The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1911-10-17
GOVERNOR WILSON
IN MORRISTOWN
Spoke at the LyCeum on Sat-
urday Evening Last.

Governor Wilson spoke at the Ly-
ceum on Saturday evening in con-
nection with his trip through the
state. He was greeted by large
audience of citizens, many ladies be-
ing present. The governor, as usual,
gave an entertaining talk setting
forth what he had accomplished in
the way of reforms in the state.
Former Mayor Reed presided and
introduced the chief magistrate, who
spoke for nearly an hour and then
went to Madison where he made an
other speech. The governors talk
here was in line with what he has
said in other places. A corps of
stenographers and typists accompany
HIM and his speech was given out to
the newspaper men as soon as fin
ished He said in part:
1t is a real privilege to speak for
men whom ! have known and whom |
have observed to perform their duties
with intelligence and good conscience.
This is true of both Mr.. Burke and
Mr.. Bum These gentlemen were as
sociated with me upon conditions that
werer perhaps unusual in New Jersey.
So far as / myself am concerned, the
notable feature of the session was
that there was constant interchange
of opinions of the frankest sort be-
tween a body of free colleagues.
1t Is the testimony of everybody
who observed the session of last win
ter that the men who constituted the
Legislature seemed to have a feeling
of freedom which had not peryaded
that capitol for a great many years;
they seemed to be body of men set
free from some kind of bondage. |
can explain this in only one way. They
knew that they were no longer subject
to private agreement.
| would like this audience very
carefully to consider what it is that
has disturbed our politics and dis
turbed our business in recent years.
were being done that were not being
done in the open? Has it not been
the feeling that no matter what the
movement of public opinion was, that
no matter what the natural movement
of commerce and manufacturing
was, some small body of men some
where we're going to arrange the thing
without consulting the rest of the
community?
Speaking of the Republican votes
for measures passed, he denied that
it was because of the persuasions of
the Governor. What the men did
who voted in that majority on these
measures was to examine their own
conscience and their own public obli-
cations, as well as their own person
al opinions, and they took the liberty
to be true to the promises that they
themselves as well as their Demo
cratic colleagues, had maze to the
voters of this state.
What has struck me in recent weeks
is this, that in almost every case
where these gentlemen came up for
denomination. their party organiza-
tion turned them down
In support of this contention he
cited the cases of Messrs. Jackson
and Layden turned down in Passaic.
and particularly the case of Senator
Bradley, defeated for denomination In
Camden.
Now | am informed, if | may say
so parenthetically, that there has been
a very light registration in Morris
County. Being flesh and blood per-
sons, don't you want to vote? You
cannot vote unless you register. Are
you Indifferent? Don't you care how
affairs go in New Jersey? Don't you
want to have a voice in them? No
body else can register for you: you
must go and register for yourself. Do
you object to registering? It will
take little trouble; you have to be
at the polls in ordrer to register but
do you object to being looked at and
Identified? Do you object to putting
yourself at little inconvenience to
be there between the right hours?
The hours are made SO that it may be
convenient for anybody who wants to
register. dare say you can go home
by nine o'clock at night; what is your
objection?