American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1910-11-26
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editor and the people and we wan
the editor to be seeking for tn
truth In its. proper proportions.
What the editor, he is roaring
about, anyhow? He roars agains
things that are wrong and In favol
Of things that are good. Things
wrong. Alas. we have them. They
are to be found in every town and
every community. We even have
some things that r wrong In this
town. But the editor is roaring
about them, to correct them. Edi-
tors should be fair but fearless, and
| am happy to say that | know some
Of the editors of this association
are fair and fearless and write
their convictions concerning the
evils that surround them.
but, while there are many things
wrong. there are more that are
right. While there are many things
bad there are more that are good.
The duty of the editor Is also to
uphold before the people the things
right and good and true and heauti-
full. The evil must be over come.
but II must be over come with good.
Ideals pure and lofty must be pre-
scented to the people. This may be
done in a direct or indirect manner,
but 1t mus. he done. Here a ilttie
and there a little, lire upon line,
and precep. upon I'recept, encour-
1gement after announcement, ideal
after ideal and upon ideal; and thus
we all work together In lifting hu-
manity toward the lofty plain upon
Which we should all live
Byrd Trego, editor of the Black
foot Republican, responded as fol-
lows:
I'm keeping with the story Of the
three ministers told by Mr.. Wallis,
the devil himself don't know what
Tam going to say In this work
Fam often reminded Of the story
OF the maiden who had to choose
between the nan she loved and a
prince. She was much interested
In Theosophy, aud chose the prince
for the reason that 1t would make
her field an empire. and aid her
In spreading the doctrine of her
choice. In the field of human en-
beavers many people have to choose
between the things they would like
to do. and their empire. When |
took up newspaper work 1t seemed
that 1t was my empire. saw
an opportunity of presenting throug
the press what | wanted to present,
the same as the lady saw the oppor-
tunlty through her position as first
lady OF the empire. | am Impress
ed with the thought that each of
us has at some time chosen between
what he loved and his empire. |
think you people OF American Falls
have done the same, else | do not
see why you are here.
n find on questions presented
to as, as you have had The liquor
question presented to you, that we
can nos run away from them. This
question Will be with us again, and
we tan not run away from ii any
more than the people of an earlier
day could run away from the ques-
ton of the black slave.
Il wonder how many know who
was the first homeseeker and tour
ist who came through here and look
at this power site. The first
was here SO years ago
next Wednesday or Thursday. While
waiting for your Thanksgiving din
ner 1t may be interesting for you to
1t up. You will find it In
Washington Irving's Astoria AS
YOU have Just been told. an editor
Is n who gives out, SO / have
give out"
A male q%uartette. Messrs. Elmer
l.. Il. Sigmond. Charles Ham
and w. w. Thompson. were
the next feature and responded to-
encore.
Mrs. Karl P, Brown. wife of the
editor of the Blackfoot Optimist.
a reading and responded to an
encore.
.. ii. Barber and Joel l.. Priest
varied the program by each telling
stories and the audience varied their
actions by not calling for an encore.
Elmer Curtis restored good feeling
by a tenor solo. He has an excel
voice and received much com
,limentary mention.
Karl III. Dixon, editor of theTwin
tatls News. gave a splendid talk
IN the Duties OF the Press to the
This was followed by one
the best numbers OF the evening.
ladies auartette. Misses I.eoua
Dexter. Eunice Barber. Grace Ell
lott and Agnes Salee. The ladies'
'losed the program by responding
D an encore.
The orchestra rendered a number
II selections and made the program
particularly good nua