Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-05-02
CULBERSON SUPPORTS
WOODROW WILSON
TEXAS SENATOR IS STRONG FOR
NEW JERSEY MAN
Declares His Work in Wrestling State
Of New Jersey from Grasp of Cor
porations Should Make Him Demo
cratic Choice for President.

Washington, ID. C., May Sen
ator Culberson has given out the fol
lowing statement:
ITO the Democrats of Texas:
Within the past few days many
democrats of Texas, by wire or let
ter, have asked me to return to the
state and take part in the campaign
there for the presidential nomina-
tion. This is impractieable with my
lpresent surroundings and obligations
here, but as you are entitled to know
my views in, the existing party
emergency, | will state them briefly
in this form:
"Some months ago, in response to
requests from Texas for my opinion,
| stated publicly through the press
that ! believed Governor Wilson Of
New Jersey should be nominated by
the democracy for the. presidency
| Not only is this still my view of the
strengthened by observation and in
quiries since then.
"All unbiased men will freely ad-
nit that his personality has strong
| ly appealed to the Nation. and tha
in moral fibre, in scholarly attain
ments, in intellectual strength and
in grasp and power of statement of
great issues he is in the very front
rank Of our public men. This would
insure an aggressive and effective
campaign throughout the Union
against the formidable republican
rarity such as we can expect from no
other candidate now before the coun-
try.
He has demonstrated his extra
ordinary capacity to arouse interest
and carry convictions in great qucs-
| tions of government in what was
thought to be an impossible political
field You are familiar with the gen
eral fact that in 1910, after bril-
liant campaign for governor, he car
ried the republican state of New Jer-
sey by majority Of $4,000, a state
which in 1908 gave Taft majority
of $4,000, but perhaps you are not
so we'll acquainted with the great
difficulties which enveloped his cam
paign for governor or the important
results which9Ifollowed his election,
some Of which | will point out.
Cursed With Corporations
mo state of the Union was so
cursed with corporate rule as New
Jersey. 1t was the birthplace and
home of the steel trust, the oil trust
the sugar trust, and other trusts too
numerous TO mention. 1t was honey
combed with legislative and admin
istrative favoritism. Both the rn-
publican and democratic parties in
the state were really dominated ny
representatives Of special privileges.
I'm this crisis Wilson was nomi-
mated for governor by the democrats.
some acting upon the idea that pos
sibly he might be elected and render
great service TO the state, some that
he would merely lead a forlorn hope,
and some that they might use him
if elected. Immediately he an
tnounced that if chosen governor he
would regard himself as the leader
and representative of the entire peo-
pie, and began a canvass of the state
for a new election law and corrupt
practice act, law regulating and
limiting campaign expenses, a law
creating public utilities commits
sion with adequate powers % fi'
rates. and an employers liability law
as the principal and urgent needs O.
of the state After his election ant
inauguration, although the stat
senate was republican, 50 thorough.
had he aroused and awakened tn
dormant and suspended conscienc
of the state, that these laws were a
once passed.
tit il not possible 10 discuss thes
laws in detail in this paper, yet the
mark an epoch in the history Of Ne'
Jersey, and under the circumstance
attest a notable achievement in les
islation. From them resulted d
rect primary. restraints again
= fraud in elections. prevention of th
: undue and corrupt use Of money
elections. reduction Of charges (
public utility corporations and e
tablishing the rights of employees an
the liability OF employers. In add
n tion TO the employers liability a.
2 many other laws We're passed for II
u benefit and uplifting Of organize
labor, and the administration
Governor Wilson was warmly e
= dorsed by the New Jersey state fe