Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-24
Campaign
Comment.
Bryan and Hearst.
<kansas City Journal)

70 question the vcracity between
WiIialn II Hearst and his erstwhilc
pc litical leader and friend. whom he
now contemptuouSly terms Mr.. Will
liam Jawpone Bryan" is of small I'M
purtance to the public. There is no
evidence beyond the personal word of
the dlsputants upon which to has" an
intelligent verdict, unless we accept as
circumstantial confederation of Mr.
Hcarst'S statement Mr.. Bryan@ alter
mating courtShip and dcnunciation Of
Roger Sullivan, Colonel Guffcy, David
T.. Hill, Henry Watterson, Judge Par
ker, Boss Murphy and numerous other
democratic leaders and bosses. For
example, the fact that the 'Pccries>
Leader solicited the support Of Roger
Sullivan and his triumphant machine
| in Illinois and welcomed Mr.. Sullivan
as a guest in his home after having
denounced the Illinois Democratic
boss as ''dishonest," "a political train
rohbcr,' declaring that either he or
| Sullivan must get out of the party,
lends the color If Crcdibiity to HearSt's
assertion that Bryan offered him his
support for the presidency in 1872 in
| consideration of Ifearst's support this
| year. However, the young man who
| tried tp buy the Democratic nominal
| tiCn in 1914 may have learned the lesson
| OF the burnt child from his painful cN-
| perencc in that campaign when he was
| Thrown down shamcfully by the
| many sn-callcd Democratic leaders in
| the various states. who accepted his
| money and laughed in their sleeves at
| mis- prcposicrous assumption that he
| could by amy possibility be even grave
| ~ considt red as a fit candidate for the
! presidency. Mr. Hearst has good rca-
| Sons-a million or more, 1t is said to
| '.iStruSt the promises of Democratic
| leaders And besides. he may have
| wisely concluded that it Is Il poor
| policy to hook up with a loser. par
| ti2ularly / twice loser. on the whole,
| tn" weight OF the evidence seems to
| be With Mr, Hearst in his controversy
| with Mr. Bryan. And yet. as we have
| said, it IS a matter of little cons,-
| IucnCe which is telling the truth. since
| neither of them has much chance of
| hong elcrtCd to the pr, sidency, either
| in 1905 or 1912
ON the other land. neither Of these
| distinguished presidency chaSers can
| consistently impurn the others char
| aCtcr Tor truth ANA veracity in view of
| the tlattcring testimonials which each
| has given The other in the recent past.
| Mr.. Bryan earnestly indorSed HearSt's
| nomination by the Democratic party
for governor of New York two years
| ago and not long ago he went so far
| as to include Hearst in his list of fit
| candidates for presidency. Mr. Hearst
returns th" compliment by going over
| the country rcciting in mournful mum
bers his frrmer devotion to Bryan's
cause III 1896 and 1900. and how his
| New York paper lost SIS. Ooo in the
hlGnth of October, 1895, on account of
| It's advocacy OF Bryan. He paint; n
| mighty rCi"rcd picture of Journalistic
| disaster, uf how advertisers and SUBJ
| ScrlherS left MIN in shoals. winding up
with his pathetic climax: "New Sdealcrs
| WHO carried the paper at all hid it I'M
der their stands and only produced it
| when Somcon. asked for it," 1t NAV
have lern, in fact it is altogether like
| ~. that thc EcWsdealcrS had another
| motive for hiding Mr.. Hcarsts news
! paper under their stands, the same
reason that causes most persons who
carry llmh"rgcr cheese to hide it under
| their coay.;.
At any rate, according to Mr.
| ftafStS account, he fought an awful
sight for Bryan, and kept it up until the
| latter SURRENDERED and hauled down
bis flag. I'm support of this assertion
| ne says that Bryan made a compact
| with Judge Parker i'll 1904 that he
would support MIN "and all that Par
| key represented" that year, and that
Parker W"Tld support him. Bryan. in
1908. A. evidence, MIR. Hearst points
out that Mr. Ryan. Judge Parkcrs
hacker, contributed $4,000 the next year
- Hrvan':' senatorial campaign fund
AS further evidence, Mr.. Hearst saws:
Loo at tic s%p1.ooo campaign fund in
me lump III It Mack admits having re-
| the "Mark" referred to is Norman =.
Mack chairman Of the Democratic ma
tpnal committee.
And nov. after all this, desperate
and d"Votcd' fight that Mr. Hearst
ci1'ms II" made for Bryan, he says
/ II have come t. regard Mr. Bryan as
a trI"kSt"", q trimmer and a traitor"
an Anahlas Thus, on the time hon
orcd principle that when rogues fall
out honest men get their dues. we are
learning at FIST hand the truth about
beth Of these pure patriots We are
frnn! convinced that Mr.. Bryan knows
| his farmer friend. and that Mr., Hearsr
thoroughly understands his former
friend, sir. Bryan.