The Washington herald., 1907-03-19

Chicago. March 1s-vice President Fair
banks launched his Presidential boom in
Chicago to-day
Hurried from point to point. he covered
two-thirds OF Chicago in a few hours
with round-of receptions and luncheons.
interspersed with speeches.
Mr.. Fairbanks activity is said TO have
been accelerated by reports of the rapid
growth of the Taft boom.
His advisers had originally planned TO
bring Fairbanks into the limelight next
fall, but the exigencies Of the hour called
for prompt action and the Chicago visit
was made into a demonstration.
Mr. Fairbanks reached Chicago at T.15
o'clock, ate breakfast with seven promi-
nent Irish-American citizens, members
q the Irish Fellowship Club, reached ST.
ignatius College at S:45. began speaking
at $50, finished at $50, hurried to the
University Of Chicago, began speaking to
the students at l045. finished at 1880
hurried to the Press Club, where he was
entertained at luncheon and spoke again,
finishing at o'clock. In the afternoon
ne met a number of prominent citizens
and this evening made his main address
at the banquet OF the Irish Fellowship
Club
Speaks on Enlightened Citizenship.
One one occasion Mr.. Fairbanks spoke.
in part, as follows:
1T is in the highest degree important
that American citizens should be edu-
Gated We are fortunate in many things,
but IN nothing more fortunate than in
our splen'id schools, colleges. and uni
verslties. They are every year turning
out vast army Of young men ana young
women TO enter all the fields of use
fulness and 10 contribute their fun share
toward the advancement of the fntellec-
tuai and moral welfare Of our people.
In the final analysis, the stability of
out institutions does not depend 50 much
upon virtue of contributions and statutes
as upon education and morality of the
people We have our legislative. execll-
tive, and judicial departments in nation
and State. They enact laws. They in
terpret and administer them. These con
stitute the mechanism of republican gov
eminent They are each and all Of vast
Importance in promoting the welfare OF
the people, bat back of Congresses and
legislatures, back of the executives ana
courts, are the judgment and conscience
OF the people. ii must be an Intelligent
Judgment II must be an enlightened con
science, If we are to attain our highest
destiny
Talks to the Press CIub.
Talking TO The Press Club in the course /
OF the day. the Vice President said:
The press is great censor. II passes 4
Judgment upon men and things, and this |
Judgment becomes. in d large degree. in /
the course of time, the popular, Judgment.
IL is an al-seeing eve, searching wrong
doing and wrongdoers. and as such exer-
cises powerful influence. It is usually
upon the side of cleanliness and deeencv
1t usually stands for that which is best
IN our civilization, and it is a tremendous
deterrent 10 those who might be disposed
TO betray their trust.
Being the source Of such potential in
nuence, IL is of the utmost Importance
that the press itself should be pure. that
It's motives should be of the highest and
BEST Possessing, as il does. the conf
dence OF large constituency. il should
give 70 the people, so far as it can. the
lruth-the facts-free from bias and with
out distortion.
The press, like the bench, the bar. the
pulpit, and the great body of society. has
It's shase of those who are not actuated
ny any high or ethical consideration, and
thus bring noble profession into dis
favor. They are. fortunately, a part OF
small minority"
Press Not Decadent.,
The great body Of the press, ike the
great mass OF the people whom it serves.
is high-minded and patriotic 1t stands +,
Tor those things which make for the up
lifting Of the community. and for the gen \
eral betterment OF mankind L
We hear occasionally of the decadence
OF the Dress-that it is no longer edited
from the editorial sanctpra, but from the
business department This were unfor-
tunate for the community and for the :
country II il were So It is no doubt true Z
that individual editorial utterances do not S
stand out and ring far as did the edi- e
toriats OF Horace Greeley and others in I
the not long ago; but if this is true It is q
due to the fact that there is more compe- 2
luton now than there was In the not re- d
mote past The field has been fully .
occupied The editorial pages nave been a
many times multiplied and while the (
individual editor perhaps does not exert 7
so distinct and widespread an influence 4
rs formerly, the aggregate influence is .
quite as great. if not greater, than ever. s
Il is fair TO say that the news columns p
have come to have more potent infu- e
anee upon public discussion and the popu- e
ar Judgment than they formerly had. d
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