The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-11
Sentiment to BE 1ncuicated.
NcCLELLAN'S TALK on HEARST.

A few weeks ago Mayor Mcclellan
of New York in u speech warned the
democratic party against the dangers
which are certain to follow the accept
alton by the party of the doctrines
advocated by William Randolph Hearst
of that city, and the evils which will
result to the country should Mr.. Hearst
realize his hopes and ambitions and
secure the presidency.
is useless to shut our eyes against
truth no matter how painful, and
deiude ourselves with the assurance
that such an event could not happen
in a nation where the people noted
for their ability to administer the
affairs of state and above all to Sc
lect it's officials for their ability and
integrity.
That Hearst represents principles
and teaches a political economy that
would be not only dangerous, but
ruinous to the country were they put
into effect. does not matter to him and
the: crowd which has enlisted under
his banner. Possessed of an inordlnate
ambition, with an inherited fortune
which he has lavishly spent in play
ing the galleries. and with the means
of surrounding himself with the high
est intellectual ability in the market,
he is man with whom a reckoning
must be taken.
1t must be admitted that as judge
of human nature he is an adept. He
understands the. passions. prejudices,
and foibles of men as few others do.
1t is this which gives him the power
to lead. He plays upon them at the
opportune time.
He drives the band wagon, dresses
in gold lace and surrounds himself
with mystery. Moreover. he blows
the horn of what is called reform, and
there is always those who are ready
to follow a cry of this kind as the
small boy follows the clown in the
circus parade. He attracts because
he is spectacular.
Can Mr. Hearst become the candidate
of the democratic party, and if SO can
he he elected?, are matters which con-
Germ the entire people Of this nation
So far as the first proposition is
concerned it must be remembered that
the democratic party is one of ex-
pediency. With the votes of the solid
south its own withou! an effort, the
party has never considered the matter
of honoring that section of the country
with place on it's ticket On the
contrary it has gone into the very
states where it had hoped the person
atty of the candidate would turn the
electoral vote of the state from the
republican to the democratic party 1t
/. has caught at every passing fallacy
in the hope of attracting sufficient
attention from the public that it might
again feed upon. the coveted loaves
and fishes.
Nothing caused the nomination of
Grover Cleveland, the man who be-
cause of his subserviency to political
elements none too respectable, had
arisen. from the sheriff's Office to the
mayoralty, and because he was too
obscure to cause split of the Tammany
democrats from the state democracy,
except the fact that he had carried
the state by an overwhelming majority.
The party thought he could do the
same thing in the race for the presi-
dency and in measure it was right
His executive ability was an unknown
element. The same has been true of
nearly every candidate since his time,
the most lamentable one of which was
Judge Parker. It is therefore not I'M
reasonable to suppose that If Hearst
can develop the ability to rally to his
standard the disgruntled elements of
the other parties he will be hailed
az the long. sought Moses, and the
party banner will be intrusted to his
keeping.
There is always a following for any
party which has had the branding iron
Of reform self applied. The shallowest
pretense will get the unthinking wild
with enthusiasm. The democrats were
carried into power in 1892 on tariff
reform issue. They would reduce the
cost Of food to the poor man. The re-
form certainly succeeded for they re-
duced the cost of food until it could