Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-19

college on the west side. Hero he spoke
as follows:
l am gratfed to meet you under such
happy auspices and TO thank you for your
cordial attendance. There is nothing more
congenial to me than the atmosphere which
pervades a university like this.
wish to congratulate you, members OF
the faculty. for the splendid work you
are doing in fitting this large student body
for the responsibilities OF life and the du-
ties of citizenship. There is no more Inn
engaged. knowledge is indeed power and
those whe are filling the souls Of young
mon with noble ambition and instllling their
minds with knowledge are increasing the
nations power.
we are fortunate in many things. but in
nothing more fortunate than in our splen-
did schools, colleges and universities. They
are every year turning out vast army ot
young men and young women to enter an
the fields Of usefulness and, to contribute ,
their full share toward the advancement
Of the intellectual and moral welfare OF
our people.
In the final analysis the stability Of our
institutions does not depend so much upon
virtue Of constitutions and statutes as upon
education and morality of the people. we
have our legislative, executive and judicial
departments in nation and state They en-
act laws which constitute the mechanism
of republican government They are each
and all Of vast Importance in promoting
the welfare of the people, but back OF these
are the judgment and conscience Of the
people. II must be an intelligent judg-
ment, II must be an enlightened conscience
II we are to attain our highest destiny.
From the college Mr.. Fairbanks was
escorted to the University of Chicago where
he made brief address in which he
eulogized the late President Harper, pro-
moter and head of that institution, whose
career as leader. the speaker pointed out
to be exceptionally worthy of imitation by
all young men. From Chicago university,
after a ride through the parks and over
the South Side boulevards, the vice presi-
dent was escorted to the rooms of the
Chicago Press club on Madison street.
Here a luncheon was given in his honor
and he made his third address of the day.
Luncheon mt Press Club.
At the Press club luncheon, Opie Read
presided as POSTMASTER and short addresses
were made by George AIDE, presiding,
President John Flynn Of the club and sew
eral members Of the organization.
In acknowledging the honor shown him
the vice president spoke as follows:
The press is great censor. 1t passes
| judgment upon men and things, and this
| Judgment becomes, In a large degree, In
| the course of time, the popular judgment
/ 1t does not so frequently sit in judgment
on itself as II does on others. 1t is an all
seeing eye, soaring wrong doing and wrong
/ doors and as such exercises a powerful in
huence. II Is usually upon the side Of
! cleanliness and decency. II usually stands
! for that which is best in our civilization
! and II is a tremendous deterrent to those
/ who might be disposed to betTay their
! trust. Being the source of such potential
| influence, II is of the utmost Importance
! that the press itself should be pure, that
| its motives should be of the highest and
| best Possessing as IL does the confidence
of large constituency it should give 70
/ the people so far as IL can the truth, the
facts, free from bias and without distor-
/ ton.
: The press like the bench, the bar, the
pulpit and the great body OF society, has
it's share of those who are not actuated by
! any high or ethical considerations and thus
TO bring a noble profession into disfaVor.
They fortunately are part OF a small mi
nority. The great body Of the press, like
the great mass of the people whom Il
serves, is high-minded and patriotic IL
stands for those things which make for the
! uplifting Of the community and for the
general betterment Of mankind.