Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-30

| d DOuU OI SOUU the IdlIn
| fut discharge of his duties,
Sec. s. The duties of the executive board
snall De to I'LL all vacancies occurring among
the ofncers; to remove such officers as tail
10 act or do violate the rules of the associa-
uon 70 investigate charges, render deci-
SONS and impose penalties as the nature of
! the case may demand, and perform such
otner duties as the association may of them
require.
| Sec. 9. No member shall hold more than
one elective Office at one time
| Sec. 10. 1t shall be the duty OF every
| member present to cast his vote on any and
all questions before the meeting.
Sec II. ANY member wishingssto resign
| or Withdraw from the association shall give
written notice thereof TO the secretary.
| Sec u. No member shall speak more
| than twice on the same subject, except by
consent of the president. and no longer than
ten minutes, except by permission of the
| association.
Sec l3. Every member shall be present
at the regular session, but if detained by
| extraordinary circumstances shall give
notice to the secretary, otherwise be SUBJ
| iect to fine.
Sec. II. Any of the bylaws may be
altered, amended. revised or repealed by q
two-thirds vote of the members present at
| the regular annual meeting.
In view of the fact that our success in our
profession greatly depends upon the general
diffusion of intelligence, We earnestly
recommend to our mem oership Jealous work
in the formation of public libraries and the
organization Of reading societies and other
literary associations for the dissemination
of knowledge and the cultivation of the
nobler sentiments of the head and heart.
Believing, as we do that journalists
should lead the advance guard in every
good work, and in the formation Of
healthy public opinion in support of law
and order, and recognizing the evil intiu-
ence of offensive personal journalism upon
our chosen profession, we therefore. rec
ommend that every member of this associa-
ton shall be held amenable to this body for
all offensive personalities in his paper, aid
shall be subject to such penalties as may be
deemed right and proper by the association.
knowing that none can excel in every
patriotic work and sentiment the editorial
fraternity of our state we take pleasure in
calling the attention of this association to
the fact that the ground upon which we
tread is hallowed by containing the vener-
ated dust of the patriotic Thomas
j. Rusk. His grave is unmarked by
tombstone or monument, but his deeds
will live forever in story and song. His
fame is immortal, but we owe it to our
selves to erase the stigma of irgratitude
and neglect from our state. Therefore we
OF the East Texas press association each
pledge ourselves to agitate the subject, and
not TO remit our efforts until we succeed in
placing over his grave a suitable monument
expressive of the gratitude of every pa
lriotic heart in East Texas.
This association is unqalitidly opposed to
patent outSides ana insideS, or auXiliaries,
as now employed. and we most earnestly 3e-
precate the use OF such by the editors and
prOpre'ors of East Texas newspaper, and
pronounce the use of same as ruiz ous-not
not only to the papers using them, but to
all hp1pn c we'll in this
that it discourageS and impoverishes those
of the profession who hold up for and
maintain legitimate prices for advertising
space by taking foreign advertising at
rate far below rates at which the owners
of said papers can afford 10 take them,
thereby rendering foreign advertisers en-
tirely independent of the real owners and
controllers of said papers, and we do most
earnestly recommend that all editors
and prOprietOrs of newspapers in East
Texas do hereafter refuse to eater
into any contract with any person, company
or association engaged in getting out patent
sheets, or auXiliaries, whereby said person,
company or association shall have control
of any space whatever, either as owner of
said space or in debating the rates Thereof.
We further deprecate and protest against
any East Texas newspaper taking foreign
advertising matter for a less rate than they
charge their home patrons, and we do fur
ness, in prices for space as practiced by
''ShySter" newspaper men, and in order to
protect the profession against these ''shys-
ters' we do most heartily recommend that
no such ''shySters," who may be known as
such, be admitted TO membership
il this association, and that no eX-
change of papers Oh any notice whatever be
taken of such journalist, and that in every
honorable way possible we will discomfort
ance such papers and their methods in or
der thai legitimate journalism in East Texas,
at least, may be encouraged, properly main
tanned and our profession elevated to the
high standard of responsibility which hon
est and honorable journalism is entitled to,
and whichit can never hope to attain under
present surroundings.
There is another class of ''cutthroatS"
whom we would call special attention to,
and known as newspaper agencies. - These
agencies make immense fortunes out of the
'misfortunes'' of the owners of the country
press by taking advertisements at ruinous
rates, CHARGING the country press p per |
cent of gross amounts, and then swindling |
said press out of the remaining 80 per cent |
by claims of failure to get certain issues |
and erroneous insertion, etc. therefore we |
recommend that said agencies be ignored |
and direct contract between advertiser and |
only be made.
+. Il. ROBINSON, Chairman.
At 1915 the association adjourned to |
meet again at 80 p. m.
The association met pursuant to adjourn |
lnent with President CarraWay in The |
chair.
The association was notified that the citi-
zens had in waiting carriages in which to |
carry the editors to the different points of
note in and around the city.
A vote of thanks was rendered the citi-
zens for this courtesy, but owing to the |
limited time in which to finish the business
Of the association, we declined to accept the .
proffered favor.
On motion. W. NJ. Imboden, o. Rice and
I. r. Rose were appointed a committee to
draft resolutions of thanks to the pub
ic-Spirited citizens of thrifty, his
-oric NacoGdoches, and healthful. pro-
luctive Garrison for their unbounded
courtesies to the visiting journalists while
IN their respective cities; and to the various
railway managers. who fully approaching
.he editors situation, kindly gave him free
fare to the place of meeting and return.
The following resolutions. offered by 0.
Rice, We're unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that we tender to Bros. Haltom
md Carraway our sincere thanks for court
ISLES received during our stay in this his
ORIG old city, for we have been able to
race their handiwOrk upon every hand, in
he way Of kind attentions
Resolved, that we tender our thanks to |
Brother Carraway, our temporary chair
nan, for the able. courteous and impartial
manner in which he has presided during
)ur pleasant meeting.
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing term:
7. }. Carraway, PRESIDENT T E. Boren,
-ice-presiG ent; H. Is. Fuuchess, secretary;
!. f. Mcfarland, treasurer
Executive committee-W NJ Imboden