The New York herald., 1922-07-16
HEARST TO SUPPORT
HYLANS BIGGER JOB
ASSTATECRUSADER
Writes to Mayor to Back
Him in Attaining Still
Greater Objects
REMAINS A JOURNALIST
Which Is to Be Democratic
Candidate Puzzles City
Hall Inquirers.
EDITOR TO GO AWAY SOON
Says People Should Campaign
Now for Equal Rights and
Against Privilege.
EDITOR TO GO AWAY SOON

William r. Hearst, writing to Mayor
Hylan yesterday. volunteered for any
activity that, might help ito secure
more Of social service and more Of
equal justice from the State govern
ment of New York" He asked, how
ever. whether he could not perform
his best duty to the public by pursu-
ing his established calling" as a jour-
nalist
Replying to the declaration Of the
Mayor in his letter to the publisher ot
a few days ago that "they (the people)
need your help, they must have It,
Mr.. Hearst commended the Mayor for
his work for the city and added:
Lead the State crusade now for
equal rights"
In such an endeavor he offered tc
support the Mayor ten times more
strongly" than he had in the past.
After the Hearst reply was made pub
lie reporters interviewed the Mayor.
This conversation took place between
the Mayor and newspaper man:
I'VE can't quite make out from this
correspondence which one of you Is to
be the Democratic candidate for Gov
erior."
Il have made announcement. I am not
a candidate for public office. 1t does not
seem necessary to repeat It,"
Then you stand on your previous an
nouncement (Which was that he would
serve opt his term a. Mayor p,
II a. y, not In the habit Of saying one
thing ne day and something else the
next day.
What is Mr.. Hearst going to dor"
II don't know -@
Hearst's Offer TO serve.
Mr.. Hearst Is going to California In a
few days. He made references in his
letter to the suggestion Of the Mayor
that tome sort Of an organiza ton COM
posed OF members OF betm major par
ties should be former to work for their
political ideals. Mr.. Hearst's letter fol-
lows:
< have read with hien appreciation
yonr vigorous letter to me in support OF
the declaration OF principles Of the
Wt..aen's Democratic Alliance and OF
their proposal to secure more Of social
service and more of equal justice from
the State government OF New York
Il am glad. In response to your sug-
gestion. to volunteer for any activity In
which I can be OF service in this cru
sade.
-'or the nigh onto forty years in which
1 have been in journalism have given
my best efforts to the fight for equal
rights. equal opportunity and equal jus
tice as the fundamentals OF our demo-
cratic institutions and OF our Republi-
can forms Of government
81 believe that these fundamentals
make not merely for tine greatest good
of the greatest number. but for the
greatest good of the whole citizenship
"Must Have Democracy"
Government by the greatest mum.
ber-that is. by the majority--we must
have. That is democracy. But govern
ment in the interests of majority
merely is not sufficient.
THE ideal democracy Is government
in the interests. OF all the people Thai
class government cannot obtain, and
am opposed to government by any class
in the interests Of any class.
II think that we must all cease tc
think of ourselves SO much as political
or social classes or party factions. ano
think of ourselves more as united citi
zens Of a common country. with the idea
of securing what is best for ourselves
and our country as a whole.
For special privilege we must sub.
stitute equal rights.
For pull and favoritism we must sub.
stitutc equal opportunity.
Continued on Page Six.