New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
ASSO. PRESS MEN AND
PUBLISHERS DINE
LISTEN TO SPEECHES BIZ
BRIAN md KNOX.
NfbrasI-qr H-ouId Hare Both Re-
pubHcaus and Democrats u orE on
Bi- partisan Newspapers.

| vr-fr7f.-, rsr-f-zs R-van urged me puciica-
| ton OF bipartisan newspapers at the joint en-
| rar Of The Associated Press and the Arnertcan
| Newspaper Publishers Association ar the " al
/ dorf- Astoria last night The gatnerins tnaI
heard NJ. Rrvar's ADVICE was probably one %
- r,,,z- -an.-azA7-arfv4 o. It's kind ever held
-r1a-a vya-a present SIX hundred editors and
rr1b1fsnars representing the principal news
nanarz Of the United states and Canada for YES
ra-dav the American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociatfor began its t7venty-second annual meet
ing in New York and the board q directors OF
The Associated Press had Just finished its ninth
annual meeting
Senator Knox arrived al a late hour. having
previously addressed the civic Forum. and told
The rAvvSr.ap Der men vhat big responsibility
they bore 10 the country
Anplau=e greeted Nr. Bryan both before ana
Immediately preceding his speech ana II vas
eauaIled only by the shouting and waving or
--.rLi7z vrHar he entered the nall earlier IN tns
evening. Whether or not any one present pup
rshad A bipartisan paper. the gathering
IS evidently bipartisan. for there was
great demonstration when President FSooseVel's
name was mentioned Incidentally IN a speech
Governor Hughes had been invited 10 at'eno'
r,,- A. rra last moment sent his regrets De-
car4zA the Legislature is II session AZ Albany
r2af,-. NJ BRYAN was called on. the Rev Dr.
: Wise told the publishers papers snoula
lead and not follow political parties MS topic
was The Morality Of the Press. ana ne sald-
among other things 1t Is the outy OF us
--.zs 70 free itself from the view that a ma
49, - divine for II Is no more divine than
1,i-o - divine in America He Likewise e1-
-I,.-,s5- II hope YOU viii throw back and sup
,vazs srariaI privilege II every form. the news
rana- that prints some ot the news and sup
-,~as-az other news does So by orders. NOT from
ahova hut from below. The yellow Journa- -
ruled BY gold and by gold alone
This speech led M Bryan TO say. Whsn nls
r7,-7 TO talk came: Or Wise has been 50 rsdi-
cal I'm afraid I'll appear conservative He has
basn 50 anxious 10 see that the money power
gets what IS coming 20 il. I think II his minis
ra-faI duties DO not take all his time ~e may
BE- able 10 use him He. being minister. can
saw II better than I without being raisunder-
stood"
This raised laugh and there was roar OF
rlerr1rnen- When Mr. Bryan said that even x
Dr. Wise did go into politics IT would not ueces-
sartIv interfere with his present duties. oecauss
"a man can be in poIstics without getting IN
office"
Mr. BRYANS SPEECH
lIr Bryan was IN a happy mood and took his
audience into his confidence as 10 how he tried
% keep his various brands OF speeches true TO
The contents as on the label. dividing them
through all the grades from Young Mems Chris
Assoc iaLiDu addresses to straight political
talks. he lamented the fact that folks wers
prone 70 confuse them and read politics into all
OF them. He advanced this plan for inte-
pendent newspaper
appreciate the compliment which il paid ms
by those who have had the arrangement OF tnis
banquet. The Associated Press is a very irnpOr-
tant factor the spread OF that information
which Is necessary Tor the formation OF opinion.
and IN casting about TOr = subject nothing more
appropriate has occurred 10 me than the Biois
passage
YOU free"
II should be- the purpose OF The Associated
Press To convey 10 its numerous subscribers thu
unbiased. uuCoIored truth. recognize that this
is extremely difficult and that with even tns
hest OF intentions those who report interviews
conventions and events viii Internationally IN
iacr their own opinions, and Yet absolute impair
tfaIttv must Ne the ideal which The AssC-
ciated Press aims You furnish news TO Re-
publican papers Democratic papers. papers
identified with other parties and % independents
pa rsrs. and the readers OF these Associated
Press reports represent every phase Of opinion
Your association Is not party organ u
does NOT do editorial work. 70 l. not the cham
ri0n IF any cause the advocate % any man.
II is expected 20 tell the truth about Congres-
.oual doings legislative sessions municipal matt