St. Paul daily globe., 1889-02-21
AN EDllUR'S EPllUME
President Heatwole Talks
Plainly to the Journalists
Of Minnesota.
II
Jurors Should Be Careful in
the Consideration Of Al-o /
legged Libels. /
..a -
Sent to an Insane Asylum
After an Attempt at
Suicide.
Feared Prosecution for Big
amy if He Married the
Woman He Abused.

The Minnesota Editorial association
held its semi-annual meeting at the
chamber of commerce yesterday morn
ing. The following editors were pres
ent: C. E. Graham, Waseca Radical;
c. A. Bennett, Granite Falls Journal;
Sanford Niles, School Education, Min
neapolis; E. Fl. Dearth, LIE Sueur News;
W. B., Mitchell. st. Cloud journal
Press; T. j. Price, Kellogg Newspaper
Union, st. Paul; G. f. Mcdonald, st.
Cloud Times; C. r. McKenney, North
st, Paul Sentinel: E. G. GUttrey. Pine
County Pioneer;. T. lie Vasseur, lie
Canadien, ST. Paul; S. Y. Collins. ST.
Peter Tribune; r. c. Stevens, Morris
Tribune; C. f. Spencer, Montevidee
Commercial; S. j, Turnbiad, Swensk
American PoSten; Harry E. Ives. st.
iIilaire Spectator; w. K. l.. jerks,
Alexandria Post; f. j. Mevst, Kellogg
Newspaper Union: VIC. Whiteman,
OrtonVille Herald-Star; j. L. Putnam,
Granite Falls Tribune; j. A, Heenny;
Janesyille Argus; A. Fl. S. Perkins,
White Bear Lake Breeze; w. A. Chap
man.. st. James Journal; H. L. Peterson,
Litchfeld independent; B. Strain, Bait
tie Lake Review; A; S; MCMILLAN,
ton, Minnetonka Mirror; Il. (.
Cobb, Park Rapids, Enterprise;
j. H. Glass. Carver County News; Ed
ward Richards. Northwestern News
paper Union; G. III Lienau. Vokzei-
tung, st. Paul; II. D. Brown, eX-pub-
Usher; S. A. CleweH, Saltwater Daily
Gazette; George Thompson, st. Paul
Dispatch; V. C. Seward: Tom Over
land, industrial Age. Duluth: Joel P.
Heatwole. Mortified News; E. E.
Adams. Fergus Falls Journal; HI. p.
Hail, ST. Paul; ID. Ramaley, A. y. u.
w. Guide, st. Paul: g. S. Pease.
Anoka Onion; J. S. Pinney, Am
erican Press Association; l.. p. Hunt,
Mankato Free Press; w. P. Howe, Min
neapolis Trade Reporter; Irving Todd,
Hastings Gazette; c. p. Slime, Minne-
sofa type foundry, st. Paul; AlXah
Eastman. Anoka Herald; W. l.. Abbott.
Redwood Falls Reyeille; !; Dunn. Prince
ton Union; Ii. A. Castle, Frank Mead.
H. f. Hoard. Monticello Leader, and
Maj. L. NJ. NeNson.
President HeatWOle, in calling the
meeting to order, delivered short adj
dress, in the course: of which he said3
Minnesota can justly and honestly
feel proud of her press, but there,is
still room for Improvement. There has
been in the past entirely -
TOO MUCH BAD BLOOD -,
between editors, caused either by jeal-
Ousy or mlsunderstandingS and this
seems to be a good time to drop all per-
sonai differences and, join hands In;
common cause. We should not he slow
to demand the rights and privileges
which belong to u.s. and this
can only he done s;by wipipg
out all prejudices. MISUNDERSTANDING
and ijealousies. While many of Jus
have been, quarreling among ourselves,
a few crossroads politicians. clothedin
the guiSe; of local statesmen. by q caEet
less or hoodwinked constituency, have
taken advantage of the darkness OF
the editorial storm and disputed our
rights, and i'll many cases. relying upon
the seeming lack of courage and inde-
pendence on the part of great num-
Der OF papers, have. by adroit and
technical means gathered in feshpots
at the expense of good government
1t is true that there are 0bsequiOuS pa
pers,, but there are very few in Mime
sofa, surely not enough to warrant SIAN
derous words from men who should be
dignified and just. Some nell condemn
the press because it does not do ignoble
service for the few who seek personal
advancement. Such men do not want
manly tone Of virtuous independence:
they want base seryIity on the part of
the. press. The man who makes the
sweeping assertion that the press is
venal is man of blunt moral
sensibilities. of depraved mental
appetite, of unchaste aspirations
and will smother the finer feelings of
the soul: to gain a point. We are too
kind to: the men who insult us apd try
to bring our profession into disrepute:
Go for them tell the truth about them:
do not sugar-coat it. DO not try to be
easy with them at the expense of truth.
You may .:.a
GET ON SOME ONES TOES,
for no truth-tellfng man can go through
the world in a straight line without
doing So. In word, tell the truth of
all things and all men, for truths satai