Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-11-03
HOLDS NEW YORK JOURNALIST
RESPONSIBLE FOR AssAs-
sINATIoN OF M'klNLEY
EXTRACTS FROM PAPER
Secretary Of State Makes It Plain
That He Speaks With the Authority
Of the President and Gives Hearst
Such a Playing as He Has Never
Had Before.

Such Playing as He Has Never
Had Before.
Utica, N. Y. Nov. 2.-The people Of
the state of New York were told last
of William Randolph Hearst.
Secretary of State Root, avowing
that he spoke with the authority Of
President Roosevelt, arraigned Hearst
as the instigator OF the assassination
Of William Mckinley.
Roosevelt Had Hearst In Mind.
He quoted from President Roose-
velt's first message to congress that
passage referring to the assassination
of Mckinley as man ''infiamed by the
reckless utterances of those who on
the stump and in the public press,
appeal to the dark and evil spirits Of
malice and greed, envy. and sullel
hatred"
II say by the Presidents authority" :"
said Secretary Root, that in penning
these words, with the horror Of Presi-
dent McKinley's murder fresh before
him he had Mr.. Hearst specifically in
his mind
"And say by his authority" added
the secretary Of state, "that what he
thought of Mr.. Hearst then he thinks
of Mr.. Hearst now"
stIrs Audience by Appeal.
The secretary's speech aroused HIS
audience to the highest pitch of ex-
citement as he exclaimed, amid a
great outburst of applause and cheer
ing:
"Dn you believe in President Roose-
welt? II you do, then help him with
you. votes 4 say to you with his
authority, that he greatly desires the
election Of Mr.. Hughes as governor Of
the state Of New York. say to yol
with his authority that he regards Mr..
Hearst as wholly unfit to be governor,
as an insincere, self-seeking demago-
que, who Is trying to deceive the work
ingmen Of New York by false state.
ments and false promises and I say
to you with his authority that he con
siders that Mr.. Hearst's election would
be an injury and discredit alike to
honest labor and to honest capital, and
a serious injury to the work in which
he is engaged of enforcing just and
equal laws against corporate wrong
doing"
Hearst "Inslncere Demagogue."
Never in the history of New York
politics has an sudience listened tc
so whitening pronunciation of can
/ didate as that administered to Hearst
by the secretary Of state
In calm, measured tones, without
feeling, without sign of anger, without
malice, the premier of President
Roosevelt's cabinet held Hearst up tt
1 the scorn of his fellow men as al
''insincere, self-seeking demagogue,
as worthless public servant" ds
4 the partner of Tammany in an effor
to steal the judiciary through AZ
shameful deal as ever disgraced tht
political history Of the state"
sows Seeds of Hatred.
The secretary denounced Hearst a.
a man who is Sowing the seeds q
dissension and strife throughout tn,
/ land;;" as man who would "arra,
labor against capital and capita
against labor, poverty against wealth
and wealth against poverty, with bit
ter and vindictive feeling; he woult
destroy among the great mass Of ou
people that kindly and friendly spirit
that consideration for the interest,"
and rights of others, that brotherhoo,
Of citizenship which are essential t
4 the peaceful conduct of free popula
j government"
4 Roots Speech scathlng.
i Secretary Roots speech was divide,
Into two parts. In his denunciation o
Hearst he said:
what evidence has Mr.. Hearst Pre-
duced Of his fitness for this Office?
"Of his private life I shall not speak
j further than to say that from nc CON
nounity in this. state does there com
concerning him that testimony of life
\ long neighbors and acqnaintances O
4 his private virtues. the excellence ,
i his morals, the correctness of his cor
. duct, which we should like to hav
concerning the man who is to be mad
governor of our state.
s'What evidence comes from hi
public career? He has been membe
of congress from New York City. H
owed his office to Tammany votes III
!, represented a Tammany district, b,l
!; he has been an absolute cipher in cor
gress. That is his entire publ
1. career.
! Took Money He Didn't Earn.
| HE is so rich that the $4,000 pai
| him for that neglected service ma
seem of no consequence. but no homes
/. man would have thought it right t
: take it. Others doubtless did the wor
4 Mr.. Hearst was sent to Washingto
to do, but it is of public interest +
J, know that this man, who offers hin
! self for a great public Office on tn
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