Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-25
WILSON'S REPLY TO
RECORD HITS HARD
Clean Positive Statement By Demo
cratic Candidate Against Boss
System and Corporation Rule.
FOR PARTY REORGANIZATION

tion day representing any one party,
or group of candidates; prohibiting
the hiring of vehicles for transport
ing voters; limiting the amount to
be expended by candidates; prehib-
iting political contributions by cor
porations. Do you favor this?" Yes.
11--'That every industry employ
ing workmen shall be compelled to
bear the expense of all injuries to
employees which happen in the indus
try without wilful negligence of such
employees. Do you favor this?"
Yes.
12-"That the County Board of
Elections law and the Hillery maxi
mum tax law should be repealed. Do
you favor this?" Yes.
13-"Does the democratic plat
form declare for the choice of cam
didates for all elective offices by the
direct vote system?" Yes; / so I'M
derstand it. If 1t does not, I do.
lido you admit that the boss
system exists as l have described It.?
II SO, how do you propose to abolish
it?" OF course, ! admit it. Its ex-
istence is notorious. L have made it
my business for many years to OBJ
serve and understand that system
and / hate 1t as thoroughly as 1 un-
derstand it. You are quite right in
saying that the system Is bipartisan;
that 1t constitutes "the most danger
ous condition in the public life of
our state and nation today; and
that I: has virtually; for the time be-
ing, destroyed representative gov
ernment and In its place set up q
government of privilege" / would
propose to abolish it by the above re-
forms, by the election to office of
men who will refuse to submit to it
and bend all their energies to break
it up, by pitiless publicity.
15-"In referring to the Board of
Guardians, do you mean such repub-
lican leaders as Baird, Murphy,
Kean and Stokes? Wherein do the
relations to the special interests of
such leaders differ from the rela-
tions to the same interests of such
democratic leaders as, Smith, Nu-
gent and Davis?" refer to the men
you name. They differ from the 9TH
ssrs In this. that they are In control
of the government of the state while
the others are not and cannot be if
the present democratic ticket is
elected.
16-"I Join you In condemning
the republican Board Of Guardians.
| have been fighting them for years
and shall continue to fight them.
viii you join me in denouncing the
democratic Overlords, as parties to
the same political system? If not,
why not7" Certainly, i will join
vn1. al Svs y.SSiv. 70
and fighting any and every one, of
RACES against the government and
public morality.
17-"You say the democratic
party has been organized, and the
republican party has not. Can po-
litical party be reorganized without
changing either of its leaders, or its
old leaders changing their point of
view and their political character?
Win you claim that either of these
events has taken place In the demo-
cratic party? If you do, upon what
do you base that conclusionf" /
do not remember saying that the
democratic party has been reorgan-
lied. 1 remember saying that 1t WAS
seeking reorganization, and was
therefore at the threshold of new
era. / said this because it Is seek
ing to change Its leaders, and will
obviously change them If successful
In this election. IL / am elected,
shall understand that I am chosen
leader of my party and the direct
representative of the whole people
In the conduct of the government.
All of this was distinctly understood
at the very outset, when my nomina-
tion was first proposed, and there
has never been the slightest intima-
tion from any quarter to the con-
trary since. The republican party is
not seeking TO change its leaders,
and, therefore, is not even seeking
reorganization.
isis there any organized
movement in the democratic party
in this state which corresponds to the
progressive republican movement of
which you have favorably spoken?"
l understand the present platform
and the present principal nomina-
tions of the democratic party in this
state to be such an organized move
ment | will be more fully organ
lied II those nominees are elected.
This is, as / interpret it, the spirit
of the whole remarkable democratic
revival which we are witnessing not
only in New Jersey, but in many
other states.
Before pass to the next question
will you not permit me to frame
one which you have not asked, but
which ! am sure lies implied in
those have Just answered? You
wish to know what my relations
would be with the democrats whose
power and influence you fear, should
I be elected governor, particularly
In such important matters as ap-,
pointments and the signing of bills,
and I am very glad to tell you. If
elected, shall not. either In the mat-
tor OF appointments 70 once or IS
sent to legislation, Or in shaping amy
part of the policy of my administra-
tion, submit to the dictatfon of amy
person or persons, special interest or
organization. will always welcome
advice and suggestions from any
citizen, whether boss. leader, organ
ization man or plain citizen, and /
shall constantly seek the advice OF
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