Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-10-13
EdItor-Po||!|cIan Says The Line Is
Clearly DraWn Between
Party and Trust.
GLAD TO GET RID OF BolTERs
Demands That the Party Uphold the
Precepts OF Jackson--Eisht.Hour
Law and Chinese Exclusion Act
Have Hearty Support = PLEDGES
Himself to Work for Reforms.
lBy Associated prnss !


ELMlRA. n. Y, Oct. l2.-.WIlliam
nahaoiph Hearst today formally nc.
ccplcd the Democratic nomination for
governor of New York state In
letter addressed to w. j. Corners,
chairman of the Democratic State
committee.
the letter says In part:
accept the nomination OF tho
Democratic party. bearing In mind
tho record OF the great party I'm tile
pna! and knowing that the member.
snip of the purity Is determined SIN
10 be ruled by the principles OF Jer.
ferson and guided by Denocracy's
IDEAL the greatest good for the great.
est number.
No Room for Special interests.
1T cannot be denied that certain
Individuals and classes have at tines
secured control of the machlnerv OF
the Democratic party and attempted
To use II for their own personali;or
class profit. The duty OF true 3pcInt,.
Gratis Is 10 deprive of all authority
within the party those who represeu.,
Only specinl interests and who seek
W promote such interests at the ex.
pense OF the general welfare.
The Democratic convention al Huf.
falo did this thing In most con.
splcuous manner. Democrats 10
called, hut seekers after special priyI.
ieges In reality. were driven over
into the Republican party, whers
those of their class flourish. x.
Line Is Clearly Drawn.
he Inc Is clearly drawn between
special privilege on one hand ana
equal opportunity OH the other The
Democratic party. purged in thls
Slale OF corporation control and
pledged To end the bosses control,
through which corporations act now
mas an opportunity to serve the peo.
pie as efficiently MS 1t did in the
times of Jefferson and Jackson. 81;
The attitude that tho Democrats
should take toward great orgatiIga.
lions Is principally that Of Jacksph's
attitude toward the United Stnfes
bank, which appeared rs menace
In his day.
Property Rights Protected.
The property rights of every man
and of every organization Of any Kind
must be respected, but today, as III
the days of Jackson, II is necessary
TO declare that no powers shall rise
up greater than the government or
menacing TO the government.
THE Democrats OF today must de.
clare. and they must mean, that. no
matter how great the wealth or lndI-
Viduala or corporations. that wealth
must not be an irresponsible domi.
naling power In government.
THE people. beyond any question,
demand open primaries and the. pass
age Of direct nomination laws to
brin gthe government directly under
the control Of the people.
Eight-Hour Law Endorsed.
The enforcement of the elght-hour
law III government work and enforce
mint or the law concerning the pre-
vaillng rate of wages Is demanded
by the people. and 1t Is demanded
by Democratic principles as old as
the Declaration of Independence.
Democratic principles should also de.
nounce the great Chinese labor men.
ace which Is now threatening, be-
cause Of the Introduction. on a large
scale. of Chinese labor In Panama.
The suggestion TO introduce into this
country and to employ sby the tax
payers Of this country a people OF
low intelligence and still lower NOR
ais Is an attack upon the welfare.
morals and material property of the
American citizen.
Promises Faithful Stewardship.
81 promise faithfully, IL elected, to
do all that can. as citizen OF the
United States in office IN raaliza
and apply the great principles Of
the historic Democratic party.
And pledge myself to work with
Others to rid the Democratic party
and, so far as possible, all branches
OF government Of that plutocratic
trust element that seeks to rule both
parties and to destroy the Democrat
lie party utterly"