The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-10-29
AN OPEN LETTER TO THE EDi'
TOR OF 1.-THE PUBLIC"
Memphis, Tenn, oci 6 1906.

| New York" is so llagrantly Wront
from every sense Of honorable jour
nalsm. and especially 50 from
newspaper claiming to be Democratic
mar exeellence. as ia merit III approya
from every democrat who Is one from
principle, and not for the loayes an
fishes" that fail nom the otlicla
table.
Hon. r. W. Dunno, father of Mayor
Dunno honored me with years sub
scripti1n 10 your paper; your negro
phle notions cau.ed me at the end OF
The year 10 write and tell you stop
mailing your paper 10 my address an.
less Won elected to DO so compliment
airy on account Of my being an olG
Journalist. The paper has been com
ing since that time Your action now
in attacking the Democratic candidate
for governor Of great state after he
has been regularly nominated in the
state Democratic convention places
your journal beneath the confidence
Of all Democrats, and therefore | ask
that my name be stricken from your
sub cription list. whether paid for by
my friend, Dunno, sen, compliment
lry by yourself or any one else.
You say in the whole history Of
American politics il would probably be
impossible 10 parallel the case OF VIII
liam Randolph Hearst as a candidate
for governor of the state of New
York" all Of which shows your lnowl-
edge of political events to be as faulty
as is your Democracy. In 1876 the
party of Illinois. met in
state convention and nominated Hon
Lew Stewart for governor. and named
a candidate for each of the offices 70
be filled at the next ensuing state cleo
ton selecting some of heir candi-
dates from each o fthe two domin
ant political parties The Democratic
party later on met in state convention
in Springfield and nominated Mr.
Stewart for governor, also the CaDdi-
date for state treasurer and possibly
others from the Greenback nominees
,eaving off some of them precisely as
the New York Democratic convention
has recently done in Buffalo The wise
action OF the Democrats in Illinois in
1876 came near defeating Hon. Shelby
VI. Cull0m, the Republican candidate
for governor cutting down his major
ty TO only a few thousand The wis.
lom Of the New York Democrats in
William Randolph Hearst
or governor by electing him by such
IN overwhelming majority as will
make II necessary for Mr. Hughes to
,rocure a certificate of publication
rom some Republican organ or rene
,ade Democratic paper he The Pub !
&C. 10 prove that he ever was a can /
Iidate.
In speaking OF Mr. Hearst you say
1t has become notorious that he
Hearst never works faithfully for !
ause, whether philanthropic or politi- |
'aI. unIes his own portrait is stamped
Ipon it Whatever promotes his own
'mbit.on he helps. but whatever
promises no reward of that kind he is |
'pt TO wither with neglect, or 10 kin |
~ direct attack"
In the presidential campaigns ~
SSS- lS92-lSaG-l90o Mr. Cleveland ana
M Bryan were the Democratic candi- |
iates for president William Randolph
fearst was not a candidate for any
'hlce in g Their of those campaigns. /
ina vet he gave more money with /
which 10 defray the expenses of those
Elections than did Mr. Cleveland and !
IN Bryan combined; aside from
ne money he contributed his news
'apers, all OF them. gave a loyal. hon |
ST. energetic, vigr rOus, able sunBort /
o the whole Democratic ticket. The |
extract from your pen ey- |
ialns the reasons for The animositv |
hereof. You say IF he (Hears5) /
wants man he reaches out for him /
nd puts him in his pocket if the |
nan consents, If the man does NOT
onsent he knocks him cur of the way
md goes on 10 The next man he
ants Eeviden'ly Mr. Hearst d.d
ot want YOU. did not reach out for
on. hence the article in question.
IN speaking of the supporters of
William Randolph Hearst You are
leased 10 say Mr. Hoarsrs employ.
b. fou attemp thereby 10 insult
Majority Of the Democratic voters of
be- United States and al least ninety
er cent Of The lahorine classes
'cFiiE however for these people. an
lsli' ike erfc.t money: any dis.
%" man may attempt To pass. but
% ho est person is bound 10 accent. /
nt so with vour slurs at those who
20 10 william Randolph Hearst the
DEMENT'S ui character The man DOS. I
PISS ing be- heart and brain. who will /,
elected governor Of the state of New
oFk use all his great powers in the
roctI II of eeing that laws are en-
'i't and enforced. that will render
'e grea est amount of good TO tha
IE.-t number OF the American pao-
.". He wiI' see that the strong arm |
The Emp ro State Is extended out
aid and assist the Iaboring toilinc
asses the middle classes. The profes-
onai men. and those of legitimate
is.no IS. Yo- win find sir. that your