New-York tribune., 1906-11-03
HEARST'S MIGHTY TASK.
TRIES TO 4NSWER ROOT.
Repeats His Reviling, but Does Not
RepIy to His arguments.

william r. Hearst In Brooklyn last night un-
successfully attempted to turn aside the sting OF
secretary Roots presentation of the Presidents
dew Of him by explaining why he had been
rrou,oted 10 attack and revile Messrs Root Nc
CleIlan, Knox, Jerome and other prominent men.
fJe took up each Of those men separately, and in
cidentally had a fine chance to sling some more
mud.
Hearst was scheduled TO speak at fourteen meet
tngs. strung along from Red IJeok, through East
New York and Williamsburg to Long Island City.
He began with Watsou's Theatre, in the vicinity
OF the Borough Hall. brooklyn.
F4e reached the theatre S:15 o'clock. The hail
-vss jamlrcd. Hearst looked white and tagged out
and near a collapse. He did not speak from MEM
ory as usual. but read from his manuscript
His voice was husky ana at times his words
were ditticGlt 10 catch. He explained that he was
raa !.-g his speech because he wanted to have
Il accurately reported in those lying papers
IN the midst OF the speech q man called out:
.-Iyhat's the matter with ACrphy.'
Hearst Immediately dropped his notes He
seemed angry when he exclaimed:
i have answered that question dozen times,
but I viii answer it once more. We had 2lS votes
al Buffalo. l did not 90 to Murphy lie came to
MT.
dis speech follows:
AIy friends. attacked last night by Mr.
Croker. WHO claimed 20 represent democracy, ana
Alr Root who clalneu TO represent Repubhcdnlsiil.
/ knew nothing th&J mas tended more clearly to
show The truJn on nay statement thai IN th.s cam
IaiEu corporation democrats ana corporation re.
pUulcans were united in support of the corporation
Ia
SIR Croker whose Ice Trust. Mayor l droYe out
OF oce nd2Gsss @ as AS = Boob R0oe $3Tporaton
- ll, sharn br5tr,, Gases ana Tor the Whis
7Ee Sugar Trust. the Gas IrGat the Watch trust
aud the Insurance lust. indorscs Mr.. Hughes, GO"
poraton attorney for the Lighting rust me ot''
building Trust, the New Aorh- Mes1[.i5s Irt s''i No
Boston franchise sIab and the sugar trust, M ny
Root is the personal attolney lor tnolitH1 % Iii, "
and Mr. Hughes the attorney Tor to1hGius -:
Bliss whom he refused &c put on the staild III 'e
insurance investigation nj, ,c oc,,,ies y
hgh place in the United States government, anu
WHO should represent the whole people OF these
ms ms mn 9nai attack in local situation in order
10 serve his corporation masters. maze sdld 4
proud of the enemies nave mace ,.hG n an am
R50Ser RF0SSeeF a9d 95 "IRS pat ' Macaen 5 0' Emu fO0'
You know that this man Croker is hghupg me
becausa fought his Ice Trust Mayor 1or betIayZ,
ing the people, and drove him out of Office. AND
you know that when ms ice IrnSI @ Ma&or @ f5sed
to accept his support. And / do nct want ne
want 70 be elected unless can be elected 0y the
people aloEe free to serve me pfoPie nnsn aLone me
because ] have fought the corporations that own
him the Street Railroad Trust and the Whiskey
Trust, the Steel Trust and the Sugar Trust and
the Gas Trust who employ him.
me because have fought the Standard oil Trust
and the Gas Trust and the Brooklyn Rapid f-
like them. the best proof of the truth of what
I have said, that the men VINO are trying TO defeat
me in this campaign are the men who have been
TRYING 10 rob you for years.
complains Of my attack on him | have no per-
sonal auimOsty against ChOate. When l oppose
him, # is because he is opposing you and your in
terests He appeared for the Gas Trust at AL
bany. before the Court OF Appeals. and Mr.. Shearn
and ! opposed him and beat him, and Won
case for the people. We opposed him for no per
sonal reasons, but because he against the
peoyhe.
Mr.. Hearst then or to attempt 10 explain
why he had opposed and reviled District Attorney
jerome, Mayor Mcclellan Senator Knox OF Penn
sylvania' and Thomas Tasgart saying in conclu-
sion
1 have opposed Parker. Williams aoodruff
IoWne, Cannon ana others only when they have
opposed the people, and always VIII oppose them
Whe1 they oppose the people
DO not conduct my Camaign my neWSapers
according TO my personal prejudices hrt for the
interest OF honest citizens. ha y ed public
men when they were acting in tee rest Of the
people and denounced tneE. VIZ n were acting
against the interest OF the Pc 4 | will con-
tnue 10 do SO as long 1 nave voice to sneak
with, or a pen 10 write W.! ~ mind to think
Finally. I say that the s. .ognized and un.
written rule thar makes President ~ tho
United States the PTesi all the neonia 80
not OF any faction or ..- shouId o6rIy 70 d tLd
9tt1ceTs OF MS adT3!Gst..gr and that, when Faih1
his high federal Office into state election ana n9o
a personal lrd partisan attach he degradea Lig
office TO his own level. ~