The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-06
Democratic Candidate Has
Done a Great Deal for Rail-
roads, the Bosses and
Gambling interests.
OWED HIS NOMINATION TO
KING OF ALL GAMESTERS.
VanderbiIts Would Have an
Interest in Seeing Man at
Head of the United States
Senate. -~-

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. 6.-William
Randolph Hearst, of New York, flayed
the Democratic party in a sensational
speech here last night. He branded
John w. Kern, Democratic candidate
for the Vice Presidency, as the tool
of the gambling trust of which Thorn
as Taggart, of Indiana, is the head"
Mr.. Hearst said the nomination of
Democratic candidates is farce; that
the Democratic bosses appoint the
nominees and that the national con-
ventions merely ratify the appoint
ments.
designations and retirements and
Withdrawals of public men into peace
full pursuits of private life seem to be
much in vogue at present, and a fash
ion which conduces so greatly to the
Improvement of public morals and the
welfare of the citizens generally ought
to be heartily encouraged" said Mr.
Hearst.
Il intend to encourage it, and ! in
tend to give every discreditable pub
lie man whose thoughts lean toward
retirement all the incentive that a dis
passionate relation of the interesting
incidents of his career will afford.
'Mr. Kern, who has achieved fame
as the railroad pass candidate, and
who aspires to represent the Big Four
Railroad in the Government of the
United States, seems eligible for the
retired list on the face of these re-
turns and without the presentation of
any further facts.
But there are further facts, and
they seem to entitle Mr.. Kern even
to retirement upon a pension rather
than to permit him to act as presid-
ing officer of the Senate and a posi-
BILE occupant of the Presidential chair.
''The full amount of pension could
probably be secured by the Govern
ment through small assessment up
on the crooked politicians, the corrupt
corporations and the gambling estab-
lishments which Mr.. Kern has served.
"Mr. Kern was nominated for the
Vice Presidency by one of the most
corrupt bosses in the United States,
Tom Taggart, of Indiana.
tom Taggart modestly and blush
ingly admits that ne nominated Mr..
Kern, but Mr.. Kern proudly and pub.
licly proclaims the fact that Tom Tag,
CART nominated him.
Here Are a Few Affdavits.
THE following affidavits are taken
from among the crowd of newspaper
men who interviewed Mr.. Kern after
his nomination.:
Estate of Illinois, County of Cook
Joaquin l.. Lett, being duly sworn, de
he was in Denver, Colo, in the capac
ity of a newspaper reporter assigned
to the national convtntion of the Dem
| ocratic party at that time there being
| held.
| THAT on that day, between the
hours of and 5 o'clock, he was one
of group of newspaper men who me-
in the entrance of the Brown Palace
Hotel the man known to him to be
John w. Kern. of the city OF Indian
apolis, Ind, and that he then ant
there asked Mr.. Kern the following
questions:
ITO whom, Mr. Kern. do you owe
your nomination for the Vice Presi
dency?' and that the said Kern ther
replied:
81 owe my elevation to this grea
honor to Thomas Taggart, who stood
for my nomination from the first ant
refused to back down before the
claims of any other state.'
"Never Occurred to Kern"
such a thing as to looking to tn,
people or depending upon the people
or appealing to the people, or express
ing gratitude to the people, or declaring
an intention to serve the eople, neve
occurred to Mr.. Kern.
"Why should it? Mr. Kern has neve
done anything for the people and ha
never got anything from the people.
He has done good deal for the rail
roads and the bosses and for gamblin;
establishments. and he has got goot
deal from the railroads and the bosse
and the gambling establishments.
He has never yet been elected by tn
people to any Office of any consequence
but has been appointd to importan
Office by corrupt bosses, and appointe,
to profitable positions by privilege
seeking corporations. and appointed t,
lucrative attorneyships by gambling es
Establishments. just as he was PRACTICAL,
appointed the Democratic candidate fo
the vice presidency.
i Naturally, therefore, Mr. Kerr
knows on which side his bread is but
tered, and who buttered it.
"And as he eats his humble meal b
4 is deeply grateful as he phrases it. L