The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-29
HOME VIEW OF HEARST
And His Candidacy for the Demo-
cratic Nomination.
San Francisco Star.

San Francisco Star.
William Randolph Hearst is a self-rnade man
Harvard graduate. he has been the champion
OF labor from his youth. and by his devotion
himself to millions. His Democracy is OF tbs
modern school, which believes in doing things,
one of Americas statesman.-Extract from
Hearst write-up.
The truth, in brief, as to William RAN
dolph Hearst is as follows:
w. r. Hearst-as he was always known
in California, for ne cid not become Will
liam r. Hearst until he went to New York,
nor William Randolph Hearst until he got
into politics-W. II. Hearst is the son OF
a man who was worth s30,0OOOOo He
never did days hard work in his Iife and
never earned a dollar I'm his life, unless he
has made money by the use OF his fathers
money His father was George Hearst, Q
miner and California pioneer. who was at
one time United States senator
w. r. Hearst received his education
from a private tutor. He never went TO
the public schools, and never graduated
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 a boy at Cambridge.
that President Eliot would not admit him.
He was given the San Francisco Ex-
amined by his father and on his fathers
death got enough millions from the estate
TO make his debut as a newspaper pro-
prietor in New York.
AS a newspaper man he has been a sue
cess; not as Raymond or Greeley Were. az
great editors; nor as Bennett is, as a news
gatherer- But as panderer TO the pass
ing vice passion or policy of the people
he has superior. He knows how To
please the people. and TO change with them.
He never has been champion of anything
that it did not pay to champion. No one
ever heard of his friendship for labor until
the labor unions became strong and Hearst
himself got into politics. Personally he has
no use whatever for a laboring man.
his Democracy is nothing but demagogy.
He supported Bryan in 1896 because IL was
his chance to steal the circulation of the
Democratic papers that bolted Bryan, and.
also. because he owns silver mines I'm Utah.
He bitterly, persistently and Indignantly
fought the foremost Democrat California
has produced since the day of Frederick,
the late United States Senator stephen n.
White.
He attempted TO prevent the nomination
of Franklin X. Lane for Governor I'm 1874
by editorially announcing that Lane would
not be supported by him. and later bolted
the nomination and labored for his defeat.
He created the Union Labor party in san
Francisco for the purpose of defeating the
Democratic ticket, and Is seeking now to
extend that party throughout this State and
other States I'm the hope OF Matchmaking
the Democracy into naming him for the
presidency. He thinks that the Democratic
party is so hard up that IL will take up with
anybody who can show some following
and promises 8 liberal campaign fund.
He abused Bryan, after Bryan's second
defeat. as he did Cleveland after his down
fall; and he has taken up every line OF
| Republican policy from the conquest OF tho
Philippines, which he advocated. TO the
capture Of Panama. which he indorsed
! He is for big army and big NAYS, and
would be for pOlysamy IL he lived In Utah.
and for killing the Jews IL he lived In Rus
/ STA
AS a congressman he has been a total
/ and laughable failure. Thus far he has
not cast a single vote in the House. nor
made a speech, nor made point or orcers
nor moved 10 adjourn
/ He never made a ten-minute political
speech in all his life. He never has writ
/ ten ten lines on a political question In all
! has life. He declines all invitations TO
! speak. and sends out letters I'm reply, writ
ten by his clever hired men, but signed
'Wilnam Randolph Hearst"
lie talks OF himself I'm his papers. but
cannot talk for himself anywhere.
i Hearst does not exist. except on paper.
/ He is a creation of the paid write-up. He
Is talked OF because he is never seen Bring
! him into the open. and force him 20 scrap
! with the world. and he would go down ana
| out in half round.
His chief distinction since eoyhood has
4 been his open and brazen public assocla-
| ton with degraded women. whose infu.
| ence upon him has been superior 10 that
/ even of his ambition. And In the White
House he would present such a spectacle
| OF indecency as would cause the nations OF
! the earth 10 jeer.
| When California Is 10 have a President.
let him be- a man-oDe whose whole biog-
| raphy may be published without too gross
| liz violating the LAWS concerning the Dis
semination OF obscene literature.