The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07

serve suffciently well the large business
interests. Mr.. RegeTs IL one Of the prin-
cipals or &C nfederates in the guilty Standard
on system that has lately been 81 tboroughly
exposed and is nov being prosecuted by the
Qovernment. Tint system has been made
the greatest financial power in this country
by criminal evasion Of the law. and is more
responsible for corruption in our public lie
than all the ether evil influences in politics.
shall he glad to promote the proper inter
ests Of all leg ima business men, OF whom
| am one, and the proper interests OF laboring
men and farmers and professional men. but
most emphatically ! will not serve the large
business that Mr.. Rogers represents. And
am glad that this particular rat has been
driven out Of our cleaned house into the
underg round passages of the corporation
establishment across the way.
No sooner had the Democratic rough on rats
begun to have It's effect than Charles A. W
scurried across the floor and out OF the Demo
cratic door. He Is a man who has mortgaGed
himself to corporations. His Expressions.
therefore, are merely the expressions OF his
corporation masters. His real opinions are
in pawn. Ne IL hot the -Spotless
that you have read about IN, the advertise
ments. but q spotted Towne that changes
his spots with every election. He began as a
RepubIican, went over to the Populists, be-
came o free silver Democrat. then a Tammany
Democrat and now Ia blinking beadIy back
in the Republican rat hole, where he belongs.
Jerome is another political Croton bug that
"a irving to crawl into the corporation estab-
i.hment across the way gainst the frantic
n~rotests of respectable Republicans He goes
where Ryan goes, for In the words OF the
poet;
Big neas have little neas upon their backs to
bite 'sm
And little neas have lesser neas. and 50 adm nnltuH'
And with Ryah goes Paul Cravath. ex-
mariner Of MIR. Hughes and Ryans present
CORPORATION counsel and political .paraaIte
A year ago Mr.. Cravath represented Ryan
and stood sponsor FOR Jerome. This year he
has scrambled across to the Republican house.
and there represents Mr.. Ryan, and stands
sponsor for Hughes. ~
NV friends, we have cleaned our house
thoreughIy and effectively, and ! think We
ha re made IL . wholesome residence for
honest Democrats and Republicans alike.
congratulate the convention that was
held in this city upon its reputation OF the
agents Of the corporations and upon its
declaration for Democratic principles. !
think the lines are clearly drawn AZ last be-
tween those who are in favor OF special privi-
Ieoe and those who are In favor Of popular
rights. The candidates Of the Independence
league and OF the Democratic party are
definitely pledged to the issues expressed In
the platform, and I have endea vored in my
personal platform and letter Of acceptance
10 state my views clearly and express my
nromIses in q most definite and positive
manner
Mr.. Hearst finished by saying he was
proud Of the opposition Of corporation heads
who knew MIN to be sincere.
Mr.. Hearst was fairly mobbed by his
gvmuathizers after the meeting. With
the help Of policemen he escaped TO his
and went to the Iroquois Hotel.
where he talked with. Democratic and
Independence League leaders. At l219
o'cJock this morning Mr.. Hearst will start
back to New York, arriving there at ll32
tO-morrow morning. He viii rest at home
Tomorrow, speak IN tho West Sid Monday
and start on q more extended upstate
trIp Tuesday or Wednesday.
A conferences was held at the Iroquois
Hotel tonight aTter mr.. Hearst spoke at
Convention Hall. Mr.. Hearst. Cpnners,
Buffalo; DR.. Coatsworth, who Ia chairman
OF the county committee, and several mem
hers Of the Democratic State committee
we're present. The men who participated
would not talk, but there was general idea
that Mr.. Hearst had arranged matters, that
the ticket named by the Independence
League OF the county would be sidetracked
gave the impression that he made good his
statement at the Chatham fair that he
would iron things out" when he got TO
Buffalo. There were plenty Of Democrats
At the ~trouuois, however, who didn Z hesitate
20 say that the learusFs had lnsolently over
ridden the regular organisation and that
Mr. Hearst would be ths sufferer on election