The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-03-23

pleasure of going out into the country
of going into city that hasn't seen q
president for 20 years. and that makes
fuss over him to prove to him there
is somebody that doesn't know of his
defects, is a pleasure / don't like to
forego.
Now, my dear friends-for / hope
to call you such at least for this after
noon-I shall bring my remarks to a
close with a grateful expression of my
appreciation of the cordial welcome
which you have given me-
Hennessy's Remarks.
Mr.. Hennessyis remarks, to which the
president replied, W re in part as fol-
lows:
THE president of the United States
made a speech before the Chicago
Newspaper club in which he discuss ed
the newspapers OF today and the men
who make them. But ne did not look
Upon them, or the proposition, as
broadly as he might have DONE"
Here he referred to Herman Rid
der, Joseph PolitZer, Robert Collier
and W. r. Hearst as four publishers,
all democrats, he said, whose views
differed widely on political matters.
IF these men," he continued, do
not agree, how can. you expect the otn-
er newspaper editors to agree with all
your policies?
But l hope the editors of the news
papers here today will remember the
president is not president for any one
party, but that his oath of Office binds
him to look beyond the small boundar-
les of partisan policies"
Spends Strenuous Day.
1t was strenuous day the president
spent in New, York.
He was pursued for a mile through
Central park by a bicycle policeman
seeking speed violators; his automobile
led the fastest race through Fifth
avenue and congested Broadway more
than the natives have witnessed in
many day; he lectured an assemb-
lage of editors at luncheon at the resi-
dence of Henry CleWs, the New York
banker; he discussed the far eastern
situation with former Vice President
Fairbanks, conferred with county pol
itical leaders briefy-all this besides
the press club reception and the two
banquets, which he attended tonight.
The luncheon at the Clews residence
was private and was attended by
nearly every prominent newspaper
editor in New York. An announcement
on the invitations and on the menu
cards stated the president would
speak after being introduced by Mr..
Clews, but "the guests will kindly re-
frain from replying to the presidents
remarks or questioning him, as his
time is exceedingly limited"
Talks to Editors.
1t was said later at the Clews home
that the president had given a heart
, heart talk" to the editors, that he
I'D mentioned the recent criticisms in
e public press on the administration
nd had endeavored to show where
9 newspapers could be of material
sistance, not to the administration,
t the government at large.
Besides Mr.. Clews and the president,
e fol owing attended the luncheon:
hester S. Lord, of the Sun; John
ennessy, of the Press; Condo Ham
n, of the Tribune; William c. Reick,
the Times; ST. Clair McKelway, of
ne Brooklyn Eagle; H. ]. Wright, of
re Globe; I. H. Stoddard of the Mail;
Dan Cameron SeitZ, of the World; Ar
thur Brisbane, of the American; A. D.
Noyes, of the Evening Post; Nicholas
Murray Butler, president of Colum bia
university; John H. Finley, president
Of College of City of New York; ex-
Senator McCreary, of Kentucky; Cor
nelius N. Bliss, secretary of the inter-
ior under Mckinley; John A Stewart,
formerly president of the United
States Trust company; William D.
Sloan; j. Edward Simmons, president
of the chamber of commerce; Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, Seth Low, Rev. John
Wesley Hill; Charles D. Hilles, assis-
tant secretary of the treasury; Cap
tain Archibald Butt aide to the presi-
dent, and Earl Grey, governor general
of Canada