New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1904-04-09
LOYAL TO IDEALS.
Hearst Reyives Faith and Hope
In True Democracy
Vigorous and Fearless Editor of Seven
Great Democratic Newspapers SustainS
Principles of Conservatism and Justice
In American Government and COmbdts
Corporate Greed.
BY the Hon. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
of Georgia.


BY the Hon. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
of Georgia.
The movement in favor of w. r.
Hearst for president is founded on the
essentials of Democratic tradition and
Democratic principles.
The Democratic party in its incep
ton, mission and history has been
party of the people. Its work and its
record have been one of supreme consid-
Grafton for the rights and interests of
great bodies of citizens as opposed to
the privileges Of class or to the favorit-
ism expressed by legislative enactment
for the few.
The reason why Mr.. Hearst has de
veloped a strength SO remarkable ana
so sustained in the ranks of this great
party Is because of the fact that he,
above all the men now active in jour
nalism or in politics, has been con-
sistently and vigorously true to these
traditions and to these ideals.
Vigorous, Eloquent, Successful.
IL
decade and with all the combined
forces Of his great newspapers, scat
tered in different sections Of the re-
public, he has been the vigorous, elO-
quent and in most instances the sue
cessful champion of the rights of the
many against the few. He has fought
corruption, he has opposed extrava-
h. ha o
syndicates and the selfish propositions
Of corporations.
1t is the force of this record, which
has had no change or variation, that
has endeared the editor of the seven
Democratic newspapers to the hearts
and fixed him in the confidence of the
people of this country.
More than this, the strength of the
Hearst movement is in the magnetic
and rallying force of de6niteness
against uncertainty. He came to the
front in a period of uncertainty, de
moraliZation and general Democratic
depression. While other leaders. how
ever loyal and however interested, were
dangling their plumes and holding their
tongues in uncertainty and discourage
ment, the young and vital editor Of
seven Democratic newspapers struck
boldly out in behalf Of. the traditional
principles of his party. Without
note of hesitation or uncertainty he
rallied the fainting spirits Of a dis
couraged Democracy and inspired the
rank and file of his party with new
faith and new hope in the ultimate tri-
umph Of principles which had found
champion bold, clear, definite and elo-
Quent
1t : the old, old story-wheneyer
mass is demoralized the one clear and
definite spirit in it finds the opportunity
In seizing the reins Of authority in the
sublime mastery of his own purpose
and Of his own clearness and rallies
the multitude about the one man who
sees things clearly and dares to do
them.
No fractional Candidate.
Mr. Hearst has definite strength in
almost every state in the Union and
stronger than that Of any individual
candidate suggested by any faction of |
the Democratic party, and in most of
the states of the Union stronger than |
the forces Of all other candidates COM |
bined.
1t is no reflection Oh the merits, capac- |
ity or the service Of these old and hon |
ored names in Democratic annals that |
this young and vital figure Of Journal l
ism and politics should have gone SO
fast and SO far to the front. They are ]
doubtless as true and as loyal and as
capable as he, but he has had the cour-
age and the clearance Of initiative. |
The clarion notes he has been sounding |
for the last six years logically and in
evitably have rallied the Democratic |
host around him.
Unless 1 am greatly mistaken, and |
unless all the political signs Of the
times are at fault, the early primaries
Of the spring will register confidence |
III William Randolph Hearst as a ma.
tional leader which will be an inspir- |
ing augury of the Democratic success
in the November election.
With the ranks of labor for him al |
most as unit, with the conservative |
American people looking to him with /
confidence and hope, with the sound |
business interests Of the country CON-
PEELED by his own record and his own |
immense vested interests to respect !
him, and with the magnificent admins
tration Of his journalistic equipment to !
sustain and diffuse his ideas, William |
Randolph Hearst is at this moment |
easily the most formidable candidate !
for the leadership Of the Democratic |
party In the next national election.