Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-01

of the hour impressed the thousands
who saw and heard him as type OF
man and leader who inspires, encour-
ages and wins any action which he
enters.
This morning the Democrats of Es-
sex county and Newark appreciated the
fact that the Reput lican party OF
county and State is on the defensive,
Woodrow Wilson's triumph in this
city last night foreshadows overwheim~
ing Republican disaster in New Jer-
sey and III Essex county on Novem-
ber 8.
Today Essex county Democrats have
a very lively hope and buoyant steps.
DIR. Wilson came before the people of
Newark more in the capacity of a
thinker and of teacher than as a
mere seeker for office. He made 1t
clear in the very first words of his ad-
dress that the mere fact of his rum
ming for the Office of governor was Ct
itself a very little thing; vastly more
important were the reasons underly
ing his candidacy.
That the audience did not have such
a small conception of the Jart the
candidate is taking In this campaign
was clearly and cleverly manifested
before he had concluded the first sem
tence OF his magnificent address, His
first sentence was an Interrogation,
seeking the reason for the cheering
crowds on the streets and in the build
ling. What is it that draws the peo-
pie away from their homes to meet
ing like this" and the completion Of
the sentence was interrupted by some
enthusiastic Democrat shouting,
Woodrow wilson
He declared men do not flock after
an unknown man, but they come TO
hear the man because he stands fer
something in particular. The Ameri-
can people believe in ideas and causes
and they flock after the man who
stands for something definite ond con-
crete
Newspaper correspondents at the
press tables were unanimous that
Woodrow Wilson made the greatest
speech of the campaign last night He
scored at the beginning with the as-
sertion that the voters had right to
demand of him the confession of his
faith and he was ready to make 1t.
He stood for the entire Democratic
platform without any II or but
He stood for a public service COM
mission with full power to make rates,
not the innocent thing created by the
last Republican Legislature. He stood
for the direct primary; he stood for tile
control of all corporations.
Possibly the keynote of the first half
of his address was the service which
the law should render as the great
remedial agency Cor all conditions un-
der which the plain people" are
chaf1ng today.
America" he declared, "hes been
made strong by the toll of millions of
men, not conspicuous. but humble men,
and 1t is this great body which con-
stitutes the strength of this nation"
The duty of the Democratic party. he
said, is to take care of general inter
ests and not particular interests with
which shortcoming he charged the Re-
publican party.
"Corporate JOY Riders"
Along with the happiest expressions
Woodrow Wilson has already coined in
this canvass must be placed the officers
of corporations "who are taking joy
rides at the expense of the masses of
the people. The felici.ous illustration
caused the audience to explode with
laughter. They needed no further cx-
PLANTATION of the meaning
The candidate was more specific
than in any previous address in dis
cussing the tariff He affirmed the
trouble with. the tariff is there's a
niger in the woodpile in every sec
tion of the Aldrioh- Payne schedules"
Cleverly enough he stated that the
main trouble with the tariff Is sit has
been an ambush and forest in which
all men who wanted to get illegitimate
profits could hide" Every part of the
tariff has been instrumental In foster
ing and building trusts.
The system needed renovation, which
would never come through those who
were the creatures of the trusts and
corporations. That his ideas concern
ing the question of taxation were
popular with his hearers was unques-
tionable. His criticism of the present
prevailing Republican regime was
fervid Individuals and corporations
are not taxed equally. There Is no
reason why the individual should pay
O greater tax on the property the State
has given him the right to accumulate
than there is why corporation should
not pay q righteous and just tax on
what through the privileges given by
the State they have accumulated
He charged the Republican party
with not having In this State one
single act of effective legislation to
alter this unhappy and unjust condition
Of affairs.
His legal ability never shone to
greater advantage than II did in the
fine and startling analysis of the en-
tire question of the taxation OF cor
porations He affirmed with the posi-
tiveness that comes through careful
thought. "The law can do anything
with the insides or outsides Of any
corporation. Since 1t has been created
by statute it can be regulated by
statute. The corporation is on q special
footing of taxation and life. 1t Is per-
Eectly fair to tax corporations and
trust for anything you gave them the
right to have"
Popular fancy was hard struck last