Middletown transcript., 1918-08-10
PRO-CERMAN HEARST

EVEN Tammany's strong stomach
IL could not stand dose OF Hearst
for Governor Now, after the nomi-
mating convention, has thrown him out
as q traitor, twice traitor. indeed,
first to his Country then to his party,
he proves the accusation true by an
nouncing his intention to run on his
own hook.
Hearst is the most INSCRIPTIONS demi-
cog in American politics. # he hat
brains enough, with his boundless cheek,
plus his money represented in a long
list of newspaper organs from New
York to California (equalling, if no
SURPRISING, that of the great Englisl
patriot, Harmsworth) he might becom
dangerous.
He has the shameful distinction
being the only politician since. that Of,
Roman gourmet, Didius Julianus,
bought the Imperial purple from tn
auction block, to, attempt to get hig
executive honors in, this sordid CONNER
cha! fashion, This plutocrat by inherit
ance, w. f. Hearst, few years az
Deliberately set out to buy the nomina
ton for the presidency. and allowed
lot of cunning politicians to bleed h; IN
cool million before his colossal yan;t,
awoke to realization that tn .se We,
not rotten Roman days
Mr.. Hearst is patriot for revenr
only. This priceless poss .ession of our
the Great Republic, has. no value in b
eyes except for the money or honor
may farm it for. During the past 70,
years, at time when reasonable o.
cificism, led by those IN high station
was rampant in every quarter. ct ono
dishonoring and imperiling the Nation
Hearst was always the foremost, moi:
lest pro-German cur in the whole pack
He said amen to every dishonorable su
GENDER of American rights, while at t g
same time lauding Germany to tie
skies, his servile journals picturiDg IT,.
Hun beast as liberal, progressive NJ
ton unjustly assaulted by barbara is
Russia, aided by greedy England an!
decadent France
Hearst had the further imradence T.,
defend and excuse the HIN outrage
done against Belgium; also to apologi:.
for the Lusitania massacre, and toll
characterize Americas threat to reser II
the repeated Hun attacks upon our ciai |
zens as "a WALL Street conspirasr|
etc ~ He sent that iaEeling pro-GGsrt-
man spy, Rem, % William Bayard Hsaa]
to Berlin, as one Of his editors t.soos *
~ ; there pro. German stuff for p.zhli, a.
;icn. in his papers here. This. fell W /
4ale later assisted in taa. Germ M
in America. Bat, this al
'nly small part of the Ia record asd
his traitor Hearst.
Such a patriotic magazine as .s,ei
Metropolitan was kept out of the zn:,n.k:tt I
or week, but,a free hand has a.Nc SIS !
'een give. the treason-prating He: ysu
ournels, Not in. the history Ct; ,,ar
cuatsy has q greater outrage upon .'htr
zgsaom Of the Press been psrpetr, sssa
han this arbitrary act. But it YVES
con seen that a hornet'ssnest had ] san
TIRED up, and TIERS was, a.. so .uus
ackdown, and withSDt a word Of sz-
lanation or apology the Metropc .ains
7as once more allowed to exercls e. ~
awful postal rights.
Hearst's inconsistent course aAGn g
he past thnee years affords typidsa7i l.
lstrat;oa Of his ingrained disinnsse !.
While fulsomely applauding thsz:sanc IS
ampaign cry of Democracy '>sIa. ke ..
$ out of war; Hearst in tho sar ,e
'urnals was constantly cristnisiisg I ne
resident for not making far:ous ar
n Mexico!
As against the German 1nesssc7es Of
,mericans, he advocated a, eswar dly
peace at-any-price," anG 'stias in the
anne breath demanding ancattsck pom
exico. Why this absurdiy con ira
Glory course? Why2 Hearst has
g interests down in Mexico, mi, les,
!, what not, and he wanted 70 use