The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1911-10-24

course as our circulation is very small
these remarks will reach limited number,
but we reiterate what we said last week.
we are glad there are not many of the
stripe of the Palmyra Neaos man in our
ranks.
ALTHOUGH he has delivered many strong
political speeches, former Governor Stokes
outdid himself at New Brunswick last
week when he laid bare the very vulner-
able points In the talks of Governor VIII
son. THE News is sorry 1t has not the
space to reprint the entire speech So full
OF facts was 1t that the Monday letter In
the Philadelphia Record which Is generally
devoted to the cause of Governor Wilson,
took another tack and gave Its entire at
tention to Mr.. Stokes, and for the first
time In this campaign the versatile letter
writer was put on the defensive. Mr.,
Stokes said the Office of Governor is an
exalted one and the occupant is entitled to
the utmost consideration at the hands of
his constituents. but If he sees fit to take
part in a political campaign and become
partisan speaker to help one party against
another, and makes charges against indi.
vidual citizens by name. or against party
principles, then, he simply becomes poll
tician. It was pointed out that other Gov
ernors had refused to take the stump while
holding the Office of chief executive of
the state. Mr.. Stokes said:
Governor Wilson cannot complain,
therefore, when he sneers at the Republi
can platform and charges the nomination
of candidates to political domination;
denounces the policy of protection and
holds the Republican party up to scorn,
and the president Of the nation to ridicule
If some one protests against these accu-
Stations as unfounded. If / am compelled,
therefore, to take exception to some of the
things that Governor Wilson has said, do
1t not by way of criticism of our distin-
guished chief executive, but In the exer-
else of the freeman's right of self defense.
Governor Wilson condemns the action
of the president of the United States for
travelling the country over to make public
addresses. He humerously refers to him
as a government on wheels. Whatever
may be thought of President Taft's action
in this respect, he Is doing it as the presi-
dent of the United States, explaining his
policies to all of the people. He Is net
speaking as politician. He is not advo-
eating the election of party candidates.
He is not uttering one word Of partisan
character. He is adhering strictly to nom
partisan discussions and is giving an &C.
count of his stewardship.
.'Our good governor who criticises him
on the other hand is travelling the state 10
partisan capacity, to help the candidates
of particular party, and Is appealing to
one division of his fellow citizens as
against the opinions of another division of
his fellow citizens.
President Taft is laying his policies be-
fore the nation, Governor Wilson Is advo-
eating the election of the Democratic
ticket. If the latter exercises the right to
speak as q partisan, President Taft has
right to express his views In purely civic
capacity, free from political bias
The former Governor called attention to
the fact that Governor Wilson was elected
by Republican votes, and said that Re-
publicans cannot understand how the Gov
ernor. being elected by their help, can now
come out and ask members of that party
to break from their faith to help him elect
a Democratic Legislature, while at the
same time he urges Democrats to stand
fast to their ticket Referring to the Gov
ernor's part In forming the Democratic
platform Mr.. Stokes read from Democratic
newspapers which had printed that evil
ann uvfl1 dor,inota fho ofoka oorua~tso,,
and The Democrats know what they are
going to do; there Is absolutely no ques-
ton but that the Governor will pass upon
the platform before 1t Is adopted" This
was followed by newspaper statement that
the Governor completely dominated the
convention. The Governor was chairman
of the committee on resolutions which
stated: "We endorse the able and brilliant
administration of Governor Woodrow
Wilson," The platform also declared for
the election of Assemblymen by districts.
There has not been any contradiction of
the statement that the Governor passed
upon the platform before 1t was adopted.
Former Governor Stokes took up this par
ticular subject and showed how little Gov
ernor Wilson knows about state affairs by
recalling that the Republicans declared
for that very thing. The matter was test
ed in the courts and declared unconstitu-
tional. An amendment to the constitution
to overcome this objection was presented
to the people and voted down. The Dem
ocratic platform, however, under its one
man domination, has apparently no know
ledge of this fact. and is declaring for a
measure that the people haye repudiated
and that cannot again be voted upon until
1914. How the Legislature of 1919 can
provide for an amendment for 1914 is one
Of the problems for forgetful Democracy.
These are only few of the salient
points Of one of the greatest speeches ever
made In New Jersey. Former Governor
Stokes is better acquainted with New Jer-
sey affairs than almost any other man In
the state, and has certainly shown himself
capable of proving that the Governor of
New Jersey. Virginian by birth, does
not always know what he is talking about.
Mr.. Stokes has the interests of the state
Of New Jersey at heart. Governor Wilson
Is candidate for President, and is using
the state as stepping stone to his great
ambition. If he should succeed In getting
the higher prize would he remain Jer-
seyman, or would he throw the state aside
as he did Senator James Smith after the
latter had landed him in the gubernatorial
chair
WHAT is termed as an independent
movement has been started with the pur-
pose OF defeating William T. Stecher, Re-