New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
WHAT MIR. M'KELWAY SAID.

WHAT MIR MKELWAf SAID.
one of the brightest addresses Of the evening
was that Of 81. Claic Mckeway. who In drawing
many Interesting comparisons between the editof
and the actor said in part:
stage and newspaper actor ana editor may - Si1u
10 owe their vogue. II not their eNstcrce 10 lle
escape OF impersonation and Of learning from mo-
nastic cells Even before that the iroutadour was
half-actor, half-newsgiver half-commeniator. anu
indeed the squire OF Don Qukote ana OF lVansoc u
Of any other old thing IN kniehtnood may na' az,
bined these characters But we must not ne 700
ys as b,s,oTV NIp Jefrerson Would call US down
Were quite so In Journalistic history, the hnp.l
scnauty which makes the interest Of that callln8
he seems but Is not The newspaper man IS effect
e H an nmsf f. on f e ef iew GPpau.eJ
Possibly alike in origin. both callings sppefh,iaiy
stage Newsboy is callboy OF the streets II cditor
j. star pat then cast and stan are y eqyal r@ln
tias the chromat!c resemblance may 30 ooin : =!
and apparent dSushter) As howe. rr H,oT
affirmed. We certainly assign our men 70 part
ana 50 does the stage some t,nes 10y a. az , " =,
their characters. and sometimes they have no chhr ,
so1esirne. re- are So printive as 70 be aboriginal
In both calings there is room a. the CO.. rc"i
the public. No other constituency Is worth tho
teen with friends viii no, make the fn0st walk IN
either art And II the ghost does not walk N" u'ly
langshes and fox only keep their spirits w by
pouring spirits down. GauShferl
We have our statesmen. and you have your
| trag~ians Both could, perhaps. wen pc 'ai.'I
your farceurs And the FUN OF each IS. AZ tlmes Ike
much study. a WEAKNESS TO the flesh. Ilfr" arc
vaudeville newspapers and there are leeitima'e
dramas There are journalistic skirt dancer ana
there. are dramatic mOral!sts. There trlWncrs
on the press and there are contortionists on the
stage There are Underwriters In my calling. an!
there are leading parts In yours and OF actor ana
Of newspaper the makeup is iransccndenily impo'-
iant.
rs he thankful that what Is cleanest Ard best.
whether IN journalism or In plays whether in acting
or n editing commands longest and strongest 70 of-
milton The drama OF filth and nuN the country
through and the world around IS steadily on the
wane (Applause)
I never felt prou'er 10 be American newspaper
man rhan do tonight. never felt proudcr ~ me
substantial unity Of the press. and. doubt not. ~
the substantial unity Of the citizenship ~ IN" repre-
sentative manhood and ~ the representative worn
anhood OF the stage IN support OF a prudent. pa'f-
Otto and praying President OF patient and earnest
Congress- % faithful and wary Diplomatic officers,
and Of an Army and Navy ready for war. but PFC
ferrng peace. than 7 do to-day fCheersD What
Is Journalism and IT'S people will be faithful n T.
cloud cheers)
Walter s Logan closed the evenings oratory by
passing many happily worded encomums upon Mr..
jefferson. OF whom might be said the best that
could be said Of any man. that he carried happiness
20 human hearts
engagements made for tho dinner by the following
committee: Henry D. Hotchkiss. chairman Daniel
O'Day. George G. Smith. James \. Pundcrfori.
George a. Hcarn. Eugene I. Bushe. John X. CIlciv
william +. Webb. Frank Tifori. William 7 Evans.
Robert T. Bowling. George ". Young. Walter :
Logan. Frederick VI Iittleneld. Henry Il. Wilson.
Charles ". Morse and Everett W Little.