New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-25
EDITORS HEAR GAYNOR
Mayor Says Some Newspaper
Owners Here Are Corrupt.
PRAISES PRESS IN GENERAL
Tells Georgians Southern Meth
DDS May Be Necessary to
Get Rid of Ruffians.

In his own inimtable way Mayor Gay
nor declared himself yesterday on num-
Der of subjects. taking occasion meanwhile
10 give expression TO his views in regard
TO a certain newspaper editor and his news
paper.
While talking in the morning to a dele
cation of Georgia editors he referred 10
the high tone of the press Of the country
as whole, and then added: Here, owing
70 a few exceptions. the press has been
dragged down to the lowest depths ever
known on this continent
In vetcins a legislative bill that had been
prepared and advocated by one Of tine city
newspapers he spoke of "self-gloritcation
and claptrap" In approving another hill
he declared. THE ordinary man and won'-
an may he safer and better than genius.
I'm lis remarks regarding the press OF
the country the Mayor said. in part:
You have a well edited press in the South.
You tell the truth. Your papers are mod
crate in tone | am sorry to say that hero
IN this city We have some newspaper pro-
prietOrs who are absolutely corrupt there
is.no other word To express it-who do not
hesitate in saying any falSchood or enter
ing any home or uttoriug any falSehood
with regard to those i'm office without scru-
PIE / may say that we nave newspaper
uroprietors here who lie awake nights and
irVent what they can say in the way oil
falsehood the next morning.
But that does not include the whole
press here by any means. We have very
rcsTcctable press here in the city OF New
York Those whom ] have mentioned do
not belong I'm the city of New York. They
came from elsewhere. The press here gen
orally is moderate in tone. | think down
I'm Your country they have TO be moderate
IN tone also.
AT all events. they have 10 refrain from
living and sCandaliZing, or they might nave
TO answer for il on the street corner. II
NAV he that that will have 10 come 10 pass
mere in the North. before we get rld or
some Of the ruffians who have come INTO
the press here ! hate TO use the WORD IN
connection with anybody on the press mere,
because the tone OF 50 many Of our New
York PAPERS is so excellent and the man
acement OF them is so discreet.
went across the continent Two wears
cco and ] was agreeahly surprised 10 see
IN. even tone and loftiness of sentiment
Il may say so. that prevailed very gen
orally I'm the press throughout lhe SuuIll 20 :.
Here. owing 10 a few EXCEPTIONS the Ifesss
has been dragged down 10 inc loWtS.
denfhs ever known on this continent. but
We are able 10 outlive IL Ana, StrdnSte ~
say the chiefest or some Of the Chlelesll
NJ those who have SCanddlzed or dfdES'u
II down think they are NJ 10 hold any oHl,e
~ this country. from the higneSt u"Nu
But the people are able 10 take care VI
that. I can tell YOU.
The visiting editors we're taken 10 'oneN
Island last night ny Robert Adamsoh' 'ne
MAYORS secretary. who was once georgia
editor. Fire Commissioner Joseph Johnson
" David Ferguson. Supervisor Of the
CITY Record. who has a plantation al Mil
ledceville. Ca and Commissioner EDWARDS
e ,r, Dorartr,ent Of street CLEANING.