New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-13
Hearst and Hylan


However hard Mr.. Hylan's campaign
managers strive to dissipate the impress
sion that he is the candidate of the pro-
Germans, their protestatons are out
weighed by certain facts in connection with
his candidacy. The defence Of the judge,
that he is not the champion of the element
opposed to Mayor Mitchell because of the
latters outspoken Americanism, is not
positive one, but is more like the plea Of
the man who insists on being proved guilty,
and in the absence of an affirmative de-
fence takes advantage of the law that
until then he must be considered innocent.
Judge Hylan is now at the bar of public
opinion. The voters are to sit as jury
There are certain conceded facts which
they may properly consider imposing
Judgment on the Democratic candidate
One of these is that Judge Hylan is the
candidate of William Randolph Hearst
The latter's pro-German proclivities may
be easily perceived by any one who reads
his newsp papers. In the present relations
between the United States and Germany
the people Of this country can be only one
of two things, either pro-American or pro-
German. Mr.. Hearst can hardly be called
pro-American. Yet we see him warmly
;ndorse and support the candidacy of Judge
Hylan. Can any member Of the jury be
50 deceived as to believe that if Mr.. Hylan
held to views on the war questions radical
" different from those held by his precep-
tor Hearst would be supporting him? II
Mr.. Hearst himself had been the candidate
lie would have received practically the
solid pro-German vote. There is not much
Goubt about that. The argument against
Judge Hylan because Of his Hearst con-
nections may sound like circumstantial evil
dence but it is only of the kind that the
law holds as perfectly good, and on which
many men have been convicted.
Of course, there are, besides the chief
argument. several of collateral character.
For instance, Samuel Untermyer, living
most of the time in Yonkers, where they
don't vote for a New York City Mayor,
Judge Hylan of his nomination. Why Mr..
Untermyer? He is rated as a good lawyer;
but there is any number of better orators
in the Democratic ranks Of this city. 1t
may not be fair to urge his German cogno-
men as a reason for hissselection as orator
CT the day. Possibly the two things were
entirely disassociated. But it is fact that
Mr. Untermyer Is close acquaintance OF
Mr.. Hearst and, what is more, has acted
as chief counsel for the editor in several
of his important litigations. Again the
Jury is permitted to draw its conclusions
from the existing circumstances.
We also have lillian F. Schneider at
the head of the Democratic Fusion Com
mittee, this year the euphonc stalking
horse for Tammany Hall.
The County Clerk, who is of German
descent. was strongly in favor of Hearst
as the Democratic candidate for Mayor. At
the deliberations of the Democratic Fusion
Committee to decide on a candidate he held
out to the last for the pro-German editor.
lie was Opposed W al! Hi"i' PiOPN'N"
who he thought might not have the sup
tort and Endorsement of Hearst, the man
who controls the pro-German vote. Mr..
Schneider readily consented to Judge Hy-
lan's nomination when it was known TO a
few on the inside that Hearst himself
would not be candidate and when the
word was passed that Hearst was for Hy-
Ian. Hearst being for Hylan means that
uylan is for Hearst. The political career
Ct the latter is sufficient guarantee on
which TO base such statement.