Evening star., 1896-09-09

as IT Is this year given to ours, to stand
between national honor and dishonor; pub.
lie faith and reputation, and order and dis
Guietude. Applause) 1t is the good for.
tune of the republican party to stand ir
this contest for what is best in govern.
ment. for what is patriotic In citizenship
for what tends to the support Of the finan.
cial integrity of the government its credit
and its currency.
"This is year Of political contention
| without bitterness. Intelligence and in
yestigation are taking the places Of pas
sion and partyism. Party prejudice cuts
little figure in crisis like this. We must
not indulge in aspersion or crimina ton
against those who may have differed from
us in the past, but who are now with us
In patriotic effort to preserve tine good
faith of the country and enforce public
and private honesty. Applause.) We
must net drive anybody out of camp, but
welcome everybody in.
"The Force of Reason"
You doubtless have grown weary Of
being told Of the greatness and power and
value Of the press. so many times styled
the 'preserver of our liberties and the
hope of mankind 1t was Bulwer, 1 De-
lieve, who commanded, Take away the
sword. States can be saved without 1t.
Bril- the pen.' This is a year for press
and pen. The sword mas been sheatEed
The only force now needed is the force
Is that Of Intelligence and patriotism
Great applause)
"Our people have always extended to
the press the most generous patronage and
accC rded II the greatest Difference 50 that
the press has grown with our growth and
advanced with our advancement. There
are nearly as many neWspe ers and pc
riodicals published in the ,,nlted States as
IN all the rest Of the world besides. To
me the modern newspaper Is so vast and
comprehensive that 1 can never contem-
plate Its possibilities without becoming
both interested and enthusiastic on the
subject.
The Honorable Journnlist's Position.
why. to be a really capable and worthy
Journalist. wise. honorable and efficient,
Is to attain the highest plane OF human
opportunity and usefulness To love and
proclaim truth for truths sake; to dissem-
mate Knowledge and useful informa ton: to
correct misimpressicns; 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 ad-
voCate great cause-in short, to mold
and direct public opinion. which is always
the mission of journalism, Is surely the
nohiest of professions. Great applause
Poor it may be in some parts of the world.
despised 1t may be by the intolerant and
ignorant everywhere, but degraded it never
can be so long as Its aim is for the good
of the people.
Ohio has always been prominent in the
field OF Journalism. You know we'll the
glorious history of the state and its contri-
button to the country in every field of
statesmanship. Tho press Of Ohio has
proudly held its own in the march Of
journalism. The younger men-and there
are many of them before me today-haye
high models before them Their predeces-
sors were honest in conviction, powerful
In argument and contributed much to make
our glorious state what it Is and our civ
ihzation and citizenship the best in the
world" ~-S