Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-13
HEARST WILL BE
 THE CANDIDATE His Letter of Acceptance Reached Hands of Chairman Corners Last
 Evening. THREE SPEECHES TO-DAY Makes Tour Up the State Can. didate Hughe. Also Ha. a
 Strenuous Day.


 Randolph Hearst yesterday formal,
 accepted the democratic nomination
 for governor of New York state in {
 letter addressed to w. J. Corners
 chairman of the democratic state
 committee, and made public here late
 yesterday afternoon. The letter fol.
 lows:
 | T accept the nomination of the
 democratic party bearing in mind
 the record of that great party in the
 past and knowing that the member.
 ship of the party is determined still
 to be ruled by the principles of Jef-
 fersOn and Jackson and guided by de-
 mocracys ideal--the greatest good to
 the greatest number.
 ''To study the work, the beliefs and
 the faithful efforts of the democracy 8
 great leaders is an inspiration to all
 men sincerely in accord with the
 American theory of government.
 True democrats must stand with Jeff
 ferson and Jackson for the best in-
 terests of the whole citizenship rath- CT than for the selfisn interests of
 any party, class or individual seek
 ing for special privilege.
 | Tt cannot be denied that certain
 individuals and classes have at times
 secured control of the machinery of
 the democratic party and attempted
 to use 1t for their own personal or class profit. The duty of true demo- crats is to deprive of all authority
 within the party those that represent only special interests and that seek to promote such interests at the ex- pense of the generaI welfare. The democratic convention at Buffalo did this thing in a most con- spicuous and effective manner. Dem- ocrats, so called, but seekers after special privileges in reality, were driven over into the, republican party where those of their class fiourished. The line is now clearly drawn be- tween special privileges n one hand and equal opportunity on the other. The democratic party, purged in this state of corporation control and pledged to end the boss control through which corporations act, now has an opportunity to serve the peo- pie as efficiently as 1t did in the times of Jefferson and Jackson.
 We know how quickly men will forget If allowed to do so. the rights of the masses of the people. Already in the time of Jefferson the so-called aristocracy had begun to look upon the declaration of independence as theoretical expression of sentimer not to be considered practical or ac- tually binding. Already in Jeffer- sons day this self-chosen aristocracy expressed doubt of the peoples ca- pacity for self-government and to vest the powers of government in the hands of corporation attorneys rep- resenting special interests.
 This un-American condition reached it's climax in the state of New York as Illustrated fin the New York city election last year. Upon that oc- caslon. the disbelief of the trusts in the ability or the right of the people to govern themselves. extended even to taking away from the people the right to vote and to have their votes counted.
 Tt Is clear that there is urgent need of strong, determined united action by the people of this country when the reach degree of har,ll- | hood In which they actually order | their employees in office to forbid the | counting of the peoples votes and | then reward these public officials faithless to the people. by gain | them for offices that the | people may again be betrayed. I re. fer to members of the republican leg islature and to tue attorney general now by the republican party machine as a reward for refus- Ing 10 the people the right to count their own ballots.
 ''The people have not only a right to self-government hut they Save alone the capacity for self-govern- ment on a permanent. just. enduring basis. Just government in a repub- lc demands that government shall he ,arried on In accordance with the needs of the mass of the people. How ,an an individual or class seeking 'pecial privileges know what the peo- flt MuHt VI NuhA | an a self-chosen aristocracy under 'tand the needs of a nation? And low in the nature of things can they ,e expected. if In power. to represent lnything save their own selfish inter .stsl The people alone can under Itand snd constantly supply their ,wn needs.
 The duty that devolve upon demo rats and all of those anxious Co pre- erve American institutions is not 'omplex ar beyond the ordinary un- lerstanding. To serve the people ani he party today as efficiently as in he days of Jefferson and Jackson. it : only necessary to be sincerely dem cratic and loyal to democratic prin- ipies. The altitude that the democracy hould take toward great cspitalistic now is precisely that of ackson toward the United States s,nk which appeared as a menace in is day
 The enforcement of the eight our law In the government work. , he enforcement of the law concern ng the prevailing rate of wages. is enanded by the people. and it b enanded by demoeratie principle ss I1 e tho declaratton of tndepen- i
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