The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-07-17
PRESS 2 ] 3 IS IS sOUIATION
7 Held l'i Regular. Session at White Stone
Springs.

Springs.
LARGE MI; DER IN ATTENDANCE
PrcsidentsAhll's Annual Address in
whiohsIIesPnys Tribute to De-
parted.N d.NIembcrs--- Every
body Delighted.
Special Staff corresp ndent of the
State, writing from White Stone
Springs saygs The 29th annual meet
ing of the State Press association was
attended W a large number OF the
best newspaper workers Of the State.
The prlnkM minutes of the associa-
tion's meetings from 1871 to 1888 re-
GILL the fdcts that for the first four
years of3thc existence Of the associa-
tion, ls7iy.to 1879, Col. Jas. A. lIoyt,
then cdithr OF the Columbia Daily
Register, yas the presiding officer.
Col. lloyt lis here today, nearly as
vigorous as he was il generation ago.
On the other hand there are Il number
Ut very. young newspaper men here,
men wlltsc work gives promise that
The future Of the press or South Car
niilia viii he rs honorable us the past,
and thatathc weekly papers continue
to be great educating Influences.
Alternating his annual address in
which he pictured Vic future of the
press in glowing terms, Mr.. T.. II.
Anll Of tile Ncwbcrry News and
Herald "Wednesday made his annual
rcpoit.l
TIL Il PRES IDFNT'S REPORT
Mr.. Aull in his annual report calls
Alteration to tho fact that lc was
elected at the meeting in 1891, at
which time there were but ~ mrul-
bcrS present. At Sumter, the year
following, there were 81 present, and
the average attendance since that
time has been not less than 80. 1t is
gratifying to note the increased and
continued interest IL the annual meet
lngs. lie trusts that the time will
never come when there will be indif-
ference ON the part of The editors ana
publishers in these annual gatherings.
They are helpful and pleasant and
must be beneficial. lie feels that
those editors who have never idcnti-
lied themselves with the association
do not realize the benefits they woud
rccciyc}
LOSSES IlY DEATH
Continuing, Mr.. Aull says: "Dur-
ing The past year, or rather since our
last Annual meeting, our ranks have
been thinned by the death OF two cdi-
tors. and one died just at the time Of
our ast session. Irefcr to MIR. Thos.
= ms, for many years connected
viii ,e Edgctield Advertiser.
Wllctne OF not lie was ever identified
withlthe5A association have been un-
able to find from the record, but he
was veteran journalist and success
ful beyond the measure OF most Of MS.
In view of his long and faithful ser
vice in the profession | feel it would
be proper for you to take note of his
death.
Another veteran who has passed
N'eJ 'Hi'iiS CitC SCul 7OIlc WHO
was cminently successful was l.. NJ.
Grist of the Iorkvillc Enquirer. lie
was possibly the oldest member Of the
profession in The State at the time OF
his death, in point of continuous ser
vices, as well as in years. So far as /
have been able to ascertain, he was
not at any time IL member Of this as
SOclation, bnt in view Of his long and
faithful service us editor and publisher
OF one OF the cleancSt and hest print-
cd country papers in this State, it
would lie but proper to take rccogni-
tion OF this service by suitable
tribute,
THE LATE EDITOR OF THE STATE"
We have also lost one Of our own
members, who was an ornament to
the profession in this State a man
who stood ut the head of the profcS-
sion, and who loved il for the good he
could do. His sudden taking or and
the manner Of it was not only Il shock
to the members OF our association and
to the profession in this State, hut to
5hc whole country, fuE he had at
tanned national rcputatiOn II. G..
Gonzales was for many years an ac-
Tive member Of this association and
we all remember the interest he took
in our annual meetings. lie was Il
sincere and an honest journalist, one
whose motives were pure and high.
He loved his profession and served his
State faithfully rs he saw her inter-
cSts lie was Il patriot in the high
est and trucst sense Of the word and
would let nothing come between him
and the highest and best interests Of
The commonwealth, as he saw them.
lie was Il partisan. All true patriots
are partiSans. | believe lie was hon
est and sincere and regarded the in
tcrests OF the State above his own.
Many times we differed and at times
have thought him unjust and un-
tair in his criticisms, but always be-
licycd him honest from his view point
II should offer criticism il would
be thlt he SHUT hlmSclfup in his sane
Iilm TOO closely and did not n.inglc
enough with the people. lis death
was distinct loss of journalism in this
state Ills personality more than
;lnylhying else built up great news
paper at The capital Of the State. Few
men wrote as vigorous, us clean, rs
strong and as pure English as he did.
Ills editorials were always gems of