Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-04-13
GAN UNITE MASSES
Hearst Fights Trusts
For Plain People
Democrats Should Give Guarantee of
Sincerity by Nominating the Cham.
plOn OF the Peoples Rights. Who Is
a Platform In Himself. Says For.
mer Governor of California.
ny JAMES NJ. BUDD, Former Govern
or OF California.


William Randolph Hearst should he
nominated for president Of the United
States by tho Democratic national con-
vention because he is the only candi-
date who typifes opposition 70 Grim
inal Trusts and on whom the toiling
masses will unite.
William Randolph Hearst * the
ONLY ONE Of the many good Demo
Gratis mentioned for the nomination
whose life work stands for opposition
10 and continuous fight against cor
poratc exacgions aud trust extortions
and who has increasingly striven for
tarih reform AMI 90 better the condi-
lion Of the tOilh.s MASSES. Others may
have fought nol.v I'm some Of these
matters. but none can equal him in
devotion 10 them an and the cues
uon Who Is the greatest champion
oi iAc peoples rights against trust
OPPRESSION finds but one answer
Hearst
Ana if we are sincere as Democrats.
and platforms are not molasSes with
which 20 catch flies. We should give Il
guarantee OF that sincerity by noni-
issues is tower ~ strength. The
people believe I'm him. and they know
he would enforce the laws: they could
bat hope this Of others. Mankind
judge by the Biblical rule. by their
works ye shall know them and Of
this mans works there can lee no ques-
tipu
Whatever may Dee tie fundamental
causes OF criminal trusts. they have
come into existence under Republican
administrations. and they look Co that
party Tor assistance and support I'm
return Tor open Golfers during hotlv
contested elections.
The sister iuiquity. the present UNI
equal and discriminating tariff. is I'm IL
self a direct creation % the Rcpub-
lean party AMI lass been SO scaled hy
repeated legislation as to fattcn favor
2d Industries.
No better evidence could Doe had ~
the close relations between the Grim
inal trusts anu the Republican party
ot today than that disclosed hv the lat-
tor's repeal OF the punishment OF im-
priSonmcnt for violation OF the anti
trust laws. When Hearst commenced
his fight against the trusts. 90 court
AMI before officials. violations ~ these
laws were punishable 10y impriSon-
mont lie insisted that there should
be mo- distinction between big thieves
ana little thieves. bat that an should
be treated alike. And he could not De
bought or hullied or turned aside. The
trust operators saw ahead the prison
door AGAR and Hearst as am avencer
OF the outraged law behind. Pursued
by Hearst. the trusts fed 20 Rcnuh-
hcan congress as 10 q city Of refuge"
and they found a haven. for that con
gress passed. and the president OF
these United States signed. "a practical
pardon for the past crimes and an i'm
munity for the future offenders 10y re
pealiu- an provisions OF law which inn
posed Imprisonment as punishment for
the criminal violation OF certain anti
trust legislation
This WAS In effect licensing viola
uonS OF law ana fixing the license fee
nj such sum as might be imposed
from time 20 time Tor conviction.
IL IS absurd 90 urgc that the men
crimluolly guilty Of robbing the people
would De deferred from So doin- by
comparatively small fine.
Protected from arrest 10y such re-
peal Tie coal operators when brought
before the Interstate commerce conn
mission ou thc petition OF Hearst rc-
fused 90 comply with the orders II
that body. and the cause uov dra-s iu
Tie courts. while Hearst is endeavorins
10 have the effective penalty restored
10y congress
During the proceedings before this
commission one of the trust operators.
Bacr OF Pennsylvania. chief " them
all, was forced To admit when pressed
by Mr.. Shearn. IlearstS attorney. that
during q recent presidential election
the trusts which hc represented had
been urged 10y the managers OF the Re
publican party to juSSle their affairs
50 as 10 assist in clccjing a Republican
president ana they had done 50.
ON this answer wonder at the repeal
OF punishment FOR their acts ceased.
The Republican party owed Jhc trusts
this pardon and paid its debt. and
Hearst WAS temporarily checked The
unreleuting nsht 10y Mr.. Hearst AGAINST
the coal ana meat and other trusts and
the viSor he has infused therein. cou-
Piled with the fact that congress could
le moved. but he could not. is one OF
the strongest Endorsements Of the man
II Is matter Of history.
\ hundrcdth part Of the energy dis
played by him would have enabled a
president TO crush every criminal trust
i'm the land
The persistence or Mr.. Hearst in the
interest Of the plain people and his
many efforts In their behalf are too
well known 10 require "a recital i'm de
tail And his devotion is not Of re-
cent or of political growth. hut is Of
very long standing SO long. in fact.
that il commenced many years since
and without a break has continued.
one may sean the files of the san
Francisco Examiner from the day he
assumed control and there cannot he
found single lapse from devotion 10
and advocacy OF the cause OF the plain
people
II The Democracy stands for the
rights of the people and is sincere in
opposing criminal trusts, as il is. there
could be no better way of. convincing
the people OF thc fact than 10y nominal
ing Hearst.