Graham guardian., 1904-04-06
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1904.
why WE SUPPORT HEARST.

A county official, a few days ago,
asked why this paper is advocat'
ing the nomination of Hearst for
the presidency. In reply he was
informed that the GUARDIAN sup
ports Mr.. Hearst for the reason
that no man in all this broad land
has so warm a place in the hearts
of the "common people" as our
American tariff and trust made
aristocracy are pleased to term
those who earn their bread in the
fields and work shops Of the coun-
ty; and for the further reason that,
on the face Of the whole earth,
there is no other man so bitterly
and intensely hated by the tariff
and trust barons, those who make
the farming and laboring classes
common" and intend to keep them
so.
Another reason is that, while
Mr.. Hearst is q very wealthy man,
there is not a single instance in all
his career, in which be has ever
used dollar of his money for the
oppression of the people; but, on
the contrary, has, on numberless
occasions, used the power of his
papers, the power of his money
and the power of his personal in
fiuenee for their protection from
the greed and avarice of those who
would reap unjust profits from
their labor.
Another reason is that he is
really Jeffersonian democrat, a firm
believer in, and advocate of, that
grandest of democratic principles,
"equal rights to all, special privi-
leges to none"
That he is a true democrat of the
class mentioned, is proven by what
he said and did when importuned
by the democratic bosses of New
York to oppose Bryan and free
silver in 1896 who assured him
that it would be "suicide" to do
things so foolish. "What, advocate
Bryan and free silver in the money
and commercial center of the coun-
try" nothing could kill his paper,
the Journal, so effectually. When
they had explained to him the
fallacy and direful business effects
Of such a course; his reply was,
"Gentlemen, am sorry, but to-
morrow morning the Journal comes
out for both, and will come good
and strong" This shows the man
and the spirit of true democracy
that is within him. Then the
"sane and conservative" democrats
of Wall Street, from Cleveland and
Belmont down to the humblest Of
their hencbmen called him "Wild
Willie of the Wooley West" and
heaped upon him great quantities
of their wrath. and withdrew their
patronage from the Journal, but he
went on, and with his papers and
all the influence he could WELD.
gave to Mr., Bryan as hearty sup,
port as only loyal democrat
could give him.
And furthur: Throughout the
whole course of his life, be has
been open and above board in his
advocacy of any proposition favor
ing the interests of the people,
They always know where he
stands. 1t never takes interview
ers or committees to call upon him
to find out his position upon any
question.
But, probably the greatest of
his acts in the interest of the "com.
mon people" is the persistency
with which he has fought, and
finally almost conquered, that
greatest of all their oppressors, the
coal trust. When the poor suf-
fered for coal on account of the
avarice and greed of the coal trust
headed by "Divine Right" Bser.
Mr.. Hearst opened his purse an d
relieved them; and then pursued
their opprcssors until, to-day, were
il not for the venality of Roose-
velt's Attorney General, many of
them would be at the bar of justice
to answer, as criminals, for violat-
ing the laws.
These are a'fcw of the reasons
why this paper favors Mr.. Hearst
for the presidency. Are thew not