The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-06-10

Norfolk, Va, June IO.-Editors from
all sections of the United States as
sembled in the Auditorium building
at the jamestown Exposition today
They are members of the Nationa
Editorial Association, which is holding
its annual convention here. The chic
feature of the day was the address o.
President Roosevelt at the Afternoon
session, followed by a reception. The
sessions of the convention opened
with several addresses among which
was that of W. Copeland, president
of the Virginia Editorial Association
A large number of papers and ad
dresses are to be presented during
the week
Brought back to the jamestown Ex,
position by the formal opening of Bull
lock Hall to the ancestral home OF
his mother at Roswell Georgia, as
reproduced here as the Georgia State
building. President Roosevelt was to-
day for the second time the central
program. After receiving the Georgia
officers on board the Mayflower and
with them as guests reviewing the
fleet assembled in Hampton Roads,
the President was landed at the Expo
sition grounds at eleven O'Clock. He
made speech as part of the Georgia
Day exercises in the forenoon, review
r.. y-a1
forces. participated ia the presenta-
ton of a silver service by the state
of Georgia to the battle ship named
for her. attended a reception given
by the Georgians in nonor of him and
and Mrs. Roosevelt and visited infor-
many the New York State building
Everywhere ne was enthusiastically
received by the throngs.
Every part of the Exposition
grounds, except the War Path" was
covered by the President on his prev
ious visit. 1t was a distinguished par
ty that reviewed the assembled war
vessels from the Mayfiower. Immed-
lately on the arrival of that vessel
the party of Secretary of the Navy
Metcah was landed from the Dolphin.
Others to join the President were Gov
ernor Terrell. of Georgia. and Mr.. Nit
chell of the Georgia state committee.
The President reviewed the fleets of
seven nations, six in addition to the
United States. the sea fighters in ga
la attire and flags of the different
countries represented making a strik
ing picture. As the Mayfower started
down the long column of vessels each
in turn greeted the President, who
occupied the bridge of his trim yacht,
with salute of 81 guns
This afternoon the President made
an address to the members of the Ma
tional Editorial Association. which
was in part as follows:
Presidents Address to Editors.
1t is of course a mere truism to say
that no other body of our countrymen
WELD as extensive an influence as
those who write for the daily press
and for the periodicals. II is also a
truism to say that s1ch power implies
the gravest responsibility. and the |
man exercising 1t should hold himself
accountable. and should be held by
occupied any other position of public |
trust / do not intend to dwell upon |
your duties today, however. save that |
/ shall permit myself to point out one |
matter where 1t seems to me that the |
need of our people is vital. 1t is es-
sential that the man in public life and |
the man who writes in the public |
press shall both of them, If they are |
really good servants of the people. be |
<l<<fr. a -ss.l-
edness There are good |
and bad men in every walk of life, |
and their being good or bad does not
depend upon whether they have or do
not have large bank accounts Yet /
this elemental fact. this fact which we
all accept as self-evident, when we
think each of us of the people whom
he himself knows in ais business and
social relations, is often completely /
IGNORED by certain public men and Ger
taf public writer's. He
Is no true American II he Is a respec-
ter Of persons where right and wrong
are concerned and IL he fails to de-
nounce the demngogue no less than
the corruptionist, to denounce alike
crimes of organized. greed and crimes
uf brutal viole7ce. There In equal
need TO denounce the wealthy man \
who swindles investors or buys legts-
latmres or oppresaes wage-workers,
and the needy mnn who inflames class
haired or incites mob violence. We