The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-02
ROOT FLAYS
 w. R. HEARST Speaks by Authority of
 Roosevelt. TRIBUTE TO (. E. HUGHES Secretary of State Appeals to New
 York Voters. f Says Election of Democratic Candidate Weula Seriously Hamper President
 h His Policy of Correcting

Utica, N. Y. Nov. 1--A bitter de- nunciation of William R. Hearst. which, the speaker said. had the full and complete endorsement of President Roosevelt, was delivered in public address here tonight by Secretary of State Elihu Root. At the same time MT. Root paid an eloouent tribute to Charles E. Hughes and announced that he was authorized to say that the Pres ident greatly desires tho election of Mir. Hughes as Governor of New York.
 T say to you with President Roose- velt's authority" said Mir. Root. that he regards MT. Hearst as wholly unfit to be-. Governor. as an instncere self seeking demagogue who Is trying to de- ceive the workingmen of New York by false statements and false promises, and I say to you with his authority. that he considers that MT. Hearsts election would be an injury and dis credit alike to honest labor and te' honest capital. and a serious injury to the work in which he in engaged of enforcing just and equal laws against corporate wrong doing. President Roosevelt and MT. Hearst stand as far as the poles asunder. Listen to what President Roosevelt himself has said Of MT. Hearst and his kind. In President Roosevelt's first message to Congress. in speaking of the assassin of McKin- Joy, he spoke of him as infamed by the reckless utterances of those who. on the stump and in the public press. ap- peal to the dark and evil spirits of malice and greed. envy and sullen hat red. The wind is sowed by the men who preach such doctrines and cannot escape the responsibility for the whirl- wind that it reaped. This applies alike to the deliberate demagogue. to the ex- ploiter of sensationalism and to the crude and foolish visionary, who, for whatever reason. apologizes for crime or excites aimless discontent.
 T say by the Presidents authority. that in opening these words, with the horror of President Mckinley's mur- der fresh before him, he had MT. Hearst specifically in his mind. And say. by his authority, that what he though of Mir. Hearst then.- he thinks of MT, Hearst now:"- f'e
 violent and Unworthy.
 Characterizing MT. Hearst as vio- lent and unworthy demagogue and a persistent office seeker. MT. Root de- cIared that as a Congressman he had proved d worthless public servant; that while protesting to favor an independ- ent Judiciary, he had made deal with
 
 nation of judiciary ticket In New York; that while inveighing against corporations, his own corporate man. agement shows the insincerity of his profession that 1t Is not calm and law full redress of wrongs which he seeks. but the turmoil of unframed passions and the terrorism of revengeful force; that he is guided by selfish mbotives and that he Is not guiltless of McKinleys dcath.
 we are witnessing in the state ot New York" said MT. Root. lone of those tests of popular government which often have come in the past and always will come in the future. when a skillful demagogue attempts to get elected to office by exceeding all other men in the denunciation or real evils and in promises to cure them. It cannot he doubted that many work ingmen in this State are about to streagthen the enemies and weaken the friends of popular government all over the world by voting for MT. Hearst who is just the kind of demagogue that I have described. He Is indeed an especially dangerous specimen of the class, because he is generously rich and owns newspapers of large circulation, and he can hire many able and active men to speak well of him and praise Eim in speech and in private conversation. Not onl~ is the cause of popular government in danger of suffering injury and dis credit from the vote of MT Hears' but genuine reform. the real practi- cal redress of the evils complained O. hy the people, is in danger Of being weakened and brought to naught hV this attempt of Mir. Hearst to get him self elected Governor of New York.
 What evidence has Mir. Hearst pro duced of his fitness for this office? Of his private life I shall not speak fur- ther than to say that from no cont nunity in this State does there come concerning him that testimony of life long neighbors and acquaintaces to his private virtues, the excellence of his morals. and the correctness of his conduct. which we should like to have concerning the man who is to ha made, Governor of our State.
 Rich Yellow Journalist.
 He is really known to us solely as young man. very rich by inheritance. who has become the owner of a mum her of sensational yellow journals He has taken in his newspaper the popu- lar side on all question relating to labor and corporations and has sus. tained it by much violent denucia- tion and many falsehoods and he has besu a persistent Ee"kA~ for office on tlC strength or taxing the popular side. He has published -7hstever he thought would please the working people for the purpose of getting the labor vote
 There is. however, affirmative evil dence of Mir. Hearst's unfitness for the preat office of Governor. You will nerceive that to the remedy of corpor- ate wrongs for which he offers him. self two things are necessary-firs., i, intelligent and well devised legisla. tion, and second. the Judicial enforce mnnt of the laws-underlying both of these and necessary to both is political nurjtv. for without that I--!ther legis- Iaturcs nor courts con be pure.
 How stands Mir. Hearst's record as to political purity Why he comes to ns covered all over with the mark of Tanmany and Tammany's leader Mur- nbv. whom he himself has tenounced as scoundrel and a thief; he comes tn us not answering to the call oe the neople of the State, not as the honest candidate of theDemocratic par ty of the State. but nominated by his oup procurement. through a shameful deal with the boss of TsmmGny as ever disErated the political history of hN-n