Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-06-01

CHICAGO, May 26.-The program of
the afternoon ) Session OF the NATIONAL
Editorial Association was most inter
estlng. j. NJ. / ahe Of Illinois was
chairman for The uay. The opening
address was delivered by Edltor-in-
Chief John A. Sleicher OF the New
York Mail and Express, wLo discussed
the question whether thu daily press
colored its news too highly. He quoted
letters written by Joseph A-ed1
FRANK Hatton, James W. Scott VI.
Il. de Young and other noted news
paper men, deprecating the color
ing Of news and favoring the
statement Of all facts in an independ-
ent and unbiased manner. The
speaker held that as a geuel al rule
news was not too highly colored.
Discussing the question OF partisan
newspapers he made the novel sug-
gestion that newspapers should print
both Repub.i:a and democratic ed
itions, each having IL Republican anu
Democratic editor who should write
from principle. This startling idea
was productive of one of the tuost in
teresting debates of the congress. rep
resentatlve newspaper men and women
favoring or opposing 1t aco ording to
their predictions.
Benjamin H. Herbert of the
National Journalist, Chicago, followed
with d paper on Current events and
the Press Relations Thereto. - lie
showed how intimate is the connection
between newspapers and the daily
happenings of the world and how the
public looks to the press for correct
account OF the worlds history day by
day. In paper entitled rs the Pub
1ication Of IA Newspaper Public Trust
or d Private Enterprises ex-GoV-
ernor William d. Hoard OF Wis
consin discussed the privileges and
duties of the newspaper proprietor
with relation to the public, and held
that the newspaper partoolz Of the
nature Of both pablo trust and priv
ate business and the rights and re-
sponsi bilities Of bosh attributes should
be recognized.
"Reczlessness in Journalism was
the subject of paper by Ohm B. Stou
of Indiana. ReckIesSnes5 in d news
paper WAS as reprehensible 1 s the same
fault in an individual and should be
avoided, he said. The session con-
Guided with "a discussion of the several
papers in which number Of delegates
part cipated.
The trade press congress opened in
hall seven at , O'clock. Trade jour
na ism in its various phases was the
subject of the abs papers read 10 the.
delegates by able experienced trade.
paper men! j. Fred WaggoMer de-
livered the opening address, in which
he dwelt on the growing Importance:
of the class papers. George w.
Hotchl1iss of Illinois, followed
with an exhaustive paper on
THE Origin Nature. Growth
and Development OF What Is,
Known as the Trade Journal" The
Dist nguisnIng Fea tuBes OF the Trade
journal dis Compared with the General
Newspaper was this subject of paper
by David II. Mason of Chicago. Mr..
Mason said that as high a quality of
newspa per ability was required to,
make a successful trade journal as was
needed in the general newspaper field.
w. c. Edgar of Minnesota discussed
in well-written. paper, THE Essen
tial Departments of the Trade Journal
and the Means Employed fer the At
tainment Of the Highest Excellence
Therein" Mr.. Edgar reviewed the
scope Of the trade Journal, it's useful
ness to the particular trade or indus
try it represented and the place it.
holds among periodical publications.
1.-The Qualifications requisite for the
Conduct of a Successful Trade Jour
nal" was the title of a paper by Dan
iel Williams of New York, in which
the necessary qualities of the trade
journalist were catalogueo and set.
forth. There was some discussion of
the various papers.