The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-07-07

AFEA
weekly. New York. said:
The heartiness Of the welcome that
Mir HapgoOd receives here in coming
10 the North Carolina Press Associa-
tlon is attested by the fact that he
comes not merely by the invitation
of the president or executive COM
ulttec. but by vote of the association.
his name leading all the others in a
list of seven of the most eminent
American journalists. Mr.. Hapgood is
m illustration Of how a we'll equipped
man comes to the front in journalism.
Graduating at Harvard with distinc-
ton ne began at the very bottom in
newspaper work. i suppose l am not
repeating any secrets when l recall
his statement made to me at the
supper table that he began at S. a
week. and after distinguishing him.
self in daily journalism in New York,
he won Il national reputation as edi-
tor Of Golfers Weekly and then had
the courage to forego one Of the ]
largest salaries that any American f,
editor has ever received for the sake
81 principles. being not willing to
sacrifice his own ideas of right in
order to retain the POSITION: and
after a period of time associated him
self with Harper's Weekly and is
restoring il to its ancient traditions
As one Of the foremost papers of
America. Mr.. Hapgood is one Of the
finest examples. so far as | can think.
the finest example Of the old type Of
personal journalism of the days Then
what Horace Greedy said went every
where. and so what Norman Hapgood
says now is quoted perhaps more strik-
insly than what Harper's Weekly may
say, SO no matter with what paper
he was associated his personal opin-
ion would have such weight. His
paper is a paper of courage without
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public without demagoguery. He is
= man with a vision without being a
visionary"
Mr.. Hapgood was greeted with great
applause when he arose. His address
follows:
Address of Norman HapgoOd.
MIR. President. Ladies and Gentle
men: | call your attention to the
fact that | am putting my watch upon
the table. | intend to take into dOn-
sideration the conditions which con-
front us here tonight. l remember
reading in one of Booker Washing
tons books Of a negro who was work
ing in the cotton fields that he re-
marked that the cotton was so grassy
and the sun SO powerful hot that he
felt he had a call to preach. | feel
tonight that perhaps the preacher has
an easier time than the audience and
] I'm going to try to what l
- " ohg III a ttSlh VI liIIt LID
viii leave the majority OF o alive
at the end of it.
1T is not altogether easy perhaps
q BRING to a few sharp points the
big subject that all upward looking
citizens are thinking about today. 1t
~ not any one question. 1t is a
spirit. a point Of view. an atmoS
phere. it is an attitude toward life
which promises to make our country
more than what it is. a big country;
the promise to make it one of the
truly great countries. the promise to
make our history significant in the
history Of the world. | am glad. for
one. that this is the era in which
live and work. 1t seems to me faI
more interesting than any of the pre-
cedtng years that L am old enough
Ia remember.
Not As n Partisan.
And in saying that the present &c
h'lniStration is focusing that spirit anC
Is adding a great deal of emphasis t.
the extreme interestingneSs of Oul
line. | am not speaking as u partisan
! am not a party man.
Among the great Americans l hav'
studied, | have read of none will
more interest than George Washing
Ton Those complaints that he wa
50 fond of uttering about the unfair
ness Of party spirit have sunk yer.
dc@p nto my mind and have Away
aroused my sympathy. Always II
S~eli-SoVerning communities partie
crow up which represent the two grea
divisions Of thought. That though
winch is timid of change will nat
urtily form a conservative party. Tina
thought which is full Of i~maginatiO
dhd hope and likes TO reach forwar
VIII form a radical or liberal party
There has not been in this coun
Try since the Civil War. and for som
'un' before. that clear alignment. b.
.luSe other things nave come in t
Keep either party from representa-
clearly either of these two dominaT
points Of view.
\ Genuine Progressive and ScliOla
Mr.. Wilson was fortunately nom
mated by the Democrats. There wa
" genuine progressive and schola
some would say a progressive althoue
y scholar. Mr.. Wilson SAYS hirnSe