West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-14
LOYAL TO. IDEALS.
Hearst RegiVes Faith and Hope
In True OemOCTaty,
Vigorous and fearless Editor Of Seven
Great Democratic Newspapers SuSialns
Principles Of Conservatism and Justice
In American Government ar1 Comhais
Cooperate Greed.
BY the Hon. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
az Georgia.


BY the Hon. JOHN TEMPLE GRAVES
az Georgia.
The movement in favor of W. II.
Hearst for president is founded on the
essentials OF Democratic tradition and
Democratic principles.
The Democratic party In it's inecp.
ton, mission and history has been a
party OF the people. Its work and its
record have been one OF supreme consld-
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 and
so sustained IN the ranks OF this great
party is because Of the fact that he.
above all the men now active in Jour
nallsm or in politics. has been con.
slstently and vigorously true TO these
traditions and to these ideals
Vigorous, Eloquent. suecessfuI.
Without break within the last
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-
qucnt 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-
gance. he has combnted the greed OF
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 rallylng force OF dedniteness
against uncertainty. lie came to the
front in a period of uncertainty, de.
morallzation aud general Democratic
depression. While other leaders, how.
ever loyal and however interested, were
dangling their piumes 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 bis party. Without a
note OF hesitation or uncertainty be
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 a
champion bold. clear. definite and elo.
quent.
It Is the old, old story whenever a
mass Is demoralized the one clear and
definite spirit IN it finds the opportunity
In seizing the rcius OF authority in tic
sublime mastery OF his own purpose
and OF his own iclearness and rallies
the multitude about the one man who
sees things clearly and dares to dc
them.
No Fractional Candidate.
Mr. Hearst has a 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 I'm most OF
the states Of the Union stronger than
the forces of all other candidates com.
bined.
1t Is no reflection on the merits, capac
ity or the service of these old and hon
ored names I'm Democratic annals that
this young and vital dgure OF Journal.
Ism and politics should have gone 50
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 I'm.
evitably have rallied the Democratic
host around him.
Unless I am greatly mistaken. and
unless all the political signs Of the
times are az fault, the carly primaries
Of the spring VIII register n confidence
In William Randolph Hearst as ma
tional leader which VIII be an insplr.
ing augury of the Democratic success
la the November election.
With the ranks Of labor for him nj.
most as a unit with the conservative
American people looking "a him with
confidence and hope. with the sound
business interests Of the country com
PEELED by his own record and his own
immense vested interests to respect
him. and With the magnificent admins
tration of bis journalistic equipment to
sustain and dinuse bis ideas, william
Randolph Hearst is at this moment
easily thc most formidable candidate
for the leadership Of the Democratic
party In the next national election.