The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-06
COL. BRYAN, GOV. WILSON, SEN
AToR MARITIME AND OTHERS
SPEAK IN NEW JERSEY.
BRYAN GETS AN OVATION
Senator MARITIME Receives Great Ap
p,ause When Le Nominates
Gov. Wilson For the
Presidency.

Burlington N. j., April 5.--The Bur
lington auditorium was packed for
the celebfa ion by the Democratic
Club Of Burlington County Of til,
birthday Of Thomas Jeersonff.
Col. William J. Bryan. Gov. Wood
row Wilson, United States Senator
James r. Martini and Frank s. Kat Il
zcnbaeh, Jr.. are among the speakers.
Speaker Champ Clark was unable
to be present. The meeting was pre-
ceded by reception and dinner.
| Col. Bryan received an ovation His
subject was "Watchman, What OF the
Night
Col. Bryan paid tr butte to Goy.
| Wilson and said that his courageous
fight last fall meant that New Jersey
had Joined the great movement for
progress.
4 Senator MARITIME made a brief ad
Idress and evoked great applause when
he said, slightly turning towards Gov
Wilson Il W II come back here next
year II spared to plead the cause and
candidacy OF a fellow Jerseyman for
the presidency of the United States.
\ Gov. Wilson was given hearty re-.
. cep, ion when he arose to speak.
4 Gov. Wilson's Speech.
y Gov Wilson, speaking to the toast
THE State cf New Jersey" said il
was agairat tho theory Of government
by superior people" that the great
, reacr!on' had SET in.
! New Jersey had walked up to ta.s
he said, "waked up to the recon
struction necessary to revive and RI
constitute our democracy and put oar
institutions once more on the foo ing
OF their original conception and IN.
, splrationp
The country had supposed New Jcr-
sey devoted 10 the seryiee OF int r
i, ests, of big bushes, irrespective OF
the "interes. Of humanity" he COIL
(, tinned, "and it was taken for granted
, that she was too completely c1n-
trolled By the great combinations nt
capital to follow the impulse Of aer
Freop,c even if they should feel the in.
n pulse of the change which is now
+ everywhere abroad But the country
, had been mistaken.
n Covrnor Wilson sought TO define the
Interests" and declared that n
| though the system was an evil one
honorable men were behind 1t.
] I'VE wsh to show such men tha-
:, they are mistaken, not to treat them
public enemies" he said
j. The tariff he characterized as she
"chiof ambush of special privilege
and declared that he interests had
sought to control eg station partly
because OF fundamental distrust OF
e popular government"
:, He brought to mind the persistent
n rumors current some time ago that
,e there was danger of establishing q
monarchy in this country. However
s. foolish the idea was, II was hailed by
q. some, he said with unconcealed salts.
Y faction.
o. There were men of large affairs
la who said without reserve" he de
Vt clared that they thought we would
ls be be ter off In such crcumstances.
h. They hold a theory of trusteeship OF
i'll government. of government for the
ar people and not government by the
rs people; the theory of those who
would protect the people against
themselves; pa ronize them; act for
them; construct their government in
| their interest, but without their CO
| operation and consent.
Under the demoral ,zing influence
Of such policies as are embodied in
>. the high pro ectiye tariff, this has
become. in fact, the theory Of the Re
publican party. The superior pso
pie. the people OF large business ami
Of large experience. must, in then
al view, determine and be sponsors for
k, the policy of the country
OF 'It is against this theory that the
es great reaction ha. set in The frs,
le victories for the people have won I;
ae victory after victory will follow these
p- first successes, until we have again
ty. carried our Institutions back TO their
first inspiration and founded the's
of once more upon absolute confidence
ty Of the people as their own masters
r. and arbters."