Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-04-29
Gan UNITE MASSES
Hearst Fights Trusts
For Plain People

Tor Plaln People
Democrats Should Give Guarantee of
Sincerity by Nominating the Cham.
pion Of the Peoples Rights. Whols
a Platform In Himself. Says For
mer Governor of California.
~ JAMES H. BUDD, Former Govern
OF of California.
William Randolph Hearst should be
nominated for president Of the United
States by the Democratic national con-
vention because he is the only candt--
date who typifies opposition to Grim
inal Trusts and on whom the toiling
masses will unite.
William Randolph Hearst is the
ONLY ONE Of the many good Demo
Gratis mentioned for the nomination
whose life work stands for opposition
to and continuous fight against cor
porate exactions and trust extortions,
and who has increasingly striven for
tariff reform and to better the condi-
ton Of the toilil.y masses. Others may
have fought nob.v in some of these
matters. but none can equal him in
devotion to them all. and the ques-
ton "Who is the greatest champion
of the peoples rights against trust
oppressionY finds but one answer
! Hearst.
| And II we are sincere as Democrats,
and platforms are not molasses with
which to catch flies, we should give
guarantee of that sincerity by nomi-
mating the man whose name on these
Issues is tower of strength. The
people believe in him, and they know
he would enforce the laws; they could
but hope this of others. Mankind
Judges by the Biblical rule, "By their
works We shall know them," and of
this mans works there can be no ques-
ton.
Whatever may be the fundamental
causes of criminal trusts, they have
come into existence under Republican
administrations, and they look to that
party for assistance and support II
return for open Golfers during hotly
contested elections.
The sister iniquity, the present I'M
J equal and discriminating tariff, is in it
self direct creation of the Repub
iican party and has been so scaled by
repeated legislation as to fatten favor
ed industries.
No better evidence could be had Of
the close relations between the Grim
final trusts and the Republican party
of today than that disclosed by the lat
ter's repeal of the punishment Of i'm
prisopment for violation of the anti
; trust laws. When Hearst commenced
:. his fght against the trusts, in cour
and before officials, violations Of thes
laws were punishable by imprison
ment. He insisted that there SHOULD
be no distinction between big thieves
and little thieves, but that all should
be treated alike. And he could not b.
bought or bullied or turned aside. TIL
trust operators saw ahead the prisol
door ajar and Hearst as an avenge
Of the outraged law behind. Pursue
\ by Hearst, the trusts fed to Reput
lican congress as to q "city Of refuge,
and they found haven, for that col
gress passed, and the president {
these United States signed, practices
!. y pardon for the past crimes and an In
L o. f,,%, ofP Gxyy ~
!. pealing all provisions Of law which in
r. posed Imprisonment as punishment Il
:. the criminal violation Of certain ant
j, trust legislation.
a This was in effect licensing viol'
lions Of law and fixing the license fe
at such sum as might be impose
v from time to time for conviction.
.bI It is absurd to urge that the me
ID criminally guilty of robbing the peop
x would be deferred from SO doing by
u comparatively small fine.
" Protected from arrest by such +
peal, the coal operators when brougl
" before the interstate commerce cor
mission on the petition Of Hearst r
fused to comply with the orders
1
= the courts, while Hearst is endeavoril
n to have the effective penalty restor,
n by congress.
During the proceedings before th
commission one of the trust operator
Baer Of Pennsylvania, chief Of the
81 all, was forced to admit when press
IL by Mr.. Shearn, Hearst's attorney, til
c. during recent presidential electi
the trusts which he represented h
v. been urged by the managers Of the F
publican party to juggle their affai
10 as to assist in electing Republic
president, and they had done SO.
On this answer wonder at the repe
Of punishment for their acts cease
The Republican party owed the trus
this pardon and paid its debt, a
Hearst was temporarily checked. I
- unrelenting fight by Mr.. Hearst AGAR
!, the coal and meat and other trusts a
a the yigor he has infused therein, &C
pied with the fact that congress cot
be moved, but he could not, is one
y the strongest Endorsements Of the ms
G. 1t is matter of history.
m A hundredth part Of the energy d
played by him would have enabled
president to crush every criminal trl
Of In the land.
,f The persistence of Mr.. Hearst in I
= interest of the plain people and
n many efforts in their behalf are
well known to require recital in