The Republican journal., 1902-05-29


Moore of Boise. Idaho. whose subject
was journalism and Dividends. Mr..
Moore did not read his paper as some
of our exchanges have stated, but de
livered it as though it were an extern
pore address, and in manner that held
the close attention and won the admlra
ton of his audience. His contention
was that the aim of journalism should
| be higher than mere money-maklng:
that the newspaper pays IN proportion
to its usefulness. We quote the closing
paragraphs of his address:
/ The editor who pulls down the house
of fraud and injustice, who Yields the
icOnoclastic hammer to accomplish the
destruction Of the idols OF superstition
and gold. who seeks to base his reputa-
ton upon the good that he can do, who
employs the gifts of reason and the en-
deavors of genius to strike the shackles
OF prejudice and conservatism from the
limbs of progress that man reaps the
sure reward of commencing conscience,
and his newspaper pays the certain divi-
dends of ennobling influence and public
| appreciation.
Such a man was William Lloyd CARR
son and such newspaper Garrison'S
! Llberator. such a man was Henry W.
Grady and such a newspaper the Allan
ia Constitution.
Men like these find the temple of
! fame and occupy it. They find. too, that
! it is at the end of the highway of truth
and that it is not an inner chamber of
the palace of Mammon.
/ Ladies and gentlemen, followers of
the pleasant paths that traverse the
golden fields of journalism, these, in
my Judgment, are some of its dividends
/ paid in a com that will pass current
here and throughout the long tomorrow
on the other and brighter side of death S
dark valley.
| The printed words do not fully con-
! vey the beauty Of this address, imbued
as it WAS with the fire of youth and
the charm OF eloquent utterance. MI.
4 Moore is very young man, as might
be inferred, and Willie his theory is
right he Will find it necessary later to
look for other dividends than "ennob-
ling influence and public APPRECIATION. '
There is no reason why he should not
also have the dividends that pay paper
bills and support the family. \ later
speaker, Conner T. Davies of Kansas,
whose subject was The One Man \ ews-
/ paper-lts Opportunities, Its Mission -
afforded contrast in taking the practi-
cal side of journalism. He said:
Frankness on my part would compel
me to confess that the first mission
have in view in the publication of my
contribution TO the newspaper world is
to put flour in the bin and potatoes i'll
( the cellar
! OF course it is not so romantic or so
ethereal as the hitch your wagon to a
star, or beyond the Alps lies Italy
business. But, really. a lame man, the
husband OF one wife and the father of
seven children, must needs be very
busy man, and the matter of getting
groceries rests much more heavily on
his mind than does the political alliance
of nations i'll the orient.
i Space VIII not permit even brief men
ton OF the many other excellent papers
and addresses. The most exciting SEES
sion of the convention was that in
which the methods of Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden were con-
sidered. Mr. ". H. TuttIe of Chicago,
attorney for the National Publishers
Bureau, read paper on "The Postal
Law AS 1t is, in which he bitterly as
sailed Mr.. Madden, considering him in
efficient and officious Mr. Moore of
Idaho then took the floor and moved
| that the convention pass a resolution
asking Congress to investigate the acts
Of the Third Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral and take summary action This
precipitated hot debate. The conven-
ton was pretty evenly divided, and
while there is no doubt that Mr.. Mad
den has overstepped his authority and
done injustice III certain cases, many
think that there is need for reform in
the postal service. Conservative coun-
sells prevailed, and the matter was left
to the legislative committee, who in
their report, presented the next NOM
ing, said:
Without censuring or commencing
Mr.. Madden, we would urge the APP
pOintment Of a committee of five to
hear complaints from those affected by
recent rulings of the postotfice depart
ment and lay the same before Mr..
Madden, hoping that he will hear and
correct any orders that place unjust
burdens and restraints upon legitimate
newspaper publishers.
The caucus held by the New England
delegation the night before the election
of officers was an incident of the visit
to Hot Springs long to be remembered.
Hon. Joseph r. Maccabe of Boston pre-
sided, and while maintaining the neces-
sary dignity of presiding officer, he
kept the delegates in roars of laughter,
yet conducted the business in a proper
manner and fully brought out the senti-
ments of Individual delegates. 1t was
one of the most successful perform
ances of the kind the writer ever wit
messed, and stamped Mr.. Maccabe not
only as man of infinite wit but of
rare executive ability. He is moreover
jolly good fellow, and l wish he could
be prevailed upon to attend the meeting