The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-20


on December II, gentleman named
Percy, rising TO a question of priv
iege-which meant that the senate
had to hear him whether he was tell
ing the truth or not-announced his
bitter hatred of the Hearst newspa-
pers, and of the director of those
newspapers.
We wish to express appreciation of
the compliment.
70 be disliked and attacked public
ly by Mr. Percy, of Mississippi, or
Senator Lorimer. of Illinois. or Mr..
Huef, of California, or Mr.. Stephen
sonot Wisconsin, is a tribute to any
newspaper.
All OF the gentlemen We mention
atoye-the Honorable" Percy. from
Mississippi, Mr.. Buef just now in Jail
ia San Quentin; MI Lorimer, OF tar
ished fame: Mr.. Stephenson, the
.oly rich gentleman who toi5 that ne
could afford d seat i'm the United
states seuate-all dislike the kind OF
publicity that honest newspapers give
2. "a cerr-in type Of public man.
These gen emen in public life are
much Ike the rat that the farmer fnds
in his oat bin, or the weasel discoy-
cred in the chicken coop.
The farmer has no especial dislike
for any INDIVIDUAL rat or weasel.
But he pins a rat or weasel down with
a pitchfork when he finds it.
He is not surprised or angry when
the rat and the weasel squeal and try
to bite.
So an honest newspaper compelled
to pin down such man as the Hon
orable" Percy, of Mississippi, or the
Honorable" Ruef, of California, with
pen that tells the truth, has no par
ticular feeling against those individ-
uals of the rat and weasel tribe.
Mr. Percy, speaking in the senate,
talks about as the poor dumb rat and
weasel would talk, if they could talk,
when they feel the sharp prong close
to the backbone.
The Honorable" Percy admits that
he bitterly hates w. R. Hearst. For
this he is thanked. 1t is true that W.
r. Hearst never saw the gentleman,
never heard or knew anything about
him until he appeared in the legisla-
ture of Mississippi as the man who
was to be sent to the United States
senate by votes that were bought. and
paid for-bought and paid for by cor
porations that wanted their servant
Percy in the United States senate.
Mr.. Percy need not be entirely lone
some or isolated in his earnest hatred
of w R. Hearst. He can find man
to keep him company in the Standard
Oil Company at No. 20 Broadway. Mr..
Archbold down there doesn't like Mr..
Hearst. Mr.. Hearst gave publicity to
some of Mr.. Archbold's activities in
the senate of the United States.
And out in Ohio Mr.. Percy can find
man named Foraker who doesn't
like Mr. Hearst either. And another
man that doesn't like Mr.. Hearst can
be found in the prison where Mr.
Morse, of the Ice Trust, is living I'M
der the care of the federal govern
ment, or out in the prison where Mr.
LRuef, of California, is living under thf
care of the state government, or in
side of the dignifed senatorial tog;
inhabited by Mr.. Lorimer.
In fact, no matter where he is, th'
Honorable Percy need not be lone
some in his hatred of w. R. Hearst
He will find others hat share hi'
emotions in almost any big prison
in the United States. And he will
find such men in any office where gen
tlemen have been interfered with il
their plans for dishonest prosperit,
and undeserved political office, wheth
err the plans relate to wholesale rob
berry of the public or individual brih
, cry of public officials.
The Honorable Mr.. Percy says O
> Mr.. Hearst: "He has achieved tn
distinction-or the infamy, according
to the viewpoint-of having don
more to undermine and destroy tn
confidence of the American people il
their public men and in their institu
lions than any other living man ha
DONE"
Mr.. Hearst HAS done many thing
to- destroy the confidence of the pub
lie in SOME of their public men AM
THEIR institutions.
And Mr.. Hearst has done som
things to diminish public confidence
in certain institutions, such as tn
: institution of bribery, which sends t.
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