The record-union., 1894-12-12

printing notices at The point nearest to
| the place affected by tho notice. that it
was simple truth that fellow up in a
northern county has printing plant in a
wagon ana travels about and prints tim
Der notices. He always gets within one
mile OF the place of the notice, and thus
ialls within the law and mononolizes the
business.
Lennon said the Executive Commit
tee was the proper body TO which to refer
tnls important matter. 1t was represent
atlVe and enlightened and felt its respon-
sioiIlty, and II held the purse-strings, too,
ana should not be subject to possible eX-
| pense by an independent committee. He
related how at the last session OF the Leg
! 1slature some lawyers slipped n bill
| through the Assembly that completely
destroyed legal printing and noticing by
| publication that was an assault upon the
| people, since publicity is the enemy of
Wrong-doing. There were in proll ate and
similar laws siXty-eight places requiring
! notices to the public on matters OF deep
interest TO the people. Every one of these
! provisions were repealed by the bill.
! fortunately gentleman in Sacramento
found out what was on foot, and Just III
the nick OF time interyened and defeated
the measure in the Senate. L. was d de-
| feat in the interest of the people, far more
than III the interest OF the printers and
! publishers.
McPhefson, in reply to McCraney-
that printing patronage was dissipated in
distant parts and not given out at home,
and that it was therefore necessary to
elect men under pledge 10 obey the law
! SAID that TIE County Clerk has the most
patronage in printing. All the county
| officers can and do have their work done
| independently of the Supervisors. All
| the latter do is to fix the rate and pay the
! bills. He favored the Green substitute.
| The Executive Committee could look out
for bad legislation and sound the alarm,
| and that was what was wanted. IL was
| public interest TO conserve publicity.
After some further debate, the Green
substitute was adopted.
! Lennon moved in writing 20 amend
| the association laws so as to co away
with the seini-annual sessions. In his
! absence j. 4. W oodson presented Nh
| Lemmon's ideas on the subject. Now
that the association was in good working
order and harmonious in promoting It's
own and the pubic good, and mad got
| over all the rough places. II was not nee
essary to meet oftener than once year.
The proposition was voted down, and
| Mr.. Woooson then moved 10 construe the
law that the Executive Committee has
| power TO abandon the semi-annual meet
ing, if il sees I'll TO do so. lie said the
| committee had assumed such power fire.
quently and changed dates OF the annual
meetings (thongh both are fixed by The
association laws) because it was wise SO
| to do. The idea now was TO justify the
| committee by expression.
The motion was lost and the association
adjourned until 7:3O p. NJ, aftor thanking
the people of Grass Valley and the Ne
Vada NarrOw-Gauge Railroad Company
for an invitation TO visit Grass Valley.
EVENING SESSION.
I At the evening session President
| FiIcher said that the Executive Commit
tee had lried 10 lind a broad topic for dis
cussion, and had chosen this: what Can
the Press DO for the Advancement OF the
State ?'' There is much that can be done
| III this direction, and he hoped that some
! thoughts would be advanced which they
could take home with them. He called
on j. A. Woodson 10 open The discussion.
| Mr.. Woodson said that, beside con-
serving with energy ana perSisteucy all
| legitimate means and agencies for induc-
| ing an input of desirable population for
! California. the press OF the State should
| be unit i'll the labor of cultivating COM
munity of interest between the several
newspaper publishing businesses. InQe-
pendence need not be thereby sacrificed
or frank expression hindered.
Secondly, the men of the press should
unitedly and individually discourage
! yituperatiye criticism of material indus
tries and upbullding agencies. There is
/ no strength i'll vituperation. 1t is neither
/ indicative OF conviction nor OF truth. If
| our Eastern friends are 10 believe the halt
OF what we say about the internal ageu-
cies OF business in California, and the eX-
ternal ones related to it, they must con-
| ciude that ours Is avery undesira bic COM
munity in which 10 reside.
| Criticism of transportation interests,
| business activities and capitalized indus
tries should be dignitied. true and Impair
Lial. They are now greatly charged with
| spleen, Vituperation, exaggeration, fail
ure and often willful refusal to under
stand the truth.
We cannot better conditions by shout
! ing at the top OF our voices and roaring.
! Calm, firm, strong reasons, temperately Y
expressed and fortified by arguments
| grounded upon tacls, always address
! themselves most strongly to the public
| mind. We not only do not gain, but we
! suffer by the iteration OF VituperatIon.
| W q terrorlZe investment and repel deSir-
able advances by indiscrimInale abuse of
! those whose business brings them into
prominence and into close relation with
/ The people. No men or set of men were
ever yet made to do right by calling them
| thieves and plunderers.
| We should, thirdly, conserve our own
! interests and those OF the State by stand
ing more Loyalty by such sons of the State
as by laudable ambition and superior
| ability come to the front. We know that
| it is the common belief at the East that
| California never advances q chosen son
that there does not arise a cry calculated
| to down him and bring him into con-
! tempt. 1t is largely 1or this reason that
| California has not had that recognition
| in the Nation that is her due. We are
! factional IN large degree, anu he took
! it that is not due to local pride, but to the
mistaken notion that if one party or COM
munity advances the claims OF ! citizen to
recognition another party or community
! Immediately COucelVeS il to be duty
and evidence OF independence ana spirit
! to break him down and lower him in the
! eyes of the people. Legitimate criticism
! is never 10 be hampered or decried, but
we never will be a great STATE until we
60 before the East and the world united
as people, eschewiug mere prejudices,
! personal dislikeS and petty CONVENTIONS
| and rising to the level Of unity OF interest
and community of concern.
| Very largely the success OF our brethren
| in the south counties Is due to their unity,
their loyalty to the south, their suppress
| sion OF local preludlceS and their united
! front for all that is for southern Cali
/ fOrnia and its men and its interests.
In conclusion he said that the chief
! agency of all OF which this paper COM
plains is the press; similarly the chief
anu most potential agency Tor the cor
| rection OF the evil Is the press, and above
all other branches of it the country press.
| q. Ii. Crossette of the Petaluma Courier,
was introduced as one of the pioneer
! Journalists OF California, who wrote and
helped to form public opinion when most
OF those present were in their swaddling
clothes. MIR. Crossette returned thanks
| for being made a mem ber OF the aSsoCla-
! ton. Although pioneer. from Ill health
and other causes he had never become a
member Some years ago, IN search OF