The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-04-23
SIT DOWN TO ELABORATE BAN
OF - AT WALDORF IN
N-h YORK.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Ard American Newspaper Publishers
Exchanre FormaltieE -- Brilliant
Speeches Made-Bryan
Among Speakers.

New York. April 90 There was \
notable gathering Of editors AMI pui'-
Eisbers nj the Waldorf Astoria tonight
the occasion being the jointbanquet
of the ASS ciatad Press aud Ameil
can Newspaper Publishers Assccia-
ltion. both Of which are holding the-r
annual meetings In this city Ever
state and territory IN the United
states is represented by those VINO
haye earned distinction in the news
paper profession. and their guests,
including William J. Bryan. United
states Senator Philander S. Knox. "f
PENNSYLVANIA. and rtl,Cr men Of pub
lie influence.
s. Sundred Diners.
TT, land ball room was filled to
H., limit OF comfort when six hun
dred diners had found their their
places. Boxes which We're half hidden
Inv wealth of carnations and apple
blossoms, were occupied by the fam
tiies and friends of the banqneters.
At Presidents Table.
At the presidents table were Con
aral Charles s. Taylor Of the Roston
IGlobc, toastmaster; Herman Riddet'
/ editor and publisher Of the New TX
Staats Zeitung president Of the Am
+, erican Publishers Association. Franz
2 n Moves. of the Chicago Record Herr
laid. president Of the Associated Press,
senator Knox. Mr. Bryan Bishop
Frederick Burgess Of the Episcopal
Diocese of Long Island, Rabbi -"
9 ahan s. Wise Of the Free Synagogue
Il Patrick Francis Murphy. the officers
Of the two organizations and others
Ridder Opens Formalities.
Ridder began the evenings formal
4 ties by proposing the health of the
nreeident OF the United States. The
:, toast was drunk standing, while the
= -rehestra PLAYED "The Star Splangled
:, Banner." After a few words Of wei
, come. Ridder introduced General Tay-
!. lor who made q brief address, saying
IN part:
- Journalists are criticised fairly
4. and unfairly and weare criticised AZ
II other people are because we are hu
70 Iman. | want TO say this OF my
If lrrethren of the press that they hayf
ny inst as high an idea. they are asranx
inus TO promote the good Of the great
III EST number they are just as cage
~ m build the best institutions OF thci'
lis communities, they are just as anF
in ions to carry as much sunshine and n
TO little trouble as they can to IN
ral lbomes of the American people. as ar
mt the men of any other profession o
er- any other business In the Unite
lg. States
he Man Of Greatest Power.
as Rabbi Wise discussed the inhuenc
wn of the press, saying he would yentur
)sa 10 saw tonight that the man with IN
Isl greatest power, the man who perhag
red does more to shape things in n
ayi- United states than any other is IN
ave manager Of the Associated Press
Wise adiured his hearers to IRE
themselves from the enslaYemen'
and the tyrannies Of the p ~er
AL. paitisauship. OF sectionalism and
:. prejudice"
Nc The Money Power.
do By freeing themselves from the Q
nan sIavemcnts Of power he said he mea
To Tor one thing the money power
H. he admitted that large sums
needed TO conduct a modern new
paper but ne would have the pre-
saw 70 the power Cf gold thus {
shall; thou go and no further; th'
shalt not dollarize my soul
or Praise From 5ryan.
! Bryan was given cordial recelu
|II and said in nart:
The Associated Press is a very !
porfant factor I'm the spread Of u
information which Is necessary
Re" the formation Of opinion
9Th As subject for an address
AND Itbourht nothing could be more app
priate than the Bible passage; ~
the truth and the truth shall ma
Won free" With this as his to
no' BRYAN pointed out the necessity
Quay truth. fairness and nou-partisanship
uF the Associated Press reports,
.ns Doesn't Furnish Headlines.
cu'ai ~The Associated Press he s.
Har e.'lho' e','' az ~. .1ants srs hum,
lbSt il can correct mistakes WI
-, lthev are found out and admohish
-, representative 10 be cautious
,gt,g docs not furnish head lives when
,aa5 often misleading; but it can see
s1d h, that the text is free from ihi
.,s ,ioraI errors aud that these
- '',l t7,sf to its accuracy shah not be
id oiceived -.
st the Appreciates 'e1''''e.,. 81 s,''.,.,,,,
for 4 He added; = y -s-'s.,en - - ~