The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-09-28
THE METALS
GETTING EVEN WITH HEARST.

GETTING EVEN WITH HEARST.
Mr.. Hearst's nomination for govern
or az New York by Tammany reminds
one Of Colonel watterson's prophetic
picture Of Cleveland and the Democ-
racy marching through slaughter
house to an open grave In all the po-
litical history of America there has
never been a more spectacular conven-
lion, nor one so bitter. From it's first
session 20 the dramatic finish when
Hearst was nominated after an all
night session, the air rocked with in
trigue. the speeches were venomous IN
their bitterness and the proceedings
recalled nothing so much as that ia
nous national convention i'm '92 when
Tammany. led by Bourke Cochran.
fought Grover Cleveland's nomination
90 the last ditch and succunbed finally
only after an effort to seal in advance
the defeat OF the party.
Mr.. Hearst has been the bitter enemy
OF Tammsny; he has cartooned it's
leader. Charles Murphy. as a criminal
and rogue in stripes; he has assailed
Cochran in most vicious terms and
he has portrayed the Democratic lead
ers Of his state as men unfit 10 be
trusted in any capacity Yet Tammany
gave him the votes that made his nom
ination possible; Bourke Cochran made
n speech in his behalf. and Murphy
was the deciding factor i'm the final de-
cis'o1 OF Tammany TO support him.
To be sure the Tammany leaders saw
10 it that the platform was distasteful
to the nominee, repudiating all his pet
creeds, denouDcing his vagaries and
making it impossible for him to accept
honestly the tenets of the party decla-
rations whether he accepts its nominal
ton or not. In addition, TO the I'M
prejudiced mind, it seems that Tam
many has done its utmost to insure the
defeat OF the Democracy I'm the state
campaign in order to retain it's own
supremacy in New York City.
Among honorable men such cynical
disregard of political decency as Tam
many and the majority OF the conven-
ton exhibited is an invitation to hu-
initiating defeat. Mr.. Hearst had
formed party Of his own expressly to
meet his own peculiar views of gov
crnment He has assailed the Democ-
facy and its chief leaders, state and
rational; he had done everything in his
power TO disrupt the party-and he
g'oried In the effort. He was nomi-
-,,foJ nv HE cu-,, aDap,iac ,,,,o-o,, A.
go insure his downfall: a plot seldom
paralleled in any political party on
such a colossal scale, and never an
preached in its openness and vindic-
tiveness. II Tammany had been I'm the
employ OF the Republican committee
and had been paid for delivering the
Democracy to it's foes body, soul and
breeches. It could not have earned it's
money more faithfully.
II may be within the realms OF posi-
biiity that Mr. Hearst may be elected.
but II does not seem likely. He is re-
sourceful, energetic. commands ample
funds ana has an organization behind
MIN which has surprised all the poll
t'cims and COMPOUNDED his enemies
before this. But opposed to him is
man OF clean character. undoubted
ability fresh from victorious cam
p7ign against corruption and support
Cd BY a well-disclplined party organi-
zat,on on general principles the bus
mess interests OF New York City and
state VIII mass in opposition to Hearst
because they regard him with fear and
distrust his purposes In Mr.. Hughes
they see man who has none Of the
demagoeue. who is a trained lawyer
with the lawyers regard for vested
rights and property interests. There
viii be no doubt as to the choice OF this
class.
On the other hand. Mr. Hearst has
Tremendous following among the labor
ing classes and among those who have
GROWN sick and tired OF the depreda-
lions Of public service and other priv
ilegel corporations which have plunIl
dored New York so long and so profit I
ably. The balance OF power. there
fore. seems likely to be with the un-
known quantity represented by the