New-York tribune., 1905-03-09
TELL OF PARTY'S WORK.
THE PRESIDENT PRAISED.
Republican Editors Meet IN Wash
ington-Nr. Fairbanks Speaks.

washington, March S-The National Republican
Editorial Association held its sixth annual conven-
ton in this city to-day. Its features were the
nual address of the president. John A. Seicher. of
'Leslies Weekly" read in his absence by the seq
retary, A. o. BunneIl; remarks by Vice-President
Fairbanks; papers by DR.. A E. Winship, president
of the Massachusetts Editorial Association; W. 3.
Cappeller, OF Mansfield Ohio. and Lafayette Young
Of THE Des Moines Capital the election Of officers
and a reception at the home of Vice-Presdent FAR
hanks tonight. Mr.. sleicher detained in New
York by business. His address was in part as fol-
lows:
can newspaper appeared 1t may be RleaSTlre. sure 10 10
e Tas egsof the eh pnstpser of his town
To-day any one of leading great daiies has q
daily and weekly newspapers Of a century ago.
nov" with 24oQ dailies and 1900 weeknes we I1 a+ 1
ured. and most progressive and prosperous people
many newspapers and because so many Of the peo-
PIE read them that we are so contented ana Pros Pros
porous. Lord Balfour may continue to boast inat
hf ne meyer reads daily paper and ne may c9IiTe nV
thing helps people TO reflect it is to read ana
we all would be better off if we read and reneSteG
others we OF the editorial profession, that We DO
friendly word Of adrnonition is always in season.
We have passed through a strenuous PresIden-
once more to retire 10 the oblivion of that simple
life which BELTS it so well The Republican party
stiu has record and the Democratic party stH
served the returns the recent election has failed
TO in them significant signs OF possible peril
What we call socialism in this country-nneaaning
mixture of selhshness anger. hatred, leaIouSy Jealous.
iative ana oppressive Combinations Of capital have
developed into a sensational arraignment by tne
self-consttuted leader of great political party, OF
all capital in corporate form and Of wealth be-
demands for paternaI legislation. for burdensome
taxation and for State and federal regulation OF all
garded intolerable if applied to private business
public opinion to sit idly by TIL great evils come
TO pass? Is there not fair and equitable mean
we drifting toward that dangerous paternalism
against which Herbert Spencer entered his earnes{{
theories and ideas. They are as bad as undlgested
Rejoicing in our success let US not forget that
me future mas its peTls " t mus sscrifce nrin
ciples TO expediency nor withhold the heavy hand
me me naaon must pe 3 he4I t We c5nnot preacb
Ilch @ @ aIo poor NM aT nd nracfisa extraya-
gance in the departments. We cannot eXalt public
terests to enrich themselves at public expense
We cannot make the government paternaI Ior @ tnat
to every man and to all alike u,s.r. ,o0so,,o,t
His temperate and conservative ADDRESS bentoeq i
the solemn occasion. With that imposing event
determinaton than ever to consecrate our best
endeavor in an EFFORT to sustain me Gnerlsaeq n IN
not only from dangers without; but from the Sun
greater dangers that threaten from within Above
all let US not be misled. in this era of the dis,
turber and the demagogue, by the noisy SHOUTS and
us more than once of a popuace moved by hysteri9
finally the torch.
T1ce-President Fairbanks was received with
thusasm. Republican editors are welcome every
where, and their influence IS felt everywhere he
said. and added that they were nowhere more wei
come than in the national capital He then spoke or
the Importance Of giving wise direction to the
efforts of the press. and. alluding TO the influence
of the Republican newspaper writers. said:
When we inaugurated our. splendid President
a measure Of the wise ceaseless efforts of the Re
publican editors.
He closed with few words Of admonition TO
the Importance of continued vigilance, because OF
the many important problems still 70 be solved
In his paper on What Makes the West RepubH-
CAM" Mr. CappeIer declared that that question lis
easily answered. The more direct reason is that
the Republican party had candidates at the head
Of its ticket who, by intelligent honesty, won the
admiration of the people" The American people,
he said, admired the fairness, frankness and intel
lgence with which the President discussed public
questions. He closed by saying that the West, SO
largely devoted to agriculture. knows full well
that the policy Of the Republican party economic
questions has been and is such as to confer a
direct, benefit the farmer, for while the pro-
tecttve principle has made possible the great in
dustrial and manufacturing development of the
East and Middle West it has also provided the
great agricultural interests with that best of all
narkets-the home market"
Dr. Winship's paper was entitled What Makes
the East Republican, The East. he said is not
publican, Except for local effect and personal praj9
dice The Republican party, he went is always
for education, always treats public questions in
scholarly manner The Democratic party for forty
years has played different combination every
four years The Republican party has never been
IDEAL but il always has been respectable. always
safe always sane. Now, for the first time, he
said there is President who is trying 10 idealize
thrift. intelligence and conscience without the
slightest compromise. This is to be the great
pertinent of the twentieth century. 1t has begun
early. and ought to make a new Republican party.
President Roossvelt's personality is so vigorous,
his conviction SO intense, his manliness so noble
that he make a new Republican party, into
which all the ideal sentiment of the country can
Mr Young, who recently visited the Isthmus of
Panama spoke the Panama Canal He gave the
credit for the acquisition OF the canal 70 President
Roosevelt said the United States had secured a
great deal or valuable property in addition to the
canal franchises advocated the abolition OF the
canal commission, and advised sea level canal.
lam s. Cappeller. OF Mansfield, Ohio first vice
president, George c. Rankin Of Monmouth Ill;
second vice-president, Joseph NJ. Chapple. of Bos-
ton; third vice-presidept. Lewis Mchinstry, Of
Eredonia, n y; fourth yce-pgesident, Stuart F.
F. H Morris, of Mockvile. n. C; secretary, A. O.
Bunnell, Of Dansville, n. Y
Resolutions adopted congr4tulating the
people of the country on the auspiei0us inaugura-
ton Of President Roosevelt acknowledging his
successful efforts in the leadership of the Repub-
Ncan party, pledging support to him in the future.
and indoFsng his efforts TO legislation for
the control Of railroad rates
The constitution OF the association was so
number Of members of Congress from each State
The business meeting closed at l o'clock At
2:30 the members OF the association were received
by the President. and in the evening by the Vice
President and Mrs. Fairbanks.