Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-20

a more distinguished gathering of gem
tlemen who made their mark in the
world"
A Tribute to Mr.. Childs
The guests, 1t appears, spend the time
up to the appointed hour in wandering
over the building. inspecting the hand
some offices, and not neglecting the fine
suite of the proprietor on the second
floor where he published the American
Literary Gazette. and Publishers Cir
cular. They were amazed at the size of
the press room. where they saw three
great Hoe presses then usually alluded
to as Hoes Last Fast regarded as
marvels of their kind. The guests were
taken from floor to floor and finally
reached the fifth story.
Independence Hall clock had struck the
hour of four. Judge F.. Carroll Brewster
called the assemblage to order and in
troduced Charles Gilpin, at that time
one time Mayor of the city, as chairman.
Mr.. Gilpn in his introductory remarks
spoke of his long knowledge of the
Ledger. "I have known the Ledger" he
it's whole life, egg and bird and l rec
olect when Mr.. Swain, my old friend
and I used to be about in the wee sma'
hours of the morning to get the news
1t was penny wise but never pound
foolish paper, and the two-penny policy
which has been adopted by the sue
cessor of Mr.. Swain, though n question
with other changes that he made in it.
has convinced the public and some of
those who did not altogether agree
with him in the opinion. that he was as
wise, and in some things little wiser.
than his predecessor
Abiding to the policy of the Ledger
Mr.. Gilpn, continued to give his inn
pressions: "The Ledger" he went on
after a pause, you are as well ac,
quainted with 1t as l am-what need
1t Is the only paper perhaps in the
United States that without great pro-
fession has started upon and adhered tc
a sound moral basis and moderate
papers that have been self-sustaining
There are other papers that have started
with great proclamations of what they
proposed to- accomplish in the mainte.
nance Of morals and religion, yet none OF
them have stood up more Determined!
than the Ledger for the vindication OF
correct principles comparatively speak
ing. they have proved failures. Tht
Ledger has been temperate. wise, dis
Greet: never flattering any one on ac-
count of his position. and never assail'
ing any one because he happened to be
poor devil of fellow whom it was
easy to kick 1t has been temperate
in those things, and that has been the
foundation of it's success"
Paying justly earned compliments to
| Mr. Childs and predicting continued sue
cess for the Public Ledger, the speaker
| said: 1T Is not mere question
of the Ledger; 1t is a question OF
! Philadelphia and the Ledger. because
these things go hand In hand, with equal
pace. If Philadelphia was ready and
| willing TO receive the Ledger as !,
is published, and to acknowledge the en-
! terprise which attends II as 1t is mani
/ tested by it's proprietor Philadelphia
would not be what 1t has always been
but while this building is an indication
of the prosperity of the establishment
| II is an Indication, too of the prosperity
From being once local paper, the
| Ledger has now become a stand.
ard paper, national paper 1t Is known
and read all over the country; 1t Is an
| institution of the city Of Philadelphia il
is a type of our progress. a type of our