Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-30
LOYAL TO IDEALS.
Hearst REEVES 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 COmbatS
Corporate Greed.


In American Government and COmbatS
Corporate Greed.
ny 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 En- its incep-
ton. mission ami history has been 4
party II the people. Its work and its
record have been one of supreme consid-
,oration Tor tile rights and interests OF
great hodic, OF citizens as opposed to
the privileges of class or To- the favorit-
ism expressed hy legislative enactment
FOR the Few.
Tho reason why Mt Hearst has de-
vciopcd "a strength $50 remarkable and
So sustained iu tile ranks of this great
party il because of the fact that he
above an the men now active in jour
nali>m or i'm politics. has been con-
sisteutiy and vigorously true 20 these
traditions and To- these ideals.
Vigorous. Eloquent. Successful.
Without break within the last
decade and with an the combined
forces Of his great newspapers. scat
tered in different sections Of the re-
public. he has been the vigorous. elo-
quent and I'm most instances the sue
cessful champion Of the rights OF the
many against the few. he has fought
corruption, lie has opposed extrava-
gance, he has combated the greed Of
syndicates and the selfish propositions
OF corporations.
IL is the force OF this record which
has had no change or variation. that
has ondeared the editor OF the seven
Democratic newspapers 20 the hearts
and fixed him i'm the confidence OF the
people OF this country.
More than this. the strength Of the
Hearst movement is i'm the magnetic
and ralyinS force of dcfnuencss
against uncertainty. He came 10 the
front in period of uncertainty. g.
moralization and general Democratic
depression. While other leaders. how
ever loyal and however interested. were
dangling their plumeS and holding their
tongues IN uncertainty ana discourage
menr tie youuE and vital editor Of
seven Democratic newspapers struck
boldly out i'm behalf OF The traditional
principles of his party. Without Il
note OF hesitation or uncertainty he
rallied the fainunS spirits Of dis
Outraged Democracy and inspired the
rank and file IF his party with new
faith and new hope in the ultimate tri-
umph of principles which had found a
champion bold. clear, definite and elo-
QuonL
II is the old. old Story-wheneyer q
mass i demoralized the one clear and
definite spirit i'm it finds the opportunity
in Selling the rcin> of authority in IN,
sublime mastery If his own purpose
and Of his own clcameSS and rallie,
the multitude about the one man who
sees things clearly and dareS 70 dC
them.
No Fractional Candidate
MI Hearst has definite strength in
almost every state i'm the Union and
stronger than that of any individual
candidate suggested 10y any faction of
the Democratic party. and in most OF
the states Of the Union stronger thar
the forces of all other candidates com
bincd
II Is no reflection ON the merits. Capac
lily or the service Of these old aud hon
orcd names in Democratic annals that
this younS and vital figure Of journal
ism and politics should have gone St
fast and - far To the front They are
doubtless as true and as loyal and as
capable AZ he hut hc has had the cour.
age and the clearance Of initiative
The clarion notes he has been sounding
for the last SiN years logically and in.
evitably have rallied the Democratic
host around him
Unless l ann greatly mistaken. and
unless all the political SiSu> of The
times are nj fault. the early primaric.
Of the spring VIII register confidence
in William Randolph Hearst IS ma.
tional leader which Will I've an inSpir
inS augury of the Democratic success
in the November election
With the ranks of labor for him al
most rs unit. with the conservative
American people looking To him with
confidence ana hope with the sound
business Interests of the country com
PEELED 10y his own record and his own
immense vested interests to respect
him, and With the magnificent admins
tration III his journalistic equipment &c
sustain AMI ditiuSc his ideas. William
Randolph Hearst is NJ this moment
easily the most formidable candidat,
for the leadership of the Demecrati,
party in The next national election.