Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-03
LA TOILETTE GETS
CALL DOWN WHEN
He ROASTS THE
NEWSPAPERS
Dinner Of Periodical Publish
ers Association Results in
Acrimonious Language by
Speakers.
WISCONSIN MAN WORE
OUT GUESTS PATIENCE
He Started in After Midnight
and Kept Up Talk for Two
Hours Despite Frequent In
terruptiOns.

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Philadelphia, Feb 3.--the dinner
OF the Periodical Publishers associa-
tiOn aid not break up until an early
hour this morning and its close was
marked by "A tart denunciatlon of
Senator LaFollette by Don c. Seitz
OF the American Newspaper Publish
ers' association, who acted as toast.
master
Senator iaFollette began his speech
near midnight and spoke for nearly
two hours. The more than coo diners
We're visibly wearied by the long
drawn out remarks Of the Wisconsin
senator and toward the close tre-
quently interrupted him. Much of his
speech was devoted 10 the money
power and an attack on the sincerity
of the newspaper press Of the country,
When he had finished 1oastmaster
Seitz said.
\ shall not attempt nor have | the
time to come 80 the defense CT the
newspapers OF the country which have
just been fOOlishly wickedly and un-
truthfuliy assailed"
Senator iaaFollette made no sign OF
hearing the Cauattc remark, which was
uttered IN a half angry one.
To-day In an Interview Mr.. Seitz
said:
"As the banquet was given by the
magazine publishers aud as / was "A
guest OF Cyrus n. Curtis, president
OF the association. | had ia he cautious
in my remarks ON Senator Lafollette.
1 don't recall exactly what ! said when
the senator had finished bat ! 10 re-
member declaring thar the senator
had made an unkind. unjust and Will
fully malicious attack ON the news
papers OF the country, and II ! had
had time I should have said some
thing stronger on tho attack
Last nights dinner. during which
we thought we would josh the states
men ended IN calamity II As a
tragedy for Senator laFullette's
hopes, lie has simply wiped himself
on the map Undoubtedly he came
TO philadelphia TO make the address
of his life and when u developed into
an infamous slander OF the newspap-
ers and wallowlng sycophantic
praise Of the magazines / realized that
the man had oyerstepped his mark
Previous 10 that time the senator
had talked for more than two hours
and when he concluded certainly re-
bukcd him. Ia my mind the senator
not knowing the Relationship between
the magazines aud the newspapers,
came TO the dinner TO attack the lat
ter and 10 curry favor with the maga-
zine publishers
The portion OF Senator LaFollettes
speech TO which Mr.. Seitz took ex-
cepti0n was as follows:
II have sketChed the growth and
power of the great interests that TO-
day control our property and our gov
ernmcnts / have shown how subtle
and elusive, yet relentless they are
Rising up against them is the con
fused voice OF the people. Their heart
ig true but their eyes do not yet see
!, all the intricate sources OF power.
Who shall show theme There arc only
two agencies that in any way can
reach the whole people These are
the press aud the platform. But the
platform In no way compares with the
press In It's power OF continuous re-
peated instruction.
"One would think that In a democ-
racy like ours seeking for instruction,
able 10 read and understand the press
would be their eager and willing in
structOrs- was the press OF hOr-
ace Greeley. Henry Raymond, Charles
A. Dana. Joseph Medill and Horace
Ruhlee
but what do we find has occurred
in the last few years? The money
power has gained control OF our IN
dustry and government 10 controls
the newspaper press. The people
know this. Their confidence Is weak
ened and destroyed No longer are
the editorial columns OF newspapers
potent force IN educating public
opinion The newspapers, of course
are still patronized for news But
even as 20 news the public rs fast
coming 90 understand that wherever
Rows Items bear IN any way On the
control OF government By business
the news Is oOlOred; so confidence iu
the newspaper as newspaper Is be-
ing undermined.
cultured aud able men are still tC
be found on the editorial STATS of al
great dailies. but the public under
stand them TO be hired men who nc
Longer express honest Judgments onC
sincere conviction, who write wha
they are told 20 write and whose
judgments are salarled
"To the subnerviencv of the pres'
90 sneclal interests IN no small degre,
Is due the mower and Influence ant
prosperity of The weekly and monthly
= magazines. A decade ago young meI
trained In journalism came 10 see thli
control Of the newspapers oi the c0uu
try Thev saw this unOccupied Held
And they went out and built up grea
periodicals and magazines. They arr
free"