Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1911-08-24
PARK PICNIC
governor wilson's address.
The nth Annual Picnic at Wash

The 18th Annual Picnic at Wash
ington Park last Thursday and Fri
day was the event of the week in SO.
Jersey. The weather, with the ex-
eeption of a light shower toward
ri ght on Thursday, was delightful, and
the crowds present from every South
Jersey county, proved the popularity
OF these events. Thursday witnessed
the biggest crowd, the grounds being
a seething mass of humanity at the
hour of the Governors address
O'clock.
8 Governor Wilson, accompanied by
his private secretary. arrived in Cam
den from Trenton, at 11.45. He was
met at the station by large delega-
ton. headed by Thos j Stratton,
President; Chas Stokes, vice presi-
dent; Thos. G. Dilkes, secretary; and
after greetings the party was convey
ed to Washington Park in automobiles.
Lunch was served on the arrival of
the party, and promptly at one o'clock
the Governor was escorted Through
the Park to the speakers stand erect
ed in beautiful grove, near. the light
house, we'll removed from the noises
Of the various amusements. Vice
President Stokes called the meeting to
order and eIoquently extended greet
ings of the farmers of the counties
comprising the association, and intro
duced the Governor as a man destined
to higher public service
Governor Wilson said in part:
Ten months ago, my friends,
came into southern New Jersey and
asked you for your suffrages. ! came
as the exponent of platform that
contained pledges to the peo-
pie; of promises to represent them
and their interests if elected. Now
have returned to you and can, in a
measure, render an account of my
stewardship.
You will agree with me that some
things have happened in those ten
months | think you win admit that
the short period has the fulfllment of
the short period has Witnessed the
fulfillment of those party pledges.
S.ButaI have not come here to COM
mend the Democratic party. come to
say that what happened in Trenton,
what has and is happening in other
parts of the state, has been merely in
the course of redeeming pledges made
by both parties, in the campaign, but
which it became the good fortune of
the Democratic party to carry out. J
# believe you viii credit the state
a9ells that what aaAa1aest Interested
in is that the party shall be devoted
to the interests of the whole people,
and that only. I am not Interested
in running for office. 1t is an occu-
patton not at all times pleasant. But
whether / am in Office or out am en-
listed for the rest of my life to make
it Just as hot as know how for those
men who do not represent the people.
Denies Disrupting His Party
..And | want you to fully understand
by that what mean. They have said
that | am trying to break up the party
organization in New Jersey; that |
have disrupted organization and am
trying to rule the Democratic party. |
am not, and they know / am not. |
hope my words convey the retort
they can understand, only in potter
terms than were recently used to-
ward me.
Little groups of men that go to
make up what we call the machine
are not the party organization. They
never have and never will represent
their party or the people. They prove
that they are not the party organiza-
tion by their very workings with
other similar groups in other parties,
solely for the selfish ends of those in
terested. They are neither Demo-
Gratis nor Republicans, and it gives
me pleasure to fight them wherever
and whenever / can. 81
s.Let me tell you, too, that they are
getting very nervous. Not because /
am fighting them. No, that's not it.
But because they know that you, the
people, are on to them.
.Don't forget that the great COM
mercial, Industrial and financial priv
ileges and combinations that we are
now attacking so bitterly all over this
country would be perfectly harmless
If they We're not served, and served in
the most Subtle way, continually, by
the very men | speak of Run them
out into theeopen, and when yon get
them out where all men can see them,
be sure that you have your gun
ready; don't let them shoot at you
from ambush
sSome persons are disposed to crit
icise all politics, all politicians and
every one actively interested or iden-
tified with government. Let me say
to you that we could not live peace
ably together five weren't interested
in politics and our political institu-
tions.
Politics, therefore. should be
one of the big, important, central
parts Of our lives.
ssWe must be active and interested
in politics or we will be of little val
ue to ourselves or to our country.
Suggests Cooperation.
Why can't. the farmers Of these five
southern counties in New Jersey or
ganize into an association for their
common good for such purposes as
the following:
ssStorehouses for the nseFof all the