Show INFLUENCE OF THE PRESS prominent men indicate how it i can be increased new now york feb 15 the following are excerpts read at the dinner ot of the correspondents respondents OOT club last night from some ot of the responses received from prominent ait persons tn in answer to the quest question lon how can t the h e I 1 influence n flue n ce ot of the press dress be increased secretary ot of slate state john hay ilay I 1 do not consider myself competent to give advice on this subject whitelaw reid by the most scrupulous effort in giving the news to tell the exact truth without exaggeration and without guesswork guess work aad and by discussion based upon fair minded study and conducted with the courtesy that comin commands ands a respectful bearing horace white by an honest effort to deserve it joseph jefferson the best means of increasing the influence or of journalism or indeed any profession is by bringing to bear on it industry ability and integrity it would be a grand departure it if the best news newspapers were to inaugurate a system whereby only known facts would be published and would search out and expose every fraudulent journal tinder under such conditions a confidence would be aroused in the public mind that perhaps does not now exist susan B anthony by advocating the ballot ot of all women as well as all men HIL 1111 chicago times herald there is a widely recognized demand that the influence of the press shall make imke more tor for those things that are of good report and exalt a people more than tt it does dorsit Itcan can be less cynical and more sincere it can be more optimistic ti in its views of life it can be more considerate toward the unfortunate and more generous in the treatment ct of those with whom it may not be in accord the ruth however should be told with all the vivacity of fiction or the press will vill suffer stupid veracity Is the rock upon which more than one truly good newspaper has foundered veracity with vivacity Is my prescription lor for what I 1 think your ca club lub la Is seeking after W J bryan A newa newspaper paper will exert a greater influence other things being equal tt if it is known to represent on public questions the deliberate convictions vict ions of some person a person of flesh and blood not a corporation the influence ct of c t a newspaper other things being equal will be greater it if it Is known who owns the paper and controls its policy and that that person has no interest adverse to the interests of the readers the influence of the press will be ln increased creased by greater unity in the support of any good cau cause ae and in the condemnation of any bad practice jeanette L gilder I 1 should say by less sensationalism and more truth arthur F hadley president of yale university Is la lanot it not the question rather how haw that influence can be so directed that it shall work more toward permanent ends and less toward temporary ones general russell A alger press be over zealous in ascertaining whether its publications are founded upon facts or not thomas A Edi publishing a tact fact now and aird then nicola ausla the influence of the press might be greatly increased by adopting a better system of informing the world of tech technical and scientific advances or generally speaking of such news as Qs concerns professional men rev lyman abbott the proprietor must put influence above commercial success to secure this influence the editor mulct have both definite and intelligent convictions on the subject on which he wishes to exert dri influence he must be lair fair to those who do not share these convictions ho he must convince his readers that he Is seeking the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth not a personal or sectarian advantage he ile must doal with topics which are both of real interest and of real importance to the public cardinal Gibbons The influence of the press would be much increased by a strict adherence to facts in recording events and arid by a scrupulous accuracy in reporting the expressions of public men andrew carnegie the paper which obtains a reputation tor for publishing authentic news and only that which is fit to print and which editorially writes temporarily although always decidedly will steadily increase Inc its influence JP wu wit ting fang pang chinese minister I 1 will simply say pay that the influence of the press can be increased by strict adhere adherence nee to facts bishop henry C potter by the education and elevation of its readers A decent intelligent thoughtful constituency at will compel a decent press |