The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-14
EDITORS IN SESSION
LOGANSPORT sPARING NOTHING TO
ENTERTAIN THE VISITORS.
Queer Story from Delphi About Char
ley Wise-Ncrth Mauchestcr Sc
cures a Dunkard College.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LoGANSPORT, Ind, June B.-The twen-
ty-sixth annual meeting of the Northern
Indiana Editorial Association began here
this morning. About $50 members and a
number of women are present. The meet
ings are being held at Potlawattomie Club
rooms. President j.. p. Stoll presides. At
the morning session f. w. Willis, Water
loo Press. delivered an address on "The
Press a Molder of Opinion: a Leader
Rather than Follower" Papers on "Ad-
vanced Pay OF Subscription to Weekly or
Semi-weekly Papers" were read by Major
Bitters, Rochester Republican, and J. c..
Hewitt, Lagrange Register. James A.
Barnes read paper on News, or Filling,
Which," At the afternoon session the fol-
lowing addresses were made: How to
Protect the Newspaper Against Foreign
Advertising Sharks" by w. d. Page. Fort
Wayne News; Advertising Rates." by G..
G. Powell, LaPorte Republican. and w.
Il. Westlake. Marion Leader, and THE
Newspaper and the Party" by editor A.
p. Kent, of the Elkhart Review. Mr.. Kent
touched topic that contained more than
ordinary interest to editors who are in
dependent enough at times to point out
party blunders. In part he said:
Indeed, my friends. l believe the best,
most telling and really the most useful
months when the parties have declared a
truce. The fundamental issues of govern
ment in republic are grounded in the life
of the people. They are at the foundation
of social and political economy as humanity
evolves it from the home and the hamlet,
from the farm and the factory. In times
wrought into the fabric of government
much more efficiently than during the heat
of campaign. These principles. told and
repeated, illustrated and enforced, in the
times of partisan inactivity. enter much
more completely into the thought of the
people than when repeated in the fury Of
partisan tempests.
Now. gentlemen. in conclusion. 1 would
enforce the theory that our best party
work Is done when we are free TO teach
the fundamental principles of social
lations. of the interviewer intimacies of
moral and social with political endeavor.
which underlie all patriotism. the close re-
lation of the individual and the state.
Upon the press. as the chief educationa.
honorable duty of leading the thought of
the citizenship of the country. training Its
activities and marshaling its forces for ex-
of men in the world who should keep clear
heads, cool purposes and be of persistent
determination, it is the conductors of news
papers In their hands is the future of
n +,
party product. is disappearing in the
searchlight that a really independent press
is throwing upon the maneuvers of party
organization, and the press IS becoming
yearly more and more the leader and the
expression of such public opinion finally
crystallzes into party and governmental
policy.
within a year one of the leading jour
mails of the State has gwen a practical IL
lustration of this position. law was
pending before the Legislature which
opinion somewhat divided, yet
which the sentiment of the really thinking
element of the party was nearly united.
The question was one of expectancy large
ly, with a moral tone attached to the issue.
The journal referred TO was not in favor OF
the law. But Ii was patriotic and Loyal
to its party. and Ii was willing 20 waive It's
personal predictions and allow full and
were those uncharitable enough TO declare
that the paper had no opinion on the pro-
posed policy, and demanded that Ii be
classed as outside the party because it
gave no defense of its silence. For my part
L esteem the position of the journal as most
manly. patriotic and loyal to party 1t was
opposed to the law. but because many in
its party demanded it, the paper waived its
own opinion for the reason that they were
not i'm accord with those of a good many
for whom ii had respect. The silence was
This afternoon the visiting ladies were
given a reception by Mrs. Judge Ross and
Mrs. John w. Barnes at the home of the
Spencer Park was addressed by Mayor
Mckee. President Stoli' and Judge Bald
win At night musical entertainment and
lecture by DR.. John Merritt Driver. Of Ma
rion. on "The Editor and has Two
was followed by a banquet at Hotel Muir
dock. w. ID. Pratt was POSTMASTER. Two
hundred covers were laid