New-York tribune., 1911-01-07
NEW NAT|ONAL|SM
FINDS FRIENDS AND FOES
Theodore Roosevelt Has Last
Word in Debate with
Champ Clark.
COOK ENCOUNTERS PEARY
Many Incidents of Interest at
Periodical Publishers Dim
ner-Francis Heney and
Bishop Williams Speak.

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Bishop Williams Speak.
The periodical publishers issued last
night at the Waldorf their annual edi-
ton Of after dinner oratory. in which
Theodore Roosevelt had the last word.
An oratorical contest. Champ Clark
called II, and the contest resolved itself
into a debate between the advocate Of
"old nationalism" and the advocates of
the new" Champ Clark being the for
mer.
| He had arrayed against him Francis
Heney, the San Francisco graft prosecu-
/ ter; Bishop Charles d. Williams, of
Michigan, and Colonel Roosevelt. But
he derived consolation from the fact that.
as he said the diners had not invited
him and his colleagues al the speakers
table to hear them speak. but to look
at them.
/ Among the mute ornaments was May
or Gaynor, who was linked with Heney
! by the ime ginative in the audience as
the proud possessor of a bullet hole.
! Others were Robert F.. Peary, William
! Loeb, jr., Postmaster Morgan. Lloyd c.
/ GriscOm, Andrew Carnegie Richard 4.
/ Ballinger and A. Barton Hepburn Sen
ator Beveridge. of Indiana. and Senator
Z Bristow. of Kansas. and Senator Poin-
dexter. of Washington sat among the
unruly muckrakers on the floor.
/ 1t was remarked by number Of pro-
/ fessional Observers among the diners
that Captain Peary did not finish eating
! until Bishop Williams mad finished
/ speaking. Much irreverent amusement.
/ The cause for the continued mastication
remained mystery, however. until
some one explained that the discoverer
/ of the pol. had met DR.. Cook in the
/ hotel corriior and that a fit of absent
mindedne had resulted.
Cook and Peary Meet.
The encounter. it seems. took place
just outside the north cafe. from which
/ Dr. Cook was appropriately emerging.
! Each saw the other, but no sign of rec
! ognition passed between them. although
/ ii was the first time they had met since
/ the Arctic controversy first began.
/ Hamilton Wright Mabe. tne toastmas-
( ter. said the advent of the magazine was
greeted with the prediction that it would
destroy literature-that is, take the place
/ Of good books
1T has now been established lIo
! years" he went on. "and literature has
been declining all that time. but as the
| Englishman said Of the United states, II
( is always going to the devil but never
gets there. 1t has ceased to he the
organ of the leisure class: it has become
The organ Of national opinion
Il feel" said Mr.. Roosevelt "as every
man here should feel. that the man who
writes for the public press is just as
emphatically a pubic servant as the
man who holds public Office. Ny plea
here tonight is that you keep your con
sciences as scrupulously clean as should
I the holder of a public office"
Both Bishop Williams and Mr.. Heney
attacked savagely the daily press but
MIR. Roosevelt said that he must differ
slightly on this point since even pro-
grcssiyes are allowed some latitude
Roosevelt on the Press.
1T IS inadvisable," he said, Ito lump
either for condemnation or praise any
men by occupation. | don't know any
greater influence for evil than certain
newspapers in this country, and | don't
know any greater influences for good
than certain other newspapers in this
country. Now, some have talked about
my assaulting Congress when | was
President. | never assaulted Congress
/ assaulted individual Congressman.
congressman, executive officers and
judges should each be praised or blamed
as each merits praise or blame indi-
vidually. 1t is foolish and wicked 10
make fetish of executive officers. Con-
judicial decision should he attacked !
| shall attack il I'm the future just as
quickly as | would the act of a Con
! gressman didn't approve of, and every
/ American who hasn't surrendered his
! position as an American will do the
| same thing"
II was Bishop Williams. who, speak
/ ing directly after the Introductory re-
marks of the POSTMASTER set the new
nationalism" ball a-roling
We have a new nationalism." he
/ Numbered. thanks to our guest here,
who has inspired i'm our national con
sciousness a greater moral sense thaa
+ has any other American living and per
haps than any American dead"
! Wild applause interrupted him at this
point. and he added that he was glad Ia
sec the sentiment was popular in New
/ York.
New nationalism he continued
! later on. "is real patriotism our old
/ patriotism was fatalistic. it included no
| consciousness of our faults and sins"
Enough Undertaking, Bishop Says.
The Bishop went on TO picture vividly
this alleged blindness, but on the other
hand ne thought the muckrakers of IN,
4 nrescnt day had gone about far enough
! that the time had come "to put NOR,
! emphasis on the positive and construc.
I tive side OF national life."
Mr. Heney said the citizens of the
/ United states had been guilty of such
cross ignorance and stupidity i'm the