Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-03
LsFsi.stts Guest Of Masszi"s Pub
I;sher,' Assseiation-oon G. Ssitz
Declares spsseh Has Put Wisconsin
Man Out ssf Running for the Prss-
idsdey.

speech was 0eVOteO 10 sAo AS'
powEr and an attack on the sincerity
Of the newspaper press ofsAhe country
ssitx in Tart Reply.
When he had finished Toastmaster
Seitz said:
..I1shall not attempt to come to the
defense OF the newspapers Of the coun-
try, which have just been foolishiy'
wickedly and untruthfully assailed.'
senator LaFollette made no sign OF
hearing the caustic remark, which was
uttered in half angry tone.
Today in an interview Mr.. Seitz sald'
cas- the banquet was given by the
magazine publishers and as was
guest Of Cyrus H. X. Curtis. president
of the association, had to be cautious
In my remarks on Senator LaFollette.
ldoh,t recall exactly what said when
the senator had finished, but do re-
member declaring that the senator had
made an unkind, unjust and w1itully
malicious attack on the newspapers OF
tfe mt tion, and II had more time l
wo.II.a.s- -,.4.e- said sonnet hing stronger
6n the subject:
AEnds il Calamity"
LAST nights dinner. during which
We thought We would Josh the states
man, sended in calamity. 1t was
tragedy for Senator LaFollette's hopes.
He has simply wiped himself Oft the
map.
"Undoubtedly he came to Philadel-
phia to make the address Of his life.
and when IT developed into an In
famous slander OF the newspapers and
a wallowing, ,sycophantic praise OF the
magazines l realized that the man had
overstepped his mark.
previous to that time the senator
had talked for more than two hours,
and when he concluded certainly re-
buked him.. In my mind the senator.
not knowing the relationship between
the magazines and the newspapers
came to the dinner to attack the latter
and, ia. curry favor with the magazine
publishers"
What LaFolietts Said.
The portion Of Senator LaFollette's
speech to which Mr.. Seitz took excep-
ton was as follows:
II have sketched the growth and
power of the great interests that today
control our property and our govern
mert. / have shown how subtle and
elusive yet relentless they are. Rising
nm AGAINST them 10 the confused voice
of the people. Their heart is true but
@heir ewes do not see all the intricate
sourcrs OF spowez. Who shall show
them? There are only the two agen-
cies that In any way can reach the
whole people. These are the press and
the platform, but the platform in no
,vay compares with the press In its
power sof continuous repeated instruc-
ton.
zone would think that In democra-
cy IKE ours, seeking for instruction,
able to read and understand, tho press
would be their eager and willing In
structors-such AZ the press Of Horace
Greeley. Henry Raymond. Charles A.
Dana, Joseph Medill and Horace
Rnbiee.
e1ys Aaensy Psw,sr Controls Opinion.
..f3,it WHIST do 40 find has occurred
IN the, hast fewsyears? the money power
has 6ained; control Of our industries
arde eGvernnsent. It controls the news
pSpArs press: - the people know this.
Their confidence 10 weakened and de-
stroyed. No longer are the editorial
cslauans of newspapers potent force
q educating public opinion. The news.
nauer1 are still patronized. Of course.
for neWt. But even Al to news the
pu6fic 10 fast coming to understand
ttat wherever news items bear in any
3wny: On the control Of government by
bneiuess. the news IL colored; 30 con-.
ddence IN the newspaper AZ news
peper. IL being undermined.
kditere sJust Hired Men,"
Cultured and able men are still to
be .f0nnd ons the editorial staffs Of all
sreats daslies, but the public under
stands them to be hired men who no
longer express honest Judgment and
sincere sconvictions; who write what
they; are told to write and whose Judg-
iaantg are Salar1ed.
.sFo the seubserviency Of the press to
epeeiais interests In no small degree 10
due the power and influence and pros.
uerity 81. the weekly and monthly
maeasines. "A decade ago young men
trained III Journalism came to see this
control Of the newspapers Of the coun-
try. They saw this unoccupied field
|, ana they, went out and built up great
perfodlcals and magazines. They were
fFee. s. 2. ss'sssE
- saska Ausl,sr psad.
rpe e5sfort, Neb. Feb. s.Mrs. F. ~.