Show THE EVOLUTION OF HEARST William Randolph Hearst Is one of the most Interesting figures In Ameri Amen American American can political history today and he be has never been more Interesting than In his recent re ent declarations as to his policy and convictions At the Jamestown expo exposition eXI o sitton In a n speech on Labor day he ho as astonished astonished astonished his hearers bearers by a most con conservative discussion of ot the relations of labor and capital How surprising his speech was Is la Indicated by the fact tact that nearly every prominent newspaper In Inthe Inthe the he country commented on It and the Socialists called It a n confession of alit alli alliance ance anc with capitalism Even more surprising to the pout politicians ians Is Mr announcement through the press associations on Tues Tuesday Tuesday day that he ho Is not a candidate for the presidency because aa as a candidate his motives would be misunderstood and misconstrued As he himself puts It ItI ItI I 1 cannot conceive of any conditions under un er w which I would wo ld be willing to be become become become come a candidate ate This Thi i determination is not because be of ot any feeling of ot pique or r disappointment at the of the late election I am well satisfied to o have the efforts eff of t the thI league Iague through the election of others to promote the principles I stand for I dislike hold bold holding ing Hig office om e and dislike being placed in a position where the sincerity of ot my principles can be questioned through campaigning for some office that I dont want and nd that I would only consent to hold through a sense of public duty as I 7 would serve on a Jury In 1904 1901 no such suc misgivings disturbed Mr Hearst and he was by y far the most vociferous if not the most con conspicuous candidate before the Demo Democratic Democratic cratic convention in St Louis Since then he has organized his Independence League has run for governor of New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Ji pas Jas s exhibited d surprising strength In d j o canvasses canvasses and nd by all the rules governing g political ambition ought to o be an aspirant a of the moat de determined determined determined sort sorL However the present resent announcement ought to be hed In good faith be because beca because cause ca se It t aly t with the trend of developments In the Hearst charac character ter tu When the York publisher was as younger o nger although he e was as a millionaire andean n experimental lal 1st in politics he chose chos the proletariat as his constituency Conservatism ns was wasa uasa a thing to be abhorred ed capital per se was criminal and all capitalists de deserved deserved deserved served served to fo t iose lose their accumulations The great common people alone con x him and his newspapers and his warfare on corporations good and bad baa badon badon on the special interests l t rests r was wasas wasas wasas as Hooligan would say fierce But Mr Hearst H has bas aged somewhat not only In years but In knowledge ge of or human buman affairs Himself a capitalist and the head of ot various corporations he has discovered that crime is not confined to men of means that defiance of ot the law and subversion of ot govern government government ment privilege is I not a a monopoly of ot Wall Vall street or of ot Heater Hester street but that it Is a common co mon falling t of all aU class classe clas 1 It nd conditions of men Further Mr r Hearst H a s haS h that no no publisher p can be bo a candidate for office If It he wishes to pre preserve preserve preserve serve his influence and keep himself free tree from embarrassing obligations Greeley thought he could violate the rule and win the presidency only to find that Greeley the candidate was infinitely less powerful and popular than Greeley the editor Hearst the candidate probably has bas found that Hearst the publisher Is a much trong strong stronger er power In politics than Hearst the Individual was at the polls Increasing responsibilities and larger experiences cx have taught him that the two Individualities S cannot be merged successfully and that It If he ha wishes wl hes to retain his hold holdon holdon on the constituency he has built up he must abandon one field or the other The announcement of retirement would be even more satisfactory If It Mr Sir Hearst had coupled with it the declara declaration declaration tion Uon that he would abide by the nom nominee nomInee nomInee inee of ot the parts national convention There still sUIl remains a n lurking suspicion due to bygone events that the New Nev Yorker means to be a thorn In the flesh of ot the national Democracy that If he cannot name the candidate for tor president president president dent and frame the platform he will reserve the privilege of launching an independent movement which would be beable beable beable able to defeat any candidate named in opposition to Hearst wishes It may be unjust to attribute motives thus far tar in advance of ot the event but the Democrats who have watched Mr career will still keep an eye on his future movements He may not not be a candidate himself but the he has carried In his coat coattail coattail coattail tail und and used on several occasions still lingers as an unpleasant memory with those Democrats who have seen It In operation Until evidence Is produced showing that the Is In the scrap heap h ap Mr status will wUl still be an un unknown unknown Unknown known factor In the political situation |