The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1910-06-03
ARKANSAS EDITORS CLOSE
INTERESTING CONVENTION
r. e. BRADFORD HEADS THE
PRESS ASSOCIATION.
MorriIton Entertained the Editors
Royally-Visit Fayetteville and
Other Cities.

ton to an end directly thereafter.
r. E. Bradford, editor of the 10
noke Democrat, was elected presl-
dent of the association, while j. H.
Livingston, editor of the Courier
Democrat of Russellville, was elected
first vice president; ]. H. Hand, ed
itor of the Yellville Echo, was elect
ed second vice president; John p.
Stafford, editor of the Springdale
News. was elected third vice presi-
dent. Hon. Earle w. Hodges, Demo
cratic nominee for secretary of state,
was reelected corresponding secre-
tary by reclamation T. L. Pound of
the Danville Democrat was elected
recording secretary, and Powell S.
Garden of the Malvern Meteor was
elected financial secretary.
J. r. Newman of the Harrison
Times was elected historian, and Dan
Hogan was elected poet.
The banquet Wednesday night, at
which Congressman c. c. Reid was
POSTMASTER, was the principal fea
ture of the convention. At that time
it was suggested that Morrilton fur
nish the next governor of Arkansas
in the person of the POSTMASTER.
The address of Walter Williams,
dean of the School of journalism at
Columbia, Mo, was one of the best
speeches of the convention, and
rising vote of thanks was rendered
him for his words on The Equipment
of the Country Editor
President Baird's Address.
Retiring President S. B. Baird de-
livered a splendid address on THE
Power and Duty of The Press" and
among other things said:
The responsibilities resting upon
the editorial directors of this grand
power touch every phase of human
activity on which the arm of progress
leans, and you will pardon me for
DEPRESSING just here to single out
coming event now headed this way.
and which has been mentioned in
the published program for this meet
ing. | refer TO the reunion of ex-
Confederates now headed this way.
and which brings to Arkansas an OPP
portunity that will probably never
come again in the history of our
commonwealth. To our capital city
has been accorded the privilege of
entertaining next spring the grand
est army of home defenders the world
has ever known. 1t is the province
of the newspapers of Arkansas 20
lend helping hand to this laudable
undertaking. There is no question
but what the good citizens of Little
Rock will measure up to the full
strength of their ability in meeting
the demands of this important trust.
But they have a large job on their
hands, and every county in the state
should be theirs to command in the
performance Of this labor of love
and loyalty to the most hallowed and
sacred memories of our beloved
Southland.
Whatever criticisms may have
been passed upon us by the outside
world along other lines of conduct,
from the day that the pioneer stran-
ger set first foot on her soil up to
this good hour. Arkansas has ever
stood pre-eminent among the states
OF tie Union as the originator and
dispenser of that open hearted South
ern hospitality which knows no red
tape attachments. To sustain this
reputation in the fullest sense of its
original definition should be the
highest aim of every loyal son Of
Arkansas on this auspicious occasion.
\ small BIT of red tape that touched
off the 'sulphurous vocabulary used
only for war purposes, OF a battle
SCARED veteran at the Mobile reun-
ion may be cited as warning
against the danger of It's use. He
very properly declined the offer of
a meal ticket when informed there
was none for the wife who accom-
panied him mention this in no
sense as criticism of the Mobile
managers. Twas simply an over
sight, an inadvertence that might
creep into the best laid plans of the
wisest men, with so many other i'm.
portant details &c claim their atton-
ticn Arkansas must not forget the
wives of the soldiers. I speak from
personal observation rs one who
lived in close heart-touch with all
the tragic scenes cf that trying period
in our country history when say
TO you. without mental reservation,
that the brave bows who faced the
eannon's thunderous roar on the
field OF battle knew naught OF pain
and suffering compared to the fiery
furnace of consuming anxiety and
suspense that licked with Stygian
flames of cruel torture the bleeding
heartstrings Of the noble wives and
mothers wh0"o undying love and
self-sacrificing devotion to duty In
this staessfHl time served as the
principal inspiration OF that gigantic
struggle"
Nirit Puc=aIINiiI~