New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-08
THE PRESIDENT CHEERED.
TALKS TO PUBLISHERS.
DpeHs on Responsibility Ct Men
Who Write.
TrRon TIE TRIBUNE BUREAu-l

statesmen. 5urists. publishers and authors from
All parts of the United states, the guests IN
Guiding the President Cabinet officers. mem
bers OF the diplomatic corps, Supreme court
Justices. Senators and Representatives IN Con-
fress, and others prominent In Official literary
and social circles.
Because Of the desire Of the association 70 have
.he President as it's guest. and the irnpossibihty
rs hts attending the dinner elsewhere, arrange
-,efs we're made to hold Il in this city, ana lor
fh.s purpose a special train was secured 10 prlils
the members and their guests from New AorA
and other points.
At The Presidents right sat Count Cassini me
Russian Ambassador. dean OF the olpioili9''iC
xorps and On either side % them were SeCEe
sary Hay N. Jusserand, the French AihOass@-
acr. Baroa. Won Sternburg. the German Amoas-
sador: Justice Pecllhain, OF the Supreme Court
zv,uian r Rowland, president Of the associa-
.son. Hamilton W Mabie. the POSTMASTER ana
.0.ber members OF The society. The Chinese ana
.Jananese ministers sent letters OF regret Inc
dinner was preceded and followed by Tecep-
zion. ,ooo
president Roosevelt arrived about 1890
,,cloclr and remained throughout the reception
which followed the dinner
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
After discussing an elaborate menu. the toast
s-naste-. Hamilton W. Mabie, associate EDITOR Oh
E.7v.. cufloo,y" introduced the speakers. The
Dist included the President, III Jusserand. Baron
won sternburg. Dr. Henry van Dyke r. hop
lsinson Smith, Dr. John il. Finley ROBERT l.
epeer, Ex-Governor Frank 5. Black Sellato'
1sever,are the Rev Dr. Edward Everett Hale
g g Mcclure. Walter H. Page and Dr. Albert
shaw. The first speaker was William b. HOW
aand president OF the association. he was IO'-
sov-ea h,y President Roosevelt, who said;
NJ Chairman and Gentlemen: 1t IS always
pleasure 10 man IN public life 10 meet the reaI
,roveruing classes. 1 wish TO bid you MeIcoIte
70 washington, and 10 say but wore on eIset-
snr and fhat word shall take the form OF
warning and a hone. / did not speak III Justt -,
rhen alluded TO you as TepIeseA'att'es Sc - he
governing classes. d lhlnh Llal, :, - .-.,-,5s
limited states cannot keep too fresh n on
that fact that the men responsible lor Ole So 80,
eminent are not the representa- "a 80, ~
-,eorle hut the people themselves, ana Olal,
therefore heavy is the responsibility tlla a - -
.,Don rha ueopie and upon all those VINO 20
-. -, "A slsring the thought u the people.
Now in the days Of my youth va a az 80,
snan I have recently ia reading 4 JUN, a.
Immensely struck by the thought deFeL , - 90
a. ~ one ~ our greatest scholars who Wat
eDealins Of freedom and OF The lace no .. a. .
dom could not exist unless theIe w ,,b,sse
sense OF responsibility. ana he useu - i.ras
.ovnevvbat like this: That among al peopIeS
there must be a restraint; If there IS no
sfrains there is for an inevitabe result sii" N''
-,,,fcb is the ueeation Of al government.
r,tereeo-e there must be restraint. Iree PEG
rle has merely substituted seli-res1ralnt ISi -
fernsl restraint. and the perInanence s on 81
s-asSoro as a people and OF our liberty oepeh,1s
on the way in which We shall exercise 'i-0' Se'1-
restraint -, os Laws n
-,,alre a good people. A man whose moraLtE Is
rDnressed merely IN the non-lnIl IN seIi'et "a -
law IS a pretty poor creature. mess 0ut a.
- -l+fzens5in IS based upon good ueaA more
fhan mere observance OF the laws on te 80. 49,
hook then our average cltizeishlD - :. 80
,,ro7,ce the Kind Of government ' Hlch IL NUS
80 nil produce. So far from liberty anu 1le
,,eeoonsf hilitv Of sef-goverrment being 14llsS
" hich come easily and 20 any PeopLef ui - he
peculiarly things that can come V,Hs -. - II
snost highly developed people, capable not olLlS
81 mastering others but OF mastering 1.Le
selves and who can achieve real seH-B0Nei"-
anent, real liberty. - liz 70
straint which is the spirit OF seli-fel1dIlce. -
must reiz in no small degree upon those VINO
furnish so much Of the thought OF the sLeat s I'm
OF our people VINO think most ana m ,-5
gentlemen. in greeting You here lo-Alshl N.StI
not merely 10 welcome You, -. - - 80 tho
trust every man OF you feels the Welgnt OF tI.e
responsibility that resiS upon ~. -, "a ,o1rb
who writes. the mar who month III anu iIsoo.i
out week in and week out. day IN ana Gay ou t
furnishes the material which is 10 shape tLie
thoughts Of our people. is esseIl1ialy Se iI IT,
80 move +l,an any other determines the chaf-
meier Of the people and the kind OF government
shis people shall possess. , -
steve IN the growth and greatness OF TINS couil-
try. because 1 believe that you ana those IKE
SOU approach their tasks IN the prope- sPI4'-
not ALWAYS but as a rule. daughter
And gentlemen, il seems TO me lnat because
~ the very fact that we are SO co4oei-l an -
greatness OF our country and our country
Future We should beware Of any undue leNlIy
or any shirt OF mere boastfulness Individual
s,ourteev is 2 good thing. and international cour-
fstsy Is quite as good thing II there IS any one
quality which should he deprecated In the pubic
man and IN the public writer alike L Is the use
rf language which tends TO produce Irritation
among nations with whom we should be on
friendly terms. Nations are row oroushL - Illch
nearer together than they formerly Were Steam,
siectracity the spread OF The press IN al coun-
sr1es-these factors have brought the people
closer together. You can rest assured that no
man and no nation ever thinks the better OF US
because we adopt toward him feelings which we
should resent ~ they were adopted toward us
we have a very large field IN warning against
evil at home. When ali is as II ought TO be IN
i,aation and state and municipality here at home
we can then talk about reforming the rest OF
mankind. Let US begin at home.
The entire company rose and cheered the
president repeatedly Mr.. Mable spoke Of him
as the best known author in America to-day.
she author and illustrator OF American ideals
n. UssERAND's REMARKS
When the applause which followed the Presi-
fxent's address had subsided, the POSTMASTER
i.nt-oduced Ambassador Jusseraud, who spoke as
follows:
am proud 81 the opportunity afforded 20
address this brilliant assembly. an assembly OF
men w eI resSeS ~ one who bas ior his Ancestors
Defoe, Steele Addison, johnson, Provost, DideroL
AisslNagH o , and ,lie , sS6 g1 oo' sscb
ss She with you all You can think with the
.sTnesfiv continuing their traditions Witness so
many writer's here present. and especially who
is found everywhere. and everywhere Welcomed-in
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