Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1910-07-02

ISOLATION.
deserve ana freely have the heartfelt
gratitude OF The Kentucky Press SssO
citation. Tine association well COM
prehendss the efforts of the authors o.
the new libel laws, Senator Is. NJ. Ar
nett of Nicholasville, and Senator
Conn Linn, OF; Murray, to see that tho
press should have q square deal.
and as president OF this association,
have extended to- them a most cordial
Invitations to- attend this meeting in
the hope that we may have an oppor-
sunity personally to express to them
in some measure our regard and an
probation
The success of the annual session is
| largely dependent upon the work Of
the secretary and the committees ON
krCgram, membership, contests and
entertainment. We undoubtedly have
every reason to congratulate ourselves
ON what has been done for our pleas
ure, comfort and edihcation. and |
thank them all fon their service.
beg rmallytooaunounce the appoint
nlent of Mr. Edward =. A jonas, of
Louisville, as PoetLaureate OF the
kentucky Press association, and am
FIRM in the belief that the mantle Of
the fElustriouss Brown and Needham
could have fallemom no werthier shout
ders: however, until there is evidence
Of the ancient double portion of pow.
en-" the customary doe and canary
will not be forthcoming. IL is with no
little pleasure that esla attention to
the vcman's session. of Tuesday even
ing. an innovation on our program
and a welcome and charming one.
ann particularly" gratEfIed that we
are holding thiss annual meeting in
region which deserves fafrer treatment
from the press soff the country than 1t
usually receives, and l am sure the
kentucky Press association will lend
it's influence toward rVmedying this
injustice. In. patriotism. pride, BRAY
cry intelligence. hospitality and the
sterling elements tiiat enter into good
citizenship, no people in the state may
beast higher rank. 1t IS shameful that
AAItS iOllSlDlt ana
journalistic sea9engers, through the
medium of press; BUREAUS and metro
poIitan papers, are causing this sec
tlom and the state as whole irrepar-
able injury byvthe Kind of senSati- nal
reports they ara flashing through the
country. Petty quarreIs that are MOI
worth stick i'll local papers are
nIagnified into reuIEs; every shooting.
&c rape is labeihd bloody murder" or
terrible assassination ana minor
criminal happenings that would 50
uHDOticed elsewhere are given an i'm
Dorance urwarrsntea by the facts
In consequence KenIEeky-s name *
being morenandl Troue besmirched. The
trlFh, of 'cmrse- ought to- be told. aSat
only the paain Truth. So that the lirb-
Tic conscience nsaH be aroused for The
eradication Of evils that exist amy
where i'm the state. Assuredly let us
teach the young idea not to shoot. and
strive innevery way to make Kenn9cky
a state, not % alarm, but of peace and
prosperity. / ct us exploit our re-
sources raGaeF than our crimes, point
out our sterling virtues and not fiaunt
our wibes The Kentucky Press asso
citation has as its mission not only
the printing of the news and inter.
pretihg IT'S meaning, but patient and
persistent campaigns to remove from
The state it's blight off iflfteracy; 10
utterly do away with sectional pre-.
Jt'dice and intolerance. to induce our
rblest men to enter pohrics and accept
places or authority; to seek the elec-
ilior Of none but capable legislators;
ito see that the laws are enforced and
obeyed; TO emphasize the duties of cit
i2enship. and 10 condemn whatever is
ievn and encourage whatever is good
i'm the moral ana material lite of the
commonwealth