The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-07-15
JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
TO FELLOW EDITORS.
ANNUAL ADDRESS TO PRESS
ASSOCIATION.
1t Was Delivered at White Stone
Lithia Springs Last Night By
The Brilliant Editor of the
Atlanta News.


full writer in the south today than Mr..
John Temple Graves. of the Atlanta
News. He delivered the annual ad-
dress before the South Carolina State
Press association, in session here, last
night. 1t had been proposed to have
the address from Mr.. Graves tonight,
but he had found that it would be i'm
possible for him to be present to-
night, and hence the change.
The meeting this year is largely at
tended and is one of the most sue
cessful in the history Of the associa-
ton. A number of new members
have joined the association at this
meeting
The annual banquet will be served
tonight. This afternoon the associa-
ticn will visit Union, a special train
having been provided by the enter
prising people of the city.
The address by Mr.. Graves last
night brought brought to the editors
a message OF truth, clothed in beauti-
full language.
Mr.. Graves was introduced by
President E. H. Aull
He said in part:
The Press of America--and by the
testimony OF the eyes-the press Of
the world is passing through transi-
ton stages OF development to high
er and larger and nobler plaine than
it has ever occupied before.
There was a period OF American
history when the editorial page made
the newspaper.
Then came the telegraph and the
news agencies and the winged light
nings flashing the days doings around
the world, while individuality lapsed,
have made for quarter century the
news columns supreme and the eli.
torial page subordinate.
Today the commercial instinct is
the dominant force of civilization, the
dollar is the deSpot, and the trail Of
the trade mark is over us all.
But tomorrow brings back the man.
The great editor looms once more
upon the horizon. The ruling force,
the guiding intelligence, the imperial
mind that sways, shall once again be
throned in the sanctum rather than
wrapped in the statesman's toga or
magnihed in the politicians wiles.
1t is elemental logic to declare that
the power will rule the world which
reaches best the worlds minorities
and the worlds majorities and feeds
fullest the worlds demands.
The editor who comprehenis the
situation-the man who grapples the
elemental facts-who seizes the days
events, explains their meaning, points
their philosophy and applies their
Signihcance-the man who grasps the
elements and molds them with mas
ter purpose and a master policy, and
with impartial truth to the great ends
of civilization and to the great uses
of humanitv--is greater than presi-
dents and nobler than kings. and more
potential than emperors on their gild-
ed thrones.
| magnify my calling I idealize
my work. I glorify my craft. / take
issue with Henry Watterson who
Processes surrender which he has
never made. | protest his pessimism
toward his own department. | be-
lieve that the editorial page will be
again the genius and the power OF
the revspaper | believe that the
great editor is the great man OF the
worlds future He has the cnginery
OF human omnipotencc III his hands.
He carries the last appeal TO he
minds and the wills Of men. If he
but know his tools. if he but comprc-
hend his power. ii he but magnify his
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