Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-31
CALIFORNIA VIEW OF HEARST
And His Granddaughter the Democrat
ic Nomination.
TSan Francisco Star.

san Francisco Star.
William Randolph Hearst is sell
made man Of great ability and achieve
ment. Although a Harvard graduate
he has been the champion OF labO
from his youth, and by his devotion t
the cause OF the plain people has en-
deared himself to millions His de
mocracy is of the modern school
which believes in doing things, and i
elected president, he would prove him
self one OF Americas statesmen. Elk
tract from a Hearst write-up.
1 The truth, in brief, as to William
Randolph Hearst is as iollows -
w. r. Hearst as he was Away,
known in California, for he did not be
come William II. Hearst until he wen
to New York, nor William Randolph
Hearst until he got into politics-W
X. Hearst is the son OF a man who wal
worth s30,0O0.O00. He never did &
days hard work in his life, and never
earned dollar in his lie, unless he
has made money by the use of his ia.
theirs money. His father was George
Hearst, a miner and California piO-
neer, who was at one time United
States senator.
W r. Hearst received his education
from a private tutor. lie never went
to the public schools and never gradu-
ated from Harvard college. He never
even was admitted to that college,
though he tried for year to qualify.
But his manner of living was such,
while boy at Cambridge, that Presi-
dent Eliot would not admit him.
He was given The San Francisco
Examiner by his father, and on his ia
theirs death got enough millions from
the estate to make his debut as a
newspaper proprietor in New York.
As newspaper man. he has been a
success; not as Raymond or Greeley
were, as great editors; nor as Bennett
is, as a newsgatherer. But as a pam
derer TO the passing vice or passion or
policy Of the people, he has no superb
or. He knows how to please the peo-
pie, and to change with them He
never has been a champion of any
thing that it did not pay to champion
No one ever heard of his friendship
Tor labor until the labor unions became
strong and Hearst himself got into
politics. Personally, he has no use
whatever for a laboring man. His de-
mocracy is nothing but demagogy.
He supported Bryan in 1896 because it
was his chance to steal the circulation
Of the Democratic papers that bolted
Bryan, and, also, because he owns sill
yer mines in Utah
lie bitterly, persistently and malig-
nantly fought the foremost Democrat
has produced since the day
u Frederick, the late United States
senator Stephen NJ. White.
He attempted to prevent the nomi-
nation OF Franklin X. Lane for govern
n in 1902, by editorialy announcing
hat Lane would not be supported by
lin, and later bOlted the nomination
nd labored for his defeat.
He created the union labor party in
IAN Francisco for the purpose of de-
eating the Democratic ticket. and is
eeking now TO extend that party
this state and other states,
n the hope Of blackmailing the Democ.
acy into naming him for the presi.
ency. He thinks that the Democratic
arty is so hard up that Il will take
p with anybody who can show some
blowing and promises a liberal cam
align fund.
He abused Bryan, after Bryan's sec |
nd defeat, as he did Cleveland after
is downfall; and he has taken up
very line OF Republican policy. from |
he conquest of the Philippines, which |
advocated, TO the capture OF Pana-
ia, which he indorsed He is TOR a
e army and big navy, and would
for polygamy il he lived in Utah.
ld for killing the Jews if he lived in
ussia.
As congressman, he has been a
'tal and laughable fail.re. Thus far,
has not cast single vote in the
ouse, nor made a speech. nor made a
pint OF order, nor moved to adjourn.
He never has made a l0-minute po-
teal speech in all his life. He never
rs written ten lines on a political
lestion in all his lie. He declines all
vitations to speak, and sends ont
tiers In reply, written BY his clever
red men, but signed William Ran
,lph Hearst
He talks OF himself in his papers, but
mot talk for himself anywhere.
Hearst does not exist, except on pa
r. He is creation of the paid
rite-up. He is talked of because he
never. seen. Bring him into the
zen, and force him to scrap with the
Drld, and he would 90 down and out
half a round.
His chief distinction since boyhood
IS been his open and brazen public
ISOLATION with degraded women,
hose influence upon him has been
perior to that even of his ambition.
al in the White House he would pre-
Mt such a spectacle OF indecency as
)uld cause the nations of the earth to
sr.
When California is TO have a pTesi-
Mt. let him be a man-one whose
hole biography may be published
thout too grossly violating laws con-
rning the dissemination of obscene
arafurp