The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-19
BUSY DAY FOR
V|CE-PRES|DENT
Makes Four Addresses in Chi
cagO; Also Attends Luncheon
and Banquet.
CENTRAL FIGURE IN ST.
PATRICK'S DAY FESTIVITIES
Talks to Students of st. Ignatius
College and to Members of
Chicago Press Club.

CHICAGO, March 1S.-Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks, who was today the
central figure in tho st. Patricks day
celebration, under the auspices of the
Irish Fellowship club, made in various
parts of the city four addresses and
attended a luncheon and banquet.
At 9 o'clock a strong delegation of
the club called to meet the Vice-Presi-
dent at the Auditorium annex. An
impromptu reception was held, lasting
thirty minutes. The Vice-President was
then taken to St Ignatius college,
where he delivered brief address to
the students, the members OF the
faculty and large number of invited
The Vice~President spoke, in part, as
follows:
I am gratiGed to meet you under such
happy auspices and to thank you for
your cordial welcome, There Is nothing
more congenial to me than the atmos-
phere which pervades a university like
this.
Praise for the Faculty.
I wish TO congratulate your mem
bers of the faculty for the splendid
work you are doing in fitting this large
life and the dalties OF citizenship. There
is no more important work than that In
which you are engaged. knowledge is,
Indeed, power, and those who are filing
the souls OF young men with noble am
bition and instilllng their minds with
knowledge are increasing the nations
power,
We are all proud that we are Ameri-
cans There never was an hour in all
Of our matchless history when 1t meant
more TO be an American than Il does
today. We must each and all discharge
our duties and responsibilities to our
country and our countrymen- 1t is in
the highest degree important American
citizens should be educated.
Wn % In fhIp,c hut
in nothing moro fortunate than in our
splendid schools, colleges and universl-
ties. They are every year turning out
vast army OF young men and young
women to enter all the fields OF useful
ness and TO contribute their full share
toward the advancement OF the intellect
ual and moral welfare Of our people
From the college Mr., Fairbanks was
where he made a brief address, in
which he eulogized the late President
Harper, head OF that institution, whose
career as leader, the speaker pointed
ont to be worthy of imitation by all
young men, From the university the
Vice-President was escorted to the
rooms of the Chicago Press club on
Madison street. There a luncheon was
given in his honor and he made his
third address Of the day.
At the Press club luncheon Opie
Read presided as postmaster. Short
addresses were made by George Ade,
President John j. Finn of the club
and several other members of the
organization.
In acknowledging the honor shown
him, the Vice-President spoke as fol
lows:
Press as a Censor.
The press is a great censor II passes
judgment upon men and things and this
judgment becomes, In a large degree, in
the course OF time, the popular iudg-
ment 1t does not so frequently sit In
Judgment upon itself as 1t does upon 9TH
ers, IT is an all-seeing eye, searching
wrong doing and wrong -doers, and as
such exercises powerful influence. 1t is
usually upon the side of cleanliness and
decency. 1t usually stands for that
which is best in our civilization and It is
a tremendous deterrent TO those who
might he disposed to betray their trusts.
nuence. IL is OF the utmost Importance
that the press itself should be pure;
that It's motives should be Of the high
confidence Of large constituency, 1t
should give to the people, as far as 1t
can the truth, the facts, free from
bias and without distortion.
The press. like the bench, the bar,
the pulpit and the great body OF society.
has its share OF those who are not act
uated by any high or ethical considera-
lions and thus bring noble profes-
are part of small minority
The great body of the press, like the
is hlghmlnded and patriotic, 1t stands
for those things which make for the up
lifting OF tho community and for tie
general betterment Of mankind,
Tonight at the Auditorium Mr.. Fair,
banks was the guest of honor at
formal banquet given by the Irish Eel
lowship club III honor of st. Patricks