The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-17

HON. J. f. BROWN
Brown, although editors sometimes
! have popularity of becoming pes
! simistic in their work.
Appreciated the Honor.
| Editor Brown made very fine
| speech, in response to Mr.. Hotal-
ing's introduction, and sincerely
thanked the editors for the honors
bestowed on him. He began with
humorous story about young
man who wanted very much to learn
to be a good speaker, and who there
the best orators. At one time he
heard a speaker use the expression,
Il hope | will not encroach upon
your time" He decided to use the
expression in his next address, and
when he had occasion to speak be-
for an audience, he rather bungled
the words and said, 81 hope ! don't
cockroach on your time"
An English friend of his the next
day reminded him that he got things
rather mixed up. What was the
natter" asked the young would-be
orator. "Oh, you said I hope |
don't cockroach on your time You
should have said, I hope l don't
henroach on your time
Mr.. Brown did not commence &C
tive editorial work, he said, until he
was seventy years old, and then he
kept it up for about ten years. He
told of his early experiences as a
publisher, and said that he was
never satisfied with his, own paper,
as he had certain ideals that he
wished to attain, certain amount
of local, editorial, correspondence,
ETC., of which he felt that he never
had exactly enough. Mr., Brown was
generously applauded at the close
of his brief talk.
Would Have No Politics.
I'VE do not intend to inject poll
tics in this affair."" said Mr.. Hotal-
ing, "but there is one editor pres
ent who is going to congress and
want to introduce J. f. Reynolds,
who will respond to the toast, our
Guests"
81 feel that I do not possess the
C,oouence to speak as one should
of the editorial fraternity. / don't
believe there is single profession
ihat has contributed so much to the
cor munity to which the respective
editors reside, as the newspaper
men. They devote their time and
abilities and all that is in them to
building up their communities. They
are ever boosting their states, home
towns and countless"
The honored guests also have con-
tributed their share to aid their
own communities in every good work
that was undertaken.
Mr.. Reynolds remarked that he
was not surprised to learn that
there had been a fire in Colonel
| Neff's printing office. What else
could you expect would come from
those red-hot editorial paragraphs
that appear in The Lake Crystal
Union each recurring week. FIRE.
quently the paper is so warm that
it has to be handled with tongs.
High tribute was paid MFR. Brown,
whose happy style of expression
had attracted widespread notice,
and Mr. Reynolds was pleased to
say that Mr.. Browns successor was
/ keeping up the standard.
| Mr.. Reynolds also touched upon
that phase of. newspaper work which
concerned the suppression of news,
when member of the human fam
/ lily had fallen by the wayside and
the newspaper men were called up
on to throw the mantle of charity
over this unfortunate victim of his
own weakness. In his experience as
newspaper man, Mr.. Reynolds had
found the members of the profess
sion whole-souled, kind-hearted, gen.
erous and true.
Words From a Pastor.
Rev. w. S. Emery of Amboy, who
is chaplain of the local militia, was
called on to give his opinion about
printers in general. Personally, he
has always found them fine
bunch" and has received many
1 kind favors from them. He said
that frequently, when minister is
to give an address, he is called on
i the telephone and requested to send
| the papers manuscript of his
speech. Many ministers often refuse
to do this, not because it would
inconvenience them, but because they
think the newspapers should have a
reporter there to cover his speech
This should not be so. The newspa
pers are often in position to dc
many favors for the clergy and