The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-09
THE MISSION OF THE PRESS
MKINLEY'S ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO
 NEWSPAPER MEN.

l
 Press, as During the War, is Now on the
 Side of Right and Justice-I It Is the Great
 Educator and Palladium of the Peoples Liberties.
 Canton, Sept. 8.-The afternoon ses- sion of the Ohio Editors association was given over to an address by Chair man Emory Smith, which was fre- quently interrupted by applause MT. Smith referred to the great growth in | influence and power which journalism had made during the past century and said that journalism now reflected and expressed the intellectual and mate- rial progress of the world in all direc- tions.
 MT. Smith stated that the intimate connection between politics and jour- nalism suggested the thought of the hour. This was pre- eminently cam paign of education. The journalists were the real educators. Even states | men and orators must speak through their medium, must teach the un- ceasing lesson of patriotism and recti- tude and must educate the people to maintain honor as sacredly as we maintained the national life, and to be no more ready in 1896 to cut in two the standard of value than they were in 1861 to cut in two the union. At the close of the speech the visit- ors called on MT Mckinley Major l Mckinley was roundly applauded when he stepped forward to speak. After speaking in complimentary terms of MT. Hopkley and of the republican ed | itors of Ohio in general, Major Me- Kinley in part said:
 "Gentlemen-It is post of singular l honor which you occupy to-day. can- not remember any period save and ex- cept the war when the republican press so signally represented national hon. or and national welfare as now. | (Great applause.) It is not often given l to a political party as 1t is this year given to ours to stand between nation- al honor and dishonor, public faith and repudiation and order and disquiet. It l is the good fortune of the republican, party to stand in this contest for what | is best in government, for what Is pa-
 triotic in citizenship, for what tends
 to the support of the financial integri-
 ty of the government, it's credit and it's
 currency. It is a vast responsibility
 to put upon any party, but the repub- lican party is not without trial in this grave responsibility. It has per- formed supreme duty before. It has met great trusts before. It has dis- charged them, too, with wisdom, cour- age and fidelity and it will meet the new ones with an honest and unfalter- 1 ing purpose to serve the best interests of the people and all the people. (Ap- plause.)
 Fortunately in this contest the re- publican party is not alone in its sup- port of the republican cause. Conser- vative men of all parties stand with it. It numbers among it's strongest allies many of the most powerful democratic papers east and west, which are doing yeoman services for patriotism and na- tional honor. They are welcome, thrice
 welcome and the country owes them g. debt of gratitude for their unflinching
 loyalty as against party to sound money and public morals.
 i This is a year of political conten-. tion without bitterness. Intelligence and investigation are taking the place of passion and partyism. Party preju- dice cuts little figure in a campaign like this. We must not indulge in aspersion or crimination against those who may
 have differed with us in the past, but who are now with us in 8 patriotic eff fort to preserve the good faith of the country and enforce public and private honesty. We must not drive anybody out of camp, but welcome all. This is year for press and pen. The sword has | been sheathed. The only force now needed is the force of reason and the only power to be invoked is that of in | telligence and patriotism. (Applause.) l ITO me the modern newspaper is SO vast and comprehensive that I can never contemplate it's possibilities with- out becoming both interested and en-
 thusiastic. Why, to be real, capable and worthy journalist, wise, honorable and efficient is to attain the highest plane of human opportunity and use- l lulu6SS. 10 lON0 anu pIOCldilu ulA lOAi truths sake, to disseminate knowledge and useful information, to correct mis- | impressions, to enlighten the misin- formed, to feed an expectant and aNx- | ious people, with the occurrences of
 the world daily-indeed, almost hourly ito discover and correct abuses, to fairly and honorabiy advocate great cause-in short, to mold and direct pub- | lie opinion which is always the mis- sion of journalism, Is surely the noblest of professions (Great applause.)
 "I congratulate you upon the high rank of the newspaper press of Ohio
 and wish for you still higher achieve- ments in your chosen work in broader fields. You never had an opportunity for higher usefulness than now and you
 never had a greater opportunity for
 the best use of your faculties than in | the support of the principles and polt- cies which are involved in the contest
 now upon us." (Applause)
 | A short meeting of the Editorial as- sociation was held in the evening. Ma
 jor McKinley's engagements are multi
 plying so rapidly that he has decided
 not to go to zoar, but will devote two
 days to the preparation of speeches l which he is to make on Friday and l Saturday.
 | Charles Emory Smith dined with | NIoior ArcKinley Mir Smith who has