New-York tribune., 1910-10-04
HUGHES, WILSON'S IDEAL
Jersey Democratic Candidate at
Trenton Speaks of His Purpose.
TELLS OF NEW DEMOCRACY
Declares He Cannot Be the Kind
of Constitutional Governor His
Opponent Promises To Be.
- rslsrrarh q rhe TrIbune J


Trenton Y J.. Oct. S.-The Mercer
County Democrats who a fortnight ago
worked "a prevent Woodrow Wilson VINO
is = resident of Mercer. from getting the
Democratic nomination for Governor. crowd
Cd the TAYLOR Opera House here Tonight,
and extended 10 the Princeton candidate
an enthusiastic greeting They heard Dr-
Wilson tell Of new kind OF Democracy.
kind with which they We're not familiar
In fact. ne told them that II he Was elect
I'd Governor. the kind of administration
that Governor Hughes has given 70 NeW
York would be the kind he would give 70
New Jersey. aithough he did moi mention
the Governor or New York hy name
rr. Wilson said he wasn't going 10 ne
constitutional Governor. as his opponent
had said he would he. lie was going 10
use 3 moral pressure on The Legislature
THAT IS. he was going to discuss on the
stlJr-sp every subject Of debate In the Leg
ssIsture. II that is pressure upon the Leg
islsrs.re. he said. then II was the pressure
which belongs 10 popular government
TT seems 80 me appropriate standing
,rro- This plsfform. where both candidates
<or Governor hEve so recently stood SAID
Dr. Wilson '-o say something that VIII
he definite about what I shall try 70 10
because my competitor in this race trieu
20 saw 10 the convention that nominated
him what kind Of Governor he intended
10 be-
If YOU reed the reports Of his speech IN
which b. said he would Try 10 nc con-
sgtit11fanusl Governor. you viii flnd ne went
on 10 define that hy a constitutional GOV
rrro-' ne meant that he would exercise the
r,o-erz suggested by the constitution ana
s=fucio11xiy refrain from exercising any
others; that he would send 10 the Legs
izture such messages as he Thought were
necessary: that he would. If he disapproVec
Of the acts of the Legislature. veto such
acts and require them 10 be reconsldered by
the I,s-isla1ure: but that beyond that he
would not Eo-that he would not try 10
ooerce the Legislature INTO doing anything
simply because he thought il was Ill the
interest of the people
In other words, he said that instead OF
talking TO the Legislature. ne wUsld not
talk 10 auvhody. Nov, I cannot he that
kind of a constitutional Governor. have
formed the habit of talking 10 other people,
ana want YOU 10 understand exactly what
kind of q Governor you viii be eiectlng II
you elea ue.
IF - eject me vou will elect q Gov
rrnor O. in the opinion Of Mr.. Lewis,
will re a unconstitutional Governor There
is a kind g pressure that dan be brought
TO hear upon the Legislature which is not
only unconstitutional. but immoral l. for
Nv rarr. believe that the standards OF
morals transcend the standards OF the con
stitution.
IT is immoral 10 bring the pressure OF
patronage TO hear upon the Legislature II
IS immoral 70 Try TO undermine the infiu-
cnce Of individual representative by going
5nto rheir- districts and trying 70 form ma
chimes against them. Those are methods
10 which no honorable man viii resort, but
every honorable method OF urging upon
The Legislature OF this state things 10 do
in the interests of the people OF this state
is assuredly constitutional and viii be re
sorted to by myself. II ] am elected GOV
ernor.
Gentlemen who have oeen associated
with me in other undertakings have COM
plained OF my habit OF talking. They nave
comulained that I do not regard anything
that concerns the public interests a. con
fidential 7 DO not. ] never shall. and
give notice now that I am going TO take
every important subject Of debate in the
Legislature out on the stump and disc uss
II with the people
You viii notice IN this state gentle
men, the Governor is~the only officer Of
The state government elected by all the
people Of New Jersey. EverT member OF
the Legislature Is elected by some portion
or the people OF New Jersey. If the Gov
e-ro- docs not talk. therefore the people
Of New Jersey as a whole have no -pokes-
mar"
There were many Republicans IN the
audience too. among them eN-Ciovernor +.
G Stokes. who expects 10 take John kean's
scat IN the United States Senate. and Gen
ersl Wilbur j. SHdler jr, of Governor
Fort ? Stsr.