The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1911-05-11
VOL. XVIII

realze tnat all OF Governor Wilson's
NE mad been training for active
/ participation in politics and that his
studies and research into political his
tory and political methods had given
him wider knowledge of the power
Of the people under aggressive leader
ship than any of the bosses of either
party possessed. His whole political
theory is based upon the right of the
people to rule and their power to rule
when their efforts are properly cOnccn
trated, and he demonstrated that his
theory was correct when one after an
other his proposed reforms We're
forced through the legislature by the
power of public opinion
Even before Governor Wilson took
his seat in the executive chamber he
had won victory over the bosses in
his own party. which had inspired the
people with renewed confidence and
terrorized the professional politicians
who were inclined to oppose his re-
forms. The election of Il United States
senator from New Jersey was the first
important work lor the new legislature
! to undertake. James Smith, Jr., long
known as the big boss of the Demo
cratic party in the state. had decided
that he wanted TINS particular plum
Tor hlmseif- ana he announced him
self as candidate. but at the pri-
maries held early In 1910 James 4.
MARITIME. clean and popular citizen,
had been Il candidate for the senatorial
nomination and had received the in
dorSement of the people ut the polls.
Smiths name had not been presented
at the primaries. This did not make
any difference To Smith. who thought
that his power aS boss was sufficient to
override the will Of the people GOV
ernor-Elect Wilson declared that Smith
should not be- senator. that he had no
claim upon the Office and that MARITIME
had the strongest claim of all. that Of
popular Endorsement. The fight be.
tween the old boss and the new leader
was short. sharp and decisive. Back
ad by public opinion. the new governor
won. sud Marine was Gle red senator
on thp first ball.t
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= small ,,-,,,dar tb.t rho ,ao,,. If IN.
rni.ol e,otos .,.o ,.,n,i,, -, l,.,l, .n,,,,,
Uoodrov Wilson os ono Of thn GREAT
a.. noii,ioo1 io,,lors ,,.i,,, b,v,. l,aon do.
ro1nnod in racant voars rroprnssivn
~ +bo nro,,rossi,.oe II docs nor worry
Governor Wilson any to be called n
r,d,oo1 Tn fact no col1s himself q
rodiool "1 am radicoI" said Governor
Wilson racontIv ..,nd tho first Gle
mont of my radicoIism IS. Let's Get
ot tho root NJ fine whole thing and
resrma nonular government. We
mean to have the kind of government
we thought we had. am ready to
draw the initiative and referendum at
any time. | believe in it, | have not
the slightest fear of its disturbing our
theory Of representative government.
l don't worry about theories anyhow;
It's facts that worry me. Inc tact Is
we in New Jersey nave not GOT any
thing but the theory, willIe III suites
where they have tired II the 1hitla'iVe
and referendum mas gwen 'hel oacA
representative government. IL works.
you know without peihe ca.eu vi ~
work at all. Nnere ieeisia'iTe repre-
sentatlves know tlat IL 'ies IAN 'e"'
~ TO represent, tne peop'e nave ."o
power to take the ieeis'a'ioh pach NV
their own hahds' 'hose relres'"'".i.
have an enectiVe h'o'INe ~ 'eP go
Inc lhitlative anu eie,enuun t., oaso
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a'.i'uue 'o""' pNO
ne IS against speciai Pi
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against the hlgh pro'e'.i'e 'a''n
in tariff to "w "da "p mat P'f ,heps