The Washington times., 1922-08-17
POLL ICAL
VIEW GIVEN.
by HEARST
Publisher Explains His Atti-
tuds on oovernorship
in New York.
ny Cosmopolitan Nsws Service.

ny Cosmopolitan News Service.
NEW YORK, Aug. 17-William
Randolph Hearst made public to-
day q statement ON the governor
ship IN response to questions
submitted to him by representa-
tives Of the afternoon newspapers.
The statement follows:
Believes Him Well Fitted.
While I am not a candidate. I
have been mentioned a. one; there
| fore. prefer TO make no comment
upon Mr.. Smiths announcement
Of his candidacy for the governor
ship other than to say that II Is
a very dignified and very definite
expression Of his willingness to
assume the leadership Of the party
in the State.
Mr.. Smith is doubtless as well
fitted as any man In the State to
lead the Democratic party. II II Is
to be a conservative party, and
dispute with the Republican party
thu. support Of the. great interests
which are now behind Governor
Miller.
am q Progressive. however,
and without any disparagement to
Mr.. Smith. believe II is the
highest duty. as well ns the best
rolicy, of the Democratic party TO
make its appeal to the masses OF
tho people rather than TO the
privileged interests.
For this reason my personal sup
port IL very earnestly given to
Mayor Hylan.
He has aligned himself with the
citizenship generally and defended
the citizenship from the exploita-
ton Of the profiteering interests.
Faithful Servitor.
His record Of faithful service to
the public seems to me to give
him the first claim upon the gov
ernorship and the State leadership.
The permanent success Of the
Democratic party seems to me to
lie entirely in the line Of faithful
service to the public.
Considering the matter merely
from a narrow standpoint Of policy
and political strategy. the Demo
cratic party cannot make n stronger
appeal to the privileged interests
than the Republican party makes.
Nor can any Rominee offer prom
ise Of more abject service TO those
interests than Mr.. Miller has al
ready given. ".
Therefore, should the Democratic
party assume to sit at. the table
of plutocracy, II would merely be
nothing but the crumbs which fall
from the table of Dives.
While IL the party becomes the
champion Of the people in the con-
test Of the exploited public against
the exploiting profiteers. II may
have, and think certainly will
have, the grateful support Of the
people for many years to come and
may sit proudly at the head OF
its own political table and not oc-
cupy the humiliating position OF q
beggar at the Republican pa:ty's
board.
/ always remember the saving
Of that splendid old Democrat, Sam
uel j. Tilden, governor of New
York and leader Of the Democratic
party in the days of Its greatest
glory. He said:
"The Democratic party viii al.
ways succeed when Il has the cour-
age to be democratic" n. s.
Earnestly Backs Hylan.
That means when II has the cour-
age TO serve the people and not the
interests. and when II has the cour-
age to nominate men who have
served the people and not served the
interests.
propose Mayor Hyian as the best
example of that kind Of public man
and that kind Of public service in
the State of New York today.
1. You ask me II, In the event Of
the nomination. Of Alfred d. Smith