People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-05-11
PEACE DECLARED.
The Editors OF Sumner County
Eat Salt, and Many Other
Things, at the Same
Time and Place.
COUNTY EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION.

| III uhe OIllCe vi Ulle DeSU mayor OF
the best city of the best county of the
best state of the best nation of the
best continent of the best planet of
the solar system, Saturday met the
pest looking, most modest, most in
vincibie, most humorous, most earn
est, most varied and invariable, rain
or shine, hot or cold, all-round lot of
newspaper hustlers on the sod or stub
bic of the universe-and the police
took to the woods.
The white wings of peace famed
the fires of fraternity and patriotism
to welding heat, and the barbed wire
fences of politics were melted into a
chain that bound them all into one
common corral with a band wagon at
the gate and fodder in the trough.
Mayor Savage welcomed the pencil
showers to the city with a speech that
made them swell up and look as BASH
ful as a woman caught whistling Ia.
ra'ra-bOOm-de-aye. He said that the
welfare of Sumner county was in their
hands-and some Of the boys looked
as If they would like to stick it in
their pockets. In fact, that is what
they were here for. In promoting the
prosperity of Sumner county the edit
orS feel that they are entitled to a
little more commission than they
have been able to secure-hence. they
organize for the purpose of promot.
ing their own interests as publishers,
while heralding to the world the
marvellous riches and opportunities OF
the favored communities they serve
r. I. Simons,o of the Caldwell News
responded to the mayors address with
few pertinent remarks unfolding
the dignity of the press and thanking
the mayor for his kindly welcome and
good wishes. Mr.. Simons considers
the editorial profession a leading fac
tor in moral and social purity, as well
as power in business and political
affairs.
Captain Gilmore, the veteran editor
of the Standard, was unanimously
chosen chairman, and E. L. Cline. the
moral agitatOr, kindergarten evapge-
list and eternal enemy of the cigar
rette, was elected secretary.
The fourteen papers of the county
were all represented except the Geuda
Springs Herald and Milan Press. both
of which papers sent letters of regret
with promise to stand by the ac-
lions of the association.
Committees were appointed to pre-
pare constitution and bylaws. to
devise a schedule of rates for lob
printing, etc, land to recommend meas
ures 10 regard to foreign advertising.
After this the meeting was resolved
into an informal discussion of various
matters pertaining to mutual inter-
eSts.
upon adjournment for dinner, the
editors were treated with happy sur
prise by Caman's military band which
met them at the foot of the stairs and
transported their souls to realms OF
harmony while escorting their appe-
titles to the Arlington house, there to
forget for while that life was made
for any harsher pursuit than feas-
ting and music. Newspaper men are
not much given to speech-making, and
the band played to a silent audience.
notes which were impressed upon
memory instead Of the usual note
book and created varied impressions
that will appear in Sumner county
newspapers this week.
The afternoon was devoteG to bust.
ness. No definite conclusions were
made in the matters of particular i'm
portance to the publishers: but the
meeting resulted in much general
good.
The association adjourned to meet
again in Wellington, Saturday, May
10Th, dt which time the business be.
gun will be finished, and a permanent
effected.
The matter Of establishing ready
print house in Sumner county was dis
cuSsed and committee appointed to
investigate the feasibility Of such an
undertaking, and report at the next
meeting.
The following resolutions were pass
ed before the final adjournment:
WHEREAS, The big hearted editors
OF the capital Of Sumner county have
extended to the outside members OF
the county newspaper fraternity such
hearty welcome and royal entertain
mcnt at this, the inisiatory mseting
for the organization OF county news.