The daily sentinel., 1906-10-04
A MAN OF THE TIMES.

The great Hearst ratification meet
ing in Madison Square garden. has
stirred the whole country. 1t was
the greatest in its way held in this
modern day. Here are few things,
only a few paragraphs Mr. Hearst
spoke.
If any man can read them and then
say, what they have continued to
say that, Hearst is a boy and some
more fool things that they have said.
then we say that they do not know
what they are talking about.
Here are several worth reading
and remembering. because the great
New York papers that are all united
against Hearst, were compelled By
the very forcefulness of what he said
to print in its entirety his most re
markable speech:
81 believe the tarin should
be modified and public owner
ship inaugurated, but that both
should be done cautiously and
'ohs'ffhtttiys Nihi uut rtShfu
to the stability of business inter-
csts and the perpetuation of the
prosperity on which we all de
pend.
81 believe in open opportunity
for all men. l believe in the re
straint and regulation of trusts
and monopolies by law. l believe
in the prison penalty for the
responsible representatives of
criminal combinations.
"a trust that controls the
price of n product cannot he
punished by n fine. If IL is fined
for raising the price of "A product
IL will raise the price again and
pay the fine and make a profit ON
the transaction.
''One law defying millionaire
in Jail will do more than any
other single thing to regulate
trust inquiry and elevate the
moral tone of the community.
What do you think of that sentence
about a law defying millionaire? You
know that his suggestion is good
Put him in Jail like any other crim-
inal.
Is 1t poor argument do you thinl,
that a trust cannot be punished by
fine. Mr.. Hearst shows the reason
why. He says they will simply raise
the price of the product and make
the public pay the fine.
Boys, as Mr.. Hearst has been call
ed do not make that character OF
argument.
Here is some more hot shot. Read
it slowly, carefully, weigh every SEN
tence of it and then without party
prejudice. whether you are Republl.
can or Democrat, be truthful to your
selves and give your unbiased judg-
ment and opinion of Mr.. Hearst as a
rising young Democrat. but better yet
a young American who sees ahead
on what rocks the ship of state is
drifting.
These paragraphs we give. are only
small part of what Mr.. Hearst did
say. but they are so important in
the light of present conditions that
we seemed compelled to publish
them that the public might read for
themselves of this remarkable young
man and his campaign for purity and
for return to commonplace govern
ment. instead of the government OF
wealth and the corporations:
~ believe in the regulation of
failroad rates, that the farmer
and shipper may not be robbed
of the price of their product, nor
deprived OF their proper share
of the prevailing prosperity.
Over two years ago l introduced
bill in congress giving the In-
tcrstate Commerce Commission
power to fix railroad rates.
1.-The Republican party, as
have said, did me the honor to
steal most of il. They would 1
think, have had u better bill If
they had done me the credit of,
stealing all of il.
1.-THE railroad commission in
this state has the power to fix
railroad rates, but unfortunate
ly the railroads have the power
to fix the railroad commission.
1.-The honesty and efficiency of
such commission, which the gov
ernor controls, depends upon the
honesty and efficiency of the
governor whom you elect.
''I have no respect for the
business ability of the business
man who pliers his profits from
the wages of his employees. l
personally know that n large
business of ten branches in five
different cities can be profitably
conducted with union hours and
union wages I do not ask an