New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-25
HEARST HAS NEW TRUST.
Says Mcclellan Is office Boy of
Political Combination.

The Political Trust was the burden of William
r. Hearsts speeches at Zeltners Hail. 170th-st and
8d-ave.. and Marion Hail. 125th-st. and Lexington
ave. last night He said in part:
Beset by trusts on every side that take away
your money you confronted by political
trust, formed to take away your rights and liber-
as other trusts have been formed and on the same
Citizen helpless and then robbine him at it's leisure
The promoters of the Oil Trust. or the Coal Trust.
any other trust, begin by buying up all sources
of supply, and then, when the citizen has need of
their commodity. he must secure it of the trust and
on the trusts terms go without. And the same
plan and the same have have been pursued in
ers first bought up the bosses Of both parties and
the boss-owned candidates of both parties so that
rights or civic liberties he would find that he must
deal with the political trust. on the trusts own
And the same trust promoters. who understand
tortion. the who have organized many
another hateful and harmful trust have organized
There's Thomas F. Ryan. who owns more trusts
and more politicians than any other man in New
York. who has greater investments in trusts and
politicians. and has done more 20 Cypress citizens
He u IS director in many companIes
and life insurance director he will probably
some of your money TO oppose your Will on
Then comes August Belmont He, too, is a
franchise worth millions of dollars. and he would
l would say that the Political Trust consisted
and MoCurdy and Mccall as directors, and Murphy
and McCarren and Odell as agents, and Mcclellan
Now. my friends don't underestimate the i'm
pOrtance of the office boy in modern high finance.
Just remember that George Marshall. colOred
messenger of the New-York Life. signed a note
for $4.zGSOOO and that George Mcclellan. the
messenger boy for the Political Trust, signed the
Remsen Gas Steal And don't underestimate the
seriousness of the political trust, my friends or
the menace II is TO you and your liberties.
If their programme had gone through, you would
have had only the privilege OF voting for Mr.
Murphys trust owned puppet Mr. Odell's trust
owned puppet, or, perhaps. the Republican ma rtv
wouldn't have been allowed to nominate nj ali
and the messenger boy director OF the Political
Trust would have been the only candidate.
At Marion Hall. when Mr.. Hearst said: And INV
friends do not be deluded by the cry OF mad dog
and anarchy. It is the effort of thieves who bopa
to escape in the confusion" a voice from tho bac,
Of the house called out:
Mr. Hearst! Mr.. Hearsti Mr.. Eearst"'
Mr.. Hearst paused inquiringly.
Didn't your paper The Journal inspire the
sentiments which led TO the assassination OF Nc
Kinley?" inquired the voice.
The audience became a bedlam. and every mo
tried to get at the speaker first Wild threats
made. The man was picked up and hustled
out Of the hall so quickly that he had not time To
pick up his hat
Mr.. Hearst then continued his speech
Clarence j. Shearn, the candidate for District
Attorney. In talking about Mr.. Jerome. said:
II Jerome had fought the big criminals as he has
iuusIl me small ones IL would not nave been
necessary 10 send to Missouri to try get Gov
ernor Folk 10 help him
Mr shearn said that many OF the lawyers who
game OUT IN newspaper statement yesterday