Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-02-03
Chas. E. Russell Gives Out an
Interview at Davenport
Regarding Candidacy
TELLS OF HEARsTs VIEWS
Thinks the Paramount Issue in the
Campaign Should be Trusts - Six
teen to One Was Never Favored by
Hearst-orsanization of Hearst's
Clubs Going on Rapidly.
Special 10 Times Republican,

PNsSAsSN..HeeS ss.'N ''''N
formerly Davenport man, is in tn,
city visiting old friends. Last even.
Ing he gave out an interview to the
Davenport Democrat, which is consid-
cred OF considerable Importance tc
Iowa democrats. In 1t he outlines
Hearsts views on public questions and
frankly states that Hearst regards the
trusts as the paramount issue. Mr.
| Russell has known Mr.. Hearst int-
| has Travelled over Europe with him
| twice. This interview is considered
by Davenport members of the party as
officially launching the Hearst boom in
| Iowa.
MIR. Hearsts position about the
| campaign" said Mr.. Russell, lis this
! He demands that the party should take
| a firm and decisive stand against the
encroachment of the trusts. The trusts
| he considers the great and overpower-
| ing issue. Its Importance overshadows
| all other considerations, and all ques-
| tons as to the candidate. The issue
is greater than anything else. He be-
| ieves that the contest between the
trusts and people has reached a point
where ii is crucial-where ii has be-
come necessary. for every man who Is
opposed 10 trust encroachment to align
himself with platform and candi-
date that are adequate and significant,
and that platform and candidate
should be such as to leave no shadow of
doubt as 10 the sincerity of the demo-
cratic party's opposition to the trusts"
do you consider that such a stand
would appeal to the business men of
the country as we'll as TO the working
men, Mr.. RUSSELL
There Is only one answer to that"
replied the Davenport visitor, warming
up to his topic. "N1r. Hearst makes no
war on and finds no objection whatever
to the legi;. as corporation. on the
contrary he is himself interested III a
great many OF those corporations. He
believes in them. But he thinks the
criminal trust, the get-rich-Quick trust,
a danger TO every business man of the
country far more than to the working
man.
He points out the result, last fall,
in New York. and the east generally.
of the enormous decline in stocks that
followed the collapse of the ship
building trust-a decline that started
about July /. and lasted till the first
of January. BY that decline literally
hundreds OF thousands of business
men. traders and shopkeepers as We'll
as workingmen, lost all their savings
If not actual investors, they lost be-
cause of the, state of commercial and
financial depression that followed all
thru the east. Those involved in the
collapse and the fall in stocks were
unable to spend, and the commercial
depression that followed was wide
and far-reaching.
MIR. Hearst believes that trusts like
the ship building, steel, beef and other
trusts that exist in defiance of the
Sherman law are the most serious
menace OF present times 10 the stabili-
~ OF business conditions. He thinks
ane issue made by these Illegal trusts
comes home TO every business man in
q very direct and tatelllglble way, and
makes an issue that tt 5 necessary 10
NEE; n. onc= and In the most decisive
and positive manner.
Thru his papers he has pointed ou.
that the methods and system employed
by the ship building trusts We're prac-
ticaiiy the same methoas anl system
used bysthe $50 per cen; swindles. The
men who put out these certificates
knew they We're worthless.
There can be no security against
these Interruptions 10 business ana
al. 81 liz,
rigidly enforced against i!iega! COM
binatons of that kind
Plain People Want Him.
What Is your observation of the
status OF MIR. Hearst,s candidacy" was
the next interrogatory OF the reporter
There is no question about Mr..
Hears,'s great strength with thu mass
es of the people. OF course We ia the
Office have had good opportunity of
knowing that from ulc letters that
have come In. Before Mr. Hearst adj
mitted to himself the possibility of his
ever being considered candidate for
the presidency we had received thou-
sands of letters from all over the coun-
try demanding Hearst Cor the candi-
date. These letters came from the plain
people.
I'VE feel very hopeful about the si;-
uation. The spontaneous formation of
Hearst Clubs all over the country with
out amy suggestion from us is an evil
dence of his standing among the people
that can not be overlooked"
Not is to I Mau.
THE FIRST thing a Davenport voter
would ask" suggested the newspaper
mani me were asked 10 vote for Mr..
Hearst, would be IL ne believed in free
silver What do YOU know of Mr..
Hears't's views on that question, Mr..
RUSSELL"
..Mr Hearst has never believed In
free silver. He did his best TO prevent
its being taken up as an issue by the
party. He thought 1t wrong funda-
mentally and as On economic PROPOSE
ton. But he supported Mr.. Bryan 10y
ally. in hts papers. personality. and with
his purse. because he was a loyal DEM
ocrat. He doesnt. believe In free silver
row. nor In the reaffi,'mation of the
free silver plank OF the Kansas City
platform. AS have already said, the
suppression OF the criminal trust is In
Mr.. Hearst's opinion the real and para
mount issue
iowa at Washington.
Washington. Feb. S.-Patents grant :
ed yesterday: Herman II. Becknan,