The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-12-31

IRON Le JLlcaeo Record Head
d senator Smith. of New jersey. aupan TO be
haTins difficulty in Tettng things 50 arranged that
his re-eeziou viii be aa5inzi. Byidently lie has
not sfcoleded 10 getting all The smiths 10 support
him
From ihe s. Louis -Disrateh.
DT. Wiis1a Is willing to 90 b-f17u the court Of
public opinion with senator Smith 90 thar chas~e
OF tHcheTy and dooiL he sceus u have As much
conhdelco m the public as The plblc has IL him.
From the philadelphia Press
The las permitting voters 70 express their choi,s
for Uniea states senators is giving our Delnorstis
friends IN New jersey al sorts q trouble Gos-eIet
Wlsn and some others believe that 1t carries
moral obligation which should Be- discharged.
Prom the New York Evening Post.
james smiths reply 70 Woodrow Wilson shows
that the ex-senator stiH knows how 10 ennl17
ready writer's d Is csyerly put. and raises al az
one Esue Of Eefacity. With thai Dr.. Wilson NAY
Be Trusted 10 deal effectively On his return from
lie West
FFom the Columbia stale.
The Democratic Iary ia Nov Jelsey has assin
and again iudorsed the principle and favored Tie
Fgzctics. It cannot turn from its duty in this
instance without completely diszeiit.ng itself and
all its TFUfeszsons Of faith IL this popular and
admirable reio-m.
Prom the Chicago Tribune.
Another executive is infringing on that saered
legislative function and interfering with those sa-
cred Legislators whose righteous demand is 70 be
let alone.
Prom the Philadelphia Record
The Senatorial problem in New jersey is whether
the Democratic mombars Ct the legislature shall
govern themselves By the party declarations. and
represent the Democratic voters Of the state. or
whether they shall pursue tie particular course
which has created from every part Of the a,untry
demand for the selection Of United States Sena-
tors by the people.
FTum the Detroit News
New jersey continues to be the political storm
csnter. One gets a good view from TINS distance.
Former Senator james Smith. T.. 'the sugar sen
ator' Of a former Congress. has enlisted all the
machine influence Of the East in has effort TO brsak
into the Federal senate again. III spite Of the
adverse primary vote and the opposition Of Gov.
elect Woodrow Wilson.
From the Indianapolis News.
The Democrats Of New jersey ought To be thank
ful that they have 50 wise and cour.rgoss a
leader. We cannot believe that they viii refuse
10 follow him.
From the Utica Press
The conclusion is unavoidable either that Nj WI
sons head Is turned by the political prominence
swiftly thrust upon him OF he has listened 70 bad
political advisers Had be kept cut Of this Sena-
torizl mus he would have been free from facionaI-
ism at the first, anyhow.
From the Rochester Herald.
If the Democrats Of New Jersey permit them
selves TO be betrayed BY the legislators they will
merit the contempt q iheir fellow Democrats
throughout the country, There is no doubt that
they viii suffer it if they elect james Smith. j.,
to the Senate.
From the New York World.
Had Mr.. Wilson been a shifty politician he c0.Id
easily have lodged tie Senatorial issue by insisting
tlat the election Of a United States Senator BE-
lonsed 70 toe legislature and the governor should
not interfens IN that case Mr.. Smith would IN
dOubsedly have boen elected. Woodrow Wilson
would have been his candidate for President and a
solid Wilson delegation would have gore from New
Jersey 10 the Democratic National Convention IL
1917