Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-09-30
WILSON STORMS
PLA|Nf|ELD; ITS
SURRENDER TOTAL
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their conception of him as the presi-
dent of a great university, conceive
him as solemn and lacking levity. have
been entirely disabused Of that notion
in the few meetings of the campaign.
He Is far from lacking in humor,
and last night repeated his first nights
work by having number of stories
and anecdotes which clinched the
truths after he had driven them into
the minds of his listeners.
The Plainfield speech has strength
ened the opinion of the voters that he
Is "a safe and sane" candidate, and
he will receive the strongest backing
of all men, irrespective of party, who
desire a sane administration of the af-
fairs of this State
Goes for Republican MisruIe.
Taking last nights address as indi-
cative of what may be expected as the
campaign progresses the people of New
Jersey may expect to have some very
straight AMI specific indictments OF
Republican principles, corporation al
liances and campaign contributions
from protected interests.
Last night woodrow Wilson criti-
cized the Republican management of
affairs much more sharply than in
the Jersey City speeches. His method
of attack is entirely original. His as
sumption is tha. every person VINO
hears him can do his own thinking,
and that it is up to the speaker to
startle the mind by some sharp story
which illustrates his thought and then
allow his hearer to think 1t out. The
tresult Is the longer he thinks and
the more fully the meaning of the IL
lustration is grasped, the more real
does the thing become to the mind. NO
enc can fail to misunderstood the mes
sage of the speaker.
The voters of this state know too
we'll the truthfulness of the arralgn-
ment of the relations which have exist
ed between the Republican party ana
the corporations to ask for key TO
explanation for the following story
told by Wilson to his plainf1eld neigh
bors. He related that he once had
good neighbor, who had pump and
the last thing she always did at night
was to fill a bucket with water and
stand 1t alongside the pump. For there
were mornings when the pump handle
would not work and to get any water
she was compelled to pour the water
in the pail down the pump In order
to start the suction-and-the candi-
date naively added the water she
poured down was the first that came
back. The throng saw the truth the
story illustrated. No Interpreter was
needed The answer was ready in
every mans mind. When the speaker
inquired whether itNwas reasonable to
suppose that big corporations con-
tribute immense sums to the campaign
fund of certain political party with
out an expectation of getting the
money back some way or other. The
officers of the corporations knew that
what they gave, like the water the
woman poured into the pump. would
surely come backbone back soon
and start suction besides.
Economy Plan PIeases.
That story will filter through this
entire State. His suggestions for re-
trenchment in the administration of
the affairs of the State and a rear
rangement of the work of the depart
ments OF the State on a simpler and
more economic basis was Heartily in
dorsed by the rd-headed business
men of Plainfeld. Why. he asked. with
tremendous fervor, If experts are con-
suited and their services are employed
to reorganize and reconstruct the great
! corporations of the country--are they
never employed to reorganize and re-
construct the work of the State? In
stead, Offices are being continually
created for which there is no real need.
! That he succeeded in awakening the
greatest enthusiasm was very evident.
That Woodrow Wilson win have every
Democratic vote in Plainfield and hum
dreds of Republican votes was appar-
ent when he reached the splendid con-
clusion of his speech. When 1t was over
and he was leaving the hall with
Chairman Nugent and Professor Lib
hey. of Princeton abundant testimony
that his thoughts and meaning had
been made clear was gathered from
/ the many voters who surged around
| him, in several instances Republicans,
| who assured Mr.. Wilson OF their sup
port and predicted his election by a
large majority. There was no mistaK-