Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-06

Audience OF 5000, On the World
Pair.
CHICAGO, June AN audienc,
Of probably 5000 persons gathered Al
the Auditorium tonight TO ii-ten TO :
speech by Chaancey NJ. Depew Of
New YORK, the noted orator, on the
Worlds Fair, the occasion being the
annual address OF the Press Club
The speech, which was interesting
and punctured with witty points,
was greeted with great applause 10y
the audience. The orator spoke az
follows:
Ladies and Genilemen-When |
received the invitation Of the Press
Club ofChicagU 70 deliyerits annual
address l supposed that it desired
free and easy chat from n layman
upon journalism. Ii is the peguli-
arity Of every individual that ne
wishes ts be thought distinguished
for something other than that upon
which he has made his reputation
and Of every organization in the
professions or trades that on their
commemorative occasions they de-
sire TO lie advised by some one who
knows infinitely les about their
business than they 10 themselves.
But 1 soon discovered that vour
club wanted from ne neither
criticism nor praise. but the dis.
custom Of 4 subject common 10 us
all.
IL Is, however, proper for ME 70 re-
mark that the rest II the world is
entitled TO at less: one day in the
year upon the newspaper men. FuT
$50 days they oracu'arly direct US
in our opinions, walk and converse.
ton: they give us cur politics, our
estimates Of public men, and our
views upon all current questions.
The American people are cminenily
practical, their wits are sharpenci
in their own affairs and their
thought concentrated ard intent
upon that whfcS Immediately inter
ests them. As 4 result. the larger
part Of every community have no
opinions until they have read their
party and religious papers. For a
man like myself who reads them al,
the most curious Oistudies il to gath
er the reflex Of the eslijpr's views in
the confident EXPRESSIONS Of my
friends. Whatever responsibility
an! il Is great-may rest upon the
lawyer with the liberal latitude al.
lowed him under his retainer, upon
the preacher with his
IUNREsTRAINEp OPPORTUNITY.
to speak upon the teacher in mould.
ing the minds Of his students, the
largest responsibility Of all rests Up,
on the Journalist. 4 former genrr.
alton believed that liberty Of th,
press would lead TO such license a:
to endanger public morality and de
strcy private character. They fear
ell that there could be no relrrs:
from the assaults CT the press ex.
cept by personal violence or muir
der. The results of n liberty fal
beyond that dreamed Of at any for
mer period, a liberty which is curb
ed 10y neither the law Of libel mol
the verdict Ofjuries, have been found
in the main entirely satisfactory
Independence and opportunity have
created a journalistic conscience by
which the common view of the
press protects the individual against
the unjust attack OF any OF its mem
bers.
The question which has been as
signed TO me by your committee j:
the ''WorId's Fair" and the sue
cess or the failure Of this great enter
prise will be dependent in a great
measure upon the view which i,
taken Of 1t 10y the press Of the cOun.
try. ifthere he not generalagree
meRt among the newspapers Of the
republic as TO the character and eX.
tent Of this exhibition and the sup,
port which il should receive, il bad
better he abandoned at the start
Bidden here to speak upon the
Worlds Fair" in one view
may appear as the captive. chained
to the chariot wheels Of the con.
querUr for the purpose OF grazing
his triumph, but n broader and more
generous conception is. that after a
healthy ami friendly rivalry as e
location, we are now ali equally
earnest and enthusiastic for