The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1909-08-19

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agains st quotation marks
coupled VIA the name Of the
- Que who n1lks, unless specific
permission for name and quotations be given.
Ninety.nine times out IL 100 when a news
paper having a Washfagton CORE
spondent publishes, undst a capital
city date line. that on htgi authority
IN a certain department ~ may he
said" etc. tho corresAfndent has
been talking with the chs OF the de-
partInent OF with one y piuse TO him
officially that the voice IS the one Is
as the voice Of the other
The president Of the gi9ted States
is never to be quoted. built is prob
able that things the prsiident has ~
said directly have gone "a the public p
some thousands OF times through the -
newspapers of the ~couttps. although III
It Is extremely likely tlat many OF
the readers. in view of ;AS fact that ~
direct words to the en$sF shat the lNNl
president has spoken asl quotation IUIA
marks were absent. hes itated to be WAN
heye that what they read came warm MN
from the White House IA
II has been said that the president WHf
OF the United States Is never 90 be Hs
quoted That is the rule. Cnce in a W
great while presidents ts.te the ban U
on ana say; You may say that
said so" Ordinarily Nften Mr.. Taft NJ
or any OF his predecessors In Office =
have had occasion to put forth q pro-
nouucement II has been p,epared
with torethought and has been given out In
printed form to be put upon the .sires for
general consumption.
The president talks - the Washington cor.
respondents perhaps more than semi.occa.
sionaily and unless inhfA9ed they NAV charge
their own words With tiae spirit OF what he
has said and then give Z "a the readers Of
what they write The fFsi lesson that a newly
appointed correspondent has 20 learn is that
no matter how sharp a1s direct a statement
Is given to him by any 9ficyal it is not TO be
used with q name unless pGrmisNJn is given.
Permission generally IL ifyeu. save In the
cases Of the president and he eSbinet on.
GERS, and even in tscse AaEss there Is the gen.
erai understanding Sat the statements may
ne put before the pubiic in such form that
u may be known dehEthly that either erecu.
tive or cabinet a~uthorta has spoken.
The White House I15 tAe source Of the
greater part Of the yLasly interesting news
that goes out Of Warrington and by the
White House one does Dot necessarily mean
the president More .Eg'vlatve news is to be
had In the outer Offices W the executive man
sion than Is 10 be hsa IN tue capitol itself
or course thls staiem}qlt has M reference 10
the actual passing Of legislation.
No BIZ Of great Importance having a Re
publican origin ever e1eB into the hopper OF
congress unless It's tEsrits OF dement's have
been pretty well disoe&e1d IN tie omce OF the
president. The Repul iiean member who has
a measure OF natioBgi moment 10 introduce
into congress natur III goes 10 the president
20 got from him be Gelnlon.
Frequently, more uan frequently. the sen
ator or representative who has conferred
with the president is willing 20 tell the world
through the new spapers how the chief exeeu.
tive lookn upon the Legislation which he has
In hand. This holds of course only when the
measure has beeg met with presidential favor
and not with preddental %frowning.
Senators and MURDERS end callers from q
distance get aecesA 10 the presidents room
through an outer oV{ee. where during tbs
morning hours new spaper correspondence
assemble. From this little Office there is q
daily shadowlng forth OF future events.
Il may not be Wide pf the mark 20 tell hoW
once on a time a Washington correspondent
who. with 20 Of his fellows. was In the outel
White House office. SECURED what rs known L
the daily writing frs sernlty as a scoop" and
secured Il under the very noses OF his fel
lows. This thing hardly can happen mor'
than once In a newspaper mans lifetime un
der similar circum stances.
Il was 10 the early days OF railroad rat,
agitation The wh-'s country was anxious
20 know what th' president intended to do
what bin Tor mSl regulation he intended 4
indorse and what member OF congress was 4
be the lucky father Of the measure which wal
10 hold the oouRTy's Interest certainly for Al
entire session.
While the correspondents were IN the
white House office q man came out from th'
prosidunt's room. passed unchaileRgeo by tbs
newspaper men. nor apparently none OF then
knew HIN. and Waued rapidly away from the
entrance n the dinNction Of Pennsylvania ave
nue. One c~ogrerpoNdent did know this mar
Af sight. but BE- heht his peace and his Own
counsel
before The presiderAe visitor had vanished
ffhm sleht h0aloYor. INo correspondent who
knew uho b. vas stssta( alisr him and oyeil