The Washington times., 1904-04-08

We're about the departments and at the
White House.
Several hundred of the visitors called
anG were introduced TO the President.
The Capitol was thronged with the
publishers. as were the War. State and
Navy Departments. Numbers of the
visitors who are not familiar with the
points Of historic interest. improved the
opportunity TO visit these places this
morning. Mount Vernon was mecca
for many.
At o'clock the special train on which
the visitors came from New York de-
parted on the return trip. carrying away
a majority Of the Journalists
Entertain tn. President.
The association succeeded IN gathering
around its board at the New Willard
last night a most representative com
pany. Editors of note were there, au-
thors whose names are, household words,
statesmen of celebrity. diplomats Of dis
tinction, while the guest of honor was
the President OF the United States.
Some 200 members Of the association,
comprising publishers, editors. artists,
advertising and circulation managers,
came TO Washington for the occasion
This is said to be the first formal
meeting of magazine people ever had
To judge from the eclat which attended
this meeting. and the spirit of CANA
raderie developed in one short night be
tween the members themselves and be-
tween the members and their influential
guests. it is not likely to be the last
Took Town by Storm.
They came in a special train from
New YOrk-these makers Of magazines
and they took Washington by storm.
And while they made II clear they
brought no special axes here to grind,
yet it was admitted that the main OBJ
ject of the incursion, aside from having
a good time. was TO give the association
a footing in Washington, an acquaint-
ance with the executive and legislative
branches Of Government, which might
result IN improvements along such lines
as postal rates and copyright
All the great magazines We're repre-
scented by the proprietors and their
managers. each OF whom brought with
him three Of the brightest on his staff
of writer's and artists. Writer and pub
Usher rubbed elbows and clinked
glasses in friendly and familiar way
To Meet the Visitors.
To meet this company were invited
sixty Of the most distinguished persons
In Washington.
decoration Of the banquet hall. The
tables We're so arranged. however. that
the distinguished guests We're seated
on a raised dais; the remainder Of the
company eight at table On the dais
was seated the President On the
Presidents right sat Count Casslni. the
Russian ambassador. dean OF the DipIo-
matte Corps. and on either side Of them
were Mr.. Hay. the Secretary Of Sta1e;
N. JUsserand. the French ambassador;
Baron Won Sternburg the German ann
DassadOri Justice Pcckham OF the Su-
preme Court. William i. Rowland
president of the association; Hamilton
" Mabie, the POSTMASTER. and other
Qlsung ulshed members OF the society.
The Chinese and japanese ministers
sent letters Of regret. Senator Depeu
also sent a letter regretting that III
dinner was preceded and followed BY q
reception
Miniature Magazines.
The menu cards were in the form OF
miniature magazines. and in addition 10
the bill Of fare. contained The Bill OF
Company" q list Of the members Of the
association.
The President, whose position as guest
OF honor was due as much 10 his liter
airy standing as TO the high office he
Loiqs. arrived at 10, just as POSTMASTER
9laDie, associate editor of THE Out
look, was finishing the opening speech
The applause at his entrance was so
nearly ana so prolonged that il was
some time before ne could speak Again
an AGAIN wnlie speaking he was inter
Ihe President said:
The Presidents Speech.
1t is always a pleasure 10 a man In
public life 20 meet the real governing
naggERE A THH
welcome 70 Washington this evening
and 10 say but one word OF greeting to
you. and that word shall take the form
OF a warning 7 did not speak In lest
when alluded 20 you as represeutatfves
OF the governing classes. / think that
We OF the United States cannot keen too
fresh In our minds the fact thar the
men ultimately responsible for the gov
eminent are not the Representatives Of
the people, but the people themselves
and that therefore heavy is the resDon-
sibility that lies upon the people, and
above All upon those who do the most
toward shaping the thought of the peo-
pie" lApplausel
In the days OF my youth was a lit
recently, q series OF essays, 1 was inn
mensely struck by one thought deveI-
oped In II. The writer, one OF our great
est scholars, was speaking Of the Eact
there went with It thorough apprecia-
ton Of responsibility, and he used a
phrase somewhat like tnIs-that among
al peoples there must BE- restraint: 81
there IS no restraint the result Is in
eVit&bly anarchy. That means the mega
Con Of all government. and the negatIon
OF all government, Of course, means the
negauOn Of popular government; and
mat, therefore, there must be restraint
and that, therefore. a free people has
merely substituted self-restraint for ex-
ternal restraint; and the permanence Of
our freedom as people. the permanencc
OF our liberties, depends upon the way FL
which we show and exercise that self
restraint.
Real Morality.
There must be much more than good
laws 70 make a good people. The man
whose morality IS expressed simply in
the acknowledgement Of the law is a
pretty poor creature. Unless our av-
erage citizenship IS based upon a good
deal more than the mere observance of
the laws on the statute booI,s-that, Of
course. is the preliminary; that, Of
course. ID the beginniEg-Dut unless Il
Is based on more than that, then or
average citizenship can never produce
the kind Of government which IL must