Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-11-06

of any publication and urged that,
above all things, every care should be
exercised to keep the paper out Of the
rut Of corruption and beyond the pale
Of "cheapncss in regard to its sup
port of any public issue or office seek
err. Politics aud politicians, he declared
should be treated of only in the edi-
tOrial columns The news columns
should be reserved strictly for legiti-
mate news Only, served without exager-
ated color, bias or prejudice.
John +. Carroll, editor of the Even
ing Telegram, addressed the big con
vention during the afternoon on Some
Ideals in Newspaper Work" He was
introduced by President Brodie as the
man who put the letters "D", "R"
and "Y" in the Oregon alphabet and
declared that the newspapers which are
defending and supporting the causes
of the masses are doing more for the
Iuplift of humanity in general than any
other one factor in the country. He de-
IplOred the fact that the newspapers of
the country stood back and permitted
the magazines to take the initiative in
champiOning the cause of the Common
people" by uncovering the evils Of pre-
datory capital.
Governor Withycombe addressed the
delegates briefly touching upon the
great industrial need of the common
wealth and urging that all fair and in
partial encouragement be given outside
capital to come into the state and de-
velop its latent resources. "a square
deal y was all that they asker he said,
and he hoped that the newspapers of
the state, the great moliers of public
opinion, would extend them that to
which they were entitled. Governor
IWithycombe S address was well re-
ceved
Last evening, at the Hotel Marion
the editors were the guests of the Sa-
lem commercial club at an informaf
dinner and highly enjoyable time was
had by all who attended, over 100 in
number. President Hamilton of the
club presided, and Frank G. Deckebaeh
acted as toastmaster. While the guests
were partaking of the wholesome vi
ands served in their honor they were
entertained by a number of vocal So
los, sung by Miss Marjory Marvin, and
some excellent violin solos by Miss
Mary Schultz. President Hamilton de-
livered the address of welcome, foI-
lowed by a few remarks by Toastma5-
ter DeckebGch, and responses were
made by the following:
+. j.. Broiie, Oregon City, president
of the editors association; X. }. Hend-
ricks, Salem; Mrs. Edytae Tozier Weth-
erred, Portland; Ebert Bede, Cottage
Grove; DR., Henry Waldo Coe, Portland; !;
Bert R. Greer, Ashland; Rev. T. B. Ford
Salem; George Palmer Putnam, Salem !;
Phil S. Bates, Portland; DR.. r. Il. Lee
Steiner, Salem; Judge p. II. Darcy,
Salem, and Col. E. Hofer, Salem.
/ The convention closed its business
session at noon today, but, while formal
adjournment was made at the represen-
tatives' hall in the capitol, the dele
gates merely were transported to the
Oregon state hospital where they were
the guests Of Superintendent R. +. Lee
Steiner, that "prince of entertainers
at an informal dinner, concluding which
the editors and their wives were taken
upon tour of inspection of that insti-
tuition and the Oregon state penitcn-
tiary where a match game of baseball
WINS INDUCED in by the convicts for the
benefit of the distinguished visitors.