The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-19

every fair minded man knows tisat
there is every objec ion to The niar
ious. megitimato Illegal organizations
known as the trusts, which aFoib
and suppress all competitors in Jrder
to establish a monopoly and exercise
that monopoly-as in the case Of be-
beef trust--to compel the paymeni Of
extortionate prices by the napess
public"
On another occasion he sail when
he was answering President Baer Of
the Coal trust,
Capital when It becomes criminal
is a public enemy AS n business men.
myself dependent upon the prosper
ity OF the country for the success Of
my various enterprises have rer-
sonal interest in the suppression oi
the Sort OF piracy tlie Coal trust ypt-
rex. Such combinations are cancer
ol@ growths on the business OF the
nation
The success that has come to WI.
liam Randolph Hearst in his businea
ventures is comprehonsible To any
body who some years ago went n o
his newspaper offices at midnight ana
saw him bonding over the forms in
his shirt sleeves, calling out orders.
making abrupt changes m The mako
up OF the PAGES al lightning speed
ordering this article here and tha
article there thoroughly at home in
the confusion of the composing room
at press time and revealing an lnti
mate knowledge Of eve7y detail Of his
business. and borough appreciation
Of every paragraph that was about to
issue to The world.
Capable Editors are moi uncommon,
competent business managers are TO
be found, but the combination Of The
two is rarity, and when 70 This IS
added mechanical and inventive ecit
ius and expert knowledge of The ca
paciy OF the great presses and ali
thai pertains thereto the result Is a
newspaper phenomenon.
such man is Hearst He knows
Low the drawings halftones ana
etchings should be made. how. the
special articles and advertisements
should be set. even to the style of
type used; how the ink should be
mixed and made. The papers tdded
and the product distributed. as well
as ne knows the policy of the editor
ial columns Not only can he write
better headlines than his en- ire
corps Of copy readers. TO whom head
lining Is profession and be,.er.
more effective articles than any Of
his writer's and ooarIanw~s, blt 70
the designer of the four great ncw
presses. mechanic and dratumaa Fl
years experience. he mats srgses
lions tho designer regarded a. reye-
lations
A Public Spirited Citizen.
Never has private citizen taken
upon himself The rghaus Ct rulhc
wrongs to the extern tha Nj .earst
has done
Prior to his ADVENT ia the affairs
OF this country TIE most commonly
heard axiom OF onr conIitioaa was
that wha was eserybady's business
was nobodys business or in 0thsr
words private WRONGS nl- were no.
taken up by the regularly constitute.
I'd authorities were lef qnr'-l ei
In this condition llr Hearst saw q
chance for the Eow 81, sstsm, ana
he promptly made it an actual factor
in fights against lylluy instead "a ,
mere sounder Of alarma
The man Is possessed o, an cne' ey
so supeudous that .naelion Is 10 him
impossible The Same energy ,hat
characterizes him 40 a man of ensi,
ness he brings 10 boar On eyery,hins
with which he aas-lo 10 His char
ities. his philanthfopies, Lear the
same imprint Of an indonntabla in
aud force that have cLarao e-i4od his
cpsades against what hecorsiders in
Justices and dangers TO the public.
To him the knowleds O.. a wong
is summons 90 eo,sst it
Familiar as are the couspicu1u5
deeds OF help not oae ia ION os hose
he has carried lhronsh are knoNn
Publicity is aa element OF which he
appreciates ihe value in accomplish
ing . great purpose in such cases
be employees it-as when he heads a
fnbsc'ipilQa i2f the Jews IN Russia,
ia Sd pierre Volcano victims or
tbe Galveston suaerssa and SO mum
Ms M. eln fnr Lhl honent ol tho