The sun., 1908-05-10
"WOULD" has A CELEBRATION
MR.. PULITZERS 18th YEAR AND
AN ENLARGED BUILDING.

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Many Guests From washington.
The World last night celebrated the
twenty-hfth anniversary Of its ownership
By Joseph Pulitzer by the formal opening
Of its enlarged building and by reception
and speeches In the city room on the twelfth
loor, into which 1900 Invited guests
crowded, and by fireworks on the roof
which were seen by crowd which packed
City Hall Park, Park row and every van
tage point In the vicinity.
Joeeph Pulitzer, who has been for the
last few months on his yacht in the Msdi-
terranean seeking to regain his health, iS at
present at Nice. He was represented at
the anniversary by his son Ralph Pulitzer,
who is vioe-president Of the company
Much Of the interest centred In train
load Of public men and newspaper men
from Washington The delegation In
cluded Senator Thomas p. Gore Of Okla
homa. William Mooney, superintendent
OF the supply division IN the Post Oftice
Department DR.. II. W. Wiley, chief Of the
bureau Of chemistry; Charles P. Gran
field, First Assistant Postmaster-G General;
Frank + Mcmillan. chief post hospital
service; Edward A. Moseley, secretary
Of the Interstate Commerce Commission;
Col. W. H. Walker Of the Associated Press,
and thrty-six Congressmen. Among the
latter were Representatives 5. Warren
Keifer Of Ohio, Gaines, Tawney, Sulzer,
Fitzgerald, Goldfogle Goulden, Bartholdt
and Loud. kilograms were received from
many we'll known men, among them
Speaker Cannon, who said that It was
impossible for him to quit his post with
the parliamentary situation as II now is.
Ralph Pulitzer, presiding, read long
cablegram from his father, in which the
owner Of the paper said that twenty-five
years ago the World was dedicated to truly
democratic ideas and TO the cause OF the
people and went on TO define what truly
democratic means
Truly democratic ideas" the cablegram
said, mean popular government by the
best, by the wisest by the most virtuous
They are the permanent protest against
privilege; they are the eternal vigilance over
public liberty; they are the inherent impulse
Tor progress and reform, against stagna-
ton and injustice
Acting Mayor MCGOWAN followed Mr..
Pulitzer with welcome for those from
out Of town and incidentally with tribute
10 Joseph Pulitzer.
Lieut.-Go Chanler, after praising the
paper said that he wanted to find fault
with il for continually asking What is a
Democrat The Lieutenant Governors
answer to that question, -The next Presi-
dent Of the United States brought long
Senator William Alden Smith Of Michi-
gan took fling at anarchists recommend
ing that they either lower their red flag and
become citizens or leave the country, and
then came Gov. Mead and Senator Gore.
The latter's speech was punctuated by
laughter.
aIly friends" he said, you Of the East
come to the West for your brains, your
gold and for a great measure OF your pros
perity, and we Of the West come East for
our sunrise, our Presidents and our panics.'
Later, -Mr Pulitzer Is a great Democrat
he said, -and the World is great Demo-
cratic paper-oocasio sionally." Speaking Of
the quarter century Of the paper Senator
Gore said: -Mr Pulitzer and the World
have seen seven years Of Roosevelt in the
Presidency and, TO the surprise Of all con-
cerned, God still reigns-at least theo-
The Government still stands at
Washington, the President still does and
Congress still doesn't
Delegate Mark Smith from Arizona spoke
for that part Of the country where under
the new conditions every man makes his
oV rain"
Congressman Slayden Of Texas, eK-
Speaker Kefer and Congressman Sulzer
a 20 spoke
The guests we're shown through the
and other workshops Of the
big plant while an orchestra played Merry
Widow and other music. and saw the
getting out Of the anniversary number OF |
the paper.
Meanwhile the crowd outdoors was
josting and looking and -Oh-ing" at the
fireworks. feature OF this part Of the |
was the illumination Of the |
dome, first in ruby, then in blue, then red, |
green and amber
Just before the end Of the celebration |
there was a magnesium light effect which |
approached daylight 80 closely that 1t was |
1eceiving. Rain came in along toward the /
last, but not early enough to materially |
lurt the show.
After the speeches inside and the fire. |
works outside and after the crowd In the |
street was on It's way home there was
supper for the guests on the ground floor.
Just TO show that all the notables don't |
,ome from Washington. there were lot Of |
hem from New York there. with Pat MoCar-
EN- and W. G. McAdoo. and politicians and
,eople who do things in the front seats