Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-09
VOLUME XXI.
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION.

THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION
With the boom of Woodro'
Wilson, president of Princeton I'm
yersity, formally launched for til
nomination for governor on tn
democratic ticket this fall, it is in
teresting to note how some of tn
~dihg newspapers of the stat,
have taken the declaration of Sena
tor Silzer in connection with the
same nomination. There is no doubr
: that President Wilson is a brainy
name with Wall street, and especial
ly chasing him as the candidate Of
Jim Smith, is not helping his cause
with the rank and file of the voters.
Wilson is an advocate of typical
: democracy and favors as little legis-
lation as possible. This is just what
: ,Wallrstreet wants. They want to be
: let alone. They are opposed to inter
state~commerce commissions, and all
such things. They want no public
utility commissions. AS little gov
eminent as possible suits the corpor-
atibns so that all may do about as
they please. Wilson favors all this
ana Wall street is lining up back of
him, according to reports.
On the other hand Senator Silzer,
while a democrat, is of the younger
and progressive variety. He believes
In a government FOR the people as
well as BY the people. Discussing
his candidacy the Newark Evening
News says:
Senator Silzer, MaaTesex
county.heA formally announced his
e~e-4afdacy for the democratic guber-
material nomination.
He points to his record as justf-
flying his ambition, and it must be
said in all fairness that no flaw can
be found in his official career.
1T is perhaps fortunate for Mr..
silzer t~hat@daring the last three
years he has been a member of the
senate minority. In all that time it
has not required a very high degree
of intelligence for a member of the
minority party to be upon the right
! side as to ssmost of the issues that
have come up.
This does not mean that Mr.
- Silzer is a man of inferior capacity
~ the contrary, he has shown or
Eny&pccasions a comprehensive
srasp of political and economic ques
lions that places him far in advance
of his party leaders. What Is mean
is that the republican organization
has been SO uniformly wrong and 81
completely controlled by selfish in
terests hat 1t was only necessary t.
take the opposite side to be right.
Some of the democratic senator
were too closely allied with thes
same interests to enjoy freedom o
action. But this was not true as t
Senator Silzer. He had no entang
ling alliances. He won his senator
ship in opposition to the democrati
bosses, and. he was never afraid t
express his independence of machin
dictation.
.sAs a candidate Mr.. Silzer vii
appeal strongly to- the Independent
voter. Although seeking the 'regu
lar. party nomination he has man
of the qualities of an insurgent. ]
Is believed that he is not in prim
favor with the party machine, bu
that may, after all, prove an advaI
tage rather than an obstacle.
Mr.. Sil2ers has been assured {
the support of the men who repre-
sent the best In the democrat
party, the men who are tired of SEE
Ing the party organization workin
> tremendously with the republica
machine for the benefit of spect;
interests in which both have a stalk
8 He represents that element of tn
party which believes that democrat
has long enough been betrayed t
selfish leaders for their own proh
He stands for a militant democrat
which represents real principle
= which has a positive policy, an
which is ready to take the aggre
siye in the approaching contest.
"Senator Silzer can hope for lit
SupROit IIOn LA6 OlSahANoNAOh. -
machine leaders prefer a more trac
able and less progressive candidat
But this does not mean that he ca.
not win. The people are awak
Democrats recognize that this
their opportunity. The rank and fl
of the party is growing FESTIVE und'
~theacontrol of the men who have IL
it to a constant succession of d
feats. The young men of the par
are. taking an interest in It's success
and Silzer appeals to the young me
It is possible to make the demaI
for. his nomination SO strong tn
the machine will not dare to int
pose resistance. FFrom every vie'
point the Silzer candidacy is to
reekoned with seriously"
Roosevelt refuses to declare hin
self. as to whether he is with Il