The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-27
NOT AFRAID OF THE PRESS.
sstolH VIII Confidently Appeal to 1t for
just Judgment.

Washington, Jan. 26.-The tenth annual
dinner OF the Gridiron club. given tonight
at the Arlington hotel. was one of the
most successful ever given By this club.
Walter l.. Stevens, Washington CORES
pondent of the Globe Democrat who was
recently elected president OF the club, pre-
sided. Among the many prominent guest
were Archbishop SatOlli and his secretary
Dr.. Rocker, eX-Speaker Reed. ASSOCIATE
Justice Brewer. Major General Schofcid,
the German, Hawaiian and Argentine
ministers. William Edgar Nye. y. IT.
Kohlsaat. Captain Frank NJ. Howes Of the
Merchants and Miners company OF Bait
more, Senators Du Bots and German.
Representatives Hopkins. Weadock. Ba-
ker. Caruth. Springer and Cannon; Judge
Rufus e. Cowing. New York; Thomas
Nelson Page and First Assistant POST
master General Jones.
Many novel and interesting features OF
entertainment were introduced Inc
speeches were unusually bright and able,
notable among them being that OF Mon
Monsignior SatoIlrs address. which was
read by Dr. Rocker. was replete with
eulogy of the press.
ct is the public press which has the
most general and efiicaceOus influence IN
constructing, moderatsng, keping alive
and modifying when necessity, n, Teq I..s
when Well ordered. has the advantage OF
being fully proporttouate 70 the social
eXigencies Of the human mind 90 not
hesitate to say that IN the BODY poHtlc
the public press has that Office which In
the Individual is performed b. conscience.
and TO define IL as the organ OF social
conscience.
Concluding. Nonsignior SatoIll said" SO
great being the importance Of the pubic
press, II Is evident how much they who
labor in this ministry merit the good VII
and esteem Of the people. From the Gay
OF my arrival in America. ] have had
every reason 20 feel pleased with the press
OF this county. II you desire 70 know my
mission among you. you will End " eN-
pressed In the conditions enunciated Tor
my favorable reception here oy we'll
meaning but miEled writer IN the Forum
two years ago. II IS to help, 10 teach The
ignorant TO raise the fallen. 20 lead me
guilty and penftent 20 an Invisible and
divine Savior who alone has power 70
forlsive sin 20 console the Sorr0Wiufs 70
elify the believing. 70 promote riShteooN-
ness liberty. sympathy and the spi1t OF
CNrfgtfar brotherhood throughout the
land II you want 70 know what my MS
sion is not you have IL In the words o.
this writer. IN which he explains what he
thinks IL is he asserts that am here
20 further the claims OF tire people % a
Kingdom OF this world "A kingdom which
embraces the whole world all the King
doms Of the world AMI the glory % them
IN r,r ov-n name anf 81 that 81 Leo All,
who sent ne. ] TeuEli1fe any ED-H L4f-
pose " han u shall please The pope 70 -
can ne trusting in the ki5lnefs ana
rrrtirude % The pubic pre%s. ~ samuel
of old. On laying down the EoFeT 'i-ei4t ~
Israel Appealed 20 the a.-ff1Aiel if-iIfie
10 ero-ess their satisfaction o. ciSaatt--
faction with his Administration. - silaii
-O- hesitate to g-rFecr- % the pres ~ ere
country the record q my iabcFa ara say
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