The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1890-07-24


ration and come to believe that Durham
is the biggest town of IFS size in the
State.
Mr.. w. Z. Murchison, editor of the
Jonesboro Leader, made a pointed and
witty response in behalf of the press
provoking many hearty laugh by seY.
eral imprOmptu good hits.
Next in order was the Grafton by Mr.
Robert Haydn, editor of the Charlotte
Chronicle. 1t was one Of the most unique
addresses ever delivered before the Press
Association or any other body, and was
pronounced one of the best efforts in
that line that the editors had ever heard
The Grafton is printed on the second page
of this paper
The speech making being ended, the
meeting adjourned and the editors, mem
bers of the Commonwealth Club and in
vited guests repaired to the Hotel Clai-
born where sumptous repast was spread.
One hundred and fifty men sat down at
the table and held their ground until the
done justice to the fare, Mr.. j. S. Carr
announced the toasts and speakers in
the following order
North Carolina, the Land We Love.
Response by ]. H. Southgate, of Durham.
Mr.. Southgate made speech glowing
with patriotism and state pride, abound
ing with eloquent illusions to the power
of the press. The reporters best efforts
failed to secure the manuscript of the
speech, and to this fact must be attributed
IHE GLOBES failure to print it this
evening.
| The North Carolina Press Association.
Response by w. w. McDiarmid. Editor of the
hunberton RobesOnian, and President of the
| Association.
Mr.. Chairman, and Gentlemen 1t
would have been pleasing to me if an
other and more eloquent tongue than
mine had been assigned the theme which
has fallen to me, perhaps because I am
the president of the Association
The sweep of the power for good or
for evil the Association may WELD is
worthy Of the portraiture of an artist of
the finest culture and most exquisite
| taste.
The two pillars, we take it, on which
the safety, duration and glory of these
American states depend are the grant-,
ing of the greatest possible quantum of.
| personal liberty to the individual citizen
and the freedom and power of the print-
ing press. The functions of the latter,
in normal state Of things, are to de-
fend and restrain the individual, to per
petuate the liberty accorslesas ssaas s.~.s.
guide tsas to max fta-1ls tseI fasJ -
highest moral and material upbuildang
of the state, and, at the same time, to
protect the body polite from its abuse.
The practical utility, the unique re-
sponsibility, the great power, the sacred
| obligations of an association like ours,
covering and guarding, angel-like, so
great a commonwealth in the proud gal
axy of American states, may be readily
seen, and should be pondered with the
keenest interest It's mission is, by con-
ference, to broaden and deepen and
lengthen the insight Of vision so as to
discern with more quickness, clearness
and accuracy, every taint Of treason, the
very beginnings of wrong against the
body polite, the traces and dark deeds
of criminality, dangerous and seductive,
as we'll as safe investments, in order that
more and more, it may fill its mission In
this land of popular liberty as the palla-
dunn Of the peoples liberty, peace and
prosperity.
How great good it may do no man can
easily picture, if the opportunities af,
forded are grasped and utilized in loyaI
regard to the true and beautiful and
good. If in our annual convention We
shall learn more and more how to expose
wrong doing to the sovereign people
point out danger, point with unmistak
able attractions the path OF virtue anC
, prosperity, and at the same time, by le
gitimate concert of action, learn TO lit
; to higher plane of material prosperity
our own vocation, no dearer INTEREST,"
will cluster around any other gathering
G in the state in the coming and goin!
e years.
+ The North Carolina Press Association
h is only seventeen years old. Though ye
+ a youth it has woven the web OF appre
/ citation around many of our hearts. w
: who have met from year to year hav
/ come to@ove with a stronger love on
e brethren, and learn by personal acquain
4 tance with them, TO contend for the righ
G and our state with more ease and sue
4 cess by reason of our acquaintance. u
d the two hundred and eight papers of th
d state, only about sixty have membershi
/ in this Association. In the name {
q every interest that is dear TO our peopl'
# we say this is TO be regretted. ANON
Y those not members of the Associate
is are to be found some Of the fe7emos
n most useful and prosperous journals
IS our borders. May the time soon com
n when all shall be harmoniously and eI
i Enthusiastically united in the furtherant
,e of every legitimate interest of the profe