Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-29


who will be constantly coming back
for tips and say. 'Srch and such a bill
is going to be up next week, how
shall l vote on it2' but men who know
how to discuss the merits of such a
bill and know their antecedents, and
know what is being done in other
States about it. who will submit to
some kind OF intelligent n enlisht-
ened leadership. and who are willing
to serve in public discussion as we'll as
private, realizing that the emphasis
on every piece of business is hat it is
public, not private business
That second meeting at St. Patrick's
Hall in Eligabethport was one of the
greatest tributes Woodrow Wilson has
received in his campaign. and it GER
! tainly must have thrilled him to hear
those tremendous waves Of applause
which the workingmen gave MS manly
utterances.
That audience OF 1900 was composed
principally of workingmen, hun
dreds of the employees from the Singer
! factory were IN the great throng.
The ffst great volley Of applause
was called out by his assertion that
sit is fatal to have legislation made
In the interest of any special class or
group. but the task of today is that
of getting together to legislate for the
welfare of all members of society
Out for Labor Unions.
1.-The workingmen of this country
have the fullest right TO organize and
the fullest right TO deal with corpora
tons through ORGANIZATIONS declared
Mr.. Wilson, and loud cheers and stamp
ing Of feet came when he said: one
| voice is not loud enough to be heard
when a protest is made, but TO a
body Of 10000 men is the strength OF
10, 300 voices, and then a hearing can
be secured and the protest is needed. >
Thunderous applause greeted his next
assertion:
The spirit Of the ~workingfnep of
America does not wan any unfair ad
vantage. but simply demands a fair
show and asks what's right, n is
always willing to yield to the truth and
do the square thing in the existing
circumstances. for all that American
workingmen seek is simple Justice
Equal applause met his next declara-
ton which was: THE only way to
serve an interest Ia TO understand and
~sympathize with it,"
He aroused renewed cheers when he
asserted hat 'the very first thing to
! settle in the labor question was TO una
derstand the interests OF the working
men and understand where the justice
of all questions lie, and then serve that
In the interests of those who are unable
individually to obtain the necessary
protection"
For Liability Law.
He took a most pronounced stand
for the speedy enactment of an en-
| ployers' liability law, which must be
wisely and properly drawn in form like
an accident insurance policy which will
give any injured employee his damages
on a fixed ratio without the costly
necessity OF resorting to h law.
Such an arrangement" Mr.. Wilson
! said, would be q tax on all of the cit
! liens, but 1t was only right and Just
that ali men should go shares in the
matter and get together to do the
square thing" The cheers that greeted
this doctrine of the candidate showed
he had the emphatic Endorsement OF
the great throng of thinking workmen.
"You want men to lead the State
who will listen to you. and IL elected
| Governor every man u every body OF
men can come to Trenton and consult
with me, and I will gladly listen TO
them. But IL n man or group OF
men would seek to influence me
wrongly I would oppose them and re-
fuse their request. even IL I knew they
had the power to defeat me for any
Office / would ever seek in the future
was another declaration of independ-
ence that produced volleys OF cheers
As He Left the Hall.
There Is no rear door to st. Patrick's
Hall, and Mr.. Wilson was compelled to
shove his way down the long aisles
| filled with cheering men. Hundreds
shook his hand, and. as n old voter
said, Were with you"
1t was a delightful experience for
Woodrow Wilson. and showed how a
brave, honest and sympathetic leader
and speaker could capture the hearts
and affections under the Jackets of the
~toilers.
As one gnarled old fellow at the door
was heard to say to his chum, Hes
lust right! He's Just right! He knows
how to put 1t"
Those volleys of cheers which fol-
lowed the candidate as he left st. Pat
rick's Hall will do much to hearten him
in the home-stretch fight. They will
echo in every meeting of labor unionisn
in New Jersey in the next ten days.