New-York tribune., 1908-04-23

improve their newspapers and 10 rehee- iii
efficient public service.
This view gives one idea Of the self-sac-
,ifcing spirit which seems TO sctuste 'heii-
And they are pursuing this course win ho All
drew Carnegie provision for their old age and
without even the hope of being eligible under
the terms of the Carnegie hero fund
SENATOR KNOXs SPEECH
General Taylor announced the absence OF Gov
ernor Hughes and told his audience that senator
Philander Q Knox. Of Pennsylvania, would ad-
dress them instead. Senator Knox came ia'e
from the Civic Forum. where he also spoke iast
night He took up the record the press OF the
country had made in aiding the cause of good
government. He said
] venture TO remind You OF your Own sIea'
share of responsibility for that pubhc oplhlo"
which viii either make or mar the greatest re-
public of the world. Your duty to be true 10
Che institutions of your country and the pes,
ideals of the Republic is as great as any sNo,n t
officer of the law, or even the roped jug 's -
What is true of the Judges in the courts OF IaN
Is true OF you judges who in your editorial o.
fees pronounce not the sentences of the Ia"
but the equally great sentences OF puohc op''
Jon. Agreeable as popular applause ma! ps C
you. as all of us. it must not make you @ ueal
TO the higher demands of our common couti'iS,
Many a mischevous Law has found us way "i
the statute books because demanded by pup
lie opinion which has been mistakenly created
by the nress Just as many great reform cono
never have been accomplished Wilhout Inv
patriotic support Of the American edltQrs-
The great need of our country to-day IS peace
between all interests and confidence IN our
selves. With these, the financial conVuls19h t oa
the last year will soon pass away, anu tIe
American press. even more than any oInei ,.1 10
OF public servants, can, ny canning 1922 80.
passion and promoting confidence, hr1hs pdth
again in even greater measure the prosperity ol
our common country. 49,,
press should be exerted 10 effect consistent
harmonious and cumulative eVouuoh oL -
~, laotta
fundamental purposes of the Republic Inc
press should lend its influence TO strengthen the
power Of the states in matters over ., Nll!Cn ' d
have and should exercise exclusive control ana
TO strengthen the federal government IN maj
ters committed TO il exclusively. It's pfedci-
ments should he a stimulus 10 the energy oiIu
courage of the people and II should he quite as
keen to discourage unnecessary and VeHahouS
interference with the daily affairs OF tne niieA i
and nine who are seeking their own happiness
and huiIding I'D our country by diligently pur-
e1ling their accustomed vocations as It is Keen
TO hunt down the huccaneer sailing under sen
created letters of commercial marque an9 re-
prisaI and proving upon the commerce OF lle
world.
Patrick Francis Murphy, or. by his pen name
Mark Cross" made a witty speech under 'he
title Time and Chance" and wished the "A F.
and the "A N T. A. would always meet Iheh1
under favorable circumstances,
PATRICK F, MURPHY's SPEECH.
In the course Of his speech MI Murphy said:
That distinguished American. William Jen-
nngs Bryan-with apologies 10 liners SOL
"hitched his band wagon TO a star "a silNtfy
srar-and the golden apples of life had no chdrm
10 defect him from his path; twice he was me
leader of g great party. When the Abpe Sewer
was asked v hat he had done during the Frencn
Revolution he thought il sufficient TO reply that
he had lived through il. In American potltlc1I
life the interviewer is a tyrant more ruthless
than RobeSperre. and more deadly lHdi IN"
suilotine is a Presidential campaign. win us
cartoons that may be seen BY our lndlghdh.
wife. and to have lived through two RelgnS OF
Terror, Is an achievement worthy Of a monu-
rnenr- -
And now to descend from metaphor and stoop
10 truth Every speaker and some he"Sp$tPeIs
are affected by two impulses-one IS TO tell the
truth ana the other is be agreeable. Some
times these two impulses coincide; sometimes
they conflict Then comes diplomacy, which IS
the art Of seeming to tell the truth ana 90 II
without lying
TO men of skill recognition is sometimes tardy.
4 statesman is politician who IS dead. fo.l-
tics has two ways Of crushing a llah-ohe Is py
denying him office, the other IS by giving II 70
him So defeat Is not so terrible. One nun
fred wears from now it may be some consolation
10 their ghosts TO slip from their ioTsotIeh
graves and in a Henry Ciay-like attitude make
midnight attempts TO smoke d cIsdI thdl lil0E
be named for them
To he great is TO be misunderstood: if there
were no critical press who would the great Ill-l
have 10 misunderstood them? As tennis BAH
lie men have become macadamiaed 10 the fact
thar il is better be abused into prominence
than To be forgotten
Toward the end Of the speech he said of The
Associated Press and The Newspaper Publish
ers' Association:
You are q fine brace OF impressonists as
eyer existed may The other twins-Time and
Chance-deal gently with you