Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-23
BURTON ON AMERICAN IDEALS
FIND PRINCIPLE SACRIFICED TO
WORSHIP OF MAMMoN.
Sensation Loving People Catered to
by Press, Which Hurries to Pan
der to Public Taste.

worship wealth rather than principle
Nowadays man is graded not by wha;
he is, but by how much money he has
| So Senator Theodore F.. Burton of Ohio
! told the Congregational Club in the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church
last night at the club meeting and ban
ouet. 1T was one of the many oratorical
| nuggets the Ohio senator presented to the
Id" men and women about the board
lie deplored the craving of the public
| for sensationalism and novelty and its
lack of appreciation of a high standard of
| morals among public men. The haste in
preparing news matter was also deplored.
lie asserted that owing to inaccuracy
and a desire for the spectacular the pub
| lie does not have correct opinion of the
executive. legislative and judicial bodies
| of this country. Senator Burton styled
the public press 1.-The potent and final
Trainer of public opinion and policy"
He expressed regret that because of time
and space pressure accounts of the hap
penings in Congress and the government
departments were hurriedly prepared and
sent out before the proper investigation
has been made.
He added:
The American public has formed "A
taste for the novel. the sensational and
the entertaining. Approaching this de-
Tnand for entertainment, for the new and
up 10 date. the American press furnishes
ii. The American public should look for
the serious the upighting and the true
rather than that which is especially pre-
pared for it by caterers who know the
taste.
American statesmen are not to he
Judged hastily. They are not to be gagged
by the opinion of the muckrakers vino
view everything with suspicion The
muckraker should be condemned because
lie spreads erroneous and demoraliZing
stories. Undertaking is demoralizing not
only to those who talked about. but
those who do the talking
reception was held by Rev. Nj. Ross
Fishburn. pastor of the church. and the
women of the congregation preceding the
speech of Senator Burton. There We're
some original songs by Mrs A. ID. Mel
vim. and remarks by DIR. Samuel H.
Woodrow, president of the Congregational
Club.
At the election DIR. Woodrow was re-
elected president of the club, with the
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn. the Rev. J. L
Ewell land the Rev. Franklin Noble as
vice presidents. O. NJ. Mcpherson and
Charles C. Lamborn We're reelected as
secretary and treasury. respectly.
Those who served the dinner were Mrs.
n F. Young Mrs. ]. II. Fishback. Mrs
W. II. Snyder. Mrs. John Tilton. Mrs. \.
Fisher, Mrs. Norton VI. Little. Mrs w. H.
Ronsaville. Mrs. w. L. Wright. Mrs. l. F.
Keebler, Mrs John Tilton. Mrs. p. o.
Wright, Mrs. Ben r. Webster. Mrs. r. III.
Gibbon. Mrs. w. r. Buchanan. Mrs. II.
l.. Strawn, Mrs. George b. Corey. Mrs.
Louise Davis. Mrs a. NJ. Barber. Mrs G.
f. Rckford. Mrs. ]. o. Akers. Mrs. II. II.
Clafiin. Mrs. ]. B. Frizzell. Mrs. w. F.
Bowman. Mrs. Leroy w. Heron. Mrs. G.
L. Rose jr.. Mrs William Kinds. Mrs.
Ward A. Fitzsmmons. Mrs. E. NJ. Koch
Ter, Mrs l.. II. Meyers. Mrs John Mitch
ell. jr.. Mrs. w r. Mcdowell. Mrs. Rufus
Darby. Mrs. Frank Rogers. Mrs. Robert
Lynch. Mrs. E. E. Putnam, Mrs. Frank
Wenner, Mrs. ]. w. T. Duvel Miss Re-
becca Miller. Mrs. Janette McGown. Mrs.
John r. Hinton. Mrs. w. s. Garland. Miss
Lillian Whitaker Mrs. Charles A. Ham
nett. Mrs. A. NJ. harrington. Mrs. John
Hyde, Mrs. John Titcomb. Mrs. Frances
Nye. Mrs. w. NJ. Hays and Mrs. Sarah
Nevns
DIR. S. H. Woodrow, Mrs. s. H. Woodrow
Representative John p: Swasey. Mrs.
John P. Swasey. DR.. john l. Ewell. Rev.
and Mrs; NJ. Ross Fishburn. Theodore E.
Burton, Mr.. and Mrs. b. III. Warner. Mr..
and Mrs. o. NJ. Mcpherson, Charles c.
Lamborn. Wallan G. Fowler Mrs. W. s.
Wickham. Mrs. Edwin P. Craig. Mr.. and
Mrs G r. Bradbur ,s Rice K Evans.
Carl L. Davis. Mrs. A. NJ. Barber, DR.
and Mrs. A. D. Melvin. Mr.. and Mrs. H.
X. Fulton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Bowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Doyle Carmody. Miss
Mrs. Daisy O. Tiefenthaler, Mrs. Emma
Zurhorst. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Cawthorn
d. s. CARL. Miss Pearl Goodman. William
r. Buchanan. Gen. and Mrs. Spear. Mr.
and Mrs. Marsh, NJ. I. Moomaw. Mr.
and Mrs. Alfred Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
w. Browning, Mr.. NJ. L. Leonard. DIR.
and Mrs. Tracy. Mr.. and Mrs. L. w
Woodruff. Miss l.. NJ. Woodruff Mr.. and
Mrs. A. S. Caywood. Miss E. NJ. Caywood
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Chatfield. Mr. and
Mrs. K. S. Peek. NJ. E. Gates. Miss NJ j.
Gates. Josephine c. Peck. Sue X. Hum
mel. Mrs. A. B. Bennett. A. b. Bennett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Whitney. NJ. NJ. Bald
win. Miss E. A. Conkey. Miss Marian
Smith. Mrs. Ellen NJ. Chamnay. Walter
Allen, Mrs. NJ. A Langworthy. Mrs. Sara
f. Smith. Mrs. NJ. C. Sargent. Mrs. NJ
Crawford. Miss S. l.. Smell. Willard r..
Buell.. Mrs. Willard E. Buell.. Frank l..
Campbell. A. T. Bagley. Mrs. f. l..
Wheeler. F. l. Wheeler. w. NJ. Hays Mrs
w. NJ. Hays. DR.. w. w. Foster Mrs w
w. Foster, Norton NJ. Little William NJ
Terrell. the Rev. DR.. G. o. Little. Mrs j.
L. Burrows. Mrs. Charles w. Burrows
A. n. Skinner. Miss Kate NJ. Gibbs, Miss
Helen A. Skinner, DR.. NJ. G. Skinner, Mrs
Ellen G. Reed, Herbert G.. Reed. Mrs
Blodgett. p. c. Clafiin. Mrs. p. c. Clafin
Mrs. w. #. Hughes. Miss Anna s. Hughes,
DIR. and Mrs. III. j. Washburn. T. =. Malt
land. Edwin e. Putnam. George Ridway,
Mrs. George Ridway, Mrs. A. ID. Easton
A. d. Easton, Benjamin w. Pond Miss
j. NJ. Pond Mr. and Mrs. George F. Whit
tlesey Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Perham, DR.
and Mrs F. w. Spaulding. Mr.. and Mrs
J. III. Jennings and Edwin NJ. Bliss, ID.