The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1912-09-17
WILSON CLAIMS
/ RIDDLED
Women Workers For the Gov
/ ernOT Have Been Deceived.
Chairman WakeIee Shows How They
Were Imposed Upon When Induced to
Praise Wilson For Legislation Initial
cd and Framed by Republicans.

The Woman's National Wilson and
Marshall organization is sending out a
letter directed to women In all parts
Of the United States which covers a
leafiet purporting to give list of some
of the laws enacted in the state of New
Jersey in the years 1911 and 1912
through the influence of Governor Viii
son. The actual record Is so different
from the one which is being distribute
cd that Chairman Edmund W. Wakelee
Of the Republican state committee, who
through long service In the legislature
and study Of New Jersey statutes is
thoroughly familiar with the facts, has
felt himself impelled to issue the fol-
lowing statement:
Nobody doubts the honest motives
Of the ladies who comprise the Wo-
mans National Wilson and Marshall
organization. nor is it to be imagined
that they would willfully seek to de
ceive their sisters who enjoy the fran
chise directly or through the votes of
the men In their families. Yet this or
ganization of esdmable ladies is
spreading broadcast throughout the
country letter signed by its president
Mrs. Borden Hartman, which gives
to Governor Wilson the credit for all
the progressive and humanitarian leg
islatton enacted In New Jersey during
the years 1911 and 1912. Evidently
somebody has taken a mean advan
tage of their trust in their candidate
ION assuming Office in 1911 Governor
Wilson stated In an interview that ii
would be wasting his force to try and
accomplish too much legislation, and
that he would concentrate his energies
upon an effort to secure the enactment
Of four bills-an election law, a work
ingman's compensation for injuries
act, q statute comforting rate making
power on the public service commits
sion, and a corrupt practices act.
when the Democratic assembly
baked at the Geran election bill. be
summoned them before him and threat
ened to go into the constituency OF
any man who opposed the act and
appeal to the voters to put that man
out of politics Although Republican
assemblymen called attention to hun
dreds of crudities and errors In the
bill, as drafted. it was sent to the
senate with all its imperfections thick
upon 1t. Three senators, Frelinghuy
sen. Edge and Fielder. the first two
Republicans and the third a Demo
crat, took the measure in charge. Be
fore 1t went to the printer over three
hundred corrections had been made
in a bill which Governor Wilson had
insisted the assembly should pass
without change
"This was the only one Of the four
pet measures of Governor Wilson that
the Democrats are entitled to any
credit for passing.
"The governors corrupt practices
act was so crude that he willingly al
lowed 1t to be discarded for one dra wn
by Senator Prince, Republican. The
workmen's compensation for injuries
act was prepared by Republican
commission appointed the previous
year by Governor Fort. at that time o
Republican, ana whose chairman was
Senator Edge. also a Republican The
rate making power bill of the Demo
Gratis was also set aside as inadequate.
and that of Republican, Senator
Pierce, was enacted.
Later in the session Governor VIII
son step-fathered a bill making pos
sible municipal government by com
mission. This is now on trial-vers
much so-in several cities and towns
It's success or failure remains for the
future to disclose
THE legislature of 1912 was Repub
ncan in both branches, and enacted