The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-10
AT THE BANQUET.
An Elegant Menu and Happy Responses &c

the Various TOasts. -
Last evening the members OF the association
with several representative citizens, among
whom the Hon. Benz. Harrison, E. B.
Martindale, Revs. Mcleod and Gilbert and local
newspaper men, sat down to an artistically ar
ranged banquet table at the New hDenfson
House. For hour the Injuries of the menu
occupied the attention of the feasters who
spced it with chat, interesting anecdote and
story. 49,
Mr.. Halford, after this had been gone-through,
briefly called attention to his position of toast
master, which was of autocracy. As,it was
not often the editorial departments got The busi-
ness end of newspaper work at disadvantage,
he proposed to use his authority to the limit.
The sentiment to which the association; respond
ed In regard to the feeling for editors the
part of business managers reciprocal.
He in listening to the confession made by SO
many of of the members in being caught by
swindlers, was led to wonder how many of the
company had been caught in green goods He
thought they were the most remarkable set Of
chumps he had ever met. Thus opening the
A. N. p. Association" to which Colonel zones
responded gos1s
The Colonel said that when the editorial wing
was called on to speak in public it fell back
the timehonorsd excuse that editors are better
with the pen than with the tongue. This claim
is scarcely valid for he thought that men whose
principal occupation was singing words around
promiscuously could do it easily with the
tongue. But parts of speech and use of words
occupy small part of the time of business men
of newspapers. They deal in figures, not words.
figures of arithmetic no. of speech. Yet these
figures some times lie but facts cannot5ise
pecialiy in regard to circulation Passing to the
association he rehearsed it's brief history and
purposes, and then referring to its second annu-
al meeting. congratulated the members gonits
occurrence when conditions of prosperity
abe They were s;. evidences , hi CHOW
He had been impressed by all that was to be
seen. especially the great resource of natural
gas. which promised to be beacon to tighten
Indianapolis to higher development. Colonel
hotel proprietor. to whom the association was
greatly indebted. He wished him long dife
and happy one, and a prosperity that would
extend as his purse heightened.
John e. McManus, of the Philadelphia Record.
responded to 1.-THE Business Manager" who's he
said, was not a man of flowing periods. Allshe
required to express his ideas brief dan
guage. Given twenty of the most brlliant7edi-
tors and as many more of the brightest report
ers, without the business manager cir news
paper success would be short lived He is
the rallying point around which to gatherrthe
forces. He furnishes the snews of war and
hence, although there is Jealousy bstweensthe
business department. and the brainery, the most
brilliant writer is always anxious to keep in
close relations with the business managera es-
pecially if he carries the key to the safe. aa7y
George p. Rowsll, who responded to 1.-THE lAd-
vertising Agent said it experience
TO MIN WQon De received an lQV1CntlOn EQ8Tn1S
meeting. His coming reminded him of theiIman
who tried to lead refractory heifer by tising
one end of rope to his dog and the other 30 the
heifer. He found out his mistake be-
ever the advertising agent meets the newspaper
man he is always sure of cordial greeting aand
the best of treatment, but when he meetsvtwo,
each tells the other what bad the aagsnt
is. But not in fifty of the GO, 600, 600 people
in this country know how the advertising agent
makes his living. There is an injustice done
him by mixing few of his class with 260
others md then telling the world Rhow
wicked he is. The agent is necessitycof the
newspaper business, which lie enormous He
brings the foreign advertisers in contactwith
the many thousand papers of the world,sone-
third of which published in thee United
of papers in this country and Canada
is 100000, while that for tho year
reaches the enormous sum of $500. ooe.ooo.
To each family of five persons, including
paupers. 200 papers of some sort accessible.
and to each man, woman and child in the
United States two and one-half papers can be9.
given. People who wish to use this vast
medium of communication must have some one
to advise them, some one who knows how to do
it for them. That is what the advertising
agent does. 80
'The Supsrfuous Mantle Editor gave VIM.
G. Bryant. OF the Brooklyn Times, abundant
scope for his quaint humor. He thought il
would be we'll for the business department to
keep hands off the editor for awhile, not to kill
him, but save him for toast masters atsfuture
banquets of the association. The editor was
strange being. When he wentan into
the Office of his diabolical d. 1ocratic contempo
rary, the Brooklyn Eagle, he found Republic
does not believe In the Standard Union hs saw
. Democrat writing in favor of projections which
he thinks he does not believe. Then, whom he
saw articles against gam bling from men who are
ready to drop V on Brighton Beach tip, he
felt that, after ALL the editor was like the bust
ness ma n favor Of revenue only
replied to THE Editorial and Business Depart
ments," which he considered of equal value in
claim all the credit He said true success could
be obtainsd only throug harmonious working
together
H F. Gunnison of the Brooklyn Eagle,
found in his topic. .sThe Benevolent Newspa-
per-" opportunity 20 criticise severely the
liberal policy extended to theaters. charities
and churches, although he believed there
instances wherc free use of the columns could
be granted without detriment to the papers
business and standing. ssss
In replying to 1.-THE Press and Pulpit DR..
Mcleod thought the pulpit was q little older
than the press, but what the pulpit did and
how it ever got along without the press, q
consideration; That was in the older times,
that of the pulpit is multiplied.
IL the two will combine for the interest of the
town. city or State. their power would be ire
sistible. The press is largely secular, but there
is great deal of religion in its secularity.
cept in regard to the politics of Russia. and per-
haps of Spain. 1t Is considered crime. though,
for the preacher to speak about
New York politics, election frauds
in Ohio. and forged taly-sheets in
Indiana While the press criticise the pull
pit without being called to account their inter
ests are to great degree common, and they
should work in harmony. for the two forces have
much to do in advancing civilization, morality.
law and order.
e. b Martindalc responded 10 the City OF
indianapolis in doing which he gave incident
ally and briefly the facts attending the founda
ton Of the city. After it was laid out the lots
were seld for $40 each. and the sale aggregated
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