The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1905-11-23
A Mortified Subscriber Wants to
Know.

Mortified, Mimi.
To the Editor of the Herald:
Your editorials are almost invariably
interesting and full of good sense, but
your comments on the recent elections
are, in my opinion, loose and illogical.
If Mr.. Mcclellan is so "decent"
compared with the other candidates
for mayor of New York why did
Tammany try by hook and crook to
re-elect him?
If Tammany has the most decent
| candidate it follows that Tammany is
the most decent set of people in the
metropolis. l wish to ask you
candidly, what misdeeds is this man
Hearst guilty of that nearly all news
papers OF the country, both large and
small, feel justified in gliding at and
insulting him?
Now the Minneapolis Tribune says:
''Hearst as political martyr-would
be far more dangerous than Hearst as
mayor of New York" And then the
paper continues: perhaps, too, the
people of the country have sneaking
notion that dose of Hearst is just
what New York needs" Arrogant
defiance of law breathes through the
whole social life of those who call
themselves the better classes. Evil
IDENTIFY nothing will shock these people
into common decency but taste of
the rule of what they call the mob"
This seems to be an admission that
the rule of the common people is not
desirable, unless as a punishment
occasionally for people who go little
too far in corruption like Depew,
Mccall and Hyde.
Is it not possible that the reason
Hearst is so cordially hated by the
politicians of the country is because
he obliterates party lines-destroys
partisan prejudice, which is the
substance on which the politicians
thrive and wax fat? How long, for
instance, would the trust supporter
stand pat McCieary-continue in Office
if his constituents were not so blinded
by party prejudice that they lose sight
of their self interest?
Finally, is it not new departure
for republicans who were not mixed
up in the recent political fights, to
assume lengthy, sanctimonious
countenance and say: "Served them
right?" Wouldn't it be more manly
to stand by your brethren in Ohio in
defeat as we'll as victory?
Subscriber.
The above letter from an old friend
and valued subscriber taking us to
task for saying that George B.
Mcclellan was the decentest candidate
for mayor in New York city perhaps
does not need a reply, but common
courtesy demands an answer. We
were personally acquainted with Geo.
B. Mcclellan. We served with him
for four years in congress and met
him every day. We know what we
say when we state that there never was
cleaner, whittier man than he. He
was the inveterate foe of corruption
and evil doing. The fact that he was
taken up by Tammany Hall was his
misfortune and not his fault.
Tammany, while VIGOROUSLY the most
corrupt political organization in this
country, has supported some good
men. Amos ]. Cummings was an
example. Charles A. Towne, formerly
senator from Minnesota, is another.
While we differ most radically from
these gentlemen politically we know
from personal knowledge that they are
, clean as individuals.
William Randolph Hearst was also
member of congress while we were in
public service. We never had any
confidence in him. We believed he
was and is a monumental humbug.
He is natural born aristocrat and it
is today more difficult to get an
audience with him than with the
President of the United States. We
have always believed and believe now
he is grand stand player. We may
be wrong in our estimate, we are not
infallible in our judgment but that
this is our opinion. We have no
sympathy with his views as advanced
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