The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1904-03-17

presidency EultOr times.
WASHINGTON. D, c., March IL
William Randolph Hearst is most active
of the Democratic candidates for president.
Most men who have been in public life
long enough to aspire to the presidency
go about it in the same old waythe way.
probably, that was lIIilized by the found
ers of the republietls
There's a regulRTs ystem they follow
from the first soliha4SE of public opinion
to the roundabout molding of sentiment.
the corralling of delegates and the manu-
featuring of enthusiasm.
Hearst, as in some others of his ven.
lures, determined first of all to keep out
of the rut He has held to that deter
mination steadfastly He has applied news.
paper enterprise to ooitcs.
A year ago the old-time Democratic
leaders smiled blithely at his pretensions.
Some of them more than smiled as they
gave expression to their merriment
Six months ago they began to admit
that he might be factor in the conven-
ton.
Two months ago these old-time lead
ers found to their CONSERVATION that
it was necessary for them to band to.
gether in order to. prevent Hearst from
debating that the convention should be
held in Chicago, wfrre he would be in the
DIST of his friends IL
chosen as the convention town Among
other things they desired to get the con
vention away from the influence of
Hearst's Chicago newspapers Hearst
meets that bit of strategy with the an
nouncement that he viii publish a paper
in st. Louis during the convention.
When Hearst began his canvass, year
ago, he had the enterprise to make him
a platform. Instead of waiting for the
cumbersome development of campaign is
sues, he evolved hne of principles that,
to his mind, were democratic, up to the
times and that would appeal to the PEG
pie.
Even some Democrats who do not favor
him for the nomination look upon it
as most engaging platform 1t has been
declared to be radical, but Hearst's friends
reply that it is in full accord with Jeffer-
sons teachings
To the charge that it would unsettle
business they say that Hearst owns great
newspaper properties in four cities and
that he would not be likely to advocate
any policy that would be likely to damage
his business interests.
This Hearst platform favors the public
ownership of railroads, city traction lines
and other public utilities, an income tax,
the prosperity and well -being of the mass.
es, and it opposes the kind of trusts that
come under the head of criminal mo-
nopoly' or that tend to bring about Gin
dustrial feudalism.
As to his Democracy, it is pointed out
that he supported Cleveland three times
and Bryan twice. AS to his strength at
the polls the records are cited to show
that in his election to congress in 1902
he received far more votes than the nor
NAL Democratic majority in his district
He was given 5000 more votes than
were cast for Parker and 5000 more than
were received by Mcclellan in the same
territory last year.
1t is set forth that his newspaper own
ership has made him familiar with the
interests of wage carriers business men
and manufacturers, while his operation
of wheat farms and cattle ranches has
placed him in sympathy with the farmers.
Hearst clubs to the number of several
hundred are booming him in all parts
Of the country. 1t il said that be will be
proposed for president BY national labor
and antitrust conventions shortly before
the Democratic conpla4e in st. Louis
Hearst is 30 years old. He is a million.
aire, though not oi the kind who have
so much idle money lying around that
they are constantly stumbling over bun
dies OF it. His wealth is tied up in his
newspapers and other property.
Hearst was born il San Francisco, the
son of former United States Senator
George and Mrs Phoebe A. Hearst He
is an Ep;scopalian. He was married last
April to Miss AliIlicent Wilson in New
! York.
His time is fully occupied in the super
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