Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-26
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too much in generaliHes. Nothing could be mor outspoken or direct thai
his speech at Camden, or his letter to George L. Record answering severa
pointed questions asked by Mr.. Record. In fact, sc pointed we're some o
the remarks of the democratic candidate at Camden that Jim" smit
refused to publish them in his paper, the Newark Morning Star. If Jim
Smith could control Mr.. Wilson it is hardly likely that he would allow hin
to say things that he refuses to print in his paper.
Mr.. Wilson started the campaign by discussing the corporations II
this matter his slogan IA guilt is personal" He readily made the people
understand what he meant by persona guilt He ukened he orporahon
to automobiles and the running the corporations to the people n th
machines. THE trouble is" he said. "that son e are taking Joy rides
in their corporations" He declared that there is as much Use o fine the
corporation for violating the law As there is to fine the automobile. Mr.
Wilson would put the e who are responsible for the corporations that
violate the law in Jail, just as he would put the IA who I'M the auto
mobile in Jail. The corporations are no more guilty of violating the law
than the automobile. Gull. is personal. The lei who are in charge are
Having emphasized this fact before the people, Mr.. Wilson took up
ether issues. He insisted o. publicity n all public affairs. Mr. Wilson
made 1t clear that If elected he would OF coerce the legislature by with
holding patronage or using any other undue Influence to carry out the prin-
on the stump and what the people themselves insisted upon the legislators
doing was perfectly legitimate He condemned the Board Of Guardians
and dictates what bills shall be passed and what ones shall be buried in
committee Mr.. Wilson said he would constitute as many public meetings
as he could possibly address into Boards of Guardians sc that the people
themselves might say what bills were to be passed and what ones defeated
He declared he wanted a administration of public opinion. a government
in which the people would have a voice. that would be heard and needed.
Now, as we are galloping down the home stretch with election only
two weeks off, Mr.. Wilson turns his attention to the evil that lies at the
bottom of the whole trouble in gOvernment-bossism In his mastery
reply to the questions asked him by George L. Record. Mr.. Wilson admits
Fer many years to observe and understand that system" he says, and 1
HATE IT AS THOROUGHLY AS L UNDERSTAND IT" He joins with Mr..
Record in calling it the most dangerous condition in the public life of our
state II nation today and that it had virtually. for the time being, destroy
ed representative government and in its place set Up a government of
privilege" Mr. Wilson's remedy would be the reforms he has set forth in
the answers to other questions asked by Mr. Record and "the election to
cmce of e who will refuse to submit to 1t and bend all their energies to
break it up by PITILEss PUBLICITY"
But Mr. Wilson does OF stop there. He goes RICH o n n mentions
names. For instance, one Of the questions asked him by Mr.. Record is:
in referring to the Board of Guardians, do you mean such republican
leaders al Baird, Murphy, Kean and Stokes? Wherein do the relations to
the special interests of such leaders differ from the relations to the same
interests If such democratic leaders as Smith. Nugent and Davis7"
Mr.. Wilson's reply is o the point. He says:
II refer to the lei you name. They differ from the Others I'm this, that
they are in controlo OFT e government of the state while the others are no
and CANNOT BE IF THE PRESENT DEMOCRATIC TICKET is
ELECTED"
But as if not satisfied with this Mr. Wilson. goes on to ask himself a
question which he thinks Is implied in those asked by Mr.. Record. He
says. getting down still closer to the system of bossism and expressing
his defiance of Jim Smith and his machine:
You wish to know what my relations would be with the democrats
whose power and influence you fear. should 1 be elected governor, partcu-
laly in such important matters a appointments and the signing of bills,
and / am very glad to tell you. If elected, 1 shall not, either in he matter
of appointments to office or assentt o legislation, or in shaping any part of
the policy of m y administration, submit to the dtomion of any person or
persons, special interest or organization. 1 will always welcome advice and
suggestions from N citizen, whether boss, leader, organization man or
plain citizen, and shall constantly seek the advice of influential and dis
interested men representative of their communities and disconnected from
ao,..n, nan+x.t.o on+,ns,v. hut all suggestions md Al advice will he
considered o their merits, and NO ADDITIONAL WEIGHT WILL BE
GIVEN TO ANY MANS ADVICE OR SUGGESTION BECAUSE OF HIS
EXERCISING OR sUPPosuNG THAT HE EXERCISES SOME SORT or
POLITICAL INFLUENCE OR CONTROL. / SHOULD DEEM MYSELF
FOREVER DsGRACED SHOULD IN EVEN THE SLIGHTEST DEGREE
COOPERATE IN ANY SUCH SYSTEM OR ANY SUCH TRANSACTIONS
AS YOU DESCRIBE IN YOUR CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BOSS
SYSTEM. 1 regard myself as pledged to the regeneration of the democratic
earty which 1 rave forecast above
Considering the character of the ma saying these things, ca any
doubt exist as to what kind of a governor he will be?
Question II a n which Mr.. Record doubtless thought would en-
barrass Mr.. Wilson. But the democratic candidate never faltered. The
question is this:
You say the democratic party has been reorganized, and the republt
can party has not. Can a political party be reorganiud without changing
either of it's leaders, or its old leaders changing their point of view and
their political character? viii you claim that either of these events has
taken place in the democratic party7 If you do, upon what do you base
that conelusion?"
Marx the answer, straight from the shoulder:
~ do o remembe saying that the democratic party has been reorgan
ICED. / remember saying dh@ it was seeking reorganization, and was
therefore at the threshold of a new ira. 1 said this because it is seeking
TO change its leaders, and will obviously change them If successful In this
election. II am elected, / shall understand that / u chosen leader OF m,
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 nomination as frt proposed, and there has never been tbs
slightest intimation from NY quarter to the contrary since. The republican
party is not seeking to change Its leaders and, therefore. is o eve seek
ing reorganization"