The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-18

Families-Mr. Herbert's Faux
Pas of Thursday Aroused Some
Criticism.
The State Editors association wound
up the affairs of their annual conven-
ton this morning in meeting held q.
the Commercial club. The important
portion on the programme was the cleo
tion of officers, which was very pleas
antly carried out, and the officers for
the coming year will be:
President-E. e. Huntington Window
First Vice President-W j. Munro Morris,
Second Vice President-J. H. Johnson. WI
mona.
Secretary-C. p Stine, st. Paul.
Treasurer-David Ramaley, st. Paul
Executive Commttee-H. p Hail. st. Paul;
c. c. Whitney, st. Paul; Frank Meyst, Min
neapolis.
The following Is the substance Of q
new article added to the constitution,
which, when read, caused a very inter
eSting discussion:
That no member of this association shall
transfer to any person TRANSFORMATION issued
In the name of their own or any other pub
ncauon nor by any means procure transpor-
tatlon for anyone not actively engaged in the
business of editing or publishing a newspaper
in the state Of Minnesota. when said trans
portation is issued for any editorial excur-
IN the name of the Minnesota Editorial and
Publishers association. And it Is hereby
made the duty of the executive committee to
refuse to deliver said transportation to anyone
not actively engaged in the newspaper or
puDnshlng business, except members as de-
fined in section 2. article g. of the constitu-
ton. or the immediate family of said editor
or publisher or employees actively engaged in
their said business. That any member yio-
iating any OF the provisions Of this article
shall be debarred from participation in the
annual excursions for term Of five years.
Mr.. Hays, of Sleepy Eye, stated thai
the privileges of the association had
been taken advantage of, and that he
mad proposed this measure in checking
TINS abuse. Among others who advo-
Gated the measure were Editor FeaSe,
H. G. Day and Elmer Adams.
RESOLUTIONS of thanks were adopted
and were rendered to Mayor Kiefer.
All the participants who helped in the
entertainment Of the association, the
Commercial club, the chamber of COM
merce, Jobbers' union, ETC.. and the
Order of Elks.
A committee to investigate associa-
ton funds in broken banks was an
pointed by the chair, and was compos~
ed of P. V. Collins, F. c. Neumeier
and J. c. Norby.
reading Of the resolutions, c. F. Mac
Donald. of the St Cloud Times, arose
TO question of privilege He said:
L have no objection to Imperialism be-
ing discussed at the proper time and
place, but the editorial convention is
not the place for such a discussion.
belong to an organization-the G. A.
(which debars politics from it's de-
hberations. I believe the editorial as
sociations should leave politics outside
their doors. Its regulation in this re-
gard were violated yesterday. Here
after when the executive committee
was drawing up toasts it should be
careful to avoid political issues''
This discussion pointed to B. B. Her
pert, VINO asked forgiveness, and ex-
piained that he was carried away in
a moment of enthusiasm.
The chair now introduced E. C. Hunt
lngton. who would tell the audience
How To Cure Bite" He did in the
following words:
There are about 800 papers In this state
competent to publish ,egals and nobody knows
now many 1lleg1timate children of political
ambition are struggling to reach the dav
when they can file their afidavits I think
500 cost to each of the 800 per year is not
too great an average estimate for the rake
off. or, more strictly. that of the LAWYERS
which so many of the rapers are encour.
aging by their poverty or unwillingness tn
stand up to the rack like self-respecting cat
tie, and est the hay of prosperity which the
statutes OF the state put in the barn for us
In the fear that competitor will cut the
price, another man cuts and sees the Diff
ference between the price he gets. and the
legal rate goes into the pockets of the ettor
neys. Josh Billings said that nature never
makes fool, but furnishes the material and
lets the fellow finish the job himself" In NV
opinion, the newspapers are using too much of
that material, and what we neglect to use
the attorney uses in his business There ore
attorneys above this practice, who despise
the rake-oh, refuse to make false records
paying the legal price or giving the discount
to the proper parties This Is where | make
distinction between a rake-off and dis
count, Whlle | am opposed to the discount
am always willing in cases of poverty IN
divide my fees-do the work free of cost If
need De-when the record Is Not falsifed and
l made the scapegoat. l would cut the rate in
two. o ~
The chair appointed the following a
committee on the National Editorial
association convention:
W. R. Hodges W. A. Foland, l.. T. Meacb.
am, P. A. Kroshus. F. c. Listoe.
The following were named as dele
gates to the National Editorial conven-
ton: ei
F: G. Listoe, ]. X. Gronhadl John T. Hech
P. V. collins. c. D. Belden, Anton croebN'
Sam Irebby, Irving Todd, H. G. Hays, y q
Ightborne, ]. c. Norby Alternates. q
Bennett. j. j. Folsom. P. A. Kroshus II I
peterson, George n. Lamphere w A FoIa,d
Leslie Mathews, E. Wicherskf w. simon
ton, Charles ]. Berryhin.
The association listened during the
morning to a paper on IAN Editorial
Political Pull by E. A. Nelson. of
Hallock