The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Hearst Is Despised by Mem
berS of Both Old Parties
Now Seeking to Induce Republicans to Help
Smash Tammany toFurther His Ambitions
By C. C. Carlton
Especial Dispatch to The CALI

Especial Dispatch to The CALL
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S-The Wash
ington correspondent of the New York
Press sends over a beautiful fairy
story about W. r. Hearsts visit TO the
White House, and his discussion with
the president of various proposed re-
forms and political plans mutually
agreed upon between them, chief among
which was the nomination and cleo
tion of Hon. Seth Low for mayor OF
New York.
According to the Press it was de-
termined at the White House confer
ence that Hearst should run a COM
plete local ticket, thus taking away at
least $4,000 votes from the democrats
All that Hearst asked in return was the
presidents promise TO tahe hold Of the
republican local organization in New
York city and rescue it from any fatal
mistake. such as would be likely TO
happen from the unbridled control OF
Herbert Parsons and Timothy Wood
ruff
That Hearst should deliver himself
was a surprise to all except the few
who know his ambitious political pur-
poses in the democratic party" said
the Press correspondent. He plans to
destroy the democratic machine in New
York city and rise on its ruins if he
can. He IS willing to see the repub-
licans triumph for four years If he
Carrens. He wants at least TO sur
vey the ruins, if he can not rebuild.
Hearst really has been in the White
House twice, not once, and the main
subject discussed was the next mayor
atty of New York city. 1t seems
strange, says the Press correspondent
that these two men could be brought
together 1t is only two years ago
last month that Elihu Root came into
New York state as the mouthpiece OF
the president and denounced Hearst
not only as a demagogue but the in
direct ASSASSIN of Mckinley.
The. fact is that President Roosevelt
wholly despises Hearst. At one time
his contempt for Hearst was openly
expressed. and it is a well known fact
that in the New York state campaign
two years ago President Roosevelt not
only sent Secretary Root into New
York to stump the state against Hearst
but reminded Secretary Root OF the
doggerel verse published on the edi-
torial page of the Hearst newspapers,
The bullet that pierced Goebeis breast
Can not be found in all the west.
Good reason It is speeding here
To stretch Mckinley on his bier.
Secretary Root stumped New York
in the campaign and read this doggerel
TO his audiences, who hissed the name
OF Hearst The verse was written BY
Ambrose 'Bierce. who shamelessly con-
fessed it.
President Roosevelt gave polite
reception TO Hearst when he called al
the White House and the Hearst pa
pers have taken advantage of this &c
try 10 create the Impression that there
is a political entente between them
thus seeking TO raise Hearst 10 higher
plane of political respectability.
This seems to be needed badly
enough. for Hearst is at the present
held in great contempt and disrepute
by both republicans and democrats. Tho
editorials in Hearst's San Francisco pa
per on the graft prosecutors in San
Francisco. the Mutt" cartoons. etc
eliminating in. the murderous attack
on Francis ]. Heney, have now become
well known TO New Workers, and the
Hearst newspapers are more than ever
discredited.
It is well known that while leading
republicans were glad that Hearst op-