The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-03-13
MAYOR TELLS WILSON
HIS IDEA Of HEARST
AS a Hog in Fire He Tramples
on Others With Hob
nailed Shoes.
GOV. WILSON GRATEFUL
And They Agree That Washington Did
Not Write His Farewell
Address.
GOV. WILSON GRATEFUL

The Mayor has conveyed his opinion OF
William X. Hearst by letter to Gov. Wilson
OF New Jersey, and the Wilson headquar-
tsrs gave out yesterday the letter, and Gov,
Wilson's grateful reply. as follows:
DEAR Gov WILSON: We have in this
town n proprietor of several newspapers.
including one in Niddish. who thinks him
self Mt for any and every ONCE that comes
along, including the Presidency Once
every four years he is a violent candidate
for that ONCE. TO the amusement of the
nation. more or less. Vie sometimes gets
in the convention the votes OF the delegates
from the States which we ordinarily call
purchasable lie IL now putting himself
up in his publications and crying down
every one else whom he thinks may be in his
way as candidate
His method IL like that of some hogs
in fire. or like emergency. namely. to
jump upon all others in his way and bear
them down and trample the hobnails of his
shoes into their flesh in his efforts to save
his own carcass. That il his waycof striv-
ing for nomination or an election. Not
until the human heart generally becomes
as cold and base as his will that way sue
ceed The average human heart Is kind and
true.
Some one has sent to me an attack OF his
oh Nou ne Ndu'S w ke' YOU uOWn ana Rel
the hobnails OF his shoes into your flesh.
The more At you are the more he wants
to trample on you because you are in his
way. lie ridicules and denounces you
for saying somewhere that Washington
did not write the Farewell Address. :"
As usual he seeks TO excite passion and
prejudice by appealing TO the ignorant
II is no discredit TO Washing gton that he had
the Farewell Address" written by others
As ! remember Jenerson's account, Madison
prepared a farewell address for Washing ton
at his request when the end Of his first
term WAS approaching. and Hamilton
| revised 1t AT the end Of WashinRton's sec
ond term. and 1t was used In that form
by Washington But I write to YOU only
| to say that | am glad that you do not pay
any attention to this common libeller
He can neither add TO nor detract from
man like YOU. Sincerely yours.
W. j. GAyNoR. Mayor
NEW YORK. March q
My DEAR Mr. GAYNoR: am deeply
| sensible OF your kindness in writing me
yoNr letter OF March6
Misrepresentation is the penalty which
men in public life must expect In the course
OF their EFFORT to render service. The
unfortunate fact is that there are proba bly,
hundreds OF men In America of first rate
intellectual force. OF genuine public spirit
and broad patriotism, who would be of
immeasurable value to public service, but
who are deferred from entering 1t because
they shrink from this particular penalty
They prefer to pursue private careers
rather than expose themselves and their
families TO unfounded criticism and attack,
and the country is thereby impoverished.
Such attacks. moreover, create personal
feeling and party factions. which render
the task OF government Infinitely dflcult
for anyone who undertakes It. II is the
more necessary. however. as look at IT, that
these things should be borne with fortitude.
IL not indifference. in order that our duty
may be rendered without regard to our
personal feeling.
Your defense OF the historical accuracy
Of the statement attributed to me was very
generous and trust that may have the
pleasure OF seeing you soon to thank you
in person.
! have often sincerely sympathized with
you In the complex and burdensome duties
OF your high office. The country some
times does not adequately appreciate the |
grave problems OF city government that are
being solved Is a great city such as yours. |
May | not congratulate you on the char
acter OF the administr ration you have sue
ceeded in giving the greatest metropolitan |
city in the country. Cordially and sin
cerely yours. WOODROW WILSON.
TRENTON. n. j.. March II.