Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-11-02
ROOT SCORES HEARST.
Tells Voters of New York That
the New Yorker Is Candidate
of Hypocrisy
HIS LEGISLATIVE n
RECORD
His Congressional Career One of Abb
soute Useessness, Not Even Con-
tributing Motion to Adjourn to the
Business of That Body-lIushes the
Presidents Own Candidate.

Business of That Body-FIushes the
Presidents Own Candidate.
Utica, N. Y, Nov. "A bitter de-
nunciation of William r. Hearst. which
the speaker said had the full aud COM
rilete Endorsement of President Roose-
Welt was delivered in public address
here last night by Secretary of State
lGlihu Root. AT the same time Mr.. Root
paid an eloquent tribute to Charles e.
Hughes, and announced that he was
authorized to say that the president
greatly desires the election of Mr..
Hughes as governor of New York.
Il say to you with President Roose-
velt's authority" said Mr.. Root, that
he regards Mr.. Hearst as wholly unfit
to be governor, as an insincere SELL
seeking demagog,l who is trying to
deceive the working men of New York
by false statements and false promises,
and / say to you with his authority
that he considers that MI. Hearsts
election would be an INJURY and dis
credit alike to labor and TO honest cap
ital and a serious injury to the work IN
which he is engaged in enforcing Just
and equal laws against corporate
wrong doing.
"President Roosevelt and Mr.. Hearst
stand as far as the poles asunder. LIS
ten to what President Roosevelt him
self has said of Mr.. Hearst and ms
kind. In President Roosevelts first
message to congress, in speaking or
the assassin of Mckinley. he spoke OF
him as infiamed by the reckless ut
terances of those who, on the stump
and in the public press, appeal to the
dark and evil spirits of malice and
greed envy and sullen hatred. The
wind is sowed by the men who preach
such doctrines, and they cannot escape
the responsibility for the whirlwind
that is reaped. This applies alike to
the deliberate demagog, to the ex-
ploiter of sensationalism and to the
crude and foolish visionary who. for
whatever reason, apologies for crime
or excites aimless discomfort
Il say, by the presidents authority.
that in uttering these words, with the
horror of President McKinley's murder
fresh before him, he had Mr.. Hearst
specifically in his mind. And | say, by
his authority, that what he thought OF
Mr. Hearst then he thinks of Mr..
Hearst now"
Worthless as Congressman.
Characterizing Mr.. Hearst as a vio-
lent and unworthy demagog and a
persistent office seeker, Mr.. Root de-
clared that as a congressman he had
proved a worthless public servant;
that while protesting to favor all inde-
pendent Judiciary, he had made deal
with Tammany leader Murphy for the
nomination of judiciary ticket in
New York; that while inveighing
gainst corporations, his own corporate
management shows the insincerity Of
his profession; that 1t is not calm and
lawful redress of wrongs which he
seeks, hut the turmoil of inflamed pas
sions and the terrorism of revengeful
force; that he is guided by selfish mo-
tiyes and is mot guiltless OF McKin-
ley's death"
1--WE are witnessing in the state of
New York. said Mr.. Root, zone Of
those tests of popular government.
which often have come in the past and
always will come in the future, when a
skillful demagog attempts to get
elected to office by exceeding all other
men in the denunciation of real evils
and in promises to cure them 1t can
not be doubted that many working
men in this state are about to strength
en- the enemies and weaken the friends
of popular government all over the
world by voting for Mr.. Hearst, who
is just the kind Of a demagog that
/ have described.
HE is indeed an especially danger
Gus specimen Of the class, because he
is generously rich and owns newpa-
pers of large circulation, and he can
hire many able and active men to
speak well of him and praise him in
speech and in private conversation.
Not only is the cause of popular gov
eminent in danger of suffering injury
and discredit from the vote for Mr.
Hearst, but genuine reform, the real
practical redress of the evils COM
planned of by the people, is in danger
of being weakened and brought to
naught by this attempt of Mr.. Hearst
to get himself elected governor of New
York
What evidence has Mr.. Hearst pro-
duced of his fitness for this effect? or
hts private life 1 shall not speak fur
Their than to say that from no COM
munity in this state does there come
concerning him that testimony of
lifelong neighbors and acquaintance to
his private virtue, the excellence Of his
morals, and the correctness of his
conduct, which we should like to have
concerning the man who is to be made
governor of our state.
He is really known to us solely as
who has become the owner of a num-
Der sensational yellow Journals; he has
taken in his newspapers the popular
side upon all questions relating to la
Dor and corporations and has sustain
ed it by much violent denunciation and
many falsehoods and he has been
persistent seeker for office on the
strength of taking the popular side; !
he has published whatever he thought
would please the working people for
the purpose of getting the labor vote
There is, however, affirmative evil
dence of Mr. Hearsts unftness for the
great office of governor. You will per-
ceive that to the remedy of corporate
wrongs for which he offers himself
two things are ecessary-frst. intelli-
gent and well-devised legislation. and,
secondly, the judicial enforcement of