Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-10-19
WILSON HITS
AT CONTROL.
BY MACHINES
Democratic Candidate Tells
Trenton Audience About
Party Machines.
PEOPLE CAN REMEDY
Denies He Is a Fos to Labor
and Proclaims His
Friendship.
DISTRESSED By LIES
Meeting Intended for In
formal Reception Proved
to be Great Ovation.

Trenton, Oct 19:-Woodrow Will
son encountered last night in his
home county another of those wholly
unlocked for marks of popular ap-
proval which have become 80 fire.
quent in his new kind of campaign,
and in this unexpected situation he
made a ten-minute address full OF
significance and which brought for
him one of those storm-waves of ap-
probation which SO astonished him
at first, but to (which he gradually is
adjusting his nervous system.
He flung down the gauntlet to
those who have been endeavoring to
paint him as a foe to organized labor
and, in terms somewhat stronger
and more pointed than has been his
wont, he proclaimed his friendship
for workingmen organized. 1t was
this strong declaration in favor OF
labor that evoked the greatest and
most lasting mark of approval, but
the whole little speech aroused great
enthusiasm.
II am very glad to feel that this is
an evening when I am with you per-
sonally and can shake hands with
you," said Mr.. Wilson. ITO tell you
the truth, / am tired of making
speeches; not that / am tired of the
occasions which call them forth, for
nothing has interested me more as /
have gone throughout the various
parts of the state than the eagerness
with which men have gathered to
hear the great questions discussed,
which it is our duty to discuss.
Selves to Blame for Machines.
Because very interesting thing
has happened, gentlemen, we talk
great deal about the machine of this
party and that party, and we seem to
be very much afraid Of the machine
government, but machine govern
ment exists partly because we don't
take the government into our own
hands, and in blaming the machines
we must remember that we have
allowed them to do business. Now
l understand from this campaign,
gentlemen, that the people are re-
suming control of their affairs, and
what gratifies me more than any
thing else in going about the state is
that, IL should be chosen governor,
l will be chosen something more than
governor.
II will be chosen the spokesman or
my fellow-citizens In the way In
conducted. That is what I want to
be, gentlemen. Il want to be your
spokesman. / want, IL I may have
the privilege, to interpret your inter
ests in respect to legislation and
other questions in the state. / want
to have the privilege of picking out
for you the best offlceholders that
can be found in the state.
81 speak of myself on this occasion
because this is not speechmaking
time, but time when l want you to
understand me as a person. ] tell
you frankly ! am not ambitious of
political office. Political office of it
self has no attractions for me what
ever. But when I think that I may
be given an opportunity to do things
not easy to do, on the contrary, diff
cult to do, which i will be called upon
to do by large body of my fellow
citizens, l feel that, whether ] want
office or not, that will be one of the
most distinguished privileges that
has ever been accorded an Individual
Therefore, I want you to regard me
as a person who desires to put him
self at your service and in no other
light whatever
Distressed by the Lies.
"Inasmuch as / am speaking of
personal matters, / want to speak of
something that has, will permit my
self to say, caused me good deal of
distress. Ordinarily / do not think
that Misrepresentation makes any
difference. Ordinarily / think lies
take care of themselves. But it has
distressed me, will admit, that
should have been SO consistently and
persistently and, will take the
liberty to say, Indignantly misrepre-
sented in respect to my attitude to-
ward labor.
II am not at all afraid that the
laboring men of this state will de-
part from their usual practice and
not Judge of this matter for them
selves, and am not afraid that they
will oppose me, but / think that, at
reception like this, should tell you
how false the whole thing was. Be
cause, to be represented in the light
in which have been represented,
when have been always consistent
friend Of the laboring man, has dis
tressed me.
II want to say this to the laboring
men. claim to be good friend of
the laboring men because I am not
diEhlO W CflLltl56 tHluBB ludL LnSy w
when ! think they are doing things
they ought not to do. / could be
what a great many other men have
been, q cowardly friend who was
afraid to say what they thought. But
If ! were that sort of person 1 would
kick myself around the block.
II have, as you know, criticised
some of the unions for doing some
things In regard to the regulation Of
labor which l thought were inimical
to their interests and to the interests !
of the country, but ! take the pains
to say that they did not represent the |
mass of the working men, and said |
the things have said as friend de- |
sirous of promoting their best inter
ests. And / believe in my heart that |
that ia the kind of friends the work. |
ingmen want.
Welcome to Other Kind.
you want the other kind of !
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