New-York tribune., 1909-09-04
HEARST TO JOIN FIGHT
WILLING TO FUSE WITH
l4NTI-T4MM4NY MEN.
But insists That Organizations He
Uorks scith Shall Subscribe
to His Principles.

He indicated willingness fuse with anti
Tammany organizations if such organizations
would subscribe wholly TO Independence party
principles.
The keynote OF the Hearst campaign is mu-
nicipal construction and control Of subways
Chairman Gehring was authorized to appoint
q conference committee
The city convention of the Independence party
will be held on October 2
The meeting of the county committee of the
Independence party in Arlington Hall was In
the nature of a welcome home to Mr. Hearst.
In his honor the hall decorated with $40
worth of banners, and back of the speakers
able were pictures of Mr.. Hearst and Clarence
J Shearn. On the wall was large blue banner
with the message: Welcome Home" and the
Sth District Association sent a floral horseshoe
with the inscription: Welcome TO Our Leader
Every district leader and committeeman was
cooked and primed with Hearst enthusiasm. and
Mr.. Hearst had hardly entered the room before
of his admirers cut loose with. Three
cheers for next MayOri" Twenty six Broad
way" and the like.
Mr.. Hearst bowed and smiled and seemed glad
that he there Taking a bunch Of copy
paper On which had been written a series of
questions prepared by the newspaper men from
his pocket. Mr.. Hearst said:
I have come here tonight to have the pleas
of meeting you and advising with you
have been asked some questions by the gentle
men of the press, and I will answer them in
conformity with your ideas. l have my own
opinions. but 1 will express or suppress them
as you desire
NO USE FOR INDEPENDENT DEMOCRAT
GO ahead. we want TO hear you" shouted the
delegates.
My idea OF loyalty a party" said Mr..
Hearst, after the cheering subsided. is to
abide by the we'll considered decision Of my
party. When l a Democrat 1 supported
Democratic principles and nominees in man
could question When the princi-
pies of the Democratic party began TO change
faster than / could keep track OF them l be-
came an Independence party man. and such
am tonight. I never had much respect for
independent Democrat, for discovered that
independent Democrat usually the sort OF
Democrat that votes the Republican ticket.
have the list Of questions here and l will pro-
ceed TO answer them.
rirst-Wiu the Independence party have
full city and county ticket this fall?"
i not authorized TO speak for the party"
said Mr.. Hearst. Il entitled to my individual
opinion. and will express that. There is just
good a reason for the independence party to
nominate full ticket there Is for the Repub-
ncan and Democratic parties nominate them.
think there is better reason, for the Inde-
pendence party has better candidates and better
principles than any other party. We have not
the counting machinery that the other parties
have. but we have votes enough without that to
overcome that deficiency.
Personally l have lost all interest in cleo
tons when the difference is the the
difference between tweedIedum and tweededee.
After the last election / believed a new party
needed. The Republicans pledged them
selves TO a reduction of the tariff. After they
we're intrusted with power they proceeded to in
crease the tariff.
REGARDING ENDORSING.
The Democrats declared even more strongly
for a reduction of the tariff but they repud-
ated their pledges and professed principles and
Joined with the Republicans in increas sing the
tariff The oily hands of AldriCh and Bailey
mot and they creased the ways for higher
tariff and TO further protect the trusts and ex-
plot the people. Which Of the old parties should
indorse?"
Neither" yelled the lusty henchmen
which shall we indorse. continued the speak
or the Republican party, which but confirmed
the reputation it had. or the Democratic party.
which justified the suspicious entertained of it?'
VIII the Independence League fuse with the
Committee of One Hundred the Republicans
other organizations against Tammany HaIl?"
Abraham Lincoln said that he would agree
70 q fusion on the principles of the Republican
party But that time when the Re
publican party had principles. l see reason
Why the Independence League should not follow
Lincoln and agree 10 a fusion where are
satisfied 10 the sincerity of the allegiance Of
the parties 20 the fusion 10 the principles Of
the Independence LeagJe. / see no reason why
should not work in sympathy with those who
stand for principles. ! am for cooperation.
but compromise.
The Independence League is opposed to Tam
many on principle We opposed not to the
people who vote the Tammany ticket, but TO the
sbuses perpetrated by Tammany. We OPP
posed to the machine. The Republican machine
IN Philadelphia is bad the Tammany ma
chine in New York II to fuse ii must
be On the principles of+he Independence League
IN opposition to abuses by the machines.
EXPECTS TAMMANY DEFEAT.
Third If fusion is effected, what are the
chances of Tammany defeat?"
i believe that Tammany HallE viii be de-
fssted this fall whether there is fusion against
It or not ! nave every confidence in the moral
fibre Of the people Of this city when they are
Informed Of rascality. TO doubt the defeat OF
Tamnany this fall is to doubt the integrity 81
the people Of the CITY of New York Tammany
Hall stands before the people as conNlcteu
criminal. ! do not believe that the people of
This city viii return convicted criminal 70
Office, thus enabling him 20 steal more and more.
Fourth-WilI the Independence League MAKE
Itself more effective by naming a third ticket
1 believe that the Independence League can
make itself more effective by adhering 10 its
professed principles | believe that the Indepen-
dence League should advance with its eyes
later"
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