The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-03-04
W VA, MARCH 1, 1905
HEARST AS A MAN.

II comes to light that one OF the Sc
yerest arrangements ever made of man
occurred in the Gfty-fourth congress OF
the United, y,ates and was made by Con.
gresham Grove /. johnson against vii
liam Randolph Hearst, who is the lead
ing candidate At this time for the Demo.
cratic nomination for president and who
has the unqualified endorsement Of vii.
liam Jennings Bryan, whose reputation
for honesty Of purpose AMI sincerity Of
action have not been generally questioned
though the illogical attitude he assum.
cd on public questions has been twice
repudiatcd by the American people. The
araigunent is even more scathing uln
that by Blaine, which caused the lie
long feud between linn and Roscoe Conk.
ling
II the Telegram is correctly Informed
Mr.. Johnson accused him Of almost ali
the sins in the catalogue in the rogue.
gallery and yet he never attempted t.
deny the accusation, but in fact, con
fessed to having been blaclanailor
johnson referred to him as a "debauchec
a dude in dress, an anglo.maniac in ian.
guage and manners; erotic in h- tastes
erratic in his. moods, Of small understand
ing and smaller views Of men and mels
iires, licentious in his tastes, regal ii III
designations, unfit to associate with pure
women or decent men, sought on th,
hanks of the Nile, relief from loathsam.
disease contracted only by contagion in
the haunts Of vice, and rivaled the Kbe
dive in the gorgeousness Of his harem ii
the joy of restored health. low and lie
PRAYED, debarred from society in san
Francisco because 81 his delight IN nauut
ing his wickedness, tattoocd with sin. in
grateful to his friends, unkinl 70 his I'm
ployes, unfaithful to his business asso
ciates, had money not earned ~ himself
for he was unable to earn any money
save a statue for a cigar store, but given
him by honored and indulgent parents
and needed no brides with which to pay
his way, admitted. that he had black
istailed the southern Pacific Company
-inta, a contract whereby they were 70
payl him $4,000 to LET them alone and
that he was getting even nov on c. p
Huntington and the railroad company
because he had not received the other
5000 81 his bride, admitted BY silenr,
that The SoutherP Pacific Company was
financially responsible but he dared not
sue it for the $4,000 he claimed to be
due because of fear that his blackmail
would be exposed in court, he unblush
ingly admitted he had blackmailed the
railroad company but pleaded in cxtenu
alton that he did not keep his contract
but swindled them out Of their money
showed himself TO be the correct expon.
emit of scoundTel as defined by Bill
Tweed. namely a man who wouldn't
stay bought nothing but common
every day blackmailer, low highway
man of the newspaper world
This speech. il reported correctly. anil
there IS every reason to believe it is cor.
rect, furnishes subject matter for much
sober thought on the part Of the Ameri-
can people and especially Us own party
No man with such a record dare come
e'efore the American people for support
and no party dare nominate him.
Again, IN this connection, Bryan
whose private life i believed TO Be- nnre