The Washington times., 1922-07-24
ANsWE rs
CAMPAIGN
QUESTIONS.
Publisher Says La Guardia and
Hylan Are Logical candi-
dates for Governor.
by Universal Service.

brooklyn Eagle printed today
four questions it had submitted
to William Randolph Hearst re-
garding the coming State cam
paign, together with Mr.. Hearst's
answers.
Tie .,uCry and the Answer.
l. Do you consider that Mayor
Hylan's statement Of Thursday
eliminates him from consideration
as a candidate for governor?
2. Are you willing to consider his
request that you organize sentiment
IN the State in behalf of the policies
that you advocate?
3. Would you become a candidate
Tor the nomination of governor if
urged to do so by considerable ele.
ment of voters?
4. What will be the most i'm.
portant issue of the campaign?
Mr.. Hearst's answers:
l. l shall never consider that any
thing eliminates Mayor Hylan as a
candidate for governor. He is the
logical candidate on the Democratic
side just >as Major La Guardia is the
logical candidate on the Republican
side.
Nothing should eliminate or be al.
lowed to eliminate these able and
loyal public servants from every
consideration and every recognition
on the part of the public and on the
part of their respective parties.
This is emphatically progressive
year. The people have been plum
dered by profiteers. The public
service corporations have filled the
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employees.
They have pro-empted, appropria.
ated, the peoples government and
perverted it to their private purposes
and profits.
To continue this perVersfon of
popular government would be to end
democracy and to establish an
autocracy of wealth and privilege.
Naturally the citizenship of the ma.
ton Is rebelling against reaction of
this character.
One of two things will surely
happen:
Either the Republican organiza-
ton will fall into the hands OF
Progressives, as it has done in
every primary in every State that
has been held this year;
Or the Democratic party will
faithfully represent the sentiment
of the citizenship, as it should do
and as ii was created to do.
Whichever party is the Pro
gressive party, whichever party
represents democratic ideals, which
ever party stands for equal rights.
equal opportunity, and equal jus.
tice should win, and will win.
Service Is Platform.
2. I am willing TO do whatever /
can do that is of most service in
this crusade. for l am enlisted
heart and soul in the cause Of
genuine democracy; that is to say,
Of genuine Americanism-a gov
eInment of the people, by the peo.
pie. for the people.
II is upon these principles that
we have grown to greatness. 1t is
only by adhering to these principles
that we can maintain our leader
ship in world thought, in world
progress, and in world power.
We of progressive sentiment, Of
popular sympathy, do not ask any
special preference of one class over
another-we do not require any
favoritism for one element, any
injury or injustice for another.
We merely demand equal rights,
equal opportunity. and equal and
exact justice.
That is not demagogy, 1t is
democracy-the democracy of JEFF
ferson.
It is not radicalism; 1t is repub-
licanism-the republicanism of Lin
coin.
TT Is not too much to ask and 1t
In not too much to get.
We are going to get 1t in this
election, If we are not defeated by
the nomination of rabid reaction
aries, or deceived by the nomina-
ton OF pretended Progressives, who
profess loyalty to the public while
they secretly serve the public plum.
derers.
The best service I can render, I
think, to the cause Of genuine democ-
racy is to try to secure the nom.
tnation Of faithful public servants,
not merely for the governorship
alone. but for the senate, for the
assembly. and for other public Of
fices throughout the State, 80 that
a progressive administration may
work throughout in harmony and
sincerity for the public benefit.
3. have continually said that l
think II can do my best service as
a journalist; and I think l can
make that service most effective II
II Is not tinctured by any thought