The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-10-04
HEARST TELLS WHAT HE PLANS IN FUTURE Accepts Nomination of the In- dependence League WILL OPPOSE ALL BOSSlSM Says Liberty and Prosperity Are the Issues In the New York Guberna-
 toria Campaign
 Now On.
WILL OPPOSE ALL BOSSlSM

New York, october S.--The Indepen- dence League which nominated Wm. k. Hearst for governor today received his letter accepting inc nomination. In it lie says: . ..,..s.
 Two things are of special importance as issues in this campaign-liberty and prosperity.
 The object of the Independent league is to resist the attacks on human lioer- ty, upon government of the people, me naced by corporation rule, and to resist the attacks upon general prosperity by honest agencies.
 'I accept with gratitude and with a deep feeling of responsibility the nomi- nation of the Independence league.
 T accept your nomination with the full knowledge that the Independence league and it's candidate for governor are pledged in honor to exterminate boss ism by putting into operation through out our state direct nominations and open primaries.
 You see a corporation lawyer put for ward as the standard bearer of the re- publican party in this campaign. You see corporation lawyers and violent parti- sans of monopoles held UP to you as tho only men fit to select your judges.
 Juqqle Insurance Funds.
 ''The corporations have juggled with the funds of insurance companies In open disregard for common honesty, contempt for the penal code and for the insurance law. There Is incompetence in the state department, created for the especial pur- rose of detecting and preventing these crimes. and breaches of trust.
 q propose if elected to exercise fear lessly, with due regard for the prin- cipal of home rule, the power Of removal given by the people to the governor. propose to end control by the corporations not only in state departments but in the county officers charged with the respon- sibility of enforcing the original laws of the state.
 q advocate making the public officials term of office so short that he will not have time or inclination to forget who It is that elected him. and that ought to control him. In particular I favor undoing the mistake that heightened the term of office of Mayor of New York from two to four years, and I advocate the ma terial shortening of the terms of office for all judges.
 Honest Election Law.
 An honest election law for an efficient corrupt practices act, and especially measure that will make it possible to have judicial review of an election upon proof of fraud or mistake. must be en- acted as of that campaign against cor poration domination upon which the peo- pie have entered.
 "I stand for irreconciliable hostility to the appropriation by corporations of prop erty belonging to the community. l shall continue to work for the enactment of a statute empowering cities to acquire and operate all public utilities at their op- tion.
 Railroad rates must be reduced and New York must be placed in line with other progressive states that are enforcing a maximum rate of cents a mile
 T accept the nomination and pledge myself to strive in the future as l have in the past to retain for the people the rights they should have. and to restore to them those which they have lost
 CIVILIAN R. HEARST"