Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-11-15
Hearst's Great Victory in New York.

Hearst's Great Victory in New York.
AS an Independent candidate for
the office of mayor Of Greater New
York, Mr.. Hearst had the opportuni-
ty of a lifetime, and he improved that
opportunity ina manly manner,
He found opposed to him the same
desperate gang Of unprincipled graft
ers that exploited the democratic
convention at st. Louis last year,
and the manner in which he waged
warupon this gang of financial thugs
and their hired criminals, brought
to his support the decent men of all
parties in the great metropolis.
These federated, financial Grimm
ais resorted to the same tactics which
they had previously employed in
their campaign against Mr.. Hearst.
They hoisted the red flag of anarchy
alongside of the country's flag, and
then tried to make Mr.. Hearst re-
sponsible for their own infamous
work.
They accused Mr.. Hearst of being
the real murderer Of President Nc
Kinley. and made their campaign
literature SO rotten that the post Of
fee department had to confscate
and destroy, on account of its sour
rility, upwards of half million
pieces which were offered for trans
mission through the mails.
They employed an army Of Grim
inals on election day to defeat the
will of the people by every method
ever resorted to by criminals of their
class. Respectable voters were bull
dozed and browbeaten, and floaters
and repeaters were protected and as
sisted. 1t is charged that tens of
thousands Of voters were told, when
they offered to vote, that their names
on the registration lists had already
been voted.
And all this fraud, thuggery and
disregard OF law seems to have been
insufficient to defeat Mr.. Hearst
When the returns were more than
half received, his lead was so pro-
nounced that his election seemed
assured. Then the System" had
the bringing in Of the returns
stopped for more than an hour, and
when the result was finally an
nounced, out of a vote Of upwards OF
100000, they had figured out a plu-
rality for their candidate of 3,4S5.
Mr.. Hearst has the reputation Of
being a lucky man, but good luck
never did more for him than it did
when it gave him an opportunity to
contest this election in New York.
Ordinarily the System" can do as it
pleases with legislatures and NUM-
cipal officers. 1t makes regularap-
preparations for their purchase, but
it has not yet gained control Of the
courts. The courts of New York are
still independent and honest tribu-
nails, clothed with sufficient power to
) prevent the debauching Of elections
Mr.. Hearst will expose the cleo
ton methods resorted to by the own
ers Of predatory wealth in New York,
and in so doing he will render a
great public service, not alone to the
people of New York, but to the peo-
pie Of the whole country.
In his contest Mr.. Hearst will
have the support Of a large minority
of the honest men Of the city, and
will be opposed by all of its vicious
elements. Mr.. Ivins.Sthe defeated
republican candidate for mayor, has
rendered his services free to Mr.
Hearst, and John L. Dillon, former
ly chief justice OF the supreme
court Of Iowa, and at present one o
the ablest if not the ablest lawyer al
the American bar, has appeared as
counsel for Mr.. Hearst.
After Judge Dillon gives the com
bination of financial grafters, which
has laborcd in season and out Of sea
son for the destruction Of Mr.. Hearst
a chance to explain its methods, i
will ever afterwards be quite harm
less to injure Mr.. Hearst or any 9th
er man who refuses to do its biddino