The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-10
WILLIAMS TALKS
FOR w M.R.Kn. ARS1
HEARST CLUB CHAIRMAN EX-
PLAINS CANDIDATES. POSITION.

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HEARST CLUB CHAIRMAN EX-
PLAINS CANDIDATES. POSITION.
Says Hearst Isn't After Machine nor
Capitalistfc Support but Wants to
Know If the Common People Will
Support Friend Who Has Served
Them.
A unique political document was is
sued to-day by w. H. Williams, chair /
man of the local Hearst club. He ex-
plains why he's for Hearst and why |
Hearst is seeking the democratic pres
idential nomination. The statement
follows:
To the Editor of The Journal.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Hearst has no paper in
the twin cities which advocates his claim
to the democratic nomination for the pres
idency, and in view Of the further fact
that there seems to be great miscon-
ception of the nature of these claims, I
ask the courtesy of brief space in your
valuable columns in which to make a
statement of Mr. Hearst's position
The daily papers of Saturday evening
contained a telegram from Montana say
ing that it is probable that the delegation
to ST. Louis from that state will be against
Mr.. Hearst because he Is opposed by
Senator Clark and the Marcus DAILY in
terests. That illustrates one point which
I wish to make. Mr.. Hearst is not look
| ing for nor asking the support Of Senator
Clark nor Of the Marcus DAILY interests,
Mr.. DAILY being dead. He is engaged in
trying the experiment of ascertaining If
the common people of the United States,
the workngmen and the farmers, the
| ri tho
will support a man who has done as much
for their cause as he has. He does not
| ask the help of the machine nor of the
professional politicians. He realizes that
to attempt to combine the two with their
antagonistic interests would be illogical
and liable to fail.
1t has been said that not five congress-
men support Mr. Hearst. What of it?
In matter of this kind has congress-
man any more rights or power than the
man who goes to work this morning with
his dinner in a tin pail? Mr.. Hearst
thinks not. In fact, he thinks that if
either class has more right to say who
should be the candidate for president than
the other. it should be the workingmen,
because there are many more of them and
because they stand more in need of a
friend in the presidential office than the
congressman does. The congressman is
in a position to help and defend himself.
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not the logical candidate. I do not know
exactly what is meant by. this but it
seems to me that if anything should make
a man logical candidate for the presi-
/ dency it ought to be the fact that he
has shown by his acts that he stands by
and is a friend of the people as against
the predatory trusts which are engaged
in robbing them. Certainly Mr.. Hearst
has shown that he is that man. will
I not take space to show what he has
done in this respect, for it is too recent
and we'll known to require repetition
now.
q 1t has been said that Mr.. Hearst is too
A young. He is five years older than Mr..
q Bryan was when he was nominated the
a first time. Nobody seemed to think that
4 Mr.. Bryan was too young.
1 It is charged that Mr.. Hearst is spend
4 ing money in order to secure the nomina-
4 ton. That is true. He is spending it
4 right in this town. I have got some of
4 lit myself, or rather did have it. 1t was
A of. it, for it is being expended in most
q glorious cause. That which I did have
4 has gone to pay for printing, for postage
a stamps, hall and room rent, etc. My in
4 distractions from Mr. Hearst's managers
are to expend what money get from hin,
in this way, but not to pay one dollar te
a substitute a newspaper, a voter or a ware
heller It Is his own money. It is not
a contributed by any corporation or trust
n 1t has not come from J. J. Hill, who. ac-
a cording to recent charges made by re.
III publican candidate for governor, has beef
"a a most liberal contributor to campaign
81 funds.
"a Mr.. Hearst gave the same instruction
~ in Chicago, where he recently won a grea
~ victory over Carter Harrison and his ma
~ chine. He said, in effect, 81 don't wan
81 the support Of the packing house EN-
|N ployers. I want that Of the EN-
81 ployees. Let the employers go to MI
81 Harrison for their tickets" They went
b The result was a great victory for tn
ka New York congressman. Has he not
~ right to be candidate under such circum
III stances? Does he do wrong in spendin
IN his money in the way I have indicated
@ I think not
Ea democratic state convention. where M
w Hearst won another great victory, De
m Moines was filled with corporation attol
"a neys shouting against Mr.. Hearst. TT
W state was sown thickly with railroa
IA passes. Any man who would yell .'dov
b with Hearst could get free ride to D,
@ Meines and back and have his hotel b
@ paid. The day after the convention raj
81 road in that state discharged some Of i
IA employees because they supported M
n Hearst in the caucuses. The next day M
E Hearst's attorney in Chicago notified tt
IA manager Of this road that unless tho
M men were at once reinstated he wou
III comm nce proceedings to have their pro
III erty taxed according to law. The M
M were sent back to work. w.
IN In Indiana Boss Taggart has resorted
@ tactics to defeat the will OF the peor
@ there and take the state away from N
H Hearst that would have disgraced Be
d Tweed County committees have be
M hurriedly called together in some cas-
81 and have selected the delegates to t
M state convention without giving the peol
IA chance to be heard. In other cases
"a has caused county conventions to
IA called upon short and insufficient mott
IA so as to stif1e the voice Of the people, H
Il Mr.. Hearst in any instance done,
III caused to be done, anything like th
ID Has he been guilty of crookedness in a
Ri instance in his campaign. say no.
81 defy any man to show to the contra
W He is relying upon fair methods and up
, M the people to nominate him. The que
IA ton that presents itself to the democrs
: NJ of Minnesota is, do they want Mr.. Hea,
III for president or do they want a favor
n of Wall street? In few days they v
n be called upon to decide that question
E cannot doubt that they will decide
~ right and in his favor.
W Thanking you in advance for the co,
B M tesy Of the use of your columns, am
, VI Respectfully yours,
! "a w. III. Williams