Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-05-29
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.
One of the veterans-A Good
Presiding Oficer-Bob
Whites Address.
From the St. Charles Banner.

From the St. Charles Banner.
Col. White, the outgoing presi-
dent and editor Of the Mexico LED.
aER, is one of the veteran editors
of the State, Notwithstanding he is
a young man. Everybody in the
State knows Bob White, personal
" or by reputation, and all the Ia
dies who see him, AZ q natural con-
sequence, admire him. he is Ger.
tainly fine looking man-tall and
commanding in bearing, with .
strong and intelligent face and
splendid head. He is q man Of
ability and his paper has a great
and far extending influence. But
really Bob ought to be represent
ing the "Bloody Seventh in Con.
gress, for few better men for the
place could be found-after Norton
has his turn.
Mrs. White Is here with her hus.
band. She is a fitting wife for an
editor, being a lady OF splendid
literary attainments.
Col. Bob White makes a splen-
did presiding officer. He is at all
times pleasant and agreeable.
President r. NJ. White delivered
the following reply to Rev. Father
Rosswinkels address of welcome !:
FATHER RosswINKEL, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN OF ST. CHARLES
1t is with great pleasure that I, as
President of the Northeast Mis-
souri, Press Association, accept, in
its behalf, your cordial welcome,
80 eloquently rendered. And /
desire to express to you and
through you to the hospitable
citizens of this beautiful, progress.
i've .and go-ahead little city, our
hearty appreciation of this warm
welcome.
We have all heard of your open
hearted hospitality; your solid
and fourishing industries; your
colleges and churches 80 strong
and powerful for good; your live
and progressive newspapers, whose
editors are now living together
like turtle doves; your mighty
river, which Friend Holmes says
runs to the sea, and Geo. Dyer
says is not good to drink; your
thoroughbred horses and beautiful
women; your mammoth breweries,
warranted never to run dry, and
iyour politicians who keep these
same breweries running on double
time in order to supply the de.
mand.
We have come to see and enjoy
all these things, after which w
will publish the same and more
to the world with the result tha1
all the newspaper men in all the
world will want to come to St
tCharles to stay always.
We have come here not only te
see and enjoy st. Charles, but te
transact business. This business
is of the utmost importance to oul
profession, but what is of import
ance to the members of the press il
of interest to the entire public
And we cordially invite the goo6
people of st. Charles to meet with
US in our business sessions; and WI
will devote as much time as you
want, and maybe more, to accept
ling your courtesies and going where
you will, except to Jail.
| I am sure our stay here will bs
pheasant to the members and
trust will prove mutually benefi
cial.
| I desire, before closing, to thanl
the members of the association fol
the honor conferred on me at thu
last meeting by electing me presi
dent.
I am anything but q graceful
presiding officer, but with your as
sistance and indulgence I trust tn,
business of the convention will b,
transacted in prompt and effect
i've manner. The object of thu
meeting is the advancement of on
common interests, and our worl
should be of q practical nature, re
sulting in something tangible.
j Again I thank you.