Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-06-09
Missouri Building Seat of Opera
tions on Tuesday.
MISSOURI PRESS ASSOCIATION MEETS.
President Francis. Governor Dock
cry, and Judge J. h.
Hawthorne Make
Addresses.


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Missouri euitors anu ane,r p,eehr ,a nora
az ,ne stateS Anu hu,opsan oun ~ ~~fsi
ehtertHihsu lhesua{, 5iay -, at tne sls-
sour buiioine on the norLu Z rair uupunus.
AZ the afternoon Tue ooh annual eleetins
OF me missouri Irgss AsSogia.loh, presiueu
was held In State Hall. In the evening the
EDITORS ana inelr irienus were reeelseu ps
the Missouri Worlds Fair Commission; n
,d rtes,uear y 1n a. rrgheis' Hp swfhorne for
DVehery anu Suuse So. hamtnofne. ~
we COMMISSION Were tne speakers IN lne
AFTERNOON. a large cro@u was present.
lresiueht ruancls SPOKE prieny upon .hhe
srowsn OF a'ssguri ana SonsdatulatSu sne
poiniment q the Commission which nus
so thoroughly expioiteo tue resources Vi
Missouri. - -
Governor Doeherys theme NM .ne power
q the press; ne spoke as Ieiiows ..,
MT. PRESIDENT, AienIpers o. ,hu sihss .
rvess ASSOCIATION, Laules viz ssamsee
Nnen ! view tnla spIenulu nsseinD'ass
OF representative newspaper men am leo
70 believe inat your supscripets nave gwen
iavorheie RESPONSE 70 y recent euitosial VI
one Of the metropolitan papers, advising
anem ~ sestie o'u ess15" NJ, s snaa,,nn ~ wv, vnnr
mlgnt oe hpie 70 aItehu Lnis mee'tng ~ youI
Assoeiason hnu hso Fisit ,ne 'apvsihnoS
: hm ars, ,shote bbl. ,h = ,p ana ,hnm '"
"AiI classes q our people are swift to
eoneeue we WVnueriu, power u Tue press.
Looking PACK over tne yehrs We cah nee
NOW fIp'uiy ths press n n sr ny anal u ns anS
uh.n Y ~ touns ~ .e"ss 'he equai I'M
DINER single agency " the country. botn
Wy me',upomtan anu eOuIsis n1Mspape,ss
Mie,u q persulsiye mastsny N mgu,uins anu
svn,rvink puone sVn.tmene, II mv.,o.
p9iilan press mas recently hau nc adyantage
""hh,asdh NY I, Urn y ucnnstsr NM nv neonIs
a ahe ~ NJ 70 reacn y sacad hSm u Pe9RRis
nrancn o. tne Rostal ssIsics we,s nos apie
TO avail themselves OF me aally papers
aaen ciass OF newspapers; however. mas
praeica,y is own neiu. L,oPery unuer,
stoou, sheIe ean pe no eonniet pet"een me
great daily and the county seat weekly;
une ~ the complement. OF the other, ana
petn are mas.er.ui IN a'rectihs inc poieieS
classes oI lourhalism are me out,
CROWN OF me times senshtlonhi papers
panaer 70 lnelr feaaers, eenga'ns IN ,n ns
concerning even trivial matters. The old
slyIe neWspapers WIN ns sinsle euls,on,
emoo1ies ls hnulhss "a careiuily prepa.eu
articles settlhg OUT the Jews ol tne usy,
81 It's management In emphatic yet eonserya'
tive language.
The busy, bustling man Of affairs now
rarely takes time TO read lengthy editorials
or other matter which enters into. great
detail. Rather he contents himself Will
Chances at the headlines, which In them
selves are a fair epitome OF the articles
they precede: II such Is not the case the
article is dismissed with a casual glance,
and lost sight OF In the more attractive ana
explanatory data Whlch crown anotner col
umn..
The synopsis of the days news is an
other explanation for such tastes. A care
full study Of the summary Will In many In
stances give the hurried reader a fair idea
OF the papers contents. and only such arti-
Giles as appeal to him specially are care
fully read.
There Is much criticism OF the sensa.
tional newspaper. II Is often characterized
as yellow journalism Its origin does not
date back more than thirty years. 1t may
be properly the subject Of censure. and yet
IL exists only in response to public demand,
and Is the outgrowth of the commercial
spirit Its advent dethroned the old-time
L editor, such as Horace Greeley, James Cor.
don Bennett and George ID. Prentice. and
made the business manager. rather than the
editorial writer, the dominating force In de
l termining the policy OF the metropolitan
lpress.
.rhe income from the subscribers to the
Eaily papers no longer furnishes any consider
liable part Of the income of these papers, II
Acarcely pays for the white paper upon
which the Journal Is printed. The advertis
Ing, under the present system, yields th'
revenue, enabling dividends to be paid u
stockholders Of the daily press.
Notwithstanding this change OF pole,
there Is still a Wide Held OF usefulness lei
foF the free. untrsmmeled metropolitan news
palper. Its agencies for good are still pc
tei1t. Acting In unison anc In harmony VIII