Advocate. Frank TIL
ton and wife, Green Bay Advocate; c. J.
stark, Berlin Journal; II. c. Faber, Rich
/ mond tlll) Gazette; Charles Ware, MaIke-
san Herald; Peter Richards, Lodi News 6
z. Vandercook, Spencer Tribune; frank A.
Ross, Milwaukee Journal; George J. King
Cambria News; Garrett veeder, James
vile; II. S. Shedd, Madison Press
| and Badger; w. G.. Weeks, Delavan
Republican, A. II. Chamberlain, Madison
Democrat; F. w. Coon, Edgerton Tobacco
Reporter; o. II. Brand, GAINESVILLE Recorder;
j. p. Hume and mother, Chiffon Times; ".
w. Pollock, Cassville Current; Edward
Malone, Waterford Post; Curt NJ. Treat.
Milwaukee; John Hicks, Oshkosh North
western; o. 6. Munson, Viroqua Gems 0r,
Edwin Hurlbut, Oconomowoc Free Preas,
Fred. Z. Morehouse and sister, Young
Churchman; VIM. L. Norris and daughter
Watertown Republican; John a. killeeD
and wife, Kenosha Telegraph; Mrs. Sites
Miss Brooks, Mrs. Bancroft, Mrs. Sarles. oi
Sparta Ladies Quartette), Miss Alice
Downs, of Niroqua: Miss Lou Lester and
Miss Hildebrand, Boscobel Dial; J. c. Bart
holt Milton Telephone; c. J. ROLLS, Slough
ton Hub; Mark H. Barnum, Wausau Torch
Of Liberty; Judge L. B. Noyes, Marinette
| Eagle; c. II. Fairehild, Marinette Star; a.
NJ. Pettibone, formerly Juneau 1'elephone,
Ben. A. Cole, Marinette Eagle.
At the mornings business session
the subject of deadbeat advertis-1s :
engaged nearly all the discussion. 4
committee was appointed to suggest
a remedy. A proposition was sub
mltted to have an extra business ses-
sion OF the association in February OF
each year and left open for future
action. W. D. Hoard, OF Fort Atkia-
| son, was reelected president; J. E.
| Heg, Lake Geneva, secretary, anu
David Atwood, Madison. treasurer.
Mr. Hoard and Mr.. Heg declined and
1t was decided to hold the election on
| the excursion boat.
The literary exercises took place in
| the evening. A formal welcome was
extended by II. 0. Fairchild, on the
part OF citizens, and Judge Noyes o..
the part OF the local press. Both ex
tended the hospitalities OF MaIinette
| IN most cordial manner, compli-
| mented the association and its off
GERS, and expressed Marinette's az
probation OF the honor which il had
received in being selected as the place
| OF meeting. Mr.. Faircbild referred TO
the liberty and license allowed the
press, and said:
1t Is sometimes questioned whether there
should not be either restraint upon this
liberty or more stringent accountability
10 the law for the uttera ances Of the press.
am not one who believes in the necessity oi
any such restraints although believe that
| a more strict accounta bility for the utter.
anoes of the press should be imposed.
Liberty should not be license and while il
sometimes has assumed that form, the press
Of Wisconsin especially is free from such q
charge. The press itself should be and !
think can be relied upon to purify itself OF
that element which would seek TO lay the
red band Of Anarchy upon the throat OF Law
or to tear down established institutions oi
society and os government and to raise NJ
Others OF their own wild, inconsiderate max
ing.
President Hoard, in his annual ed.
| dress, gave some good advice to the
| country editors. He said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: 1t is custom
Of this association to elect president and
once year do penanoe for the sins OF 4
| twelve-month, by listening with more OF
less interests to what he says. This is doue
| TO impress us that the occasion is not one
of unalloyed pleasure, but that in every
| pound OF sweet We must expect an ounce o.
bitter; that Hannen can only be properly
understood by considering Mordecai; that
| the horizon of editorial happiness should
| include rugged mountains as well az delight
iul plains.
First OF all let me congratulate this asso'
| citation upon its good fortune in being set
down in the midst of a people OF such gener
| Gus instincts. Marinette is a city OF lum-
Der. 1T is builded in the company OF great
| trees and in the sound OF running waters
| ! have always noticed that such associa-
tions have a broadening and harmonizina
| effect Oh men. They haven't the brick and
mortar cast of countenance. We could ex.
| pect then nothing less from such a people
| than the warm and cordial reception We
| have received. For this we feel grateful.
! hope my brethren of the press viii par.
| don me if | make use OF this occasion 20
| speak to them plainly concerning certain
matters pertaining to the business Of max
ing a newspaper. | am not satisfied with
my own effort, and still further, | am not
| satisfied with the ideal that prevails gensr-
| ally. The outcome OF all human effort
| can be gauged by two things, viz The
| ideal or standard which measures that e.
| fort and is the source OF il and the energy
| with which the ideal is carried to com
| pletion. l believe the country press oi
| Wisconsin ought to be, in justice a
hundred times more prosperous than II Il.
| and lust as firmly believe that the great
| reason why it is not thus prosperous Is
| because the standard or ideal by which II
| Is fashioned is below the grade Of success.
| Old notions have been accepted TO the burt
| of prosperity. One of these is that Jour
/ nslism and typs-settiDg are kindred, and
| the latter Is the foundation Of the first. As
| consequence We have a surfeit OF the
| type-sticking ideal or standard for the
| newspaper. There is an abundance OF born
| printers and a few born journalists, the
| same as there are thousands of carpen ters
| and but few good architects.
| That inner consciousness or instinct that
| guides the carrier pigeon or the true journal
| ist, each at times upon uutracked space,
| that tells almost uncrringly that this way
| viii lead to success and that to disaster, is
/ not born 81 the making Of dove cotes or the
| art Of typesetting. Yet in the convictions
| and practice OF a great many country pub
| hshers the latter is the governing ideal.
! Hence we have so few really prosperous
| newspapers. It may be very cOBsollng,
| but not very wise, to lay it all to the
people and seold away at them because
| they do not appreciate their home paper.
| Out seventeen yesrs' study Of the matter
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