The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17
DETECTED IN. DISGUISE.

+ n the proclamation declaratve of their guardian
ship Of the American people the Hearst papers
assured the mothers OF the country OF their pro-
lection and took their children in charge to be
brought up in the way they should go, so that when
they get old they will not depart therefrom.
To this magnanimous offer there has not been
general response accepting Mr. Hearst in loco pa
RENTS The Young Mems Christian Associations
all over the country which are supposed to speak
somewhat definitely for American homes and the
young therein have excluded all of his papers and
branded them injurious the public order peace
and morality The clergy of the country of all de-
nominations supposed to have a keen interest in
the children of the people, and they have expressed
the lyelest solcitude that the young be protected
against the contamination OF Hearsts style of jour
nalism.
The Bishops of the Episcopal church have quite
generally sounded the note of alarm against that vel
low Journalism. One says 1T stands for the corrup
ton OF public morals and the debauchery of political
honor !; another, 1T is the duty of the church to
emphasize in every possible way the great harm done
by such Journalism to law and public morals: an
other, that its effect is bad and perncious and for
the future OF the country means greater wrong un-
less promptly checked and suppressed; another.
that IT is perious and demoralizing to sound public
policy; another, that 1T is the frebrand of
the age. It's suppression is vital to the in
terests OF stable government; another that e'it
subverts truth and presents an unreal picture
OF society" Others of these eminent Bishops say.
that Hearsts style OF journalism is disgrace to the
country. moral, social and political injury; that
1t IS repugnant to the minds Of right feeling persons,
panders to the passions of the unthinng and ncites
to deeds Of wrong; it is selfish in purpose and de-
moralizing effect; public morality demands that
no halfway steps be taken to check its blighting in
fuence; measures should be taken by every
righteously minded citizen suppress it for all
time; 'its malignant sentiments have wrought a
world Of injury"
These but small part of the expressions of
these eminent churchmen upon the character of
Hearsts papers, and incidentally of himself as the
protector OF American mothers and children The
outspokel country press holds to the same view. and
pages OF its expressions condensed in this from
the Advertiser of Elmira, n. Y: The first essen
tal is to be that the educators are of the right
order. At the mothers knee comes the first lesson
Let the yellow journal be excluded from the home
Teach the boys and girls to be true. Pure reading
and clean speech will help to make pure hearts and
clean lives"
The Junior Order of American Mechanics ba,
passed this action: Resolved That we will not DIR
chase, read or advertise in the New York Journal
and we call our friends to do likewise as an ex
preston Of our contempt for Hearst the miserable
owner and editor of that dirty, filthy sheet"
That is bit emphatic, but the action has been fol-
lowed by The Woodmen of the World" one of the
largest beneficial orders in this country All of these
seem to have seen through Mr.. Hearsts disguise as
the guardian and defender Of the American home and
American youth. He puts himself forward as =
benevolent benefactor, a beaming, blooming play
mate OF the girls and boys, but their parents are call
ing them into the house and shutting the door in his
face The wolf invites the lamb to promenade, but
the lamb declines.
An English nobleman arrived in New York few