The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-14
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HEARST NEARING END or ROPE.
Even though they printed an apolo-
IN and askea iaat excuse them for
error. John b. Rockefeller Jr., would
moi ,lsmlss the oharge Of libel against
NJ 4earsl newspapers. Ordinarily the
confession 81 error and the rlrnins
81 Inc wrong Is considered sulnolen'
apolurx gcr any newspaper publisher
bns N this case Mr Rockefeller offer
ii 10 ana dl1 prove to tae satisfaction
II ~ lnfy the defendant had Iu'l
knowledae Q fthe facts when the libel
was printed and that It was malicious
S,s9 eoneoctea bg those having won-
aersnl influence At that time with mr.
Hearst. tho carvalho name being one
nsea IS Hearst 10 escape monetary
risk
And this is the man whom the pfe'
ssens ii ths United States has taken
$ M bosom friend and WAC 4 check
bs lowi With ihe magazine reforms
Nd one believes the Rockefeller mil
,Ions we're gained III legitimate indua-
tx: no one is loud IN praise Of the
houao 81 Rockefeller. but there y no
ealnsayEne he goung lad, not yet
thsrty years 81 age, has the courage
ID stand and defend the honor Of ms
name and care ior those wnom he
pledged 1t the altar he would cherish
ant lore
The yellow newspaper syndieAle
ssune4s hy Hearst has becu tne
nFawning disgrace of American news
nape making for lun ten years. y
a conducted Tor personal fame ana
sseran lzement and for no good ppi.
pase. Il has. b. ntter disregard O
truth bg lnnendu and hy use ol great
wealth lamno3 whatsoever happened
Ia ect N lts way. II Is story q
uronu and wrelehed catering @ tne
lowest aen.agitv and has no right g
aapea Il thp Judiciary II effects TO
desnise. 81 10 an honest public i has
s. often outraged
Wih the return 10 sanity when
MARKS lhe pfeseni trcn3 Of events me
Tourist Hfopueaada viii. q necessity
heye a become more decent and the
Hallcg Is ae paper has already chang
Aa pffaariine to stand for reform,
+ ms fastened lis b'gntinp lnnu
Anne for eyl upon that good word I'M
iii honest mrn and uprlghl woHien
shadaer IT lhe mention Of the very
term. afeylng upon the weaker pas
sions q 4nan It has run 4 Wild mad
eaursc. offering neither honest com
tletion nor continuity Of purpose to
the seiaded followers who have 81
various times marched behind the
standard 81 Yhe California political
mafaudar 4 stopped 70 whatever
suited tho fancy of the owner and
afaalled whomever happened e have
the courage 10 Withstand ihe on.
slauehts Of iis aired messengers OF
wrong and horror
Although there have heen appeals
10 tie president ana the publisher has
made desperate efforts TO reconstruct
public opinion q himself. Hearst still
stknas the solitary occupant Of metro.
polllan newspaper periidf and unright.
eouaness. Pretending to slanl for Ia.
bnr. be assisted IN lae betrayal Of
fsompefs ana led the hefuddled Keefe
10 the throne room Of egollsm and
gel worship
Declaring Tor righteousness and as.
sorting the machinery Of his chain 0i
newspapers wee directing the forces
II good government The Hearst paper
did not dare print the truths which
were printed Of l1eir owner when he
had anned Democracy and became its
ckndidases Tor governor Of the great
est state In the Unionl
Pretending % fight corruption enf
oppose oorrupslonlsls. Hearst entered
politics with the biggest barrel Of cor
fuptiun funds ever areAmei Of and
fised Il II d manner tilat would have
dfven Mark Hanna to the brush as
piaeE.
As the paying teller for tae new
nafty he went from place 20 place
end encouraged those honest Of pur
pose but linformcd 70 follow the
puppnt eanaldaIe of his party for pre-
aiaent Ifc paid for convention n
Chicago where butchers and ,ailors Of
Chicago represented ataiee lhey had
never seen. and names II men dead
ilsej ~ taking part IN that eonYen
lior.
Mr. Hoaral hae been brought 4
brook Hia career Of unbrIdlea as
saults an attacks seems to be neal
81 eua Ne has been The ueW and
the bad Of journalism. and has
through nllue'be ~ his purse beer
abIe lo hire aHa keep IN hle eHplo'
some aI he master mlu.ls 81 The cen
Egsfs Poets. artists. writer's and iearl
81 men ~ the eofpel have, Cor alsi
salks|ss and heeauee uI The yellow
fame attached e the service. hpNe1
= I've WEl ne sIeArai aHd been Enlll'
81 Nfons betaaHe ~ t But Ihanl
f'Fd 4 Is ending as fap|dlY 81 pos
sltle