Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-19
WILSON ENTHRALLS
WAYCROSS CROWDS
WITH GREAT SPEECH
Standing Bareheaded in Sum-
New Jersey Governor Talks
to ThrongS on. Vital Issues
of the Times

WAYCRoSS. Ca, April 1s.-The Vi
tai difference between selection and
election Of candidates for offices vas
pointed out to tremendous audiences
Of southeast Georgia voters here this
morning by Gov. woodrow Wilson, Of
New Jersey.
The Enemy of Private Control OF
Public Affairs" Governor Wilson s
speech. was delivered in the yard Of
the waycToss High school, from a
platform, which left him exposed to a
hot sun. though his audience stood IN
Ger the shade of the trees, but not
vithstanding this radical change Il
weather from the wet rains of the
past two days. Governor Wilson vas
so interested in his subject that lie
seemed not to heed the sun and would
have spoken without any shelter VIII ~
ever over the head. having removed his
hat had not Jesse Mercer, Geo.
chief game warden. of Fitzgerald. held
an umbrella over his head.
The assembly which Governor Wilson
addressed here looked like gathering
of the political clans; for in il we're
candidates for every Office from gov
ernor down to coroner. Former Gov
John NJ. Slaton and Commissioner Of Ag-
riculture T. G. Hudson, two of the
avowed gubernatorial candidates, stepped
upon the platform arm in arm, each
smiling broadly at the humorous thrusts
of their friends around them. Both sat
on the platform throughout Governor
wilson's speech. The Introductory
speeches preceding Governor, Wilson s
address were very brief. Mayor II. ID.
Reed. OF Waycross. gave the city's well
come to Governor and Mrs. Whom. Col
". W Lambdin referred to Governor
f.. nl4rsa..
ton az the Democratic party.
J. II T. Bowden, manager Of Wilson
south Georgia headquarters at Waycross
and candidate for the state senate ex-
toIled Governor Wilson and presented him
to the audience.
GREETED BIT APPLAUSE.
Governor Wilson's appearance at the
pIa4fnrm MAS greeted sitf applause and
then cheers.
Governor Wilson began his address
By declaring that he felt very much
at home in front of q school house
because IL is one of the great pleas
ures of my life to admit that 1 am a
school master" He declared that tariff
Is not the question that il was. ten
years ago. because the whole point OF
the tariff question has altered with the
growth of the great trusts and combl-
nations. As long as there was compe-
tition to keep prices down, we could
be sure that the prices would remain at
a normal competitive level. But that
day has gone by. 1t is no longer posi-
bic TO say that prices are established
by competition because they are not.
Il feel that the debate all questions
must be postponed. until we have set
tied a preliminary question that over
tops them all It is a matter of COM
mon observation that the control OF
business is in the same hands as the
control of politics; IL IS absolutely use
less to debate the question of the tar
III until we determine who is going to
settle it; the people or the United
States do not now settle it,
Governor Wilson recalled that the peo-
pie have several times spoken their will
about the tariff and that their mandates
have not yet been carried out.
Certain small groups of men have not
until recently been interested in who
were going to be the Democratic can
the Republican candidates; they have had
arrangements whereby they could each
time beat the Democratic candidate; IL is
becoming of great consequence to the
people of the United States that they
should render their own untrammelled
verdict in this great matter. I shall well
come the verdict of the people Of Geor-
gia, whatever IL may be, because know
il will be an honest choice. ! know that
the people of Georgia are not to be die
tated TO. and they are not TO be bought,
and they are not to be fooled.