Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-05-18
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bera OF tho association publish the no.
tee IA their respective pnpers aud No.
si9t the old veteran In any why that
was In their power.
w, a. Adair Of the Mnrshul Mes
s'nger who was lndisposcd yesterday.
was able TO read his paper, How 10
Got Advertising That Pays" this
morning, the substance OF which was
very lnterestiug ana gave the news
paper men some valuable points In this
peculiar art
Frank porcmus OF the Dallas News
who was on the program for a paper
on The Libel Law" made a worry
iorrlble Hpeeeh upon that aubicct IIe
SAID that he did not believe II was the
intention Of amy honest newspaper
man to persecute any one with the
publication Of "a false or misleading
article, ana that in his newspaper
career and experience he had guarded
against this one point moro than any
thing else, but that the present law
governing that question did not give
editors the Justice deserved ana in all
ho dld not think the enactment a sat
isfactory one
President Holland made nm able de.
fcn8e OF the present libel law, saylug
that II was his oplnoin that the news
papers OF Texas needed the protection
OF such a law as would keep illeglt-
mate publications. whose editors were
unknown and whose corr0apondenta
could not be found. out OF the field
EN-President Scurlock said that he
was not familiar with the present law,
but that he thought It was too severe,
as he understood IT, Mr. scurlock said
good libel law could he had II ali
the editors who went to the Legislature
would not turn politicians as soon as
they got there,
Farmer Shaw made one of his char
. a HNaHHH la Ia a. H..
I law, and moved that a committee OF
! three, one OF while should be the presl-
Z dent, be appointed to draft ameud-
menta to the present libel law, or to
/ draft new law entirely. said commit
toe 20 report at the next annual session
| of tho association.
| WIN L, Sargent OF tho Greenville
| Headlight mndc very effective argu-
mont against the law as 1t now stands.
! terming II an outrage and disgrace TO
tho Newspaper men Of Toxaa.
Il, o. Baltic OF the Alvarado Rulle-
tin made a short talk, giving his ideas
on tho subject, and stating that he
thought the present law should DO
| modified.
The Texas State Fair and Dallas
Exposition presented to the association
a written offer OF solid gold watch
for the member who puhllahed in his
| journal during the present year the
best article on the state fair. two
memhers OF the Press association and
one OF the state fair board 70 be the
judges. The proposition was made
through President Trozevant.
Mrs, NJ. II, Walton by wire asked
the president to request all members
OF tho association TO put the Austin
Insane asylum, Of which she IA ma
tron. upon their exchange lists for the
henent OF tho unfortunate Inmates.
She also expressed the hope that she
would join the meeting before It's ad-
journment.
The banquet tonight by the >4tlzens
10 the association uudor tho auspices
OF the Waco womans Press club win
take place at the Pacific hotel Instead
o. tho Roof Garden. as heretofore an,
nounced,
An OF those who desired TO take ad.
vantage OF the excursion 70 the Houg.
ton reunion prepared by General Pas.
Henger Agent Crush OF the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas railroad gave thor
narne TO President Holland this after.
noon. transportation for them Was so.
cured and the party win leave on one
or tho morning trains tomorrow. u
Mrs. lsadore Miner OF the Dallas