Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-07-12
HEAas1s LONG MEMORY.

While so many thoughtless critics
are lambasting William Randolph
Hearst and attributing &C LIN only sci
fish motives in demanding thorough
cleanup in Mexico. many others who
know Mr.. Hearst are calling attention
to his unquesticnable virtues and the
immense amount OF good he has done.
Right at this point. his defenders may
get an argument. Challengers may be
silenced, however, by pointing TO the
simple fact that Mr. Hearst's greatest
newspaper Is edited by Arthur Bris-
bane. a genius whose mighty powers
have always been enlisted in the bene-
ficent work Of universal good and sdu-
cation. He Is, indeed. a great teacher.
philosopher and stoFy-tellsr. Instead
OF paying Brisbane a fortune every
year. Mr.. Hearst could have had his
pick OF q thousand cheaper men OF
mediocre ability. He wisely invested
in Brisbane's brains. which have
brought countless blessings to the
American people and, through them. 10
the whole world.
Mr.. Brisbane IS king among the radi-
cal thinkers, looking far ahead from
his intellectual height Mr.. Hearst Is
a. UuL the lDt Ol
atory plutocracy. This f. proven By
the fact that Brisbane and the great
corps u SCrkers On the Hearst news
papers are given Tree hand in expos
ing wrong IN high places. Wall street
has no strings on Hearst. He Is all
solGtely fearless and independent.
whatever may be his faults OF judg.
ment regarding the governments in
tenational policy.
Personally, Mr.. Hearst Is a warm
hearted and generous gentleman. Like
his distinguished father and his uni
versally loved mother, he never for
gets favor. however trivial, and. like
his parents, he is continually bestow-
ing favors and doing good with his
money.
Here is an example full of human
interest:
On the evening after the earthquake
at San Francisco. in 1906, when the
contlagration was raging at San Fran
cisco. all wires TO Los Angeles were
down except one unreliable circuit
which was held by Mr. Hearst's rival.
Gen. Otis, Of the Times. Mr.. Hearst's
Examiner for awhile had no means of
communication. 1t looked like 1.-THE
General was TO score a tremendous
scoop.
In this emergency, the chief of Mr..
Hearsts local telegraph service sought
help from friend-a newspaper man
who was then employed as secretary
to the superintendent of telegraph of
the Salt Lake railroad and had charge
OF the wires In the general office in
the evening. This friend, understand.
Ing the emergency and desiring to
help the Hearst paper, invited two or
three OF the expert operators of the
Hearst staff to come TO the railroad
offices after all the officials and clerks
had gone. When they arrived he had
fast operator in the Salt Lake office
ready to send" TO them all bulletins
and details received by the Salt Lake
newspapers, which had direct com.
municatiOn with San Francisco.
Thus they worked for several hours,
obtaining enough news to spoil the
Times scoop, had no other means of
communication developed.
Considering the fact that General
Otis and the railroad management
were "tlliCums." so TO speak. the news
paper man who allowed this favor leo.
pardized his job and future promotion.
though the secret never leaked.
That incident occurred ten years
ago. About two months ago. the man
who had favored the Hearst paper I'm
the telegraph emergency of 1906 was
In sore straits financially and beset BY
difficulties in an isolated place where
he could not reach his friends. In
desperation, and much against his will.
he sent q note by mail to William X.
Hearst, telling him OF the 1906 Incl.
dent and asking him, as one news.
paper man TO another. for a loan 10
pay for three tickets to Salt Lake. n
matter of SIS. He trusted implicitly
in Mr.. Hearsrs long memory, but
counted the days and hours while the
letter was in transit. for he was I'm the
worst kind of q fix, among strangers.
without money, Illness IN his family,
beyond reach of friends. enduring
hardships and facing disaster.
On the fifth day, when the letter
reached New York, Mr.. Hearst sent
promptly the following telegram:
"Hsye instructed my Los Angeles
paper to telegraph to you one hundred
dollars"
Naturally, that recipient OF Mr.
Hearst's favor, who Is one among hun
dreds having received help in similar
circumstances, never tires OF pralslnt
the kindly heart and generosity OF
William H. Hearst, who remembers 9
small favor Of ten years ago as II 4
were OF yesterday.
Aside from argument regarding the
Mexican imbrogllo, Mr.. Hearst IS
gentleman and real American IN,
the fact should be remembered whei
critics are. discussing abstract politica
problems.
Personally, the great Californian I
likable and admirable, for his heart I
In the right place. lie Is n friend VIII
sticks closer than a brother