New-York tribune., 1909-03-07
eAYNOR TO PRESS CLUB
DISCUSSES JOURNALISM.
Joqice DeliUers address at Laying
of Cornerstone.

... william J. c-aynor OF the Appellate Di-
-, of The Supreme Court, spoke yesterday OF
,v-er for good wieided by free and fair press
'- safa that the newspaper press of New York
= and Of the country at large showed vast
..-s--en. in twenty years. While the biclI-
- fault finding editor, ne said, who sees only
"a rzs disappeared. the public official and the
- seezing public Office must be prepared TO with
- The closest scrutiny
The occasion was the laying Of the cornerstone
-. ne1 home Of the New York Press Club, st
rris-, and Spruce streets The ceremonies were
atsrze Of officers and members Of the Grand
af ATzsons Robert Judson KenwOrthy,
., .-s,3 master OF the state, presided and was
- bv the grand. senior and Junior wardens
D. { ParEes Cadman delivered the opening
-. - Genera! Horatio c. King LED in the sing
- scatter Seeds OF Kindness
1ls = ,F.so,ic ceremonies included the pouring Of
,orn. wine and oil On the cornerstone Inc ooA
5 N the stone contained copies Of yesterday s
- t--.rs tha picture OF the first reporter and
,,-.-iaf the Press Clubs officers and members.
~ 74annessv. president Of the club. intro
$50 Justice Gayuor, who said:
-5a rress Of New York City and believe Of the the
t-S ears IN what may call ITS personnel 10
,ee journalist n0N IS 10 InefI an F + I
iieLa-- ieLa--- - yo1Ir calling IS now justly ranked as
one Of tie professions, ana 3t a e3,e- Writ ar
- .o,.is nj be truthfully said 10 pe aouslEe
tnis b To1lIb and unfair was quite an accomplish
ana Ioqsl have seen all of that pass away. Jour
,sIje- has .ere to occ4pE Ats t.-14ij -, y
ri rouree there may De tACtp pelgi-s' - ~ ,str
-. - - - contrast the truth Of wnat am saying.
01eu Tor instance -.as e.4f t1 80 ~ N-s1- vorlI
~ o+4,e a. running for once mere IN NV u n n
~ ol-i-s - fir below the belt as the saving IS by
a1v newspaper or man o. y2eF s5S even for
- S.-cs They have not been aSsailed IN thelr
private lives even when {5e proT6eaIos 80 soandaI G4
very gre77i, 1a, i shown the door in a news
t- IT, aF7ee quicker than il any other place
But il tner p PIt,S @ r.s 70 the fullest publicity
can l. aT1G
z-r - - lifted up and made decent. and kept 50.
.le9l mem his +re press has come, on the whole. TO
An9 % u t r,ro-isbla The men Of your profession
80 n a r5rrect line between criticism and abuse.
TIE exceptions which occur now ana tneh ai aIe - -
moi olrt Of line that they are disagreeaple 70
everybody Criticism may ne snaIp ana aIlJ 's as tI1e
weapons Of criticism
Speaking of prOmiscuous denunciatiOn' the Jus
tice said:
There IS one respect il which free press in =, a
Tree country ought TO be all poweTLlI Il ossi. @ ~
r. shje bv fair and pungeut statement ana query
70 give the true size and motives oa IT'e I ~ u s
and political humbugs who ser 'tsST 'S[a,e q ta1p,cb
S5sSe They can b easily distinguished They are
s8S down the country denouncing what they ealI @
~ re ,I,II of Bashan without telling what trust
Is or whal the trouble or the eNll OF ILe HIOIs rs =
s. nc sav q concrete thing Promiscuous and in
iefrite dsnunCiation Is ali We nave @EeL @ g. eis
tTs4 II Is a monopoly. They a. not seem 10 even
know ;s E2l . now however large. which bunt by
,l1s ;D5lstrv intelligence and business enterprise
eD5 ssgacity of any man. or any SET q men Or OF
- -S-eessSiou Of zen. without the ac OF any Spe,
So, ,,-iviiege or wrong advantage, but on eQual
ems with all wh5 choose TO compete Is a n1on9p
oiv II is painful thing 70 see contrary ho4Gn Q
-7iSsaTni7ated free country IKE tills;
rS .s 5eno,-~czTs nut every large and successIui
FrlsiDese under the ban and sneer at captains p ot
t-5retr as rhzv are called It IS only pIslIess
l5-l is hTJiIt 10 and fostered by specal pIlEI.ese
" 7-rong advantage given or suffered ny law 3 3L
ecvsrn-7ent or existing conditions, Wh!ch ny ;y ns
zivs1 he name of monopoly, which has always
and everywhere been Justly odious-
.ztf,v Mayor NcIovan and J. I. c Clarke made
b-ief addresses Some others present were her-
man Rdder, Controller Metz Borough FIeSiuT,-' IN
,--,-.11 - E7iorrnond. Justice Zeller ana Dr.. W.