New-York tribune., 1910-04-29
William R. Hearst's Employe
ReSents Gaynor's Savage
Attack on Editor.
SHOUTED DOWN BY DINERS
Mayor Accuses Hearst Of Forg-
cry and Denounces His News
paper Methods in Unmeas-
ured Terms.

UiheIs IN THIS city. The seven hundred
representatives of newspapers from all
parts Of the United States and Canada,
and even the women in the galleries.
took sides in discouraging or favOring a
reply from Thomas T. Williams. former
business manager OF "Ths San Francisco
Examiner and now manager OF the
Hearst newspapers. 20 a violent on
slaught on William Randolph Hearst.
his newspapers and their methods made
by the Mayor in the course OF his ad-
dress
Despite the combined efforts Of the
tcastmaster. y. c. Wright. editor os
THE Cleveland Leader: Frank 3.
NOyes, president Of The Associated
Press. and Adolph Ochs OF The New
York Times it was fully twenty min
utes before peace was restored. For all
that time Mr.. Williams was trying 10 get
a hearing and accusing those who tried
70 howl him down Of being ours and
towards. while Mr. Ochs mounted on a
chair behind the postmaster. appealed
for a fair hearing. So that the situation
might be cleared up in such manner al
to save the dignity Of the profession.
AS soon as the tumult arose Mr. WILL
Jams. losing his temper. rushed up To
the Mayor. shook his fist in his face and
denounced his attack upon Mr.. Hearst.
Nothing avaiIed. however. and finally
Mr.. Williams was induced by friends TO
give UP the contest. and the Rev. Newell
Dwight Hills. of Brooklyn. restored the
diners to good humor by his references
e.
Sentiment as to Attack Divided.
Mayor Gaynor's attack on W r
Hearst was a surprise to the big crowd.
and sentiment was divided as TO its sd-
visibility in the gathering of bodies of
which Mr. Hearst was a member. A
large proportion OF the diners. however.
evidently approved Of his remarks and
manifested their approval by loud cheers
and vigorous applause The difference Ot
opinion was made decidedly more mani
fest when Mr.. Williams attempted re-
ply.
Nathaniel G. Wright editor OF The
Cleveland Leader" was introduced as
tCastmaster by Herman Ridder. prcsi-
dent Of the American Newspaper Pub
duced Mayor Gaynor al a possible Presi-
dential candidate. whom the more or less
united Republican press of Ohio would
certainly support for the nomination
Mayor Gaynor spoke as follows:
You have given me the subject, The
Press in It's Relation 10 Public officials
that that is what you want. that your Oh
| ject in assOciating together is to imprOVs
the press Those haVlrS power Sn4uId eN-
/ ercise IL justly kindly and moderately.
/ That makes their acts all the more effect
/ i've measure my words IN saving your
power for good is immense. Your power
/ Tor evil is not as great a. some may think.
/ That is especially so when any OF YOU de-
ILberately Try To do evil by falsehoOd or
But l shall not stray into the general
subject. but keep % the text which YOU
tries his best To do right and who knowS
/ how 10 do right tfOr both Of these essential
things do not always exist IN the same pub
/ lie officiaD cannot be hurt by YOU some
NAV abuse MIN. even lie and forge about
/ MIN. hut thew are pOweriess 10 hurt HIM
/ You can neither make nor unmake an
honest and competent official
The press as whole - Just 20 pubic
officials. When the election IS over IT'S
/ wholesome wish is 20 see that the one who
| is elected gives good government and to
help him to do Ir that Just frame OF
mind -Ou often fOrbear much. This il true
OF all honest and unSelfish publishers and
editors. But II a publisher or editor be
I himself a perennial office seeker. he nav
desire to asSaSSinate every one whom ne
thinks in his way. and then. alas. what a
disgrace he brings upon Journalism.
II is painful 10 mention such exceptions.
and ta'speak Of their acts but We should
not shrink from doing 10 in kindly spirit
and for the sake OF good. You expect me
\ newspaper proprietor editor who -
simply bent ON cutting thrOatS is an awful
or heart is there the slightest sense Of
truth lr Justice. We may pity him. but
cannot in the interests of public morality
and decenCy remain silent about him.
Mentions w. r. Hearst.
Let me illustrate by mentioning one thing
this this month " r. Hearst printed in his
principal newspaper here the facsimile %
a draft on the treasury OF this city FOR SS.-
oO6 with headlines and an article attributing
such draft and the expenditure 20 the pres
ent Mayor. The headlines and article as
sert that fixed the award and amount and
paid IL. and the draft OF the treasury -
Rut when YOU hook at the draft as given
in the ertiCie (but how few persons scrutt-
nized II that closely D YOU perceive that the
date Of il Is left blank | have brought tt
here as printed In this newspaper 20 show
il To you. and here Il Is When you look
AZ the original draft. which 7 have also
brought here for YOU 20 see. YOU see the
dgures is December 81. 1902" which IS be-
fore the present city government came in
When YOU examine the said origtnal fur-
I fheT YOU see titf ~ 4t~t nNtAN ItstAllil lu1
date when the audited voucher. which
established the Claiw as a legal hahtuty
OF the city. was recorded IN the COntr0l-
Ier's office-namely. "Decemoer y. Ise'
This date Is also omitted In the newspaper
copy. as you perceive.
IN plain words. two state prison felOniss
namely forgery and falStfcatiOn Of a pub
Hs 1ecument--were committed in the eager
| ness OF this publisher and editor TO wrong
! the MaVOr OF the city OF New York. In
dav or two afterward. when he had heard
runors that members of the, grand jury
| were taking notice OF the matter. he pub
NShed as an excuse that the dates were 50
/ faint In the original draft that the photo
sraph did not reproduce them.
I Now lust look at this OriSina dratt
agsin. The date at the top. as Won see. -
I i'm farger and more pronounced letters and
I nsNrcS than any other part Of the draft.
I had the draft photographed aS a test that
I the dates would take like all the rest. and
L mere l. the photograph You see that shows
! the dates aS plainly. 70 say the least. aS
arV other part 81 the draft.
But IL IL we're true that Mr.. HearSr's
\ Photographic apparatus would not repro
, dnce the dates. why should he print the
I dreft without the datess Why did he not
put them In IN some vayf The truth Is,
! am assured that the dates we're actually
/ cut out Of the plate with a routing ma
| chine. An inspection OF the draft as falsely
printed also shows that 20 he the case. as
\ YOU see IN respect OF the date OF Deem
Der %
Now I do not call your attention TO this
| tered me In any way. A public OffCtal has
A fr,h hsNr nat Of m