El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-19
health of the guest of honor.
In responding Captain Hart sale


Gentlemen. fellow citizens. and
brethren: There are certain occasions
in mans life when a man is so over
come by emotion that it becomes inn
possible for him to say what he wants
to say. because his heart is in his
throat. Bear with me little and
further on | shall be able to explain
fully my opinion of this gathering this
evening in my honor and in my be-
half. Ii is true | have been engaged
in journalism in this city for many.
many years. This is my native town
! was born here. IL is here that my
father settled after his retirement from
the army and his marriage to a MeXi-
can lady.
The captain recounted many inter
esting incidents of the early days in
this locality and told of the founding
of the first newspaper. He told the
full story of his own paper from the
time of it's foundation to the present
year and said fortune had not always
smiled upon the venture. IL had al
ways been his pride. he said. that no
institution in Ell Paso could lose more
money than the Ell Paso Times.
Then he recounted number of
journalistic exploits in FL Paso where
fraud was exposed and corrupt Off
Gals made to tremble by the press.
u
Morehead controlled the Times. but I
want to say here tonight that at no
time did he ever control its policy. He
has been a true friend TO the Times
but never exercised any control over il
except such as he exercised over me
with the influence of friend
Captain Hart referred to his success
sors and complimented them highly.
The POSTMASTER next called for re-
Spouse from Felix Martinez on ''frater-
nifty of the press.
Mr.. Martinez said he was especially
pleased to he called upon to respond
to- that toast on that occasion. 1t would
he said. be to the best interests of all
the newspapers to organize a fraternal
union.
1t would be to their mutual advan-
tage for the editors. reporters. business
managers and ali others engaged in
journalism in this city to- get togeth-
er. have athorough understanding and
exchange ideas.
No profession in this world has
done more for the advancement of the
interests of the public and received
less compensation than has the press"
He closed by referring to Captain Hart
as the father OF journalism in Ell Paso
In introducing III. ID. Slater the toast |
master said he was known as the edi- |
tor of a paper that played no favorites
and treated everybody alike. He was
called on to respond to the toast. THE |
power of the press
The press. he said. was all powerful |
Not only did IT reflect public sentiment |
but it created public spirit and brought |
il forth.
That the press is power" he con-
tinued. lis attested every day by the |
fact that the greatest men in the world |
endeavor to keep in touch with the |
newspaper men. either to court the |
favorable mention of the press or to- |
keep it quiet when the truth would he |
In the first case men seek |
the interviewer; in the second. they |
exercise the power of censorship"
DIR. w. w. Stark made the hit of |
the evening in his response to the toast |
The newspapers and the doctors" He
created much laughter and was fire.
quently interrupted by applause.
The doctors and the newspapers. e"
he said. ARE alike in one respect: they
are always laboring for the good of