The Washington herald., 1910-04-14

William Randolph Hearst and
his independence party will climb
into the band wagon again and join
forces with the Democrats in the
coming campaign, if harmony can
be brought about in the ranks.
John Temple Graves converted
the Jefferson Day dinner at the Viii
lard last night into a secene Of Po-
litical enthusiasm unequaled in the
Capital in a decade with this state
ment.
The sensation was sprung as a
complete surprise after dozen
Democratic leaders had bitterly ar
raigned the Republican administra-
ton and predicted a victory at the
polls.
PLEDGES HIS PARTY.
He virtually pledged the Independents
to Democracy. but he declared a party
half Bryan. half Belmont, half Hearst.
and half Ryan cannot be harmonious
Declaring that a new leader must be
chosen. he told the diners to abandon
hybrid Democracy and stand united
against the divided Republican party.
The presence OF Hearsts right-hand
man at the dinner had caused a ripple
OF comment. but with the exception Of
the POSTMASTER and one or two OF the
leaders none knew his errsnd.
When he arose 70 speak, Immediately
after Senator Gore had made a stirring
attack upon the administration, he
plunged straight into the subject with
a statement that the old discords must be
forgotten.
The Independence party has been SIM
ply a party Of protest against Demo
cratic chickering's" he said. But the IN
dependence party stands for the people,
and It believes the time has come, with
a solid front IN the array OF Democracy,
to join forces and fight for the common
cause. the defeat Of a common enemy"
Cheers Follow Statements.
When the 700 Democrats caught the
full significance Of the message they
arose in a body and the hall was filed
with cheers. Tumultuous applause lasted
for five minutes. and when il had sub
sided Mr.. Graves sounded his note OF
warning against further discords and
bade them heal the old scars and stand
together
My position is slightly different from
that of these eloquent gentlemen" Mr..
Graves continued. "They come to speak
for the orthodox party. I do not But
I admire their loyalty. and I commend
this spirit OF harmony.
Il come from an unorthodox camp
from a camp Of suspicion But we have
no apologies 70 offer for our departures
from the creed. because we. too. are good
Democrats and national exigencies and
former Inconsistencies OF orthodox Dem
ocratic leaders made it necessary that
we separate
Il come with the full consent of the
large interest. and they stand as 1 do
hopeful Of the future in the revived
principles OF true Democracy.
I'VE must put aside the differences OF
the past. The RepubUcan party stand.
hopelessly defeated now. The spirit OF
the times is against them-the opinion
Of the nation arralgns them. That part,
can never recover completely from tn,
slough il has fallen into
Roosevelt Only Hope.
"They have one hope-this Col. Roose
velt-and even now they are holding din.
ners and JOY parties and singing song,
something like this:
Hush. little infant. don't cry
Tcddys coming by and by
NThey are relying on this one African
hunter 20 bring home a lion skin tC
wrap their baby buntin' in-the baby o-
the Republican party"
Mr. Graves asserted the only hone o,
the G. o. P. lies in Col. Theodore Roose.
welt. and that even from the White House
anxious eyes are being cast toward the
European conquests Of it's late occupant
4 EtLOIu lDllu luI lall. ne declared
will be an open acknowledgment o.
defeat.
He pointed TO weaknesses in the Re.
publican organization in half a dozer
parts of the country, and denied the re
cent utterances Of Mr.. Taft and Attorne,
General Wickersham attempting TO show
that the G. o. p. is not divided
Speaking Began Late.
II was nearly 10 o'clock before Toast
master Henry d. Clayton brought dowI
his gavel From then until o'clock thi,
morning there was a steady fire OF vitri
olic arraignments of everything Repgbli
can. and every speaker called for har
mony.
Tafusm, Cannonism, and the tariff wer,
scored as live issues. The insurgent.
were raped and branded public enemies
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