Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-29
Gayoor Makes Bitter
Attack on Beaten Rival Who
Dared Criticize His Admins
tatioo Of City,
RlOT0US SCENESA
PUBLISHERS BANQUET
Business Manager Attempts to
Defend His Chief and Is
HowIed Down by Diners Who
Apparently Approve Of Attack

/ Ivy Morning journal Special Lehheu Nfef
New York April 2s.--Thc regular
/ Joint dinner OF the Associated Press
iand the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association was thrown into riot
GUS and prolonged disorder tonight
when Thomas r. William, business
manager for William Il. Hearst. was re-
fused permission to speak MS he rose
to reply 60 biting criticisms Mayor
iaynor had Just made Of Mr. lIcarst's
part in journalism,
For twenty-five minutes the uproar
continued white men stood Ia their
chairs aud women craned from the
balconies OF the banquet hall
MIR. Hearst is not here. / am his
friend and have Il right to be heard,
MIR Williams shouted, climbing on the
speakers table and Sinking his fist
IN the face OF the mayor
Put him out shut up" Free
speech, came from all parts Of the
halt
Toastmaster M G. Wright Of the
Cleveland Leader hammered IN vain
for order Mr. Williams stood impas
sive hut obstinate and waited With
folded arms to be heard
"rhlS Is "a disgrace te tho nrnss &C
! the United states; II must end shout
ed Ndolph $. Ochs, proprietor of the
New York Times, as No stood on hia
chair behind the tonstmaster and beg
eed tor word
Af Williams promise you. has
Tess thau forty words 20 speak, let me
say them for him
no, no. yelled the diners. "Alr
Williams says. began Mr. Ochs. No.
No broke in the thoroughly angcred
diners with added insistenee
Mr. pchs sat down. while the or
ia
Williams stll kept his feet and
sembmnce OF calm was not restored
until the Rev Newell Dwight flillis, OF
BrooNNn with fclictiuus speech
broke laughter that drove out anger
seven hundred sat down to tables
and after the dinner the hosts began
to hear things about themselves from
their guests
Mayor GHynar. the guest of honor
and first speaker, took for his subject
"'rhe Press in Its Relation to Public
Officials
Ia an attlck of almost uneXampled
bitterness on William Il. Hearst who
ran against him for the mayoralty ana
who has since criticised his admins
tration sharply. he applied epthcts
Sc ldom heard in public speaking.
Then followed the scene described
Mayor Gaynur said In part.
Nou have given me the subject,
The Press IN It's Rotation TO Public
Officials and told me To- speak
plainly and freely, that it is what YOU
want that Your object In 0ssociatinS
together is to improve the press
Those having power should exercise
It Justly kindly and moderately That
makes their acts all the more cftec-
tive.
Your power for good is immense
Y Gun power for cNil Is not MS great as
some may think. That is especially Sc
when amy Of YOU deliberately try To do
evil 10y alschood or mere scandal The
public official who tries his best to
do right and Who knows how 10 do
rieht Cfor both of these essential
things do not always exist IN the Same
mani
"The press as whole is just tc
public Officials When the election IS
aver its wholesome wish is to see that
he one who is elected gives good gov
'rnmcnt aud to help him to do go Ia
nat just frame of mind you often for
lclr him This is true of all honest
md uuselfish publishers and editors
iut 10 "a publisher or editor be HIM
elt perennial office-secker he may
lcsirr 10 assa ssinate every one whom
ie thinks in his way and then. alas
hat "a disgrace he brings upon jour
'altsm. II Is painful 70 mention such
Nc"ptions and to speak ot their acts,
ut 80 should not shrink from doinp
in kindly spirit and tor the sake
4 God YOU expect me TO he plain
nd not ahate a Jot OF o title.
eWspaper proprietor or editor who Is
imply bent ON cutting throats is an
wlul spectacle. In NO nook or cor
cr or his head or his heart. is there
le slightest sense ot truth or JUS
lee We may pits him. but cannot
o the interests OF public morality and
cceucy remain silent about him
-Let me Illustrate hy mentioning
noe thlus ot many As late as the
fteonth ot this month W. X. Hearst
rinted boo his principal newspaper
ere the fac-simile of draft ON the
-rasur. of this city Tor $4,000 with
cad lines and an article attributins
lch drtft and the expenditure To the
resent mayor. The head lines and
rticle assert that J fixed the award
nd amount and paid t. and the draft
{ the treasury is printed to prove it.
ut when you look at the draft. as
ivcn iu th, article tbut how few peo-
ie scrutini1e that closely). you per-
-Nt that tine date ot IL Is LETT blank.
hnNe brought It here as printed in
iS newspaper. 10 SHOW II TO YOU. and
ere il is. When YOU look AT the orig
ai draft. which / have also brought
ere Ter you to see. YOU see the date
il at the top in large letters and
cures as pecemher al 1909 which