Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1911-10-05
A Man With a Program
GOVERNOR WOODROW WILSON INTERVIEWED BY OUTLOOK
STAFF MAN.

iAN Ilu NIONSTe
nor Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey by
Henry Beach Needham appears In The
OUTLOOK. Mr.. also reviews
the work of DIR. Wilson as governor OF
New Jersey and tells of his battle to
force through the legislature OF that
state the legislation demanded by the
people. In this article MIR. Needham
writes:
Governor Wilson is the public man
with a program. He believes that n
party should have a program, and he
holds that the program must be carried
out. IN his speech at Harrisburg he
insisted that the national democratic
party have a definite program. He adj
vocated a wide establishment of pos
tai savings banks and a general par
cells post as a protection against mo-
nopoly." expressing "chagrin that We
nave Jagged behind the other free ma
tons OF tho world In establishing these
manifestly useful and necessary in
Of our common life
He emphasized the need of tariff re-
vision. because II liz In the tariff
schedules that half OF the monopolies
of the country have found covert and
protection and opportunity"
IF you go through the tariff sched-
uies.' he continued. you will fine some
ntxger i'm every w%oodpile. some little
word put into almost every clause of
the act which is lining somebody's
pockets with money. am ON Il hunt,
and I've got II gun"
nor Wilson attacked the money pow
en-" These We're his words: ''rhe great
monopoly in this country IL the money
monopoly. SO long as that exists cdr
old variety and freedom and individual
mercy of development are out of the
controlled by it's system Of credit Our
system of credit IL concentrated. iChe
growth of the nation, therefore, and all
U activities are i'm the lands OF a
few men who, even if their acts be
honest and intended for the public in
.eres., are necessarily concentrated up
ON the great undertakings in which
their w money IL involved, and who
necessarily. by sery reason of their own
limitations chill and destroy genuine
economic freedom. This is the great
est question OF all, and to this state
meht mus address themselves with
an earnest determination to serve the
the long future and the true liberties
of men,"
Greatest Question Of Day.
referred to this part of the COVER
nor's speech. and asked him III he would
go more tntp detail regarding this re-
form. Il have not given SUFFICIENT study
to the question:" he replied. AS 1t is
the greatest question before the coun-
try today. 1t requires a great deal OF
consideration and involves wise and
sound economic planning"
In Washington / was talking with a
progressive republican. He told me
that. i'm certain events. he believed he
would have to support Woodrow Will
son Tor president in 1912-"provided."
he said. Il can be sure lust where viii
son stands I'm regard to federal regula-
tion.' This l repeated to Mr.. Wilson
IN the course of II interview, with the
idea-I confess it-that 1t might draw
MN out on the subject of federal
power. II didn't. II he was pleased at
the u that certain progressive
republicans We're casting eyes in his di-
rection. he did not show it. He nodded
IN a polite but somewhat p%erfunctory
manner. and said nothing. Then this
cross questioning:
Before you entered public life, right
~ or wrongly. you were regarded as a
steadfast adherent of the antiquated
doctrine Of states rights
-! do not like the expression states
rights now" said the governor. che
old not emphasize the now" but he
aid not slur IT. 1T implies Il feeling
OF jealousy between state and federal
administration. l prefer the expression
states functions.
The state and federal overnmen
are IN the same case. but not in the
same boat. They must seek the same
course unde different captains and
with different crews. They should act
togetner. IN harmony, to safeguard the
peoples rights. But 1t is inevitable that
cooperation is more difficult than ac-
non under a common authority. Let
me illustrate.
There is a public utility corporation
IN New Jersey which has a monopoly of
tne water In the northern part of the
state. This company determined to
extend its mains to Staten island and
supply water to the residents of another
state. Now 1t is necessary for us to
conserve our water supply: some day
the northern part of the state will be
even more thickly populated. and the
question of pure drinking water may