New-York tribune., 1918-07-16
Veterans End
Hearst Hopes
For WhitewQsh
Continued from page I

that is all. | have nothing to gain or
lose in making this statement. | do
not believe the Hearst resolution will
be brought before the convention, but
II 1T is, am sure there are enough
spanish War Veterans who are dele
gates, with memories good enough to
remember Mr.. Hearst's scurrilous edi-
torlals and cartoons which appeared in
his paper about our beloved COM
mander-in-chief and President, William
MCKINNEY, to vote down any expression
OF confidence in man who would con-
done the sinking of the Lusitaia, op-
pose the sending of our boys over
there or delete the Presidents mes
sage. I say this simply to let Mr..
Hearst know this convention is being
held in 100 per cent American city,
and we, as citizens Of Mount Vernon,
Will not tolerate anything that has
Tcutonic semblance."
Due to Warning
Some delegates freely admitted that
If it had not been for the alarm sound
ed by some Of the veterans concerning
the plan to whitewash Hearst the reso-
luton probably would have gone
through the convention like clockwork.
And, they said, if the Hearst dele
gates had then discovered that the con-
stltution forbade such a step, thew
probably would have made an attempt
to amend it. But when the anti Hearst
tornado had passed the Hearst dele
gates began to talk of having individual
camps of veterans adopt resolutions
whtewashing Hearst.
Although the delegates opposed to
hdorsing Hearst believe the publicity
given the plan and the fight they
made against it would have prevented
the resolution from being adopted, they
said it was the forceful denunciation
by the Rev. Mr. Bartholow which def
nltely squelched all hopes of the Hearst
workers
The Rev. Mr.. Bartholow's fiery ad-
dress came as a surprise to Hearst's
friends He had been asked to speak
by Mr. Brancard.
"This is a fighting town." he said,
"and We have the fighting spirit, and
we're generally in the right We take
sitting beside William Mckinley just
after war was declared, and he said:
The principles underlying this war are
destined to govern the world The
principles are the same now. I despise
propaganda.
Lest We Forget"
lIcoI We lOTRSC. Dy way OIL con-
trast to these glorious principles, let
us never forget that in those heroic
days of '98 we had among us that dark,
Shiny force of sedition, the dsloyal
press-not all the press, but specific
press. Who of US forget the hideous
caricatures of President Mckinley and
the outrageous Mckinley Mnstrels,'
the double-reading editorials, the blow
ing hot and cold? Just as in one day
the same press attacks insidiously and
viciously our chief ally, Great Britain.
just as it garbles and misrepresents a
message of the President of the United
States at this time and then presents
a camouflage-its various articles of
loyalty.
"We can never forget that the great
and unseltish Mckinley was at the very
zenith of his glorious work for our
country and humanity when he was
shot to death by the wretch who. in
famed by the disloyal press and the
particular sheet to which we now refer
you all know the newspaper l mean
could give no reason for his unspeak-
able act of treason except the reason of
the serpentine press.
TO the everlasting credit of our
tar city of Mount Vernon our present
Mayor Brush and his government arc
doing their best to stop the dastardlv
and insdious work Of the seditious
newspapers that seek entrance to the
minds of our youth to poison and de-
stroy: God bless our city government
in this patriotic endeavor. These aro
days for out and out loyalty. Not even
a suspicion of uncertainty or double
mindedness should be offered US. All
we have and are should be given to our
government: The man who carps and
criticises the government and Presi-
dent Wilson is giving support to the
Huns and doing all he can to destroy
the fundamental work accomplished by
the Spanish War Veterans"
Down With Hearst"
II was when the Rev. Mr.. Bartholomew
said, You all know the newspaper
mean," that the shouts of Down with
Hearst!' echoed through the conven-
ton room. And then followed a ter
riflc outburst of cheers and applause.
Look at the President who now sits
IN the chair. His address was earbled