New-York tribune., 1906-10-14
HEARST, THE DEMOCRAT.

There is a note of effort and embarrassment
in Mr.. Hearsts letter accepting the Democratic
u nomination for Governor. That was inevitable;
how could IL be otherwise with srasesssaA
who only last month was telling tbs people. that
the Democratic and Republican parties we're
both dead. or as good as dead and that the
time had come 10 create new party, with a
new set of principles? In his speecn accepting
the nomination of bis pocket erganizatian.-the
Independence Leagus-MF. Hearst calmly read
the burial service over the party of Jefferson,
jackson and Tilden. II had done great things
he admitted but had rottea cut and was ready
70 be cast like old straw into the political fpg-
mace. Now be has 10 shake hands with resuc-
rected corpse. pat il on the back and assure
Il that the Carnegie Hall burial was a ghasuy
error. 'I accept the nomination of the Demo
cratic party" he writes, bearing ia mind the
record OF that great party in the past and
knowing that the membership of the party IS
determined still TO be ruled By the principles
"of Jefferson and Jackson" Truly q generous
invitation 10 the defunct 70 get out OF the
coffin and sit on the seat OF the hearse along.
side the driver.
Less than a month ago Mr.. Hearst was sub
scribing enthusiastically 10 a new working pro-
grsmme ia politics, 10 be accepted by Lincoln
Republicans and Jeffersonian Democrats II
was 10 be at the same time progressive and
american" That is, Il was 10 pave the way
for the socialstic or semi -socalstic expert
ments which the Hearst newspapers have as
siduously chsmpioned- But now he accents
proudly and gladly the nomination of a con-
Tention which denounced those experiments in
a platform drafted by the Hon Bourke Cock
ran, who, unlike Shakespeare thought II nee
essary TO repeat himself apd incorporated into
the Democratic party's declaration Of princi-
pies the chief paragraphs OF his famous Tam
may Hall address OF March last rebukiae the
insidiOus heresies Of the Hearst propacande
The statesman-editor promises now, il elected.
10 do all that as citizen Of the United
States in office 10 realize and apply the great
principles OF the historic Democratic party
presumably illustrated and interpreted AT
Buffalo
But Of all the contradictions in the letter this
boast of the candidate touches the sheerest limit
OF anu-climax:
The Democratic party nurged IN this state of
corporation control and pledged to end the boss
toatfol tarouSh which corporations act. now has
an oDnortunitg TO serve the neople as eficjenfly
as u die in the times Of Jefferson and jackson
Purged Of boss and corporation control! No
boss ever rode more brutslfy over a Democratic
state Convention than did 3lr Murphy AT Buf
i2fo Ana 80 boss ever controlled an organi-
zation more absolutely than Mr. Hearst does
his so-cal!ed Independence League. DecIaiInina
against eogDoIaLions and corporation methods
be has not alone used The device OF iurorhors'
pon 10 asoid responsibilities IN business I'M,
has -apipiaFe4 d 20 eoppcr-fas his o3sn,-sbin
Of an si'egei political party The Independence
League - 81 Incorporated body ruled bv a
Board OF directors. without whose approval the
f"1A snd hle are helpless TO carry single pur-