The Detroit times., 1910-04-29

land. hammered in vain for order'
while Mr.. Williams stood impassNe
but obstinate and waited win iOlaeo
arms 70 be heard.
Disgrace 10 Press.
This is a disgrace to the press u
the United States; il must end shou.'
cd Adolph 5. Oebs. proprietor OF inc
New York Times. rs he stood on ms
chair behind the toastmaster ana
begged for word.
mir. Williams. | promise you nas
less than 40 words 10 speak, let me
say them Tor him.
mo, No" yelled the diners
MIR. Williams says began MI
Ochs
NO No" broke in the thoroughly
Iangered diners with added insistence.
Mr. Ochs sat down, while the orches'
Itra Numbered Dixie" but Mr.. VIII
hams still kept his feet and "A sem
lhlance OF calm was not restored unul
1.-The Rev Newell Dwight Hills. OF
Brooklyn. with a witty and felicitous
Ispeech. brought laughter that drove
cut anger
| Mr.. Gaynor said:
You have given me the subject:
! The press in It's relation TO pubic
officials. and told me 90 speak plain
! ~. and freely. that is what you want
| that your object In associating to-
gether is 20 improve the press
! Those having power should exercise
! IL Justly kindly. and moderately. The
public Official who.tries his best 10 40
right and who knows how 10 do
right (for both OF these essential
things do not always exist in the same
public offician cannot be hurt by you
Some may abuse him. even lie and
| forge about him. but they are power
| less TO hurt him You can neither
make nor unmake an honest and
competent official
The press as a whole is just TO
public officials. When the election is
over. its wholesome wish is TO see
! that the one who is elected gives good
government and TO help him TO do so
III that just frame OF mind, yeH often
! forbear much This is true Of all hon
est and unselhsh publishers and edi-
tors. But IL publisher or editor be
| himself a perennial Office seeker, he
may desire 10 assassinate everyone
whom he thinks in his way and then
alas, what a disgrace he brings on
! journalism.
| Flags Sinister Editors.
a newspaper proprietor or editor
who is simply bent on cutting throats
| is an awful spectacle In no nook or
/ corner of his head or heart is there
/ the slightest sense OF truth or JUS
tlce. We may pity him, but cannot in
the interests OF public morality and
decency remain silent about him.
Let me illustrate by mentioning
one thing out OF many AS late as the
18th of this month W. r Hearst print
ed in his principal newspaper here
, the fac-simile of a draft on the treas
uiy OF this city for $4,000 with head
lines and an article attributing such
draft and the expenditure 10 the pres
ent mayor The headlines and article
assert that fixed the award and
amount and paid it. and the draft on
the treasury is printed TO prove il.
But when you look at the draft as
given In the article tbut how few
people scrutinized it that closely you
perceive that the date Of il is left
blank
Il have brought II here as printed
in this newspaper TO show il 10 you
and here il is. When YOU look at the
original draft. which | have also
brought here for you TO see. you see
the date OF IL at the top In large let
ters and figures is Dec. 81. 1909.
which is before the present city gov
eminent came in. When you examine
the said original. further. you see
that it also bears plainly the date
when the audited voucher. which es-
tablished the claim as legal liability
of the city. was recorded in the comp
trollers office, namely Dec. 30. 1909
This date is also omitted in the news
paper copy as you perceive.
In plain words two state prison
felonies. namely forgery and falsifica
ton Of public document were com
mitted in the eagerness OF this pub
Usher and editor to wrong the mayor
OF the city of New York.
Now, do not call attention to this
low crime because ii annoyed or EN-
Filtered me in any way \ public Of
fetal has 10 be patient. The newspa-
pers of this man had done as bad or
worse to me and others but II was
borne in silence. except that | spoke
on the crime aspect of such things
before the bench and bar at the din
ner they gave me In December last.
because thought il due that some
one should do so for the sake of so
ciety, OF the decent and honest news
paper.
1t is high time that these forgers
and libelers were In states prison.
and the time is not far distant when
some of them will be there And just
think of man who is capable of do
ing things like this being possessed
OF the notion that he is it 10 hold
any office from mayor TO president or
the United States Morally speaking
his mind must be a bowling wilder
ness Never will the voters any.
where put snch man in office.
When order was restored Woodrow
Wilson. president OF Princeton uni
ycrsity. spoke on the growing lmpor-
tance OF the prompt. accurate and un
btdsed Hevs g1therCT, anu ruTUfTastz-
ed the decline OF the editorial in
power.
George AIDE also amused the gath
cring with funny stories and a cable
gram OF congratulation was read from
Former President Roosevelt.
Foreign Cruise for Battle Ship Fleets.
The navy department has an
nOunced q change OF policy regarding
cruises OF the home fleets. Hereal
ter, il Is the intention that the fight
Ing vessels OF the Atlantic and Paci.