The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-11
THE STATE EDITORS.
Annual Feast of Reason and
Flow of Wine, at Tacoma.
MANY NEW MEMBERS ADMITTED.
Col. vischsr Loses His Speech-Poem
by Fay Fuller-Historian's Report
Banquet After Visiting Fair.

| TACOMA, Sept. 10.-IspeciaL THE State Press
| Association was welcomed to the city at A. m.
today in the assembly room of the Chamber of
Commerce by President Hill, of the city council.
President Visscher, of the association, not being
| present, Vice President Hobart called the meet
| ing to order, and Colonel Holton OF North Yak
ina, was chosen chairman, and in brief speech
thanked President Hill on behalf of the associ-
alton for the courtesies extended. The associa-
ton then adjourned to Elks' hall, where the an
nual meeting was held.
About $50 editors and their wives were present
The following new members were received:
&c. Warner, COlfax: James NJ Parker. Orting:
Arthur +. Grafton, Tacoma; Ellsworth Bard,
Spokane; w. f. Dickinson, Tacoma; J. w. Divil-
bliss, Montesano; Charles Towne, Tacoma; W. w.
Corbett, Kent; W. 5. james, Goldendale; Thurs
ton Daniels, Vancouver; l. E. RAIDER, Monte
| sano A. M. Armand, Spokane: /. +. JONES'
Pasco; Edward Ii. Miller, Tacoma; p. G. Hub
| bell, Tacoma; J. H. Watson, Spokane: C. J.
OBrien, Wala Walla; J. Will Lyons, Port Town
| send; Erastus Brainerd, Seattle: l.. /. Walrath,
| sumas City: G. Z. Harrison, Mount Vernon;
| V. T.. Carter, Dayton S. d. Dennis, Vancouver;
| Louise II. Wall, Aberdeen; A. d. Osburn, Sumas
City; Mrs. Bernics Newell, Tacoma; Wilford
sherpy,. Slaughter; NJ. }. Feinberg, Medical
Lake; NJ. F. Thompson, steiacoom; Thomas
Summons, Tacoma; q. W. Freeman. Tacoma.
visscher; Marion D. Egbert, South Bend; O. NJ
Moore. HCquiam; Charles Prosch, Seattle;
Frank P. Baum, Friday Harbor; T. Z. Wall, Aber-
Ceen. >. =. Johnson, N6ila " AHA; h. V. barton,
Olympia: 5 d. Dennis and A. K. Dennis, Van
couver; Ella James, Portland; A. 2. Cahill,
Daytoni L L , Zones, Paseo; Frank B. Cole, Ia
Tacoma; s. B. Pettingill, James N Bradley,
Ralph Mccall, Tacoma; l. 5. Waldbridge, Aso-
| tin; C. NJ. Barton ana Mrs. c. NJ. Barton, 0lym-
pia; F. II. Grote, Spokane; Charles NJ. HOltOn,
North Yakima; Orno Strong, Tacoma: II. NJ.
Lee, Nashville; A. II. Stulfauth, Ellensburg;
| James I. Belcher and W. Z. Meller, Tacoma; e.
| A Ionnesson, Tacoma.
Committees appointed were:
Resolutions: Messrs Holton, Fuller, Pettin-
gill. On place OF meeting: Strong. Metcalf
Prosch. On new business: Barton, Baum and
RAIDER.
The annual address Of the president of the as
| ISOLATION, Will L. Visscher, OF Fairhaven,
was the first business in order at the afternoon
session. He said he had lost his grip contain
ing his address while suddenly i'll on the boat
this morning. In his extemporaneous remarks
the hardships of the pioneer editors were re-
counted, and they were credited by Colonel
Visscher with having brought before the world
the vast resources and unusual advantages of
the Pacific Northwest AS to the result of the
meetings of the association, he held that little
good came OF them in the way of changing the
ideas of its members. They come and hear sug-
gestiCns and arguments, but return to fhomes
to continue along the line of their old IDEAS
No one, he declares, could make a Democrat out
OF c. 81. Barton. no more than any one could
ton was received with applause, and Colonel
Visscher said 1t illustrated his argument
Orno Strong, of the Vest Coast. carried out his
part OF the programme with all enthusirg i'm
promptu speech, prelaced with humor, having
the press-room OF a country weekly on the scene
OF action. hr. Strong having been instructed 10
hate everything and everybody connected with
rival publication, took advantage OF the first
opportunity to get his hide numerically
tanned by the devil of the hated sheet
He has revised his early tactics and with
Carlyle, says: "Great is journalism; is not every
editor ruler Of the world being persuader of
it, This idea applies particularly 10 the Amer-
can editor. The American newspaper stands for
right personifed, liberty, aud is the tongue of
American thought; wisely managed, the hope OF
the republic; imprudently conducted, a far
greater menace TO the common veal than any
other force Referring to thEdignity of the tor
Mr.. strong thought he did not set down aught
in tiattery when declaring his position greater
than any civil or military holding. He is q die
tator, censor, the maker of governors and of
presidents.
Miss Fay Fuller was down for the annual
poem. She was found in the editorial chair OF
her father in the Ererg Sunday sanctum Her
verse told of the union of justice and freedom
and the free spirit Of the press being the fruit of
the union And to this free spirit of the press as
accredited the great work OF changing Washing
ton from wilderness TO paradise. The ale
CORY treated freedom and justice as personages
who long ago Inhabited the Olympic mountains.
Miss Fuller, contrary 10 the avowed opinion of
| her brothers and sisters OF the State Press
Association, does not consider her verse good
enough for pubIiMtion and dissection by heart
less critics. She Sys she will not even allow il
10 De published IN the annual report of the
association.
The history OF the state press during the past
year was ehronicled by Z. y. Fuller, OF Ererv
Sunday, as follows:
The record OF the press Of Washington during