Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-20
Democratic Candidate DweIIs
Upon Responsibility of Gov
ernment to Make This Coun-
try Attractive to Foreigners.
NO PROMISE MADE:
EARS OPEN TO ALL
People of United States Have
Determined to Take Posses
sion and Rule Country to Suit
Themselves.


IBy Morning Journal special Ieased Wire
Hoboken, y. j., Aug. l9.-Cover-
nor Woodrow Wilson tested the dif-
ficullies Of outdoor campaigning
here today when he addressed the an-
num picnic of the Platt Dculschcr
Nolkfest Verein, German-Amcrican
organization. From an mproviscd
balcony the governor spoke, while
bands paradcd IN other parts Of the
park with thousands Of people
masscd about the speaker
Frequently there were Interrupt
lions Of applause.
we are asking ourselves this
question: said the governor, "as we
race the coming election in NoVem-
Der, Which IS the open road TO get
what we want?'
man in the heart Of the crowd
took advantage of The rhetorical
pause and answered: Taft
There was moments silence
when another voice nearer the front
shouted: Wilson.
When the demonstration had subsid-
ed the governor pointed in the di-
rccton Of the man who answered
Tat ana continued with a smile:
"Our friend over there is perfect
ly welcome to use his road, but il
he goes That way he will find he IS
IN blind alley, because there IS one
thing that was proved Al Baltimore
and that is that the people OF the
and the bosses do not
The governor dwelt upon the re-
sponsibility Of the government in
making this country attractive to the
foreigner, so that when he ala come
he would find it place OF economic
opportunity where man may choose
his own career"
Now, one of the things that makes
me confident of the future contin-
ued the governor. is that the men
who are offering themselves to you
on the ticket that / happen to be on
lre free men, Nobody owns them
So far as | am concerned, | not only
have not made a promise to any
man, but no man has dared ask me
10 make promise. MY ears are free.
therefore, to hear the councils of my
fellow citizens.
If YOU people standing here want
four own government you can have |
I, and the people of the United |
states have made up their minds that |
hey want their own government and |
hey are going to have it. ] know |
hat the people of This country have !
determined to take possession of !
heir own affairs in order that their
,wn thoughts may get translated into
he affairs of government, and I
Know by the present constitution of |
he great party that | belong to that
here is n way in which they can get !
t. Therefore | am one Of those who
5 entering upon this campaign with
bsolute confidence"
The governor continued,
1T viii be fine day when vel
gonl have 10 ask ourselves whether
&c do offer those who come from
he other side Of the water the KIND
+ country and the KIND Of govern
lent they think they are going to
ct. 1t will be a fine day when we
now that every man who comes in
t the port To make this g perma
ent home, will find that uJci ~ ana
recdom and justice obtain in ..meri-
a. When they find thai there rre
tx combinations of business, bIt
hat those big binations are made
: mind their own business, that
here are great enterprises of indus
ry in this country, but that those
nterprises are kept within the strct
hat comes to he the general Under
We shall for the first time
ave Gomez upon the real basis of