Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-06

up the opposition and making the
Democratic victory doubly sure.
Therefore, as the Democratic candi-
date is thoroughly progressive, those
who desire progressive principles
adopted at the earliest possible mo-
ment will vote for Wilson.
Mr.. Holm makes a mistake when
he says Wilson received the nomi-
nation only when the great party
bosses gave their consent. Every
one who will examine the detailed
vote of the forty-hye ballots taken at
the Baltimore convention knows
that Wilson was nominated in spite
of all the bosses could do to defeat
him. 1t was one of the bitterest
struggles hat has ever taken place
in a political convention. Every
one of the party bosses was lined
up against him and Wilson would
allow no promises or deals to be
made in an effort to win them over.
1t was only after several days of
voting and when the whole country
was clamoring for Wilson that the
delegates were forced to heed the
voice Of the people and, in defiance
Of the bosses orders, slowly but
surely came over into the Wilson
column. When 1t was seen the fight
was hopeless 1t was the rival candi-
dates themselves who released their
delegates, and not the bosses; while
those delegates who blindly followed
the bosses, did not vote for Wilson
even on the final ballot. II ever a
nomination vas made through the
force of public opinion and in spite
Of all that the bosses could do to
prevent it, it was the nomination Of
Woodrow Wilson as the Democratic
candidate for President Of the
United States.
And Mr.. Holm is still further mis-
taken when he says that as fine q
man as Woodrow Wilson Is person.
ally, "he will either have to subju-
gate his individual views and pur-
poses in compliance with the ex-
pressed will and declared wishes Of
the party bosses responsible for his
nomination and election or get into
a row with his party advisers which
will spell political oblivion to him
self and serious disaster to the
country at large"
AS has been said, Wilson stands
with his policy clearly defined. 1T
will be remembered hat when he
was running for governor 1t was
was behind him and he would be
an easy tool for Smith and Nugent.
| Every Jerseyman knows just how
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Every Jerseyman knows whether or
not he has had to "subjugate his in
dividual views and purposes in COM
! pliance with the expressed will and
declared wishes Of the party
Bosses" If Wilson had thus subju-
gated to the bosses Jim" Smith
would be a United States Senator
today in the place of MARITIME, in
| stead of humbly filing his petition
for the people to take a crack at
him. The Geran law and the corrupt
| practices act, with the new ballot,
the direct primary and all the safe
guards that have been thrown about
them, would not be on the statute
books of the state today had Wilson
subjugated his individual views and
purposes to the will of the party
bosses.
No, every party boss knows where
Wilson stands and realizes that
there is little to be expected from
him when he is elected. They are
for him because they cannot help
themselves, that is all. Wilson, as
President, will be just as fearless
a champion for the people as he has
been as governor and every Jersey
man-every American now knows
what that can
WHO WOULD TRADE WITH HIM?