The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-05
SPEAKS IN ROCHESTER
Also AT THE COUNTY FAIR IN
HEMLOCk.

CnSHEsrrE. Oct. 4.-Uillam R, Hearst
made two speeches here Tonight. address
ing a. crowd OF 800 in Colonial Hall and
nearly 1000 in the Germania Hall. Both
nudien ,es gavc the candidate "a wildly en-
thusiAstic reception and applauded for five
or ak I~ninutes when he attacked the news
papers Of Rochester for unfair treatment.
Mr.. Hearst spoke first at Colonial Hall in
North st. Paul street. When he got out OF
his cirriage the crowd waiting in front OF
the hiIl ~engulfed him and nearly swept him
of hie 'eet. They carried him into the hall
as a football eleven %cltapults the man
with che hall in mass play. As he was swept
down; the aisle the audience cheered and
sangi
Clatence j. Shearn had preceded Mr.
Hearst with red hot attack on the news
paper Of this city, winding up his speech
with SPlease God, we'll give you a news
paper some OF these days that will play
fair. : Shearn said he was shocked when
he SAW that all the Rochester papers had
printed Mr.. Hughes's letter Of c~ceptancea
and had not paid the slightest attention to
Hearst's.
Mr:Hearst spoke for half an our and was
constantly interrupted by applause and
cheering. He was introduced by John
s. wBalen, candidate for Secretary Of State
As Mr.. Hearst stepped of the stage and
started down the aisle the crowd swirled
around him with n hercer current than
ever; Men and women grabbed at his
hands and tried to shake them. He carried
a light overcoat over his arm and his hat in
his other hand. In the crush and jamming
the oSercoat was snatche1 away and dis
appeared. The hat followed. Nobody
knew: at the time where they had gone E.
Mr.. Hearst struggled out Of the hall with
the assistance of the police and husky volun-
teerstbut he went to Germania Hall without
his oyercoat and bareheaded.
Il don't mind buying a new hat and coat
II il keeps going like this, said the candi-
date.i
The audience in Germania Hall, in North
Clinton street, was even mo re demonstra-
tive than the one in Colonial Hall but Hearst
was &arier and more discreet. He slipped
bareheaded into a side entrance and escaped
into the hall. but the crowd turned from
the little attorney and roared for Hearst.
He ouieted them, asked them to hear
Shearn out and went behind the wings Tor
ten minutes. When he stepped out to
speak the audience cheered for exactly
seven minutes and aftcrward broke out
at short intervals. Mr.. Hearst made the
saTue speech at Germania as at Colonial
Hall. 1t was a new speech. He said:
4 My FRIENps-I am assailed on one hand
by newspapers controlled by the speculative
interests of Wall Street as an enemy OF con-
servatism and on the other hand by the ORGANS
of the Socialists as the enemy OF radlcallsm.
/ am willing tn be opposed by each extreme,
for | do not believe that the political aud
economic difficulties under which we labor
can be remedied by either extreme.
l have said repeatedly that my programme
is not extreme Of any kind, but simply Ameri-
canism that my plan is to put into practical
operation the accepted theory OF American
Government. The unequal conditions that
exist and that find their most odious express
sion in boss rule of parties ard corporation
control in Government are not due to any
fundamental flaw in our American system,
but to our failure to put into practice the
principles we profess. According to the
American idea the people themselves should
nominate their candidates. These candidates
should he selected in just proportion from
the business men, laboring men, farmers
and professional men. that constitute the
citizenship These when elected should
represent faithfully and intellieently the
best interests OF their constituents and OF
the whole people. They should be elected
after a free choice has beenl made and a fair
vote has been cast ana hoheStIS couh.eu,
Under our present rsucaI uepal.ure %
the American IDEA cahuidhtes are nominated
more and more by political machines. These
machines are manipulated lnore anu ~ oS
bosses in the interest OF corrupt corporations
These speculative corporstlons actual,y puI-
chnse from politicians a license 10 exploit the
people. ley can { ~ nS,or,iona
proets TO perpetuate their opportunities for
plumber.
According to our American theory Of gov
rnmsn citizens are entitled to a free choice
between the candidates, TO- ree nallot ana 10
an honest count, ana nnany ~ s.,. o,ao,od
1870 non n,nnnUt radtcoI dsnsr,nrs from the
snnSrxan .~s,om bctb ~nor,icaI machines are
actually controlled by the corporations. and
candidates ia vorable to the cor porst ions are
nominated on both tickets, The ~citi1ens are
thereby deprived OF their right to a free
choice.