The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-06

| What has happened 10 all the attempts
IN ths Assembly ~ NeS Jersey TO pass q
corrupt practices act Every measure u
thar kind has been smo,h~r-d or defeated
And vhv do corrupt PRACTICES prevail Why
are registration lists psusi-d' Why j. "a
| impossible To- detect an'i eN po-s the pasldiAz
OF lissI Why. heCaus" In every direction
| where you turn for relief yOn hnd or gani1a-
| ton men. not the Republican marty resisting
/ Won. for | HAPPEN To know that there are
hundreds. ave. thousands. Of thoughtful
/ Republicans IN this state ~ho are just as
| anxious anv Democrat can possibly be
| tn correct fhess very ug,y things Bus they
Ind no means OF correcting them: there
/ are NO insIrumentslitie- through which
| to do the thing: nobody can bo brought
TO act who is in authority. 1t IL Impossible
| to discover whv
| The people OF New Jersey are lust awak-
ening to the fact hat they have been baked
| in this power Of theirs. this self government
under which they live; that somehow 10 IL
I tied alp ia the hands OF somebody. and that
I they themselves are outsiders in their own
| business hous. where their own affairs
are concerned.
Anybody who touches the use OF the fran
chi-s in this country 20 debauch IL or 20
| p.rNsrt 1t - u public enemy. II he calls
himself n Republican he is hiding. like q
! coward. hehiUd q handsome name. II he
calls himself n Democrat he IL OF the same
cri!; and cut. The great curse Of the country
| - those men IN politics who. no matter by
Whist name they are called. are in 10 for the
sake VI the game and for the sake OF con-
| troll
Mr. Wilson made plain his attitude
toward organized labor as set forth in his
other speeches in the course of his cam
paign ana added
| have criticised some of the things or
canisrd labor has occasionally done but
| have criticised them friend and be
| cause I thought them harmful 10 the laborers
| them selves and harmful TO the country |
know NJ no other standard by which to
judge thc-,' things than tn. interest 81 the
" hole immunity The laborinR man
cannot brneii, himself nv iniuring the
industries Of the country. Many thoughtful
lahortng men are themselves critics, and
very outspoksn critics, Of many things
| which the Unions do. and ~ and with Ihem
! and With all other right minded Americans
in saving what | honestly think II am
mistaken IL can easily he shown tina, | am.
and shall always he clad TO have IL shown
Earlier in his speech MIR. Wilson told hts
hearers what he would try To do IL elected
Governor. The audience listened atten-
lively while lie said:
want 70 say therefore that understand
the present campaign 10 mean thi--that i'll
am elected Governor | shall have been
elected leader Of my party and shall have
been elected Governor III all the people Of !
New Jersey. 80 conduct tn. government in
their interest and IN their interest only. |
using party and party Coherents for that
service II the Democratic party does not |
understand u in tina, way. then I want to
say To YOU very frankly that the Democratic !
PARTY ought NOT 20 elect me Governor I
v hen | was approached with regard TO the
nomination for the IoyernorshIp | under /
stood ~ to he distinctly represented 10 me |
that the purpose OF those who asked nv ,
leave to ~" INV name for that purpose was |
that | shout! ne rnvIr"'i 20 take the leader !
-hiu OF til. democratic Iarty Ifthey do not |,
understand u they ought 10 withdraw the !
invitation on the ai Ehih day Of November
am not claiming that am qualified for /
leadersh'r-ihat - not the point. but | am |
claiming that | not seesS the leadership :
and that was sI 20 tai. II. but that .
was asxed to take u with the under |
standing that | WAS absolutely free ,
from pledges and obligations OF any ;
Find Now have been asked II have
said that the democratic party has been re- |
organized No. heve nor said that have /
said that the Democratic Varty - seeking /
reorganization it depends on the voters ,
on the eighth dRv OF November whether ~ !
gets n or not mat j. N" issIe n you \
thinA am a suitable" leader and that NV |
leadership WILL produc. a reorganization ,
and that can put thar party upon new |
footing and give II new objects. then n is
clearly Your duty 10 support me. hut n Won ,
do not think -. then must rust "a fran!.lv /
say rhot it ~ ~ clearly vour duty not to sup ,
mort me The Only thing about 10. when | |
.ay that. j. thar don't know what Won are |
going 70 do IL vOu don't because ON the |
other sIde there ia no prinCipl. OF any kind |
CT f-organi2ation. 80 II ~ - reorgani'a-
ton a new deal and change yor are se-. (
III. - Dhs.fr I f.
vou. hut it = really vote for me- or not vote
at all
II elected : shall not .'ther IN the matter I
Of appointments - otfl", assent IN leg. -Ia-
ton. or in -hGpin: anv part Of ~" policy !
~ NV admin -rrIflon. submit TO Tho dicta- !
ton 81 a1v person or persons. special in /
iers~t oE ORGANIZATION ! val aIva y- v-s- !
cam. advice and sIgg',iton. from anv i
citizen whether boss. leader. urEant,a'ion !
man or plain CITIZEN. aud shalt constantly /
-a..l, IA" advice .; influential ana di-intsr- /
rs'..,l men. r-pre=en'a'iv" Of their CommTni- |,
ties and disconnected from official urgani- |
yat.on-- entirely. bur all suggestions and !
all ld, ic,. y i'll b. con s.d"red GA their tnrri~
and no additional weight will be given >"
Anv mans advice or succession because |
of his exercising OF suppo sing that h. ever |
ci-al som. sor- OF political Influence or con |
trol I should deem mv--lf forever dis !
gTaCed should tn even tn" slightest degree ,
cooperate IA any such system or anv -Gch +
transact iofis a. - undo God by the boss" ,
syst.n ! regard mvseli pledged 20
IN. raRen"rlt alton Of ~" Democratic party
I want 10 tell Won That not only now but {
nlvayS n has been proved that the only |
WY to get things done IN IA self governing !
country - by THAT TREMENDOUS power which |
resides In opinion loV 'snno' make
opinion overnight. you 'annOr make opinion |
by merely reading III. newspapers Won
,apnn, n, al - o.riOu by rasiqnl COS. q ION |