Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-08
TFrom STAFF Correspondent

BRIDGETON, Oct Shocking into
the upturned faces of 1900 earnest men.
Woodrow Wilson spoke last night in
the county seat of the Republican
stronghold of Cumberland county, and
both his appearance and utterances
were greeted with widest enthusiasm.
The presiding officer of the meeting
was William A. Logue ex-prosecutor
of the pleas in Cumberland county
Grouped on the platform were all the
leading Democrats of Cumberland
county. who have a marked air of con-
fidence and hope over the outcome of
the present campaign in this county.
Mayor Hampton, OF this city, who is
campaigning against Uncle John
Gardner" in this Second Congressional
District, with rosy prospects of sue
cess, and Samuel Durham, who will be
the next State senator from the coun-
/ ty were seated next to Woodrow Will
son on the platform.
Beginning with the assertion that
| parties are merely instruments to an
end and that they deteriorate when the
leaders forget that fact and use them
| for personal advantage, DR. Wilson
brought out great applause by stating
the Republican leaders had reached
that state, and he believed the people
were ready for a change. 1t was high
time for the awakening to come, as
New Jersey was years behind other
States In this nation. Several at this
point shouted That's right! That's
true"
| Mr.. Wilson spoke more definitely
about labor organizations than at any
previous meeting. declaring his belief
In the right and efficiency of such organ
! izatjons, in fact they were necessary to
contend with organized capital. In
crease of wages had come as result of
organization in labor circles and not as
the Republican leaders so loudly shout
through the protection of the tariff.
Mr.. Wilson handled some State ques-
! tions without gloves and that he scored
heavily when attacking Republican rule
| in this State was plainly evinced by the
tremendous applause he produced. He
showed the uselessness of many COM
missions and offices, which had rapidly
| increased in recent years.
| Whoops and shouts greeted his state
ment, "a machine means more offices,
more offices mean more taxes" For the
first time in this campaign Mr.. Wilson
made pointed reference to the mad and
bitter scramble which the Republican
leaders have been making to go to the
United States Senate.
Struggle for Senate.
What has interested your leaders
and what only has interested your
| leaders, is who should be the next can
didate for the United States Senate
! That is what has stir. ed up the Re-
publican leaders to their real depth
They have not been worried about
these questions which affect the well
fare, happiness and support of the
whole Commonwealth; they have been
stirred up by the question as to whose
turn 1t was to go to the United States
Senate. Were the primaries contested
on the ground of great public ques-
tions? No, wholly on the ground of a
personal choice, and some men, at
least one man, offered himself in any
contest where anything was to be dis
cussed because he cannot discuss any
thing.
"In one precinct, not so far away
from the sound of my voice, there were
| eighty-three workers. You have been
stirred up to the depths of your souls
and now that 1t is all over nobody
knows whether it counts or not. Money
has been spent, energies have been
spent, the papers have been filled with
| letters of elimination and recrin.ina-
| ton.
| Petitions for Legislature.
"You would have thought that these
gentlemen were leaders opposing hosts,
and now that it is all over, 1 under
stand petitions are to be circulated
asking the Republican members of the
Legislature whether they are going to
stand by the result of these primaries
or not How many times you have
been stirred up upon these deeply inn
portant personal questions before they
are decided, and when you have de-
| cfied them. TO what extent have they
affected the welfare of the country in
any way? Not in any visible way
Do you know what these gentlemen
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