Evening journal., 1911-01-09
WILSON'S EDUCATIONAL WORK.


q oVERNOR-ELECT WOODROW WILSON is
NJ going TO the people" in his fight against
Former Senator James Smith of New Jersey who
wants TO be the choice of the Legislature for
United States Senator.
1t will be recalled that at the Democratic pri-
maries James MARITIME the choice OF the vot-
ers for Senator but since the election Smith has
jumped into the fight. Wilson was convinced
that Smith would not be candidate for Senator
and accepted the nomination for Governor under
those circumstances After the election the breach
came between Wilson and Smith, and the Cover
nor-elect is fighting to have the members OF the
New Jersey Legislature keep faith with the people.
The other night he addressed a crowded pub
lie meeting in Jersey City and assailed Smith Al
the same time he appealed to MARITIME not to with
draw There has been some talk OF trying TO ef-
feet a compromise by having both Smith and
MARITIME get out so that new nan can be elected.
IL is not a case for compromise, declares the Gov
ernor-elect
Although the immediate question is that of the
election of Senator Mr. Wilson is really doing
a valuable educational work. He has dwelt upon
the bipartisan character of latter day politics He
points out that the interests know neither party.
1t makes no difference to the interests which party
is in control If they can get man friendly to
them elected Senator. Hence the conferences be
tween the friends of Smith and the friends of the
Republican bosses of New Jersey who are tied
TO the interests
Mr. Wilson rightly says that the fact that there
are men who serve the interests and do as they
bid, regardless of political considerations, does
not involve moral turpitude on the part of men
so serving the interests. There are men who hon.
estly believe that the prosperity and welfare Of
the country depends upon doing what the inter
ests demand, what big business wants. Mr. Viii
son disagrees with them in that he does not be-
1ny af
or of the States should be a Government by the
interests and for them
The bipartisan character Of the interests is per-
haps a development in its acute form Of recent
years. Il was illustrated in the election of Lori
mer 10 be Senator in Illinois In Pennsylvania
the Republican bosses are controlled by the in
terests and the Republican bosses control the
Democratic bosses so that the interests are in
command of both the old parties. II was this
situation that called into being the Keystone
Party
New Jersey has long been, under the thumb Of
the interests, and the hght Of Mr. Wilson is astrug
gle for emancipation.
Here in Delaware every one familiar with leg.
islstive proceedings at Dover knows that the in
terests work together for the control of both
parties that when any question affecting the in
terests comes up party lines are shattered in an
instant and the interests usually control without
very much effort for they 10 II that they have
domination of the State Senate, which is all that
is necessary
The value of Mr. Wilson's education work is
due 10 the high character OF the man. Let an
ordinary person come forward and say what Will
son has been saying and the cry goes up that
"demsgogue" is trying TO disturb the peace of
the country, But when the former president OF
one of the chief educational institutions of the
country is forced into a public position and gives
a calm, accurate diagnosis of the situation, people
will stop and look and listen. They may say some
of them, that he is theorist and all that but they
know that he is honest that he is brainy, that he
is capable and that he is giving his best thought
to the public service
Il is curious to note the course pursued by the
opponents of Wilson, by the bosses Of the Barnes
type in New York and the Smith stamp in New
Jersey. Through their newspapers they are rails
ing the cry that Wilson is ambitious 70 be a boss
in New Jersey and Foss is ambitious to be a
boss in Massachusetts They say that these same
men who have been decrying against bosses are
desirous of becoming bosses themselves Such
talk Of course does not deceive the voters They
know the difference between leaders and what are
popularity called bosses for they know that the
| popular conception Of the boss is that OF poti-
cal manipulator who is closely allied with the
interests and subserves their ends. They know that
the boss is a man who looks to politics as a means
for exploiting the people and making Of politics
simply business for himself.
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No doubt one of the troubles of Wilmington
is that far too much Of the money derived from
taxation of various kinds which should 60 into
the City Treasury, finds its way into the State
Treasury. The city should receive a far greater
share of the revenue derived from the licensing
Of the sale of liquor than it gets.
Representative Weeks of Massachusetts, who
is spoken of for National Chairman of the Re-
publican Committee as the successor Of Postmaster
General Hitchcock, is the president Of the Par
GELS Post League which is working for the estab-
lishment of the parcels post system by our Gov
| ernment. II chosen chairman It is natural to ex.
pect that Mr.. Weeks will use his influence to
commit the party 10 the parcels post But nc
matter what he may do, it will not be long be-