West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-21


assumed control and there cannot be
found n single lapse from devotion Co
and advocacy OF the cause OF the plain
people
IL the Democracy stands for the
rights OF the people and is sincere in
opposing criminal trusts. as Il is. there
could be no better way OF convincing
the people OF the fact than by nominat-
Ing Hearst.
William Randolph Hearst Is n plat
form In himself for the. rights OF the
plain people against trusts exactions.
When the iniQuities OF the tariff are
considered IL viii be generally conced-
cd that than he no one has done more
TO educate the people as to the neces-
slty for a revision. For tariff reform
he stands in the front rank. In fact,
he has always stood for Democratic
principles. and no one has worked
harder for party success. Not only
have his journals since their establish
ment thundered throughout every ma
tional campaign. but he has been one
of the most liberal contributors To the
cause and personally organized through
out the Union and conducted an asso-
citation OF congressional clubs for the
purpose OF electlng a Democratic con-
gress.
Labor can expect nothing from the
party In power. Still, those of the toll
ers now OF the Republican rank and
file must be given strong reasons for
making n change.
Having taken small part In the
canvass of Mr.. Hearst for congress.
was made TO know how labor regarded
him. l do not alone Judge from the
many hundreds OF Endorsements he re
ceived from labor organizations all
over the Union. but also from the vol
untary aid OF great labor leaders desir-
Ing 10 show their devotion by increasing
his majority. | need not cite the Hon.
Eugene SchmitZ. twice elected labor
mayor OF San Francisco who crossed
the continent and made a strong and
brilliant fight for Mr.. Hearst. He is n
Republican. but n labor champion first,
and he wished thus to testify to the
great work OF Mr.. Hearst In the cause
OF labor And there are many like him.
Were Hearst named for president la
Dor leaders would flock 10 him again
and thus assure his election as easily
as they did that immense majority OF
$1,000 rolled up for him IN his congress
sional district
Who else can so unite these toilers2
Yet Hearst Is not an enemy TO capI-
tai nor 20 corporations. He believes In
both. He has never attacked either as
such. Only their abuses have called
for their condemnation. Ills position
on this subject was well stated I'm his
acceptance OF the nomination for CON
gress In Il workingman's district. II Is
sound and strong.
He believes I'm every legitimate en-
largement and Improvement OF capital,
and that labor and capital have com
mon interests so commingled and inter
woven that one cannot be injured with
out the other suffering. II is the un-
| Just distribution OF the products of the
| joint operation OF capital and labor, and
the efforts OF criminal combinations to
absorb of such products all but scant
| living for the toiler, against which he
protests.
Hearst is one Of the financiers who
would suffer from financial depression
\ I'm this country. His businesses are
large and ramifying and OF the kind
that must be affected by financial dis
| turbance. lie Is I'm every sense OF the
word one Of our greatest captains OF
! industry.
What do we greatly need in any
/ president at this particular time I'm our
country's historyl A strong, positive
business man with extraordinary exec
| utive ability.
The daily disturbances in the de-
| partments Of government show that
underneath there is seethlng mass
OF incapacity or corruption and that
| the methods long in vogue are crude.
imperfect and costly Abuses incident
| TO long continuance In power of one
1 party render the introduction OF a
thorough business system necessary.
! The management Of the affairs OF
the government requires much more
/ than an able Jurist or a resourceful
/ politician; II requires q chief exec
utive in fact as well as in name. Not
an enemy of Hearst-and he could not
redress wrongs and pursue evil doers
without having them-but will admit
that I'm his business career he has q
/ keen insight, q calm judgment and an
executive ability seldom equaled
Hearst has handled and created mil
lions and, to his credit be II said, with
out n blunder
Is be not a safe man2 Who IS safer
/ Of all the aspirants?
! Mr.. Hearst is not q lawyer. nor Is he
I an orator, but he IS n thinker and n
doer. n gatherer OF facts and a Judge
/ Of them.
lie believes in equality before the
I law. lie also believes that social
/ equality depends on factors beyond
the reach or legislation and official rec
\ ognition and that herein the utmost
I liberty Of personal choice and incllna.
ton must be guaranteed the indlvid-
ual: that an ondcavor TO force such
/ equality upon n people is contrary TO
T our laws and Is an outrage on decency.
His rebuke 20 the president. one Of
4 the Dfst protests made. Is rcplete with
strong reasoning Yet no colorcd man
would ever appeal to Hearst and be
denied n full hearing and fair treat
ment.
In fact, n elected president. Mr.
/ Hearst would enforce the laws, re-
move or cause to be removed the out
rageous burdens OF the trusts and tar.
7 IN and give to The country one OF the
best and strongest and most success
! ful business administrations Il has
ever had.
II nominated he cannot be defeated,
and we shall truly have r government
Of the people, by the people md for
thc people and not a government Of
he people, by the trusts and for the
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