Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-08-25
THE EDITORS IN COUNCIL.
The Nanipulators OF the Shears and ya-
Der ON their Annual Merry Making
Welcomed to Marinotte-A Brief Bust
ness Meeting-The Annual Address by
President Hoard.


ton reached Marinette on the 18th,
the number arriving from Milwaukee
being largely reinforced by delegations
from all parts of the state. Among
those present were the following:
Mrs. j. R. Decker and daughter, Column
bus Republican; w B. Mart odale. Kenosha
Courier; p. FL. Carney and rife, Waukesha
Democrat; H. B. Blackburn and wife, Evans
vile Enterprise; P. M. Wright and wife,
Omro Journal; the Rev. s.. D. Peet and wife,
Clinton: r. w. Cheever and wife, Clinton
Herald; J. I. Toner and wife, Burlington
Democrat; W.D. Hoard and wife,
Ft. Atkinson Dairyman and TT. Atkinson
Union; j. e. Heg and wife, Lake Geneva
Reporter, Chicago; e. d. Coe and wife,
Whitewater Register; B. L. Dodge and wife,
Chicago; Clarence Burnett and wife, Black
Earth Advertiser; M. Bohan and wife, Mil
waukee; Mrs. L. Phillips, poetess, Madison,
I. A. Hoxie and wife, Evansville Review;
Griff 1. Jones and wife, Augusta Eag,e; 2.
L. Hobbs and wife, Lake Mills Leader; o.
F. Ressler and wife, Jefferson Banner; I.
X. Dunn and wife, Elroy Tribune; w Z.
Hill and wife, Wonewoc Reporter, j. Z.
Shirk and wife, Fox Lake Breeze; E. Decker
and wife, Green Bay Advocate; Frank Til
ton and wife, Green Bay Advocate; c. j.
Stark, Berlin Journal; II. c.. Fabe-. Rich
san Herald; Peter Richards, Lodi News; CT.
e. Vandercook, Spencer Tribune; Frank A.
Ross, Milwaukee Journal; George j. King,
Cambria News; Garrett Veeder, James
vile; 81. S. Shedd, Madison Press
and Badger; W. G. Weeks, Delavan
Republican, A. 81. Chamberlain, Madison
Democrat F. W. Coon, Edgerton Tobacco
Reporter; O. Ell. Brand, GAINESVILLE Recorder;
j. p. Hume and mother, Chiffon Times; w.
W. Pollock, Cassville Current; Edward
Malone, Waterford POST Curt M. Treat
Milwaukee; John Hicks, Oshkosh North
WESTERN O. G. Munson, Viroqua Censor;
Edwin Hurlbut, Oconomowoc Free Press
Fred. G. Morehouse and sister, Young
Churchman; VIM. L. Norris and daughter,
WATERFOWL Republican; John A. Killeen
and wife, Kenosha Telegraph; Mrs. Sites,
Miss Brooks, Mrs Bancroft, Mrs sarles, of
Sparta Ladies Quartette); Miss Alice
Downs of ViroQua: Miss Lou Lester and
Miss Hidebrand, Boscobel Dial; J. G. Bart
holt, Milton Telephone; G. j. ROLLS, Slough
ton Hub; Mark II. Barnum, Wausau Torch
of Liberty; Judge L. B. Noyes, Marinette
Eagle: G. M. Fairchild, Marinette Star; A.
NJ. Pettibone, formerly Juneau Telephone,
B n. A. Cole, Marinette Eagle.
At the mornings business session
the subject of deadbeat advertisers
Engaged nearly all the discussion. A
q remedy. A proposition was sub
mitted 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 Atkin-
son, was reelected president; J. E.
Heg, Lake Geneva, secretary, and
David Atwood, Madison, treasurer.
Mr. Hoard and Mr.. Heg declined and
it was decided to hold the election on
TIE excursion boat.
The literary exercises took place in
the evening. A formal welcome was
extended by III. O. Fairchild, on the
part of ciUlzens, and Judge Noyes on
the part of the local press. Both ex-
tended the hospitalities of Marinette
ii e, most cordial manner, conlpli-
mented the association and it's Off
GERS, and expressed Marinette's ap-
probation of the honor which it had
received in being selected as the place
OF meeting. Mr.. Fairchild referred to
the liberty and license allowed the
press, and said:
It is sometimes questioned whether there
should not be either restraint upon this
liberty or more stringent accountability
to the law fo- the utterances OF the press. ]
In not one who believes in the necessity oil
any such restraints, although I believe that
more strict accountability for the utter
tnces of the press should be imposed
liberty should not be license and while it
ometimes has assumed that form, the press
I Wisconsin especially is free from such a
barge. The press itself should be and
link can be relied upon to purify itself Of
nat element which would seek to lay the
d band of Anarchy upon the throat of law
- Il e%o1 Il alol .%,,4i -
,eiety and OF government and TO raise VI
hers Of their own wild inconaiderate max
President Hoard, in his annual ad
ress, gave some good advice to the
,untry editors. He said:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: It is a custom
this association to elect a president anC
ace d year do penance for the sins OF
Felve-month, by listening with more Of
IS interests to what he says. Thisis dom
impress US that the occasion is not on
unalloyed pleasure; but that in ever.
sund of sweet we must expect an ounce O
tier; that Hannah can only be properl,
derstood by considering Mordecai; tina
horizon of editorial happiness shoult
elude rugged mountains as well as delight
plains.
FIRST of all let me congratulate this asso
ttion upon its good fortune in being Sc
instincts Marinette is a city of lum
r ''ftis builded in the company of grea
.es and in the sound Of running waters.
rave always noticel that such associa
ms have T. broadening and harmonizin
ect on men. They haven't the brick am
ortar cast of countenance. We could ex
ct then nothing less from such a peopl
an the warm and cordial reception W
We received. For this we feel grateful.
hope my brethren of the press will par
N me if / make use of this occasion t.
eak to them plainly concerning certain
alters pertaining to the business of max
ga newspaper. am not satisfied witt
Y own effort, and still further, l am no
stisfed with the ideal that prevails gener
". The outcome of all human effor
IN be gagged by two things, viz: til
leal or staadard which measures that ei
ort AMI is the source of it and the energ
18th which the ideal is carried to com
letion. I believe the country press c
WISCONSIN ought to be, in justice,
luhdred times more prosperous than it IL
nd just as firmly believe that the grea
,eason why it is not thus prosperous
because the standard or ideal by which
: fashioned is below the grade OF success