Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-15
POWER Of PRESS
HOW ITS INFLUENCE MAY BE
MADE BETTER.
ONLY THE TRUTH WELL TOLD.
Do Everything, According TO Views Of
Various Noted Ones-But
Be True.

extracts read at the dinner of the Cor>
respondents club last night from SONS
OF the responses received from prominent
persons in answer to the question:
How Can the Influence of the Press Be
1ncrea sed?'
Secretary of State John Hay-I do not
consider myself compe .ent TO give advice
on this subject
Whitelaw Red-By the most scrupu-
tous effort in giving the news to tell the
exact truth, Without c&aSSeration ana
without suessworh. ana by dec.si IN
based on fairmindvd study and con-
Quoted with the courtesy that commands
a respectful hearing.
deserve ii.
Joseph JeferSon-The best means OF
increasing the influence OF journalism.
Or indeed any profession, is by bringing
TO bear on it Industry, ability and integ-
rity. 1t would be a grand departure il
the best newspapers We're to inauguratc
"a system whereby only known facts
would be published ana would search
out and expose every fraudulent jour-
nal. under such conditions a confidence
Mould be aroused in the public mind
that perhaps does not now exist.
Susan +. Anthony-By advoca ting the
ballot to all women as we'll as to all
men.
H. H. kohlsaat. editor Chicago Times
1te"ald-There is a widely recognized
demand that the influence of the press
shall make for those things that are OF
good report and eXalt a people that it
does. 1t can be less cynical ana more
sincere. 1t can be more optimistic in it's
views of life. 1t can be more considara tie
howard the unfortunate and more gen.
erous in the treat of chose with
WhOm it may not be in accord. The
truth, however. should be told with all
the viVacity OF fiction or the press will
suffer Stupid veracity is the rock upon
(which more than one truly good news
paper has foundered. Neracity with
N:vacity is my prescription for what
think Your club is Sc king after.
w. J. Rryan-A newspaper will exer.
a greater influence. Other things being
equal, if ii is known to reprs sent on
public questions the cOnviC lions of some
person. a person of flesh and blood. not
"a corporation. The influence of news
paper, other things being equal, will be
greater will be known who owns the
paper and controls its policy, if that per-
son has no interest adverse to the in
terest of the readers. The influence OF
the press will be increased by greater
unity in the support of any known cause
and the suppression of any bad prac-
Eice.
Jeannette l.. Gilder--I should say by
less sensationalism and more truth.
Arthur f. Hadley. president of Yale
Nnlversity-It $ not the question rather
now that influence can be 50 directed
that it shall work more toward Derma-
nent ends and less toward temporary
ones
Gen. r. A. Alger-Let the press be
jealous in ascertainins whether it's pub
cicaiCns are founded upon facts or not.
Thomas \. Edison--By publishing a
fact now and then.
Nicola Tesla-The influence of the
press might be greatly increased by
adopting a better system of Informing
the world of technical and scientific ad-
Nances: or. generally speaking, OF such
news as concerns professional men.
Rev. Lyman Ay1ott-The proprietor
must put influence above commercial
success. 20 secure this influence the
editor must have no definite and in
tellisent convictions on the subjects
Din which he wishes to exert influence.
He must he fair. He must convince his
l'eaders that he is seeking the truth
ithe whole truth, anu nothing but the
truth. He must deal With topics which
are both of real interest and of real i'm
portance to the public.
Cardinal Gibbons-The influence of the
press would be much increased by a
strict adherence to facts in recording
events and by scrupulous accuracy in
Tepcrtns the expressions of public men
Andrew carnege--The paper which
obtains a reputation for publishing au-
thent:c news and only that which is fiji
y>,ict i..t, ali ,,iolI nc
temporarily. although always decidedly
will steadily increase it's influence.
WI Ting Fang. Chinese Minister
will simply say that the influence of
the press can be Increased by strict al
Eerence to facts.
Bishop Potter-By the education and
elevation of its rea lels. A decent, in
denigent, thoughtful constituency will
compel a decent press.
Governor Olell of New York-Acuracy
and reliability are the prime requisites