The record-union., 1896-09-09
Cordially Welcomed at the Home Of the
Republican Presidential Nominee.
Highly Praised for Good Work in
Behalf of the Party.
To be Real, Capable and Worthy
Journalist is to Attain the Highest
Plane of Human Opportunity and
USefuIneSS-TO Mold and Correct
Public Opinion Surely the Noblest
of Professions.

| CANTON, Sept. S.-The members Of
the Ohio Republican Editors Associa-
/ ton, which met here to-day, this after
noon went in body to Major McKin-
ley's house. Upon their arrival there
the editors formed themselves into
| groups about the porch John HopIey
was spokesman. He spoke at some
length on the political issues of the day
| Major Mckinley was roundly ap-
plauded when he stepped forward to
speak. He said:
| Mr.. President and gentlemen of the
Republican Press Association of Ohio:
l have been deeply moved by the gra-
| cicus words of your venerable spokes-
man. You could not have chosen one
of your membership to give the express
sion to the sentiments of your associa-
/ ton more pleasing to me than my old
| friend and honored friend, Mr.. Hopley,
whose efforts in behalf Of the Republi-
can party have been unceasing for
more than forty years. (Applause)
! 1T gives me great pleasure gentle
men, to welcome you, one and all, to
| my home. Canton just now, / Judge
| is very fair newspaper town, and no
newspaper writer or publisher ever
| GENES here who is not warmly well
coined, whether he gets what he comes
for or not, and no matter what he may
say when he goes away daughter and
applause)
Il feel that know something of the
| Republican editors of Ohio. 1 cannot
recall a time that they have not been
| faithful and friendly; nor can 1 forget
that in some Of the closest campaigns in
| the State their intelligent and unfalter-
ing support has brought victory. This
year they are more earnest, more ag-
| gressive, more thorough and more eff
| ficient than they have even been before.
/ They appreciate the Overmastering i'm
| portance of the issues involved in the
present contest, and are leading, glori-
| ously leading, in the educational work
which is indispensable to a proper
| understanding of the questions which
| divide US and right action ultimately at
| the polls.
| Gentlemen, it is post of singular
honor which you occupy to-day. / cam
not remember any period, save and ex-
| cept the war, when the Republican
press so signally represented national
honor and national welfare as now.
| (Great applause.) 1t is not often given
| to a political party, as it is this year
given to ours, to stand by. national
honor, public faith and order. 1t is the
! good fortune of the Republican party
| to stand in this contest for what is best
| in Government; for what is patriotic in
citizenship; for what tends to the sup
port of the financial integrity of the
Government, it's credit and currency.
upon any party, but the Republican
party is not without trial amidst grave
responsibilities. 1t has performed su-
| preme duty before 1t has met great
trusts before. 1t has discharged them,
| too, with wisdom, courage and fidelity,
and it will meet the new ones with an
honest and unfaltering purpose to serve
| the best interests of the people and all
| the people. (Applause)
Fortunately, in this contest the Re-
| publican party is not alone in it's sup
port of the Republican cause. Con-
servative men of all parties stand with
| it, 1t numbers among it's strongest al
lies many connected with Democratic
papers, East and West, which are doing
yeoman service for patriotism and ma
tional honor. They are welcome, thrice
| welcome, and the country owes them a
debt of gratitude for their unflinching
| loyalty as against party, for sound
money and public morals. Great ap-
| plause)
This is year. gentlemen, of political
| contention without bitterness. Intelli-
gence and investigation are taking the
| place of passion and partyism. Party
prejudice cuts little figure in a crisis like
this. We must not indulge in aspersion
or elimination against those who may
! have differed from us in the past, but
who are now with us in patriotic effort
! to preserve the good faith of the coun-
| try and enforce public and private
honesty. (Applause.) We must not
drive anybody out of camp, but well
come everybody in. Our people have
| always extended to the press the most
generous patronage, and accorded it
| the greatest Difference, so that the press
has grown with our growth and ad-
| vanced with our advancement.
| There are nearly as many newspa-
| pers and periodicals published in the
! United States in all the rest of the
world beside. To me the modern news
paper is SO vast and comprehensive that
/ can never contemplate it's possibili-
| ties without becoming both interested
| and enthusiastic on the subject. Why,
| to be a real, capable and worthy jour
| naliSt, wise, honest and efficient is to
| attain the highest plane Of human op-
portunity and usefulness. To love and
proclaim truth for truths sake; to dis
seminate knowledge and useful infor-
| nation; to correct misimpressions; to
| enlighten the misinformed; to feed an
| expectant and anxious people with the
occurrences of the world daily-indeed
almost hourly: to discover and correct
abuses; to fairly and honorably advo-
cate great cause; in short, to mold and
correct public opinion, which is always
the mission of journalism, is surely the
noblest of professions. (Applause.)
Poor it may be In some parts of the
world, despised it may be by the intol-
Grant and ignorant everywhere, but de-
graded 1t never can be so long as it's aim
is for the good of the people. Ohio has
always been prominent in the field of
| journalism. That she has been some
prominent in politics the press can