The Irish standard., 1906-09-29
HEARST NOMINATED.

of New York for the high ONCE for
merly occupied by such men as De
Witt Clinton. Horatio Seymour. Silas
| Wright. Samuel ]. Tilden and Grover
| Cleveland. 1t may be that Mr.. Hearst
is much misunderstood man. but if
he is 1t is largely his own fault. Mr.
Hearst has been Judged by his news
papers. AS a public ofY1cer he has no
record of performance behind him. He
runs several sensational journals
These papers have been used for the
purpose of destroying rather than
building up. Wherever one Of the
Hearst papers has been established {,
new party has been organized. In San
Francisco, in Chicago, In New York
and In Boston the Independence
League has followed the establishment
OF a Hearst newspaper. There can be
no doubt that the establishment of the
Independence League is direct at
tack upon the Democratic party. The
manner in which Mr. Hearst secured
his nomination in New York will not
make him popular with Democrats
generally throughout the country. He
first secured a nomination from the
Independence League. This nomina-
ton he held over the Democratic con-
vention for the purpose of coercing it
into nominating him. That threat
would not have succeeded If the Demo-
cratic organization in New York had
not become thoroughly discredited.
New York is naturally Democratic
state, yet not since 1892 has a Demo-
cratic victory been won. The party
in the state has been so thoroughly
boss-ridden that Democratic voters
have found 1t impossible to support
candidates nominated by the Bosses In
this weakened condition the Demo-
Gratis Of the state have decided to ac-
cept Hearst because he at least says
that he is opposed to boss rule. Many
of the delegates while disclaiming any
love for Hearst voted for him in the
hope that his nomination and possible
election would destroy the disreputable
bosses who have turned over in years
past the Democratic organization to
the corporations and those who grow
wealthy through special privileges.
Hearst has followers who believe in
him and he has enemies who are
strongly opposed to him. There will
be an opportunity this fall for Mr.
Hearst to display his popularity before
the people. He has constantly main
tanned that the people were for him,
but that they were never given an OPP
portunity to indicate their choice The
campaign in the state of New York
this fall will be a bitter one Mr.
Hearst will be opposed by the Repub-
lican organization. He must also ex-
pect to be opposed by large number
Of Democrats whom he and his papers
have abused.
He will have the opportunity Of
placing his case fairly before the peo-
pie Of the State of New York. He
will have the advantage of having the
Democratic name and emblem. which
in themselves carry hundreds Of thou
sands of votes. 1t is perhaps we'll that
this man who has been such a dis
turbinE factor in Democratic politics
for the last few years should be given
an opportunity. He and his follow
ers have claimed that they are the
only true Democrats, and that those
who oppose them are the creatures Of
the corporations. Whether he is elect
ed or not his candidacy will do some
thing to clear up the political situa-
ton. If he Is defeated at this time
when the Republican organization in
the state Of New York so richly de-
serves defeat he must surely acknowl-
edge that he is not the popular idol
Of Democracy that he now claims to
be. If he is elected he will have an
opportunity to show the people of tho
great State Of New York what he can
do toward driving the bosses from the
State House at Albany. Those who
have opposed Mr.. Hearst in the past
should not be discouraged. 1t may be
that the man has been misjudged, but
however that Is, Mr.. Hearst will have
an opportunity this fall to show what
he can do. We hope that there will
be no independent Democratic candi-
date. He received the nomination at
the hands of a majority of the dele
gates. regularly elected to the Buff
falo convention. We hope that the
Democratic leaders Of the State Of