Wang Tso-yung, former president of the Control Yuan and long-time China Times editor, feels that Yu had three overarching values: to safeguard social stability, ensure a democratic government, and protect the freedom of the press.
長期擔任時報主筆的前監察院長王作榮認為，余先生辦報有三大方向：維護大局安定、維護民主政治，同時維護新聞自由。