Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-03
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DIR. WILSON'S CANDIDATE FOR SENATOR.


Inc 1Ol4OWlng Is from t0dayS Phlladelph1a1 inquirer:
DIR. Wilson knows that the people of New Jersey desire
James e. MARITIME as their United States SENATOR He will
listen to no arguments to the contrary. Mr.. MARITIME caused his
name to be placed on the primary ballots and received a por-
tion of the Democratic vote in the way of Endorsement. There
fore, according to DIR. Wilson, he is the candidate of the people,
and it is the bounden duty of the Legislature to elect him.
Well, let us see about that. Under a new law the voters
In the recent primary election less than one-fourth of the
Democrats of the State put a cross against the name of Mr..
MARITIME. The great majority wisely thought that as there was
no real contest the whole question might be left to the Legis-
lature. Under the same law candidates for the Legislature
may file their pledges to- support a certain aspirant for senator.
With an exception or two, no candidates did this. Therefore,
there was absolutely no issue regarding the senatorship in the
election of legislative candidates except on the broad issue of
Repubhcanism and Democracy.
Now, what is the claim of Mr.. MARITIME to popularity? de
has been a Democratic worker ever since boyhood. He has run
Tor Office more times, perhaps, than any other citizen of the
United States. He himself guesses that he has been a candi-
se1nbly and four times for the State Senate. Not once has be
occupied a seat in the Capitol at Trenton. Twice he was
beaten for Congress and a third time for the nomination for
Congress. Twice he has tried to secure the nomination
for governor and both times was rejected by the conven-
lion. In his own town of Plainfeld he was beaten for mayor.
The only public Office he has ever held was that of a council
man in Plainfeld, for one year, and then he was elected by a
auke.
When this record is scanned closely, doesn't it appear that
Mi. MARITIME is rather more of a political joke than a popular
idol? And yet DR.. Wilson "knows". that he is the choice of the
State of New Jersey for United States senator.
Since DIR. Wilson is presumed to be a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for President and in. training for the
national convention, it would be well that the entire country
should become acquainted with the political beliefs OF his can
own opinions. Mr.. MARITIME denounced Grover Cleveland for
preferring Palmer to Bryan and became Mr.. Bryans political
manager In New Jersey in 1896, swallowing free silver and free
trade and all of the other Bryan vagaries, not only without
gagging, but with avidity. Nor does Mr.. MARITIME change with
the change of years. In a recent interview he declared himself
to be still a bimetalist. Again, 81 am not for the principle of
protection he said. He has no patience with the schedule-by-
schedule plan Of tariff revision. he wants to go in for a gen
eral revision on a revenue basis. He would advocate a policy
that, could it be carried out, would inevitably close every mill
and factory in New Jersey, and yet DIR. Wilson knows" that
the people of New Jersey want to see him elected.
Well, we take the liberty of doubling it. Mr.. MARITIME is a
dangerous man because of his views, and shall the Legislature
take it's orders from, Governor Wilson and elect him, 1t will be
s~houldering a fearful responsibility.
Certainly there are Democrats in New Jersey who have
not shown their vast popularity by being beaten forty or fifty
times when running for office, Democrats who can reflect
credit on the State and protect it's industries and its business
interests and it's workingmen from utter ruin. 1t is for the
legislature of New Jersey to determine who shall be sent to
Washington, not the professor governor.