New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-16
". R. HEARST ON UNION
League May Unite with DEM
cratic Party.
HE AGREES WITH GRAVES
Attacks Tammany and Repub
hcans and Says Insurgents
Are Really Independents.

William r. Hearst sent ous a ..,..
early this morning headed The Iua.---
dert Vote the Democratic Oooorf,,5.-s
In this statement he says 40 one L. a1,so.
lied 10 speak f1r The Indepeudeesa -.
but that HE personal opinion coi.,r..
very largely with That of John -.
Graves as expressed az the jefferson -
dinner ia Wsslirsten. when ne g.s-..
editorial writer broadly biptsd thar ff 49,,
be good thing fJr the Democrats ara T.
dependence Leaguers % unite. yI- pa,-.
says:
10 one - auts,ofizeG u speax a.
large body % Independent voter urFr .s
stitute tlss Independencc League ara ~
similar organizations. gen
Nr. Graves does not pretend D. do sr a.,
certainly = do not assrfuse 20 60 40 f. ~
Washington banquet NIr. C;rav@- e.--,..s
his personal OPINION md while -.
nothing % what AIr. Graves was f--o-,
Ike % say. J arust admit that nv oa-so--
opinion coincides very largely witt FL. =.
he expressed ~
The IndspcnGenes League l. .9-7,,...,
20 principles. NOT O. paft.e4 and TIA i-s
pendent vOters-bee arse thev 4ra infa.ss-
deDt-Ntll unite with any party .nirt I.
any gwen time most nearly exprszses rass-
The fn1epsndence 1<ag1s ia vaw "a.
City devoted itself 20 the d,su1ct.a-' +.
Tsn1maDy Hall
That hss been sccornplished-sD veil a.
COmplLshed.
BY the elimination % Tsnnrra~v fts -,
Ocratic party mas Been grsstiy i-4uro,sl
and purified. and thereby. too. tile z-esfs-,
. obstacle - ne union Of sslerrs-sr-ri-v ~.
dependents With the Democrats parry rs-
bean removed
on tne orher rauf. t1s or1r~s xso-r- 49,
rEptfon OF the Republicans Leefgaturs +
View York State. the araserl s.srou.arv N
the Congressional carffidcy - & co A.
ridge. the Republican E0sa % Rochssis-.
The Dtt5erv eIposllres ~ -.ss teDgllcs5
cftv COGNcils Of FitfsturZ ard Crfssz0. 10
Corporation domination OF the nau0ral "a
publican Administered ioss--s.. Combine .
make a union OF fhe independents w..t
the Republican party 4esu1 more or ,.s
impossible and TO maize the cbssrsning ~
the Republican party seem more Or ilss
essential
There remains. then. % -he Independents
the alternative Of uniting With ne Demo
Gratis or running ar entirsir i1denender.
campaign
our choice OF these alternatives can o1v
Be determined By ne s,tttud@ q I've Dsro-
crars- By their declaration % 2rrcic'-z
and their selection OF saDdida-es.
7 personally have bee1 q free ard .-1s-
p6udsnt American citizen tor some rsa-s
and I viii never agaln ply on ,..s yoss y
Sheet party seTv1tUde. Z WIZ or alss
sucs % ~ party rtIat does uot sx5rsss m
political Convictions. and rather tan q
an fnsurzent inside OF an 1arrr 7 woli
AZ lfC%D r.Oef-LAL gAAA-lA@- - A1--e-
To MY mind. Independents may De 1e11st
as INSURGENTS who haze -he o1uraSs
their cSnvfeti6rs
Insurgents arc merely l4en who Tc-.
be fndepende1ts II the- I'D Tot pl3cs
rf<fr~r estimation upon their polirica- t1-s
tran thee Place urOn thetE poiitlcal prl-
cfules An insurgent VT never accom-
rFish a1vrhfue because - IS usver wii.-z
ia s.crfdcs snyt1fnE. ~ soon az Lz1
begins 10 think and care more about 1-'
rTrfucipfss tran - dos eho1r- hirns9si o.
/ ceases 70 be IN insuFGent and becomes a1
indspe ndeur.
Insurzs-srs and indc2srtenrs are Of rad
ically different C1p1rcstri1n- IN iHslrsa--
( IS 20 per cent conversations and 20 De- cert
action.
a true independent "a t9 per cert cor.
verS4tfon and 40 per cent action AL
achievement.
7 lad the honor 70 Be associated IN pol-
-fcs WITH Gentlemen VINO had tire cour3ss
81 their convictions. wiki Independents
whose sole aim was 70 accomplish o1le-
fsfaf rs~-rlt- for The pubic, 1Ut VINO placed
the accomplishment Of actual results aaov3
al matters o. party loyalty and personal
ambition.
Z believe our independent forces vlll so1.
ttnus 10 consider the prOuoron Or tnsr
principles r. question OF drsr iHi1cr 'el,e
IN any campaign. and wla - r-t1y =
unite with the Democratic party Ian
only r-thsfr PRINCIPLES car reer y lIo
NOTED bv such a counoinar-o1-