The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-18
WHOOpENG IT UP FOR HEARST.
CONFLUX or EARLY ORATORS IN
THE COOPER UNION.

Annexed to- the League FiatuOFm'
william r. Hearst and the Independence
League began their campaign last evening
by whooping things up for nearly three
hours in and around Cooper Union. Nearly
all the speakers, OF whom there we're about
a. many as there we're persons present,
annexed TO the platform OF the league the
Ten Commandments and the Declaration
of Independence. The mantle OF the
fathers was also assumed, Mr.. Hearst
declaring in his address that II was the
intention OF himself and his followers TO
restore the action Of the Government to the
principles OF Washington and Jencrson.'
Count all the votes cast nominate
candidates directly" and put the big
criminals in Jail as well as the little Ones
were the subsidiary battle cries Of the
evening.
II was an enthusiastic AFFAIR after II got
going, and il reserved the climax OF its up
roar for the appearances OF Mr.. Hearst him
self, which did not take place until con-
siderably after 10 o'clock. When the
candidate for Governor appeared every soul
in the auditorium leaped to his feet and
shouted The shouting kept up under
various stimuli for about ten minutes.
The Rev. DR.. Charles East Of Brooklyn,
WHOSE Smile V0dL WOutOu Y COHO Ou 8Aco1Ay
entertained the crowd, was the presiding
officer. In his int Introductory remarks ne
voiced his approval Of the great efforts OF
thai great man, Mr.. Hearst to vouchsafe to
the people Of this State their i~nalienaole
rights
DR.. East presented Nathan Vidiver. Mr..
vidiver took a rap at Mayor Mcclellan,
whom he accused Of retaining IN Office he
knew did not belong to him. As Mr.. Vidiver
finished Lewis Stuyvesant Chanler came
upon the platform, was cheered and fell
to chewing gum.
Charles Frederick Adams told the crowd
that most Of the friends Of the late Henry
| Georre were present and would vote Tor
Mr.. Hearst. 1t was a matter OF pride TO
him that all of the so-called cranks were
now at the head Of the procession.
DR.. East then presented Mr.. Chanler,
1T is a sel~f-evident fact that when in
the course of human manipulation ootn
the principal parties have become SUD
s~ervient to the same men and bound TO
the same interests it is only by independent
movement that the people can reassert
and regain their Powers. AZ such a time
party government fails to realize it's object
Because such a time has arrived l now
indorse the platform OF the independence
M. Chanler declared that Mr.. Hearst had
done more than any other man he knew TO
preach and teach independence OF thougnt
and action and 70 emphasize the high
dignity and worth OF simple. plain, OLD
fashioned American citizenship. Mr.. Hearst
had striven to implant in every man a sense
OF self-respect and in those more fortu-
nately placed a sense OF their duty to their
less fortunate fellows.
He declared that Mr.: Hearst had been
elected Mayor OF New York and that TINS
would be proved when the silent ballot
boxes had been opened after he bad been
elected Governor in November. DE IN
dorsed all the planks in the Leagues plat
form. He was opposed to the confiscatlon
Of private rights except on reasonable pay
ment, but he was also opposed to the con-
hscation by private persons Of the pubic
rights. ..a H..
cannot be disposed Of to private indi-
yiduals without the people receiving COM
pensation as great as the benefits they con-
!, Ter. And il that is TO be the law you must
place in office men who represent not tne
themselves"
: John Ford, candida te for Attorney-Gen.
eral, paid his compliments to what he calico
the p~lunderbund. There were no polltical
issues in this campaign, he held. Ih|
main question was whether the
ment Thou shalt not steal was to he
' come a dead letter. -,
Reforms can't be made from the INSIDE
in the present state Of political parties,
be said we must name Embossed can
3 didates over the heads Of the bosses. W.
o have a ticket headed by a man whom
: regard as the greatest man | ever me-
and as patriotic az he is great. Unde'
I Mr. Hea rat the big criminals would e
~ iail the same az the little ones. said Mr.
Ford Zone millionaire convict will d,
more than anything Ell az to stop this reigI
a NJ HEARST arrived Just as Judge Sea
d hurry finished a brief talk. Mr.. Hears
q revis we'd the history of political partie
10 show that new pa rites were sometime
successful. He aid in part:
sEor Years the Republican party main
q .ained the principles of Lincoln, but finally
o went the way OF all parties long in power
3 I, is controlled now by those who Use tn,
q Government for their private Interest,"
A 1t has united with the Democratic party !