Show stalls IlAN governor Go on anor bialey and otate guests at annual celebration Colebr atlon governor of territory pays tribute to constructive power rowers 1 i I of arvas salt lake city fob 2 governor caboy and members of the state logi legislature glela gi turo wora the gloste of utah editor editors at tho the commercial club last night it woe was the biennial chicken food of the utah press association and no details were omitted la in keep ing it up to tho the associations standard As president james 11 II wallis tho the vernal express stated in opening remark remarks it wae wax imply simply a set get together affair of a social nature which mo tabors ot of the press and legislators might engage in friendly talks and enjoy themselves there wore were abort short talks music and villo number there was no lobbying evident aside tron fron tho the fact that mo th delicious chicken menu conclude conc lud od ed with the passing around of cigars and ci garets president wallis introduced arthur L thomas Thor nai former governor of utah territory as toastmaster of tho the evening mr thomas paid tribute to the editors ae as the of public opinion and declared that the press of the country can do more at present toward bringing conditions back to normal than any other agency ho lie said that in the last few years hae has boon been too much of tendency on the part of legislatures to wander away from tho the path of their predo prodo censors aind that this haa has helped lead to tho the dissatisfaction of today ans press Is I 1 mr thomas decla redi that one groat grout fallacy 1 is the enactment of too much legislation no matter what evil con fronta tho state ho he said thero are somo same legislature who propose some special act designed to effect a cure he said that the present utah assembly has the opportunity to appeal to tho tile conscience oc of the people governor caboy called upon to respond to a toast can tho the press do be trusted 7 said that lio lie could answer the question in the affirmative whether speaking of at individuals or of tho the press prose as an the rho state executive said that 1 his experience with newspaper newa paper reporters ho he had never known one to betray his confidence stating that ho he had somo soma experience in the newspaper business bui alness himself and being aware of the reporters desire to land sa scoop ho lie could appreciate what keeping this confidence meant optimism ha he said Is being spread through the medium oc of cho the newspapers tua pors llo said that tho the american press hae has proved that it could be trusted when during tho world war it established censorship voluntarily ho he said that if the butali press con finues to follow the samo same principles it has in years past it will do nothing to ta hinder the progress 4 of the state dally called speaking on the rho value of the press thomas B E mckay president of tho the state sef senate tate said that tie the daily dally newspaper Is the history of the world for the day just passed he pointed out that it was tho the publics source of at information and that t know ledge is the greatest national hatred aid slad provincialism provincial fam bo he said is tho the result of ignorance E R mcallistor Cal listor speaker of the house in a brief talk on the legislature and the press said that the legislature iff Is dependent upon newspapers for learning the sentiment of the people he said that tibe the press wap wa the only means in a general way through which the legislator may learn tho the sentiment of his constituents ha ila commended the newspapers of salt lake and utah tor for the manner a in which they are dispatching news ot of the present session of at the state assembly joseph josoph JS frick prick justice of the state supreme court discussed the freedom of the P press re ss from the legal point pointon of view karl S carlton editor of the milford news read a conversation between two salt lake new now sies which included frequent humo humorous roua allusions to the southwick bill tribune |