Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-11

G. Toner, Sun, Kaukauna; Andrew Ryan
Hegisfter. Shell Lake; j. E. Jones, Tines
Lodi; John Nagle, Pilot, Manitow 1 . !" =
RoeSsiey, Banner, Jefferson; w E. Gard
ner sad = wife, Gazette. Green Bay G. II
Juneau; r. N. Knowlton and wife, Journal.
Waterloo; Hans Demuth Republican
fountain City, H. NJ. Yowmans and wife.
Scie, La Crosse; CO.. J. a Watr0us, re, e.
graph. Milwaukee; Frank Hill and wife.
Free Press, Reedsburg; ]. A. Hoxin, En-
nal, Madison; Edward Decker and wife.
AdF0cate. Green Bay; ex-GOv George W
aeck al honorary member; Tom Reid, Post,
The annual address was delivered by
President Maggie, and while not a sta
CISncaI resume of what has been ac-
cOnplished by ne association. marked
the distance which the organization has
come on the higher ground of ideals
Ethical improvement, he said, is as insist
ent as Improvement in newsgathering
since the paper is the product Of fcr-~S
within the man who creates it. He re-
viewed the three reciprocal and cor
ressataa objects Of the association:
60 promote the interests OF the press:
enlarge its influence and cultivate
fFaternai regard, this trinity of OBJ
Jec9s merging in the central idea of
en}arging the influence of the organiza-
zion; and this infuence-the source of
prosperlty.can be best extended by ig-
morning self Individual resDonsibility
TSs uwelf upon and well expressed
He emphasized at length the importance
OF amending the libel laws so that the
FRIGHT Of the editor to speak the truth
shall be maintained.
The entertaining address of President
Maggie was most enthuSia Stically re-
fcelged, and was regarded by those fortu-
nate to be present this morning as one
OF the strongest addresses ever delivered
by a presiding officer of the Wisconsin
Press associa ton.
zette had for his theme "Office Work of
che Editorial" Mr.. Gardner said that
the newspaper was the familiar COM
pantoa of the people and the editor who
would hit the mark must be the peoples
comrade.
Mis-. Theodore Winton 1oumans gave
che association "a Bit of Newspaper
Philosophy" She said that a reaction in
the direction of materialism character
Gza3 the end of the century. She pro-
Geeded then to view, from the stand
point of fin-de-siecle philosopher, our
A1oSt prosaic and materialiStlc probes
sion" 1t could not be pretended, she
said. that newspaper influence was all
that it ought to be. 1t not only partakes
Of but is doubtless responsible Tor, the
widespread political corruption OF the
age Mrs. Youmans declared. The news
paper is frequently mere party organ,
and very often those who control It's po-
siticSi course are themselves afflicted
with ambition to possess Offices either
fog the1r own benefit or that OF their
friends.
&lrs. Ginty of Chippewa Falls, widow
Of Zen. George c. Ginty, is present at
the annual meeting and is as greatly IN
ferested in the affairs of the ASSOCIATION
as ever. s4er daughter accompanies hef
Any0ng the later arrivals of members
vDnre William Hume, Times, Chiffon; e1-
Gov. ". D. Hoard, Dairyman, Ft. At
Col. e. A. Calllins of the Chicago
frhrlnicIe arrived shortly before noon
and rs the guest OF the association. lie
win deliver an address before the assO
..iafles, this evening, and will be followed
by ex-Goy Hoard and others.
At the afternoon session OF the asSo-
eiafion Ed Wheelock of Wausau opened
Che ball by the reading OF an interesting
WAGER tDon THE Development Of Daily
from a Weekly" in which the questions
How to increase the subscription list,
S,nrerci1,ms f" ''canYaSSing," and general
discussion followed in which an active
part was taken by Col. j. a. Watrous
Louis Lange, Ed Ma enc, j. 6. Mona
han. w. ii. Hume and others in i've
minute talks.
e. T. Wheelock of Wausau had fol
his subject 'The Development OF g
Daily from Weekly. In all towns OF
from 5000 inha bitants upwards Mr.
Wheelock said. the people instinctiyel5
adopt the metropolitan papers as then
standard dajlies When the publisher O
a local weekly announces his intention
cf issuing daily edition people 90 no
hesitate TO predict disaster and he De
comes an object of COMMUNICATION OF
&he part of other weekly publishers
AZ 8 o'clock a recess was taken durin
which the association visited the offic
OF the Journal On returning from Their
Ghe programme was carried out as an