The Washington times., 1923-04-15
Hearst Newspapers
United by Principle
of Public Service

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Publisher Reaffirms His Ideals and Pledges His
Journals in Many Cities to Best Inter-
ests of People They Serve
BALTIMORE, April H.
William Randolph Hearst at the dinner givem IN has
honor By the City of Baltimore last Tuesday evening"
said:
II will not make formal address, certainly desire
say word Of sincere thanks for the kind and en-
81 know important city Baltimore is industrialy
it plays in the life and economy Of the nation And what
did not Baltimore have learned from the very able
and enlightenng address of Mayor Broening
st naturally, therefore have much satisfaction in being
able to possess q newspaper in this city. :.
And there another for qualification Baltimore
is great Southern city, and my people southerners
The Hear my fathers people, from South Carolina
The my a mOnsFs - tS cane South fse
sense If returning to the home Of my forbears
ns n so% nf feels .Gs
my friends in Baltimore to be in the state
letter marked Important looked at quizcay and said
Yes, important to him. but not to me-
II know that can only show my appreciation OF the
welcome extended here by earnest and effective
service to this city and its citizens.
II know too that Baltimore does not lack good and
how high those Journals stand journalism Of the nation
how capable and conscientious are the men who
conduct those journals how effective their service to the
citizenship.
ut there is one form or phase of service which cond
tons may enable especially perform and which hope
shall often have the opportunity Baltimore
is unite power and Influence Of the various pubca
tions which have here and there important points
throughout country in support Of the things which
Baltimore Of those localities desires and requires
In conclusion let brief word Of the intent and
character of my publications.
you have probably sometimes heard them described as
extremely radical do think that they do
think that am very radical Indeed sometimes
as have grown older and slowed down bit am really not
radical enough.
''The policies for which and my publications fought
and in fighting got the reputation Of being radical have
nearly all been being successful opera
fi0n M lnn0a ed with
1t ancient history to refer to the election Of sena
by the people That policy did rend the structure Of
to its foundations tnd conservatism
dicted; did suffrage destroy the fabric Of
cety have direct primaries upset the balance Of
I'm fact the chief objection direct primaries is that
political not sufficiently different in the States
that have direct primaries and those which have not
$50 that do all feel that too radical and
only fear is that valid criticism might be that
am somewhat OF back number
Indeed go back for my political inspiration the days
Of Lincoln and his declaration for government of the
yet the days jefferson and his declaration in favor Of
government for the greatest good Of the greatest number
and still back to the time Of Washington and his appeal for
government free the best interests Of
people without foreign entangements alliances Of any
LAS matter of plain fact things an utter
conservative determined to far possibly
those principles and policies Of the fathers which for
have made country the most free and the
happs the most prosperous and the most powerful nation
Ihere ls however one hrm principle of mine which
be regarded by radical but which my mind is
merely matter OF professional journalistic ethics-of
common journalistic honesty.
THAT principle is the right of public to square deal
on all occasions-to fair show for its white alley
slider newspaper to be the retained attorney for the public
and believe newspaper which is fathles that
is as much traitor attorney who berays the interests
of the client who employs him.
This may be radicalm is constructive radcalisn
conservative radicalism.
1T makes for the liberties the proec
ton OF our properties and the perpetuaon of American
institutions
of have
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