New-York tribune., 1906-10-29
MIR. CARNEGIE HERE.
CALLS HEARST DISGRACE.
Says Election Would Make "Tri-
umphant Democracy ashamed"


Celtic. He has always been strongly anti
Hearst, but never more so than in the present
campaign
What is the betting the election?' was
the first question he asked the newspaper men.
When told that it to 1 on Hughes he re-
piled: That's good"
Mr.. Carnegie then explained to the newspaper
men why he opposed to Mr.. Hearst. the
reasons being substantially the same those
! he advanced In the city campaign a year ago.
This is not party contest but one between
the best and the worst people" he said; "a
contest between the man who seeks Office and
a man whom the Office seeks. I think New York
State would be disgraced by g. who uses
such methods Mr.. Hearst.
"The workingman should notice that it is
money that is doing it all. Without money he
never would have been heard from, and he
uses his money 10 advance his own interests.
and that call base. In case of the election
OF such a man Hearst triumphant Denloc-
racy would have to hide its head
Mr.. Carnegie anticipated the reporters by
firing at them: 'Will Roosevelt succeed him
self?"
That is question: he answered, which will
be settled by the representatives of the people,
Voicing the demand OF the nation 1t is some
thing which perhaps the President will have
nothing to say about. There is one contingency
duty TO his country. Supposing the Republican
convention meets and resolves that there is no
other standard bearer who can carry our party
TO victory, and nominates the President to sue
ceed himself and then adjourns? Here is a con-
tlnsency which the President could never have
imagined If he failed to respond. in the opn-
ION OF the people who believe as 1 do, he would
be judged by history recreant to his duty"
Several attempts made to interrupt Mr.
Carnegie, but he would have none of it. Half a
dozen questions pertaining to subjects quite
foreign to those uppermost in his mind were
asked him. but he never much as shook his
head in recognition.
I've got some copy for you. boys" he went
on as If it were a strategic movement to evade
the hundred and one questions Then he
launched into the praises of simpfed spelling
1T would be better for the English language"
he said, "if the sirnplt1ed method of spelling
were adopted. The strong feature about the re-
form spelling is that every philologist and every
man who can be accounted an authority on the
subject is for the reform. OF course there are
always cranks that want to make big ripple
in the stream by sticking up against it. I have
met leading philologists of Britain, and they as
sure me that it must be admitted that no Ian
guage in the civilized world is in such a. depIora-
BILE condition as our own The three hundred
words selected only a beginning.
" The London Times which at first was very
bitter against the reform. thought that the
American branch Of the Reformed Spelling AS
sociation had gone off it's hook and had
left the philologists of Great Britain behind.
When it understood that the laws made by the
spelling board of the American association
agreed with those made by the British associa-
ton The Times had very strong editorial ad-
vsing joint action. which. think, will be taken.
Measures have been taken to have the two
branches meet in conference. I hope that dele
gates from Australia and Canada will attend.
The reform is bound to come
"If the reform spelling is adopted, how can
the children who have been taught the new
spelling enjoy your Nbraries?" he was asked.
Mr.. Carnegie hesitated moment only.
That is foolish question to ask" he said.
There is no possibility of changing the Ian
guage in this generation If the boy reads
crost' for crossed and 'flosofy' for philosophy
he will have more difficulty in understanding
than we do reading the old fashioned books
with the old fashioned s.. Why, in reading such
l often mistake IS for f..
He was asked how he could advance reform
spelling
Every man who knows that our spelling is
Inonstrous,' he replied, should resolve to be-
come himself a spelling reformer- I don't write
ougk' ply. but ] write fly. l spell
enough enuf,' and in that way practise what
I preach. That is the way to make this thing
go. If every paper would take word and
print II in that way then the public would be-
come accustomed to it. Teach word at a
easily learn it then and once learned it would
be forgotten