The Western news., 1904-04-20

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and without break has continued.
One may scan the files of the San
Francisco Examiner from the day he
assumed control and there cannot be
found single lapse from devotion to
| and advocacy Of the cause Of the plain
people.
If the Democracy stands for the
rights of the people and is sincere in
| opposing criminal trusts. as it is, there
could be no better way of convincing
the people of the fact than by nominat-
ing Hearst.
William Randolph Hearst is plat
form in himself for the rights of the
plain people against trusts exactions.
When the iniquities of the tariff are
considered it will be generally conced-
ed that than he no one has done more
to educate the people as to the neces-
sity 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 electing 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 a change.
Having taken a small part in the
canvass Of Mr.. Hearst for congress, I
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 to 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 a
Republican, but 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 Ia
Dor leaders would flock to him again
and thus assure his election as easily
as they did that immense majority OF
$4,000 rolled up for him in his congress
sional district.
Who else can so unite these toilers?
Yet Hearst is not an enemy to CAPT
tai nor to corporations. He believes IL
both. He has never attacked either as
such. Only their abuses have called
for their condemnation. His position
on this subject was well stated in his
acceptance of the nomination for con
gress In a workingman's district. 1t Ii
sound and strong.
He believes in 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. 1t is the un
just distribution of the products Of til,
joint operation of capital and labor, ant
the efforts of criminal combinations t,
absorb of such products all but a scan
living for the toiler, against which b,
protests.
Hearst is one of the financiers wht
would suffer from financial depression
in this country. His businesses ar,
large and ramifying and of the kline
that must be affected by financial dis
turbance. He is in every sense of tn,
word one of our greatest captains O.
industry.