The evening world. Newspaper, November 3, 1906, Page 7

THE EVENING WORLD, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 38, 1900. POLITICAL, POLITICAL. POLITICAL. POLITICAL. og INDORSEMENT OF WILL _POLITICAL, POLITICAL. - NATHAN STRAUS erngr, and advise all my friends to vote for him, be- cause | am a Democrat, and because I believe the time has come to put a curb on those dangerous influences which are arrayed against him. 1 am aware that those:who oppose him taise the cry of “demagogue,” “breeder of dis- content” and ‘dangerous element.” ‘ Every. new idea that is honest and every new leader that is honest are attacked that way: | ‘AM going to vote for William Randolph Hearst for Gov- Every American child knows how shamefully E Abraham Lincoln was attacked when his only desire was to-serve his fellow-men._-And_we all remember the laugh- ter and snéers and revilings aimed at Mr. Roosevelt when he was Police Commissioner of New York City by the very newspapers that are’now reviling William Randolph Hearst. : We need in the nation and in the State to-day a practical application of the principles for which William Randolph Hearst stands—the principles of honesty and independence in government, A change is needed, and it must come. fie,’ -——Fhe-principles that MrHearst stands for must inevl- tably prevail in this country. If they do not come now through Mr. Hearst, they must come a few years later through some other leader. It is to the interest of us all that Mr. Hearst’s services should be publicly recognized at the ballot box. A Man of Honor. I feel-that I have the right to speak of Mr. Hearst and. his charaoter, for | have known him long and intimately. I know him to be a man of honor, honesty and sincer- ity. I have had business dealings with him—very exten- sive dealings—as have many other business men, I had, ¢ for instance, a contract with him involving large sums ot money, with his word only to bind the bargain. “To hav ~ abrogated that-contract would have been of great financial benefit of Mr.Hearst’s newspapers, and there-were in it many loopholes of which a man less honorable could have taken advantage. In the code of honor among many men who oppose Mr. Hearst there is nothing to prevent the tak- ____ing-advantage of such loopholes. But Mr. Hearst religi- ously kept his word. And from my knowledge of him he is a man who will keep his word in politics. Unfair Treatment. As a business man I do not as arule interfere in political affairs, “But in this case a man of honor and integrity is being systematically ma- Higned, and as Iam a lover of fair play I protest “against the unfair treatment to which Mr. Hearst has been subjected. Among the falsehoods that have been_Invented con- cerning Mr. Hearst, one peculiarly silly speaks of him as a “rust! a-man inclined to practise the very evils of which he complains. One small fact can dispos¢_of_a_ton_of falsehood. | know-of my-own knowledge that Mr. Hearst has been repeatedly urged fo go into a newspaper com- bination which had for its object the squeezing of adver- tisers- by the compelling-of much higher advertising rates. ‘And I know of my own knowledge that to have gone into this combination would have added greatly to Mr. Hearst's revenues. And the combination would not have been il- legal. And: ] know that the only reply that Mr. Hearst would make to the suggestion was: ‘TI ‘don’t believe in combinations. I am against them for others, and I am against them for myself, and I shall always be against them."’ The following letter has been sent by Nathan Straus, merchant and philanthropist, “in reply to a question as to his political views in this campaign: —— — American people, | know, mean to do the right thing, and, they do it when the truth is before them. They weuld support Mr. Hearst’ overwhelmingly if they knew him, and if they realized how shamefully falsehood and mud are thrown at him. Sees It ought not to be necessary to argue In detail for a man who has devoted his energies for years unquestion- ably to the public welfare, but this one bret I would point out to business men and others: ~ Z Money is the root of all evil, in polltics especially. ' Every man who knows “Mr. Hearst-intimately-knows that with him money Js no object whatever. Mr. Hearst said to me in a big transaction recently, “I don't care so much about the money side of it;” and his actions proved his sincerity. Nobody can imagine that Mr. Hearst-ts in polltics ex- cept in the hope of adding to his reputation among his fellow citizens and increasing the number of his eA Sound Judgment. NATHAN STRAUS That fact should dispose of one foolish falsehood. When any man attacks Mr. Hearst in my_presence I ask him: — “Do you know Mr. Hearst personally?” In-eyery-case the answer is, “No. TI -have never “cnown-a-man-who-actually-knew-Mr-Hearst to-express— for him anything save admiration and friendship. IT Know Mr. Hearst. When a man says, “I only know about Mr. Hearst what | read,” J reply that | know Mr. Hearst intimately, in a business way and in a social way; that Thave visited him at his home, and know his home life, and I say to my friends that Mr. Hearst lives his home life as I do, except that-he lives very much more modestly and very much more inexpensively. aia! Thave never seen a man rise faster in fudg- ment of affairs, judgment of men, than has Mr, Hearst. =e And Jam firmly convinced that there is no man.on Manhattan Island who'tries to do right, or means to do right, more earnestly than-he.- If the citizens of this city knew Mr. Hearst as | and many others-know him, they would be ashamed of the unjust_attacks made_upon him. i Bis -Thave notin my lifetime been usually deceiyed-asta , men. I believe that 1 have had experience enabling me to judge character, and I am willing to stand for what Mr. Hearst stands for. 1 am grieved at attacks that are made upon him, and while I know they are based in some in- stances upon ignorance I feel that they reflect upon the . community, which should not allow Itself to be deceived. Interests Opposed. But if I did not know Mr. Hearst as I do, if | were a stranger here in New: York City, | would be in his favor, if only because of those interests opposed to him. UF Sareea emesteveris fener Privat seeerre i} feesconerlke Sigegl | c ’ With his tireless energy and his genutne devotion to- An instance of this was his selection of Michael: ° Davitt, to whose memory we all pay tribute, when the dreadful Kischineff massacre occurred. It was left to Mr. Hearst, selecting Mr. Davitt as his fittest representative, tc tell the world of Russia's crime agalnst civillzation. And there are hundreds of thousands of men in this country va I hope, will never forget the service he rendered that ay. : Personal Interest. must confess that 1-feet-a-_persomal interestin—Mr, Hearst’s-election_I-haye tried for some years, within the limits “of my means, to make it possfble for the poor women and children of New York to-secure at a nominal ~price pure milk, especially milk suitable for young Infants. | believe that the attitude of the Mitk- Trust in-arbi- trarily ralsing the price is a crime, and not less real because there is no way of holding the individuals responsible for the thousands of deaths directly Inflicted. Seal I Know that the Governor of the State, with the influence that he possesses, could preveny this dreadful Killing of children, this horrible annual death offering of babies by the mothers of New York, and I Know that if William Ran-~ dolph Hearst were Governor { and the others anxious to help in this work would not need to goto him. He would come to us. Hearst’s Public Spirit. As a citizen proud of New York and proud of the nation, Iam ptoud of the publie-spirit-snown—by. Mr. Hearst and of his courage in attacking the biggest and most powerful men of his own class. ‘ }-shall-vote-for-Mr. Hearst next Tuesday, a man I know to be high in integrity, a good husband and father, moral in his private life, earnestly interested in the welfare of ‘all legitimate business mén jn the United States and sincere in his efforts to protect and benefit the great. masses of people who have wisely shown such confidence in him. | have known many men, and I have had business dealings with many men, and | know of no one whose word'l would take more readily than that of Mr. Hearst.