Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-11-10
WILSON SEES
GREAT TASK
AS GOVERNOR
interprets Tremendous Pop
ular UpheavaI as Sign
to Move Forward.
GREAT HOME OVATION

Princeton, Nov. 10:-Woodrow
Wilson, called to serve his State
Tuesday, stood at a glorious hour of
his career last night when he faced
thousands of his fellow-townspeopl
and college students, who massed
campus. Standing in the window of
his library, with Mrs. Wilson and the
Misses Wilson near by, the new
champion of the people made a ten
minute speech of the same character
that has set the State ablaze in the
past six weeks. 1t was evident that
the Governor-elect was deeply stirred
and he made struggle to control
his emotions After the famous
locomotive cheers" had ceased and
the bands had exhausted themselves,
Governor-elect Wilson spoke sub
stantially as follows:
Young gentlemen of Princeton
and my fellow-townspeople, ] thank
you very sincerely for your greet
ings. 1t Is very kind Of you to honor
me In this manner. / will not at
tempt to make any lengthy address,
for have about made all the speech
es can In the campaign just ended.
II can give you some impressions
as to my feelings at this moment.
Judging from my physical feelings,
/ know / am at the end Of something,
which has been strenuous cam
paign. Judging from the SOLDERING
feeling Of responsibility which has
been mine all day, and of which |
am conscious at this present momeut,
l realize that both myself and the
Democratic party are only at the be-
ginning and are facing great prob
lens which the people will expect US
to solve. The real task lies ahead"
Great cheers greeted his next as
sertion: "The people of this State
have given these handsome majorl-
ties because they believed in the sin
cerity of the candidate and the
Democratic platform. Continuing,
he said: Now, in order to believe
in ourselves as Democrats we must
do something, doing is always much
harder than talking" Referring to
the Democratic Assembly, the Gov
ernor-elect declared he held the con-
viction the voters following his earn
est recommendations and exhorta-
llOnS udu oCuI IAS AoSSlnUAg hCh "
Trenton in order to make possible
reform legislation, and he aroused
cheers with the assertion that it was
now up to himself and party to
make good by rendering a service to
the State.
Referring TO- the sweeping Demo-
cratic vietories, he continued: This
Is not any ordinary season in politics.
There is a new impulse in politics.
The people are anxious to find new
men through whom they can give ex-
preston to their desires and it is to
be sincerely hoped they will not be
disappointed in the men selected in
this and other States"
Turning to the thousand Princeton
students he declared; cit is absolute
1y essential for men who profess to fol-
low learning to master civic and pollt-
ical matters and lend themselves to the
service Of the Commonwealth and the
nation"
Continuing, he asserted: "The true
servant of the people must be thorough
ly consecrated to their cause. The pres
ent time is a challenge to every man
of earnest spirit, and no man should al
low a narrow and selfish ambition to
rule him. The people have finally been
cried awake, and now those who lead
must seek to keep them awake" Great
applause greeted his statement that
"the country needs leaders, and its only
safe-advanc ement lies in finding conse-
Grated and unselfish men who are will
ing to serve their fellows at what
ever cost to Themselves He deplored
leaders who aroused class feeling or
unnecessarily arrayed party against par
ty, asserting the different interests of
the nations must be brought together
for consultation for the general good of
all. Reverting to the cardinal doctrine
Of his campaign speeches, he stated:
"The call Of the campaign has been
one to service, which, after all, is the
real essence of life. -
1t was the judgment of Mr.. Wilson
that the large, earnest and eager au-
diences he had faced during the cam
paign were not concerned about party
shibboleths, or party history, but were
anxious to hear the vital snterests Of
New Jersey and America discussed in
an intelligent manner, America, in the
thought of the coming Governor, was
through with selfishness in her politics
and had entered the lists in a fight to
the finish against the domination of spe-
cial interests. Prolonged cheers greeted
his terse statement: HeThat special and
unfair interests would not go unscotch-
ed and unrebuked in the future. In
concluding his speech he declared that
as he faced his great responsibilities
ahead he was greatly heartened by tue
feeling that he had both the confidence
and sympathy of his fellow-eitizens in
this State"
When he had ceased speaking he was
again greeted with cheers and college
songs, and then the procession moved
across town TO seIenads Dr.. nBili;'
Libbey, who turned 5000 majority for