The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-14

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thing which would effect him in
5uriously intend to vote for him as
the president of this association, which
Is the hig hest honor we can confer.
The view / take OF this resolution is
that the press OF Virginia has the
right OF self-defense: that II has the
right to plead not guilty to the gem
eral Indictment which has been pro-
nounced against 81; that the fact that
politicians have seen 1T to import men
10 debauch us does not lesSen our right.
to protec; ourselves. a combination
charge can be only met by denial
III combination. An Indictment against
a class can only be met by the organ
cation which is the spokesman for
this class. The p~ess of the State as a
body can only speak through and by
this association. The suggestion that
each individual. member of the press.
that each editor, can speak for HIM
self. is not in point. because no m
dividual is called upon to answer as an
Individual There Is an indictment
against the whole class to which he
belongs.
Rcsents Charges.
II naturally resen, the charge OF
corruption which IS made against my
paper. as we'll a. every other paper II
the State. l have right to express
that resentment in the presence of
those whose character has been equally
impugned. / have a right to call for
specifications. TO demand facts and
particulars, to know what editors can
properly be classed as reptiles, to
know what newspapers are corrup,
and purchasable. have a right
these particulars, In spite of the fact
tina; the charges are mad suggested
nd ny hn. Zoo
tl!s course OF conduct necessary to
their political future. l do not agree
with my friend from Lynchburg that
this resolutions is whitewash. II IS
the guilty, not the innocent. who arc
whitewashed. ! am speaking for tho
press generally. FOR the editors gen
orally l. there are black sheep. name
them. point them out, prove their mis-
deeds, and + they are members OF this
association we will drive them out
Bat we are tired OF speakers MAX
ing these general charges, charges
which include every man here. every
editor in the State think we are
justined in snyiIt; publicly and in the
form OF an o:dcinl resolution, that these
charges are false and slanderous, and
proceed from evil motives"
st the conclusion of Mr. Byrd's
speech Mir. Addison made the point
that the repor. Of me committee was
cut OF order. President Campbell ruled
that the poin; was not we'll taken. Mr.
addison appealed from the ruling of
,he chair The president submitted
the appeal to the association. and was
sustained by the association by a vote
OF - to ,, NH addison and Mir.
Clement OF the Appomattox Times
Nirg!n!an, alone voting. against the
ruling of the president.
President Campbell. calling McDon-
aid Lee to the chair, then took the
ioor and made an earnest speech. taxi
.ng the position that ms 1t was not
incumbent upon the Press Association
to defend the administration of the
affairs OF the State. but only 10 defend
the integrity OF its own members. the
report OF the committee might very
properly. and without regard TO any or
the politicians OF the State and their
coni.ne the declaration MADE
10y IN. association 10 a denunciatior OF
those who had assailed the members
of the press. lie therefore suggested
that the resolutions be sent back to
the committee for further consideration,
with the result that the resolutions
ms given al the beginning OF this ac-
count were proposed by the commit
tee ana adopted by the association, only
against them.
Further Opposition.
The resolutions. even in this amended
form. were not adopted. however, with
out further opposition from Mr.. Addi-
son and Mr.. Clements. MIR. Byrd made
another and very convincing speech in
support OF the resolutions, and was
followed by L, G. Mosely, OF the Dan
Vile Methodist, in one OF the most
striking and effective addresses made
said;
AS l am the only representative of
the religious press present at this SEES
sion OF our association, 1t may not be
out OF order for ME to say that our
paper The Danville Methodist, of which
as.i associate editor. does not discuss
political Questions in its columns. but
4, does insist upon our people voting
for men of purity of character and
those favorable 10 moral reforms to fiji
the official positions in our State and
nation. stand for the purity of the
press as we'll as individuals. When
the Anti Saloon League OF Virginia, OF
whose principle ! am an ardent sup
porter, Endorsed al its last session a
series Of resolutions which place the
secular newspapers that run liquor ad-
Hert!senlents in their columns upon the
same footing as the saloonkeepcr. I
wrote and published in the columns
OF our paper protest against such
adu!teration, believing as do that
the editors of our secular papers are
as rule gentlemen of as high type