Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-07-07
WILLIAM R. HEARST
 NOT 4 CANDIDATE He Has No Presidential Aspirations and He S Emphatic in His
 Denial NAMES SEVERAL TICKETS Puts William J. Bryan at the Head and Selects Folk or Stevenson
 As His Running Mate.

San Francisco, July 7.-Congress- man William R. Hearst said last night:
 T would like to state very positive ly that l am not n candidate for the democratic presidential nomination in 1908. Mir Bryan said the other day that there were others beside himself who had claims oh the nomination through services rendered the demo- cratic party and mentioned pleasant ly MT Folk, Mr Bailey and myself.
 "While appreciating Mir Bryan's compliment 1 must decline to be con sidered candidate. Let the list stand if Mir Bryan pleases,, Bryan or Folk or Bailey. For my part l would sub stitute Stevenson for Bailey.
 "Mr Bryan's services to the demOc- racy are too well diagnosed to be re hearsed. He has led the party con spicuously in two presidential cam paigns and one senatorial campaign. In the national house of congress he has made the issues himself and expound- ed them with brilliancy unequalled, unapproached.
 "Mr Folks services to the democ- racy are notable and real. In fact his services have been rendered to all citizens irrespective of party for his career as an honest and efficient house servant is an example to republicans and democrats alike.
 As for MT Bailey, we'll, Bailey's services have been rendered to that corporation end of the democracy that do not consider democracy and whose control of the machinery of the demo- cratic as we'll as the republican party has led me to seek my ideals of the democracy of Jefferson and the re- publicanism of Lincoln in the inde- pendent league. Bailey's nomination for first place even by the machine that nominated Parker would be i'm second place is conceivable. It would second place is conceivable. It would democracy and elicitlng a substantial campaign contribution from John D. Rockefeller. But Its disadvantages are obvious. Folk and Bailey for in- stance would be an oil and water tic ket that would not mix a ticket of good pure water and Standard oil.
 Bryan and Bailey would be alliter- ative and tickling to the ear but would sound too much like Barnum X Bailey to suit the discriminating taste of the convention.
 "Why not Bryan or Folk or Steven son In 1908 on the democratic side and why not Roosevelt and I.aFollette on the republican side.
 rannaf daApftaIu ond ynciffralx- that am not candidate. made the fight in 1904 for what I considered true democracy, for the democracy l had been taught and the democracy I believed in. for. the democracy that presented the will of the majority and the best interests of the majority. I made the fight against what hon. estly believed to be and still believe to be the forces of corporation cor ruption. I offered to lead that fight only when no other would undertake the task. consider that I did my duty in that contest bur will never undertake another in that way. A mans motives are much mlsunder- stood and his purpose much misrepre- sented if he can be charged with hav- ing personal object to attain. I am moreover well pleased, as I am we'll satisfied to use the powers of my publication to drive out of office the white slaves of the trusts and to pro- mote the fortunes of tne honest ser wants of the people and cannot do this as effectually If am mixed up in purely party politics.
 Il am eager to see the line drawn irrespective of party between those that believe in special privileges. and those that believe in pouIar rights be- tween the producing classes and the plundering corporations and where ever that line is drawn I will gladly 9ght In the lead in the ranks as re- quired."