Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-03
Bryan and Hearst.

FROM all parts OF the state or New
York comes TIE Inspiring news of the
Democratic revolt against Hearst as
the party leader in the gubcrnatOrial
campaign. Such revolt is, of course,
to the credit of the decent Democrats
of the state and insures beyond any
question the triumph of the Republican
candidate, Charles E. Hughes No
fewer than dozen staunch Democratic
papers throughout the state have
bolted the Hearst nomination cut
right and come out positively and aG-
excessively for Mr.. Hughes, and score
or two Of others which accept Mr.
Hearst as the regular party nominee
either make an extremely wry face in
doing so, or else publish the news Of
his nomination without any editorial
comment whatever.
Almost his sole newspaper support
will De from the yellow press which he
himself controls and with which he
will flood every corner of the state
during the weeks of the campaign.
Not only do the best of the Demo-
cratic editors in New York renounce
Hearst, but such out and out Demo-
Gratis of prominence as Mayor McClel-
Ian and District Attorney Jerome of
New York city decline to accept him as
their party leader and refuse to be
bound by the action of the Buffalo
convention. Doubtless tens of thou
sands of Democrats throughout New
York will take their view Of the matter,
and Democratic editors and leaders in
general throughout the country for the
most part, feel the same way.
For instance, Henry Watterson of
Kentucky with characteristic vigor de-
clares in his paper that Hearst il no
Democrat-that "Hearstism" is not
democracy but socialism, paternalism,
consolidating federalism. democrats
will not accept it anywhere" says Col
nncl Watterson. "Whoever votes for
IL in New York will cast a vote for the
death of the Democratic party and
the organization of a new party"
William Jennings Bryan, however,
takes wholly different view, it APP
pears. 81 am much gratified at the
nomination of Mr.. Hearst" he said ut
oklahoma City last Thursday night.
because / feel that he will make not
only strong race. but also a good gov
ernor after his election" Thus the
national leader OF the Democratic
party puts the seal of his approval on
the Hearst candidacy. He wants it to
succeed. He uses his voice and his
influence to make it successful. He
steps forward. promptly and beaming-
ly, as William Randolph Hearst's
political sponsor in this years cam
paign. Watterson is evidently much
said in his valuable journal last Sat
urday:
Mr.. BRYAN leafs the regular Demo-
Gratis in promptly declaring for
Hearst. He could hardly have done
less. And yet. if Hearst should be
elected governor of New York. Mr..
Bryan will have no mean competitor
for the Presidential nomination two
years hence. and the Democracy n
pretty kettle of fish. The Hearst
propaganda is equally unsparing of
persons ami expense. 1t plays no al
ternates. 1t is for Hearst, and Hearst
alone, first, last ana all the time. If it
can carry the empire state. its argu 4
ment will be that it can carry the
J'nion--a plausible theory-and. brush
ing Mr. Bryan out Of its way, it will
take the national field for all that is in
sight"
1t may be true that Mr.. Bryan is
every much gratified' at the nominal
ton Of Hearst in New York. but We
doubt it. and almost everybody, in
Guiding Hearst himself. will also doubt
it. What Col. Watterson says to
Bryan on the subject is doubtless true.
Not long ago Watterson was fully as
bitter against Bryan as he now is
against Hearst but of the two evils he
| undoubtedly considers Bryan the lesser.
Bryan has his faults and his follirs,
| hut he doesn't stand So shameessly for
riot and rottenneSs as doe the notorious
exponent Of yellow journalism ana yell
low politics.