Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04
SBIYz CALLS LA TOILETTE
Senator .Denounees Newspapers at
Banquet Of Magazine Hen.
HE sAYs NEWS IS coIoRED
stinxiSE Rebuk~ fsaAdaisisterea "
wssconsin sfan ~ Head Of the =
American Newspaper As p
-. -. se>Istfan.

PHILADELPHIA. rsb.. a-rhe dinner
OF the Periodical Pabi0ier's association
did not break dbuntil smtarly hour this
morning and It's close was marked BY =
tart dfnunr1atiosr OF Senator l4a rdsistte
by Don &. .ssisz, pf the American News
paper Publishers association. sho acted
a. POSTMASTER.
senAzsf La rousue tsgar his speech
near mldhlkhrtIi1. Fpohs fcr neHrs two
hourf rr4s 1upro teAn- 90 .1Iners were
vlslhly gesri&d W. tie long -drAWn-out
remarks x the Wisconsin senator and to-
ward the cipsn frequently Interrupted
him. Mech o. hts speech was desossd TO
the money power and an attack on TIE
sincerity Of the newspaper press Of the
rouufry. a. :. 49,. ~ ips ~
When he had finished reastmaztsr
sslfz said:
- snail saos .aunnpt nor have 4 tho
siase 10 esme 90 the defense Of shs news.
pepers Of the eouptry. which have illxs
been fooiishIy, wicssdiy and Enthusiastically
assailed.s
Senator Ia Eolletle made no align Of
hearing the caustic remark, which vas
uttered IN haif-angry tone.
y, statement Of Mr.. seits.
To-day in an interview MIR. seits said:
-As the banquet was given BY the
magazine publishers and as was guest
OF Cyrus II. X. Curtis, president OF the
association. had 70 be cautious in my
remarks on Senator La Toilette. don't
recall exactly what ! said when tho
senator bad finished. but l do remember
declaring that the senator had made an
nnkind. unjust and wiifu!ly malicious at
fack on The aswspspcsr Of the nation and
Il l had more time I would have said
something stronger on the subject.
Las, nights dinner. during which we
thupeht We would Josh the stAses-
man. en1sd ir calamity. II was a
tragedy for Senator la Foilsttes hopes.
lie has simply wiped himself off the
map. -,
'rEdouhsediy be came to Philadelphia
10 make the sadfessc his ME. and
whea Il Developed INTO an infamous
slanasr Of the newspapers and wallow-
ina, sycophantic praise Of the magazines.
] ieallEsd that The man had oyerstepped
his mark ri. = ~ = fsss
''Presious % that thine the ssnsfor had
talked for more than two hours and when
he concluded I~crrtsiray rebuksd him.
Ia my mind. me senator, not knowing
the ,reIetionship hsivsen the magazines
andrthe inewspap4s. came u the dinner
70 attack the latter and 10 curry favor
with the nssazine pubiszhsrs.s
what G. Foiietss szia.
Tbs boriion Of Senator La Folieties
speech to whleh MIR. ssisr sosk exception
was - Follows;
7 have skeiched ths growth and power
q the great interests that teddy eonfrp
our property and our governments
have shown how subtle and elusive. YET
relentless they are. Rising W assins'
them Is the confused voics OF the pse.
PIE. Their heart Is trua but their syel
90 not yet see al the intricate sourosl
Of power. Who shall show fhemy Their
are only two agencies that IN aay was
can reach the whole psopla These are tn
press and the platform. But the plat
form In - nay compares with tbs pres
ia its power Of continuous repeated IN
slrucfion.
Zone would think that In cernocrAc,
gIks ours. seeking for fnxtfucflon. able /.
read and understand. the press would b.
their eager and willing instrucuars-suci
WAS the press Of Horace Greeley. Hem
Raymond, chari>z A. Dana, Joseph Medi
and Horace Reblee.
But what do sr IND has occurred IL
The last few years: the money power ha.
gained control OF our Industry and gny