New-York tribune., 1906-10-11
FACTS ARE FACTS, MR.. HEARST

FACTS ARE FACTS, NIX. HEARST.
Facts are facts. as one of the Hearst news
papers sapiently observes. They are not 10 be
overcome either by a studied attempt 10 exclude
them from that newspaper or by the assumption
of a superior passion for the public, pretence
which Offends real and earnest men, as SNUG
humbug always does.
Mr.. Hearst evidently thinks that by the Will
fication OF everybody and the condemnation of
everything he may distract attention from him
self and elect TO Office the hero Hearst of The
Journal" editorial page, while the real Hearst
escapes scrutiny. But he will be disappointed.
Every one but the readers OF The Journal" and
The American" is getting 10 know the false
Hearst from the true Hearst, and SO. indeed.
are those same readers.
The great "roachbane" candidate prldes him
self on the numbers Of Democrats ne has driven
out of his party. but whom has he repudiated
who had not first repudiated him? McCarren?
But that was case of choice between knives (;
no oftier motive than the selection of the
duller inspired Mr.. Hearst. Yet he would make
a virtue of expediency, as he makes virtue Of
the public contumey with which he has been
treated by all that once went 10 make the DEM
ocratic party respected.
He eats his words with gusto and leagues
himself with Murphy, the criminal boss" who
stands for everything that is rotten in Tam
on that contract cormorant. lie. the friend of
labor, is satisfied with Conners, the padrone, the
pilot in chief Of the Demagogracy campaign. He
is satisfied with Sullivan, the graft king" dnd
"Packey' McCabe. He repudiates none of them.
He denounces dishonest elections. but if
man proves himself 10 Mr.. Hearst's satisfaction
a capable election thief' he determines TO have
that man at any cost on his side. and he en-
plOys TO his own advantage that mans un-
doubted talents at Buffalo and holds them in
reserve for his further use
In his own business he initiates the methods
which he grows black in the face charging
against Mr.. Ryan. The denouncer is an imitator
OF the chief of the Plunderbund." He likes, as
we'll as any of the swollen trusts in the Opper
assemblages, the honest graft" Of high finance
He dares not print in his own papers the dOcu-
mentary statement of his own corporation law
yer" Mr.. Shearn, about his own holding COM
pany," the Star Company. patterned after the
shadiest efforts Of the Plunderbund. He dareS
not print the dozen or so lines of Mr. Hughes's
Illuminating comment upon that piece of fake
financiering. If he should print it he would
have 10 hide his head from the wrath Of the
followers be has deceived, and if there IS TO be
any head hiding he prefers the ostrich fashion
Initiating the business methods which he
holds up 10 scorn in Mr.. Ryan, he chooses for his
political associate Murphy, the servant of Ryan
Gas" Murphy, as his papers used to call him.
He takes his nomination from Ryan's man. He
haggles and bargains and chaffers and dickers
with this servant OF Ryan. He cajoles and
threatens and wheedles this tool Of the Plumber
bund. He finds Ryans methods and Ryan's
men equally serviceable. To free the courts
from corporation influence, this creator of sham
corporations dickers with the predatory cor
porations'" chief political tool. He sells TO
Rvan's "Gasman." MurDhy the nickinp Of the
judiciary "for what there is in It"
The predatory boss, who collects the honest
graft" Of politics; the predatory inancier, who
gathers in the honest graft Of high finance
these two are familiar types. This campaign
introduces a new figure, the predatory dema-
gogue, who makes a graft of the public indigna-
ton at the other two. Each of the three ex-
ploits the people In his own way.
Facts" we repeat. with THE American" ARE
facts, and this particular fact obtrudeS itself
with a distinctness and an emphasis that no
man with good sense can misunderstood: :
Hearst is exploiting the public "for what there
is in tt"
Last year he exploited the public as an anti
boss candidate, and there came near being a
good deal in 1t. This year he is with the
bosses 'for what there is IN it" Now he is an
ant-corporation candidate "for what there is in
IT." at the same time that he conducts his own
corporation Of the prescribed type 'for what
there is in TT These are facts, and they are
becoming generally known as such. When the
people do thoroughly realize that they are be-
Ing exploited for the benefit OF a conscenceless
and selfish ambition. the Hearst candidacy will
be intOlerable. The "roachbane" will be as
effective on Election Day with the rest of the
Democratic party as II was convention day
with that party's most conspicuous members.