The Detroit times., 1908-08-28
SEES SEES DAILY PRESS
As A MONSTER
OF POWER
ARTHUR o. WELToN TELLS "AD"
CLUBS NEWSPAPER "UsURPs
GoMPERS' FUNCTIONS AND
FORMS TRUE BROTHERHOOD.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. Aug. rs
Chas. w. Knapp. editor of the ST.
Louis Republic, who was TO have adj
dressed the Associated Advertising
clubs or America on The daily press
or America was unable TO be pres
ent. In his stead, Arthur ID. Welton,
an editorial writer on the Republic
discussed the subject.
Il doubt II the men who have rear.
ed this monster OF power and infiu
ence." he said. known as the Daily
Press, are themselves aware OF its
greatness, its bulk. its poten
tialities. In its entirety Il +
the product OF such a mul
tiPiieity of diversified errOTr. thai
contemplation OF IL staggers the intel
lect. And yet the press, as whole
is SO harmonious, despite its varying
views. that IL is always possible 20
tell what IL Is going 10 do. We know
for instance. that II will condemn
crime and aid in its detection de
nounce wrong and search for RENE
dies; uphold virtue and demand its
protection; uncover shams aud ridi
Guile their existence. Even SO much
unanimity is out OF the question in
mere money-making pursuits
AS human emotions are universally
for the right and against the wrong
the appeal must meet that require
ment and the press must rescue the
heroine and stay the villain with The
same certainty, II not the same pune
tuality, as the maker OF a melodrama.
The Things Needful.
Amy one with a million dollars and
a spirit OF recklessness can produce
a publication which may, in time. be-
come newspaper. All our million
aire needs Is something more than 81
varieties OF machinery. a building, a
supply OF white paper a news service,
a general manager with a generation
OF experience and century Of tact.
patience. ability. skill. prudence and
cunning: an editor with the same
equipment and some more; a manag-
ing editor who can take the place or
either at minutes notice and quail
ify; a city editor who knows as much
as the managing editor and has few
additional qualities; half dozen re-
porters who can FIJI the city EDITORS
chair without 'shucking' around. a
couple of editorial writer's supposed
to know everything on earth. Sun-
day stan, layout OF other editors and
copy readers. But he must have mis-
composing room, tipping room, clrcn-
lation department, counting room. sd
vertisement department.
Harmony the Goal.
And yet the end has not been
reached. Harmony Is yet to be reach-
ed. That, like readers and advertis-
ers, requires time and care.
This mass OF men and machinery must
work out the spirit of harmony by
practice. There may be other
branches OF business in which SINH.
lar influences work in sort OF hap
hazard way but not with such a de-
gree of efficiency Projections ot this
kind are obtained only on the daily
newspaper. II Is only there that
beneficent Providence has uniertak-
en- to usurp the functions of Samuel
Gompers and establish a true broth
erhood. 1t is only there that true
courage and self-sacrifice, needless of
reward, are found. 1t Is only there
that charity has its abiding place.
II is only there that faith wins daily
victory over skepticism. Ii is there
that hope dwels forever and opens
the little old Saturday envelope with
out doubt of its contents and without
chagrin at the discovery