New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
HEARST AND MCARREN.

HearStS reputation OF McOarren Is 100 oNl-
IDENTIFY q mere electioneering dodge to have any
moral weight. While he is in partnership with
Murphy. whom he has denounced as 1.-THE chief
criminal of them ALL" and Corners, the oldtime
strikebreaker whose overreaching Of the govern
ment in the sale of the yacht Enquirer is one or
the classic incidents Of the way patriots" bled
their country instead of bleeding for 1t during
the Spanish war, II Will be difficult for him to
convince the public that there is any high prin-
ciple involved in his attitude toward McCarren.
Hearst thinks it good politics to quarrel with
McCarren. That is all there is about It If he
thought it good politics to be friendly, he would
forgive and forget, just as he has forgiven
Murphy's poster showing him as the instgator
of McKinley's assassination, and just as he has
forgotten his own picture Of Murphy in convict
stripes.
Kings County is the place where Hearst can
best afford TO make his grandstand play Of IN
dependence for the Solace of his Independent
followers throughout the state. The old munic-
ipal ownership movement is stronger there than
anywhere else. The Kings County Independence
Leaguers are well organized and have control
of important county and borough offices. They
are well worth conciliatng, and they cannot,
without danger, be offended. On the other hand,
McCarren's machine has no terrors for Hearst
He defeated 1t last year, and probably calculates
that he can repeat the performance and win as
many anti-McCarren votes in Kings County as
he loses pro-McCarren votes by his quarrel.
while the defiance Of McCarren is not likely to
hurt him seriously with Democrats IN other
counties who are not concerned over the fate of
the Brooklyn boss. McCarren has at all times
been opposed to Hearst and Hearst has not at
any time abandoned his antagonlsm TO McCar-
rem. Though his newspapers some months ago
became silent about Murphy and ceased to pict-
ure him on the road to Sing Sing, foreseeing
that he would soon be the road to Buffalo
with delegates whom Hearst wanted and ulti-
mately secured. those papers and Hearst himself,
in interviews, have continued to pound McCar-
rem, whose delegates Hearst could not win. Nc
Carren opposed Hearst's nomination to the last.
Therefore he is naturally the Democratic boss
picked sacrifice to Hearsts reputation
independent Personal dislike and personal in
terest combine TO prompt the continuation of
that feud. How little moral principle has to do
with 1t is shown by Hearst's liberation Of Muir
ply, Corners and Bourke Cochran.
The whole performance is merely logical
step In Hearsts career Of perfidy and treachery.
Accepting Office from Murphy and Tammany, he
turned and fought Tammany and denounced
Murphy a thief. Deluding some persons into
the belief that he was sincere, he secured an in
dependent nomination for Governor. He tried to
fool his followers into leaving the minor places
on the ticket untitled, so as to promote his deal
When he failed he put up q ticket to which he
proclaimed lasting devotion. All the time he
was intriguing with Murphy for the Buffalo
nomination, and soon as he secured it he
drove into retirement the candidates who were
so OstentatiOusly nominated ITO stand to the
! end" Now II is time to tilt the plank little
the other way and be Independent. That will
! perhaps cover the completion Of the deal with
Murphy. So the selfish adventure is managed.
/ II knows no friendship, no loyalty, no good
faith. no principle. 1t covers the tactics of the
road agent with avOwal of virtue; brides and
/ clubs nomination from party, merely to be-
/ tray that party's regularly nominated candi-
dates for local Office. McCarren is character
no more admirable than Murphy but his ticket
! IN Kings County is entitled to Hearst's support
! If Hearst makes any pretence Of being a Demo
| crat loyal TO the party whose nomination he ac-
| cepts and TO associates on the ticket which he
heads. But he is Just about as loyal to them as
| he was 70 the candidates whom he placed on the
Independent ticket, only to drag them off when
they had served his selfish purpose.