The Washington times., 1922-05-13

Mr. Hearst gdUe interview to the United Press. He
gaze em IN Chicago the folloung 1Oritten statement
0hch largely varied in the article sent out as an
Interview:
To the United Press:
sorry that cannot answer your questions about
politics definitely have been out West my ranch
am going to New York now to find What all the
shooting is about
I see that Mr. Connors has named me for the COVER
norship. Mr.. Connors is of the best men in the
world and of the most loyal friends In fact he is
loyal and big hearted that afraid he every
thing with little prejudice in favor of his friends
want to have a talk with Mr. Connors.
My idea of the man for the Democrats to nominate
for governor is Mayor Hylan. He is splendid
true Democrat in the broad of the word. An
earnest faithful public official and capable executive
His policies sound his popularity is proved He is
the antithess the diametrcal opposite of Governor
Miler-and that Is the greatest compliment can pay
him.
Governor Miller is representative of new element
in our public life Of men who openly and avowedly
in the service of big interests who have cynical
contempt for the public who believe that there Is
superior class and that 1t is entitled to superior prv
leges who believe that the government should be
run by this superior class for the promotion and pro-
lection of those superior privileges, who think
that the citizenship exists not to govern but to be
erned not to progress and prosper but to be exploited
Their only interest in the public is contained in the
query, How do the people get the money we take
tude the part of public servants owing allegiance
to the big interests is genuine danger to our repub
lican institutions It is the beginning of autocracy,
that of older countries 1t is the beginning of the
end Of democracy. 1t should be fought to finish
before 1t gains a foothold
I am doing my best to fight it in my capacity
as a journalist That way would to me the best
and most effective way for me to carry the cam
pagn in defense of the exploited and in defiance of
the expoiters, behalf of honest property earners
and property owners as against the bullying black
jacldng big interests.
Of course any who dares to take hand against
the aggressions of privilege nowadays is called
Bolshevist Anarchist or Socialist or Com
munlst am not any of these things. think am
just plain American believe in American
system and do not want to see it destroyed. be-
heve in republican institutions and do not want
to them undermined
believe in the rights of property, but more in the
rights of property which is earned than in the rights
OF property which is stolen At any rate, am not
in favor of the establishment of special class with
the privilege to plunder That is too radical for
too radical departure from American politics
and precedents believe that the equal rights, the
equal opportunities, the equality before the law which
have been the foundation of our progress and pros
perity a nation and of contentment people,
should be conserved To that extent I am conserva-
tive
But otherwise I am progressive, because I be-
lieve that the art and science of government, like
other arts and sciences should improve and advance,
and that there is just much reason for progress in
politics there is for progress in mechanics.
Principles eternal but means and methods i'm
prove and advance the people themselves improve
and advance in education and experience differ
Numerically with the styed superior classes and
their representatives in that devoutly believe that
there is wisdom great as the combined wisdom of
the people, no government good government by
all the people in the interest Of all the people.
believe that the people should have not less and
less power of government entrusted to their hands,
but continually more and more as the spread Of en-
hghtenment the advance Of knowledge of interchange
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