Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-09-17
Would Rather Trust the News
Columns Than the Editorial
Pages Of Some.
HIGH REGARD FOR REPORTERS
To Him represent Increased Respect
For American Citizenship and
Human Nature.

New York. Sept l6-Theodore
Roosevelt told the members Of the
New York Press club tonight how IL
is that he can breakfast, dine and sup
on work and then top of with more
work. He said he liked 1t. He liked
private life and he liked public life. He
enjoyed every job he had ever had and
he begged his hearers to be under no
anxiety as To what should be done "fur
this ex-president" because he would
''do for himself"
Among the guests OF the club was
Sir william, Purdie Trelear, a former
lord mayor of London, and the colonel
took advantage OF his presence 10 re-
fer to his famous Guildnall speech de-
livered last spring In London.
zone OF the cherished ornaments in
my house" he said lis the box which
contained the freedom OF the city OF
London, and Mr. Mayor, | have always
forborne TO exercise my mind with the
query as to whether or not / would
have been given that freedom IL
had made my Guildhall speech before
II instead of after.
''Allusions have been made 20 the
impending state convention. When (
ever of taking any more part in public
life l have got into the fight about
the state convention-that tight In
state politics Increasingly because |
could not keep out OF IL. and having
got into It | shall see 1t through.
More than once | have been introN
duced as the friend OF the poor man.
| always said, Nov. hold up. say
the friend of the honest man. and |
am with YOU The friend / hope, of
the honest man. rich or poor; the foe
Of the crook, poor crook and rich crook.
THE friends l have made among the
reporters, the newspaper men who have
TO collect the news that stands as the
basis OF newspaper work, represent 10
me not merely friendship on my part,
but an increased respect for American
citizenship and human nature.
"I have perhaps been less happy In
nv experience with those at the top Of
the profess sion and should a great deal
rather trust-no. 7 will put II another
way-I would rather an hundred fold
trust TO the news columns than the edi
torial pages OF some OF the most emil
nent New York newspapers"
ANTI-RoosEvELT RESOLUTION.
After the New York county Republican
committee had unanimously reelected
Lloyd c. Grlscom as its president to-
night Abraham Gruber, district
leader who has finally gone on record
against Col. Roosevelt, offered the fol-
lowing resolution; r.
Resolved. That the Republican
county committee of New York disap-
prove as unjust and dangerous 20 the
liberties of the people the utterances
OF ex-President Roosevelt in respect
TO the Judges OF the United States SUI
preme court and the court of appeals"
with a shout of disapproval the res
olution was tabled and the meeting
adjourned.
The committeeman cheered Mr.. Girls
CONS declaration that II was the duty
OF Republicans Of New York county to
uphold the hand OF that great man in
the White House, the Hon. william II.
Taft. They applauded again when Mr..
Griscom asserted that New York
county. representing practically one
dfth of the whole Republican vote OF
the state could bring to the state con-
yention force which can direct and
contribute powerfully 10 the party in
way which will be helpful for the
future"
John Hays Hammond. in speech
Mr. Griscom, declared the
name OF the "old guard" had been as
ISOLATED with the Aids scandal and the
Bla ckhorse cavalry