Live Oak daily Democrat. (Live Oak, Fla.) 190?-190?, 1906-10-25
FLORIDA CONGRESSMAN CAN sEE
I VICTORY FOR NEW YORK
is An EXCITING CONTEST
Congressman lamar Has Been Doing
! Effective Work in New York ana
Sees Victory for Hearst


4 - "AAA SanS many HllluO1S OF dol
lars of corporate money TO beat VIII
liam R. Hearst for the Governorship
Of New York.
So speaks Congressman William
Bailey Lamar. of the Third District
OF Florida, who paid The Metropolis
visit Sunday. while enroute to his
home in Monticello.
Mr.. Lamar has just returned from
New York, where he has been for ten
days in the gHbernatorial campaign,
having made ten speeches with Mr.
Hearst in the city of New York and
up the State"
Il have never, said Mr.. Lamar.
in my life, seen anything to compare
with the enthusiasm which is express
sed for Mr.. Hearst among the people
in this campaign. As a public speak
er myself, l was compelled in every
speech to withhold the mention OF
his name until the end of sentence
or paragraph in order to be able
to- finish it before the outbreaking
of the whirlyind Of applause.
Never in the South or anywhere
else-for Bryan or for any other man
have | ever seen the popular de-
monstrations and the expressions OF
almost idolatrous admiration that
are made over Hearst by the people
whom he has served.
Measured byNhis interest and
from the best and safest information
that l get from his headquarters, Mr..
Hearst is absolutely certain tc carry
New York, unless money is poured
out in millions by the corporations
to buy the people away from him.
OF course, it is barely possible that
they may do this. Mr. Hearst is the
dangerous foe of the Democratic boss
es and corporation grafters, and as
well the dangerous foe of the RepUb-
lican bosses and corporation grafters.
And these two vast forces in COM
bination may be able to persuade out
of the pockets O. the trusts and cor
portations any colossal sum they
might need to defeat him.
But outside of this, there is moth
ing human that can defeat the Hearst
ticket for Governor of New York. II
will be remembered, too, that Mr..
Hearst himself has millions with
which to fight millions. and although
his millions are not as many as theirs,
he has always been heroic With Is
purse in supporting his principles .
In answer to the question, What
co you think of Mr. Hughes?" Con-
gresham Lamar declared, Il have
never met him and never heard him
speak, and, therefore, cannot measure
him from personal acquaintance, but,
from his speeches, he impresses me
as a cross between a dreamer and an
with a decided tinge Of
Wall street hypocrisy in his
He is not able to explain
why he sifted the insurance scandal
for the small fish, and positively re-
fused to go out after COrtelyou and
Bliss and Root, who are all so heart
lily supporting him now He was viii 4
ling to probe the financial scandal,
but was not equal to the honest pat
riotism of probing the politica
scandal behind it,
THE campaign is the hottest and
most exciting that New York has ever
known. am perfectly confident that
n spite of the terrific tide of corpora
ions, Hearst will win"
Congressman Lamar thinks that
he next Congress will probably de-
eat John Sharp Williams. as the
Democratic leader, upon the ground
hat he was apostate In presenting the
Oavie railroad bill, which was less
lefnite and effective than the Roose-
-elt legislation. and refused to pre-
ent the Hearst bin.