Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-10
WILSON TALKS
IN MERCER GO.
Governor Urges Home Coun-
~ to Stand Firm.

oOluS htH Is the btsb SJhiooA "
the liberty of the people, was thu
phrase used by Governor Woodrev
Wilson in describing the change from
the old era OF things to the new II
Taylor Opera House last night wher
he addressed a meeting from fht
same stage upon which he accepted
the Democratic nomination for gov
ernor a little more than a year ago
At that time he was greeted by the
applause of many, some of whom
have since been placed In retirement,
Last night, he said, he came to re-
port to the people of his home coun-
ty. Mercer, for the faith imposed In
him by the people of the state. He
Etold his hearers that he would esteem
1t a great honor If he could carry
: Mercer. A year & he mad a plea
for votes for himself, and he told
how conservative the people of this
county were in that regard because
he did not carry the county and row
The pleaded for votes for the three
assembly candidates on the Demo-
cratic ticket.
1.-The things we promised to do we
did, almost all of them and We would
have done all of them If the session
had been long enough" said the
governor. "Those we did not have
time to do we put upon our program
for the next session and that Is why
/ ask for votes for these men. Last
year you took q chance. This year
you render Judgment. These are
not maehine-made men. All Tren-
ton knows DIR. Madden, your candi-
date for sheriff, and / know the
assembly candidates, especially my
oDe-time colleague at Princeton,
Professor Ford, a man who has OBJ
served and knows a good deal OF pol
itics. Professor Ford was the first
man who told the history of the
boss. He knows how they are made.
He was at the birth and will be in at
the death. Professor Ford was one
of the most influential editors OF
Pittsburg and anyone who knows
Pennsylvania politics should know
the game"
Going to Be Pure Waters.
Then the governor said that the
of Trenton particularly ought
to be well informed, because, he
said, tsyou know perfectly well that
there has been a change in the
weather" The character of the gov
srnment has changed, and the goyer-
nor thought that Trenton was ready
20 accept the new order because of
ts action in adopting the commits
sion form of government. Special
stress was laid on the commission
'orm of government. He said that
Trenton was the first city In the east
pioneer-to adopt 1t, and he
expressed his belief that the result
would be a model city government,
There are going to be deep waters,
or you don't change a city govern
nent easily; but the waters are go 1
ng to be pure waters-waters fit for
nen to struggle in-and the other
Is a happy one
Then the governor took up both
il the party conventions held in
saAttapu taasst.eyRRseks ssaage af-eaalaaEas-tAA4
publican. He told of the publicity
which had attended the drawing of
he Democratic platform, and said
hat the Republican platform had
,een formed by the same old crowd.
rhe governor told of how the plat
'orms were formed before the enact
of the Geran law, and said
the ~ oWaiiO WCA II 9i
more readily because they did
not have to digest it." The last
Republican platform, the governor
said, was written, IL his information
eorrees, by the old leaders, and
then passed to the delegates. While
he was not absolutely sure of this,
said st have been reading pieces
of literature during recent years, and
the style IN this platform was very
familiar. There was the anne sort
of praise and claiming everything in
The governor related how he be-
lieved the Democrats had fulfilled
their promises and he continued.
1--WE promised you that we would
disentangle the politics from the
special interests of the state. The
only safe foundation of business is
the public confidence and it is abso-
lutely necessary that business be
divorced from politics. 1t is ~neces-l
sary that the people should have
direct access to the governmental
process. Our new election law does
not give you free government, but ii
does give you the opportunity to
have It,"
Like Adams County, Ohio.
Governor Wilson likened Atlantic,
Hudson and Camden counties to
Adams county, Ohio. and said that
the ~disgraceful stories of Adams
were not without parallel in New
Jersey. Next he took up the Cor
rupt Practices act and said that a
great many men who do not consist
of flesh and blood, have been voting
in New Jersey and that elections
have been settled by voters of that
kind in this state, The return Of
$4,000 sample ballots meant, he
claimed, that spooks voted In Essex
county last year.
THE Public Utilities act contin-
ued the executive, went a long way
to restoring the government to the
people. The government of New
Jersey was once regulated by the
public service corporations, hut now
the people regulate the public ser
Vice corporations, a very wholesome
change. ] beg leave to inform the
directors of the Public Service tina
the change Is not only wholesome
for the people, but for the corpora
tion,"
In concluding the governor de-
lscrihed the enormous power OF these
public service corporations and how.
they controlled the Industrial life of
/ the cities