The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-03
Democrat Candidate for Gov
ernor OF New York
Replies to Attack Made By Sec
rotary EIihu Root.
PUTS HIM IN CLASS
With Croker, McCarren and
Heads of the Trusts.
Declares That He Is Owned By
the Corporations.


New York, Nov. s.-With failing voice
but determined spirit, William r.
Hearst, gubernatorial candidate on the
Independence League and Democratic
tickets, started out last night to fulfill
the programme mapped out for him by
his campaign managers. The schedule
called for .13 addresses before as many
audiences in Brooklyn and Queens coun-
ty. At his first appearance. however, It
was evident that the candidate had al
ready severely overtaxed his vocal or
gans and later ne was reluctantly com
PEELED to abandon his expressed purpose
of rewarding all of the thousands who
had turned out and waited patiently TO
hear him.
wherever the candidate did go, how
ever, he met with an enthusiastic re-
ception. Crowds cheered his appear
ance at many places and other ero"as
that hoped to see him and did not
cheered for him just the same.
The opening meeting was held at a
theater in Brooklyn. Mr. Hearst was
the first speaker and il was plain that
it was an effort for him to pitch his
voice high enough to reach all OF the
big audience.
The candidate, however, found voice
enough to pay his respects to Richard
Croker, whose recent cablegram to Sen
ator F. H McCarren was construed as
a condemna ton of Tammany Hairs en-
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Secretary Elihu Root, who attacked hr.
Hearst at Utica, also came in for Sc
we're ARA igEnent. Mr.. Croker and Sec
rotary Root, the speaker declared had
furnished the most convincing evidence
by their recent expressions that the
| Corporation elements of the Demo
cratic and Republican parties were UNI
ted in their opposition TO him because
4 of his onslaught upon Illegal business
com limitations.
Following the theater meeting, Mr..
+ ~ -5of4~-
meeting and then spoke at Visitation
/ hall. Here he cut his remarks short IN
I the hope that his voice would hold out
until he had at least acknowledged ON
+ er greetings. Before his arrival at this
gathering the audience unanimously
/ adopted resolutions disappearing of the
/ action of President Roosevelt IN permit
ting his views on New York state poll
tics to be made public by Secretary
Root The resolutions were introduced
4 by Alfred J. Bcalton. register of Kings
county. and after quoting from the sec
/ retary's speech at Utica, concluded:
eve deem it due to the dignity OF
American citizenship that we should
resent this fragrant attempt at federal
/ dictation to the electorate Of this state,
/ and that we should make known TO
1 our servant in washington our view OF
his interference.
Mr.. Hearst's fourth address was
made at Prospect hall, which he
reached at 10 o'clock. Here several
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could get inside the auditorium, gave
him a rousing welcome and vigorously
applauded his remarks At this time
I the candidates voice had improved
and he had no difficulty in making
| himself heard. Mr.. Hearst departed
from his prepared speech in one in
stance to reply to a question from the
audience about Murphy" Mr..
Hearst said:
II went to Buffalo with 213 votes
! cd ,4 HTaxr . nd
ply nor any other boss would have
dared to oppose me-.
Generally throughout the evening
Mr. Hearst confined himself to q set
speech, substantially as follows:
IT was attacked last night by Mr.
| Croker, who claims to represent De-
mocracy, and Mr.. Root, who claims to
represent Ilepublicanism. know
nothing that has tended more clearly
to show the truth of my statement that
/ in this campaign corporation Demo-
Gratis and corporation Republicans
were united Ia support of the corpora
ton lawyer at the head OF the corpox-
alton ticket
Mr.. Croker. whose ice trust mayor
drove out of office, Endorses McCar-
rem as a noble example Of corporation
Democrat Mr.. Root, corporation at
torney for the Metropolitan Traction
company in the Jake Sharp bribery
cases and for the whisky trust, the to-
baceo trust. the steel trust, the sugar
trust and the insurance trust, fndorses
Mr.. Hughes. corporation attorney for
the lighting trust, the shtpbuilding
trust. the New York. Westchester &
Boston franchise grab and the sugar
trust
s.Adr. Root today. q public official
who occupies a high place in the Unit
ed States government and who should
/ be representing the whole people re-
CARELESS of party, has dragged his high
noEjfi0n into a narffSen c.ar1 raafeyr4
+ into a personal attack in a local situa-
4 ton in order to serve his corporate
masters.
| Last year Mr.. Ryan issued through
+ Mayor Mcclellan postal cards bearing
iibeis and indecent attacks upon me
which the United States government
/ stopped in the mails This year Mr..
Ryan puts forth the same Indecent and
/ slanderous attacks through his cor
poratton attorney, through a man who
1 IS still his faithful servitor. though in
public office and paid by the people.
1t IS natural that Mr. Root, who de-
tends Boss Tweed, the most eorrnnt
politician of his day should join hands
with Boss Croker, the most coruIpf
politician of the present daV IN support
| of Mr.. Hughes It IS natural that Mr..
! Root, who appeared for the METROPOLITAN
Traction company IN the Jake Sharp
cases and who was himself accused OF
bribery by four men who testified under
! oath that he had given them money for
| their votes, should unite with Patrick
McCarren. the professional briber of the
Standard Oil company. the gas trust
and the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. to
! support Mr.. Hughes and to oppose me.
II have said am proud of the enc
| mics have made and i am prouder Of
none than I am OF Elihu Root, Boss
/ Croker and Pat AIcCarren.
You know this man Croker is fight
/ ing me because I fought his ice trust