Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1904-03-09

Democratic circles anent the recent
editorial i'm the Cincinnati EnQui-
rer, the paper owned and controlled
by John II. Mclean, endorsing
Hon. William Randolph Hearst
and his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for the preSi-
dency. Up to the present time
that paper was one of the papers
that studiously avoided the men
ton of the name of Mr.. Hearst in
any connection, and il is one of the
worst things any paper could do to
any man to neglect To say anything
about him at all. They ali were
trying their hand at ignoring Mr..
Heart, but the sentiment all over
the country that has manifested it
self for him and I'm his interest. has
changed the aspect of things here
among the leaders of the party and
among the leading papers of the
country. They are compelled to
recognize the fact that the great
common people Of the country are
for Mr.. Hearst and there is no
barometer watched closer by the
politicians than the sentiment of
the people. Some men here are
called leaders. In reality there
are no leaders here. They all are
followers and subsequently SO.
When Il bell-wether starts out and
calls to the flock they simply get
busy. The minds of the majority
of the members of Congress in both
houses of Congress in both House
and Senate were in u chaotic con
dition concerning the Democratic
nomination for the presidency UNI
til the people got busy all over the
country. They were watching for
the signs. The editorial mentioned
above Is one of the signs of the
times and ali of them have seen it
and read it Alright.
Among many other compliment
tary things which the Cincinnati
Enquirer says of Mr.. Hearst in
this editorial. are the following:
Mr.. Hearst is unquestionebly a
man of mark. and many sober
minded men write him in their es-
timatiOn as a man of destiny. No
one of his years has had more re-
markable career in this special pc
Rod of grand development. In
his private affairs he is So far
above petty personal assaults that
there need be no dwelling on that
point. He Is of the stuff that hon
est people make heroes of. Start
in his business life with a hand
some inheritance, he has not been
drone or drawback in society.
With every temptation to life of
ease and uselessneSs he has not
been a sluggard. but has multi
piled his holding in enterprises re-
quiring ability and courage of a
high order,to insure their success.
And every dollar that William r.
Hearst has added to his fortune
has helped other people in a thous-
and ways. Nobody has
ever been ground down for his ma
terial promotion. He has lifted
men up with himself, and has put
no one below. No mans
right TO be a candidate for Presi-
dent of the United States Is better
than that of William r. Hearst.
1t would be silly to talk of his lack
of fitness in the face of the follow
ing he has. Men do not reach the
position he now occupies without
having proved qualities and equip
ment of high order. Success in
life like his is not an accident. es-
pecially since probity. next to in
born ability, has been a chief in
strument in his progress.
a short time ago it was my GOOD
fortune to meet Mr.. Robert Fuller
ton, disbursing agent for the So
100000 contributed by the United
States government to the Louisi-
ana Purchase Exposition, and in
speaking of that great enterprise
to me he said: ID. r. Francis. |
the President of the Louisiana Pur-
chase Exposition Company, is the
best example of the strenuous life
that our country affOrds-he has
the energy of a Napoleon and the
of Hay. He can dine
with the King Of England without
diluting his democracy and negoti-
ate with the American plumber
without losing his temper or get
ting the worst of the bargain, he