The Press: Hearst's Speech

At a 65 plate dinner which welcomed Mr. Hearst to participation in the affairs of Baltimore, he defended himself, saying:

"I do not think that I am very radical. Indeed, I sometimes think that as I have grown older and slowed down a bit I am really not radical enough.

" The policies for which I and my publications fought, and in fighting got the reputation of being radical, have nearly all been accomplished— and, being in successful operation, are no longer regarded with apprehension. "It is ancient history now to refer...

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