The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-24
Governor Wilson Attacks Home
Bosses in a Speech.
Addresses Princeton Crowd
From Steps of a Church.
HE CALLS THEM BY NAME
Says They Are All Alike and
Have No Politics.
Actions Are Dictated Solely by
Business Interests.

Princeton, Sept 24-Goverpcr
woodrow Wilson came here today for
preside entail nominee of the Democrat
ic party. Escorted by a procession Of
students in yellow "slickers'' the for-ll-
er president Of Princeton univers; Y
rode in an automobile through the
streets while the students cheered. II <;
governor went to a booth and vote1
for William Hughes who is a candl :
date at today's primary election for
the Democratic endorsement for Unit
ed States senator against former Ser
ator James Smith, jr. The students
followed along When the governor
came out of the voting booth he
mounted the steps of a church and
talked about the bosses and trusts.
1.-The boss merely as a political O.
ganizer" the governor said, lis not
dangerous. Merely as a manager who
commands the organization and See9
out the vote on polling day he IS n't
to be feared and he is an almost nee
essary instrument of politics but the
man we call BOSS is the agent of those
who wish to control politics in their
own interest.
.'T have known some of these gen
tlemen personally and know eXac1iy
how they work. They haven't any
politics at all There is no difference
between a Democrat boss and a Ike
publican boss. because neither OF tfTL-
is working for his party. Ihey az
both working Tor their clIeHls' -
their clients wish to see that men DO
not get into office who thwart thtH
and that laws are not passed that en-
barrass their business.
No Politics in Tt.
1.-The chief supporters OF the DeHio-
Graf boss if he happens to be IN the
ms ioritv are often those most closely
associated with the Republican boss
and vfce-versa. The men who chlefly
want Jim Smith in the senate are Ike
pubIicans. not Democrats and Wheh-
ever 1 have fought him, his chief sup
pcrters have come from Repupncan
newspapers not Independent news
papers that speak public opinion. I
refer to papers in Camden. controlled
by Mr.. David Baird in New Jersey.
"rI always mention names. Baird is
the Republican boss of Camden and he
owns two newspapers that constitute
the chief support of Smith
DO YOU understand? There is no
politics in it, There is business in It
down to the bottom, two kinds of bust
ness, controlling local government so
that your friends will get all the con-
tracts and the control of national bust
ness; so that your friends won't be en-
barrassed by the legislation of congress
or state legislation in regard to their
bI siness enterprises"
The governor spoke of the proposal of
the third party to regulate trusts by
means of an industrial commission and
continued
II don't want to regulate trusts
want to put them on their mettle.
want to see that they can't put any
body out of business except by doing
business better than anybody else.
want to squeeze the water out of their
stocks I want to put the water in
tank on their backs and see if they
car carry that water as against the
men who are doing business without
any water to carry
Then either they will break under
the strain or get rid of the water
themselves because they can't carry
water and do business against competi-
tion.'' ID
The governor left this afternoon for
New York