The Washington times., 1922-09-25
STAND Of
HY[AN IS
|ND0RSED
jackson Tells Democratic
Chairman That Publisher Is
Party's Logical Choice.
BY Cosmopolitan New. Service.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Ex-
pressing praise of Mayor Hylan
for his recent letter to State
Chairman Pell, William Schuyler
Jackson, former Democratic at
torney general of the State, made
public today a statement setting
forth what he believes reflects
the opinion of large majority
of citizens of this State on the
coming State campaign.
Indorses Hylan's Letter.
"I indorse fully the admirable and
convincing letter written by our
esteemed mayor, John +. Hylan, to
Democratic State Chairman Pcll,
and published recently" said Mr..
Johnson. my observations cause
mo to believe that a large majority
OF the. citizens Of this State, those
who are free from the degrading
control and corrupting influence of
the public utility corporations, agree
with him..
The statement continues. in part:
"In my opinion, II is time that
the rank and file of the Tammany
organiza ton express their views as
to the issues and candidates in the
coming State campaign. Otherwise
our party leaders may not be in.
formed Of public sentiment, and may
be misled by a constant stream OF
deceptive propaganda flowing
through a notoriously and shame.
fully controlled public press and by
the agents of those corporate in
terests that thrive by public plunder.
ing, agents who serve their un-
scrupulous masters by sneaking into
the friendship and confidence of
party leaders only to sell them out.
Some weeks ago, a fellow named
Osborn, at Syracuse. managed to
advertise himself by witless attack
upon Mr.. Hearst. Osborn is not
worth quoting except as an illustra-
ton Of the falsity and malignity
Of the campaign that will be made
this year against the candidacy of
any true Democrat. Osborn is re.
ported as saying
I'VE want to nominate a winner.
We do not want a man whose only
effort in that direction has proven
him to be the most unique loser in
the State. In the only chance he had
to show his powers everybody else
got elected and he got whipped
Recalls 1906 Election.
II was elected to the office of at
tcrney general in the election of 1906
when Mr.. Hearst was the regular
Democratic nominee for governor.
Every one of the other Democratic
candidates, including myself, was
comparatively unknown quantity.
MR.. HEARST LED HIS TICKET
IN THE VOTES UPSTATE, and his
leadership and the eloquence and
force OF his personal campaign alone
elected the other Democratic State
officials.
"Mr. Hearst and the Democratic
principles he always has stood for
were the issues in that campaign.
And, although he was preceded
upstate by a most malignant propa.
ganda Of vile ISLANDERS and abuse dl-
rected against him by the same pub.
lic-plundering interests represented
by Osborne and his like. MR..
HEARST WENT UPSTATE. FACED
HIS MALIGNERS, DROVE THEM
BACK UNDER GROUND, AND
RAN AHEAD OF HIS TICKET AL.
MOST EVERYWHERE OUTSIDE
OF NEW YORK CITY.
,'Mr. Hearst, as every one knows,
was defeated by the detection OF
New York City Democrats who were
wont to boast of their own, and to
preach to their followers, Party
regularity
Public sentiment in favor of Mr.
Hearst has grown immensely strong
er In New York City since 1906, un-
till now I believe that nearly every
one Of the Democrats who, because
OF some unfortunate frictions, then
voted against Mr.. Hearst has re-
GREETED that action and would he
glad OF an opportunity to absolve
his soul from responsibility for the
election OF Governor Hughes, and
to make amends for the injustice
done to Mr.. Hearst, by rolling up
for Mr.. Hearst an unprecedented
majority for the office where the
IContinuad nm Pare g Column a.