Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-08
PUBLISHERS OF AMERICA.
representative and Distinguished Com
pany at New York.

dSnillSton, April "A representa-
tive and distinguished company at
tended the dinner of the Periodical
Publishers Association of America. Civ
on at the New Willard hotel. tonight
President Roosevelt was there ant
made a speech. To his right sat Counr
Cassini. the Russian ambassador. dear
OF the diplomatic corps. and on either
SIDE or them were Secretary Hay. NJ
Jussefha, the French ambassador, Bar
on Won SternburS. the German ambas-
sador, Justice Peckham of the suprem,
court. VIM. Is. Rowland. president OF
the ASSOCIATION, Hamilton w. Marble
the POSTMASTER. and other distiu.
SCished members of the society. The
'hi'ese ana Japanese ministers and
senator DepeW sent letters of regret
Inc d!nher WAS preceded and followed
by Il reception.
1he President arrived about 1875
"'ci"cN. and remained throughout the
reception. which followed the dinner.
He was the first speaker.
The menu cards were in the form of
immature magazines and in addition TO
the bill OF fare, contained the bill of
the company" list of members of the
association.
Ihe Publishers Association came
lloh New York to Washington on Il
special train bringing with them their
out OF town guests.
After cigars had been lighted the
speechmakiEs began, the first speaker
being William b. Rowland, president
of the association.
When President Roosevelt who was
the next speaker, entered the hall he
WAS given an ovation. Toastmaster
Mabie introduced him as THE best
known author in America. today. tho
author and illustrator of American
Ideals" He spoke as follows:
1T is always IL pleasure to a man in
public life to meet the real governing
classes, I wish to bid you welcome to
Washington and to say but word of
greeting and that word shall take the
form of warming and hope | did
not speak in justice when I alluded to
You as representatives of the govern
ing classes. I think that we of the
United States cannot keep too fresh in
our minds the fact that the men re-
Spcnsible for the government are not
the"epresentativeS Of the people, but
the people themselves and that there
fore, heavy is the responsibility that
lies upon the people and upon all those
WHO do most toward shaping the
thought OF the people. Now. i'm the
DAYS of my youth. / was literary
man. | have recently in reading Il book
been immensely struck by the thought
developed in il by one of our greatest
no L.,
dom and Of the fact that freedom
could not exist unless there went with
IT Il sense of responsibility, and he uscu
II phrase something like this:
That among all peoples there must IL,
:; =. restraint: if there is no restraint there
IS for an inevitable result anarchy. which
Is the neSation of all government
mere must be more than good laws tn
EEiN. good people. man whose moral
ny is expressed merely in the non-in--
frlnsement Of the law is pretty poor
creature. Unless our average citizenship
Is based upon good deal more than mere
1,nsefvancc of the laws on the statute
,'"tf inrn our average citizenship can
never produce the kind of government
which II must and will produce For that
cu'tiEatIon OF the spirit of Self-restraint
WINCH IS the spirit of self-reliancc We
must rely III no small degree upon those
Whc furnish 50 much of the thought of
tnc great bulk of our people who think
lh"S, and thci in greeting YOU here.
tonight. ] wish not merely to welcome
You puI to say that | trust every man of
You feels the weight of the responsible
lfN that rests upon him. The man who
Wiitcs. tho man who day in and day out
furnishes the material which is to shape
tle tnouSht.; OF our people. is essentially
thc man VINO more than any other de
TEL mines the character of the people and
me kind of government these peoDlc
;,;f possess l believe in the future of
. .r people; believe in the growth and
greatness OF this country, because | be-
li"ve YOU and those like YOU aprroach
their tasks in the proper spirit-not al
Ways; but as a rule. And it seems TO me
mat because OF the very fact that we are
80 confident in the greatness of our coun.
try. and our country'S future. We should
nrNHrc CT any undue levitr or any spirit
oi mere bonstfulncss. individual courte-
Is quite az good Il thing. If there is
any one quality which should he deprc-
Gated in The public man and in the public
writer alike. it is the language which
tends to produce irritation among ma
lions with whom We should be on friendly
terms. Nations are now brought much
nearer together than they formerly were
Steam. electricity. the spread of the
press in All countries: these factors have
brought the people closer together You
ran rest assured that no man and no
nation ever thinks the better of us be-
cause we adopt toward him feelings which
W" should resent If they were adopted
toward us. We have a very large field
in warning against evil at home, when
nil is it ought to he in nation ana
state and municipality hero at home We
can then talk about reforming the rest
Of mankind. Let us begin ut home.
f. Hopkinson Smith. who was the last
speaker. closed his remarks with trib-
ute to the President. and once more the
company cheered enthusiastically for Mr..
Roosevelt. The President. at the con-
rlusion of the dinner. received informally
the members Of the association and their
guests.