St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-06
PRESS ASSoCI.
49, ALTON.
One Republican Paper Has an
/: Inquiring Turn of Mind.

One. Republican Paper Has an
!; Inquiring Turn of Mind.
'Moorhead News. T.. ~
1t is observed that the constitutions
adopted by the Minnesota Republican
Press association. at. their meeting in
Minneapolis last Wednesday, omlts to
state the objects of the association.
How is this? Are the brothers ashamed
of the purpose which has impetled them
to organize, or haven't they made up
their minds yet what they want to do?
Every bona fide editor of Republican
paper in the state shall be eligible to
membership" section provides. That
is to say, he must be really and truly an
editor, nos blacksmith. He must be
sincerely an editor. not horse doctor.
. He must be an editor in good faith, and
not a bartender. If this new associa-
ton shall be able to weed out of the
press, the Republican part of it, all
they will have accomplished reform
that the people will appreciate. Per-
hapS the committee which drafted the
constitution, and the main body which
adopted it. meant to have the words
bona fide qualify the politics of the pa
per.
The question is raised in our mind
whether any OF those who have Joined
the liew association are ''bona fide" Re-
publlcaus according to the platform
adopted by the national Republican
convention held in Minneapolis iii 1892,
especially on the money question. Gen
tIemen, read it. Some of those that you
are following have repudiated part of
that platform. Why? VIII you all in
concert and combination please am
swer?
We have a non-partisap association
composed of the editors and publishers
of the state. whose object it is to collect
and preserve the history CT the press, to
discuss and adopt measures to promote
their business interests, for social en-
joyment and cultivation of closer ac-
Quaintance and friendship-high and
worthy objects. We have this new as
ISOLATION of Republican editors. whose
object is not avowed, but is believed to
be the booming of certain candidates
for Office and to obey the dictates of Of
ficeholderS, present or prospective.
We fear it is movement destined to
diminish the influence and power for
good of the old association; that it will
Introduce partisan and personal ques-
tons and be the means of diSintegrating
tue ORGANIZATION. IL is an example that
lis likely to he followed by editors of
different political faith, ana it will not
be surprising to see the Democratic ed
,itors organize. The contagion may
spread to the PoDuIist editors, and still
further to the Prohibition editors. And
the principle can be extended still fur
ther and organizations may be effected
on lines of nationality. There could be
AN American Press Association of Min
tneSOta; a Scandinavian Press aSsocia-
tion; a German Press association; aud
French Press association.
{ Ii these suggestions are carried out
what will become of the old press as
ISOLATION organized for mutual benefit,
for uniting the profession fraternalIy.
socially, and for business? Well. we
can see one object. and maybe that is
one of considerable Importance, and
possibly welded a potent influence in
the formation of the association just
accompllshed-it wOnld give about all
the boys an Office. Every bona fide"
editor could be either a president. vice
president, secretary, treasurer OF mem-
Der OF the executive committee. Posi-
bly, this is sufficient motive. Maybe
that is the object of the one just formed,
and that the constitution is like the
sentences we remember i'll school days
that we had to parse. They couldn't be
properly parsed without the help of a
word or phase that was understood
but not expressed"