The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-10-30
LETTER FROM
v. R. HEARST
Newspaper Owner Expresses
His Opinion of Col. ROose-
welt and Incidentally Takes
a Whack at Candidate Dix.

vE,N YORK, Oct. 1s.-The New
NJ York World VIII print tomorrow
- letter from William Randolph
Hearst. under date of October -, In
aAn editorial in your paper MedneS-
asv refers 20 me a. supporter, OF.
rsfher, n cO-OperatOr with, Mr.. HOOse-
Lit This Is not ia strict accordance
Min the facts. During my sOjOurn
.bread this summer, yOur correspond
emf frequently interviewed me, and
eftea asked my opinion of Mr. hoose-
VeIt's actions, utteranees and Intention.
.You must know perfectly well from
ithe opinions 1 expressed in the inter-
views published IN your columns that
i am not in any sense supporter Of
Mr.. Roosevelt
consistent. and / cannot reconcile SO
great resistencs with sincerity or
with high purpose.
If know him 20 be ambitious vain
and selfish. reckless and erratlc, and 1
do not consider these qualities com
patible with a subject policy OF a safe
conduct OF public affairs.
.arhe air is now full OF denuncia-
rf0u- OF Mr.. Roosevelt. some OF II
wholly deserved and some OF il entirely
unjust I am not cO-operator with
Mr. Roosevelt, yet I am not so pre1u-
diced OF so partisan that l would not
eo-operate with Mr.. Roosevelt or any
become. engaged in some worthy ana
c0mmendable undertaking..
"Nheu. for instance. Mr.. Roosevelt
declared that il was his intention 10
drive corrupt bosses out OF the He
publican PARTY in New York state, /
expressed Willingness TO aid MIN IN
that particular pralseW urlhA PURPOSE,
Having myself long been engaged
ln the attempt 40 drive corrupt bosses
out of the Democratic party, i could
not .cOnscienUiOusly or consistently re
fuse aid 10 any one "a nom belieNed 10
be earnestly engaged III similar act
"But Mr.. ROoseVelts opposition 10
bosses is TOO personal, TOO limited, too
restricted. In his own state. MI koose-
Welt did no more Ihan 10 depose boas
Barnes. who was his personal enemy
and install as boss OF the state he
publican party Manager Root, who Is
his personal friend
Il am aud have been heartily in favor
Of the independence league ticket as
constituted in this campaign Iouhu
little TO support in the Republican pro
gram, and much 10 oppose IN the tralt-
OrOus betrayal OF the peoples interests
by the Democratic party.
81 advised against fusion win the
Republican party, and IN reply 10
suggestion for a fusion with the Demo
cratic party on the sQualld basis Oh
personal recognition, l sent the follow
ing cable on October 80;
sorry, but cannot in honor support
any ticket or platform, sim less pro-
gressive than the Republican.
"'W. r. HEARST
your editorial finally refers 10 the
amply substantial statements that
have made in regard 10 Mr.. DtNs boss
ridden record. trust record, high tarlil
record and sWeatshOp labor record, as
exploded campaign ISLANDERS
"This editorial reference Is not III
accordance with the facts
-The charge that AR. Dix is Mr. Muir
phys political puppeI' that he is assO-
ciated with one trust and supported by
an the other trusts upon the criminal
calendar. that he is on record as an
advocate OF nigh tariff and high prices,
and that he is actually engaged al
present shamefully and shamelessly In
working his employees IS hours day
for the piJiful wage OF Sl.l5 day. are
adequately established.