Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-09-24
SAYS THEY HAVE NO GREET
THEY ARE NO MORE LOYAL TO
ONE PARTY THAN TO
ANOTHER.
WOULD MAKE TRUSTS WORK
SAYS MoNoPoLIEs MUST BE
MADE TO CARRY WATER ON
THEIR BACKS.

Princeton, N. j., Sept "a. Cover
nor Woodrow Wilson came here today
for the first time since he became the
presidential nominee OF the demo-
cratic party. Escorted by process
sion Of students in yellow slickers the
former president of Princeton uni
versity rode in an automobile through
the streets while the students cheer
ed The governor went to booth
and voted for William Hughes, who
is candidate at today's primary cleo
tion for the democratic endorsement
for United States senator against for
mer Senator James Smith, Jr. TheI
students followed When the COVER
nor came out Of the voting booth he!
mounted tie steps of church and
talked about the bosses and trusts.
"The boss merely as a political or
eanizer.p the governor said, rs not
dangerous. Merely as manager VINO
commands the organization and gets
Tout the vote on polling day he Is not
Is he feared and he is an almost nees
essary instrument OF politics, but the
man we called boss is the agent q
those who wish to control politics IA
their own interest,
4 q have known some Of the9e men
personally and | know exactly how
I. tney work. They haven't any poll
tics at all There is no difference
between a democrat boss and a repup-
i lican boss. becauhe neither of them is
working for his party. They are
both working for their clients and
their clients wish to see that men
don't get into office who thwart them
and that laws are not passed that en-
barrass their business.
aThe chief supporters OF the demo
: cratic boss if he happens to pc u
the majority, are often those mos'
closely associated with the republican
] boss and vice versa. The men wht
chiefly want Jim smith in the senate
are republicans not democrats am
whenever I have fought him, his chle
supporters have come from repuph
can newspapers, not independen
newspapers that speak public opir
ion I refer to papers in Camdel
controlled by David Baird in New Jel
sew always mention names. Balr
I is the republican boss Of Camden an
U he owns two newspapers that const
tute the chief support Of Smith.
n DO YOU understand? There is ?
nolitics in it. There is business n
down to the bottom. Two kinds
business. controlling local COVER
" ments So that your friends VIII g
II Ill the contracts, and the control
he national business 50 that yo'
to friends won't be embarrassed by u
al legislation, Of congress or state le
if islation in regard to their pusine
Ter enterprises, e
for The governor spoke Of the propos
re. of the third party to regulate Sfus
the bv means of an industrial comniissl
red and continued:
urt Il don't want to regulate trusts
up want to put them o. their mettle
Of want to see that they can't put a.
,ers bodv out Of business except by
eht ing business better than anyDe
for else. don't want to squeeze
water cut Of their stocks ] want
eed nut the water on q tank on tn
: Of hacks and see il they can garry :
to water as straight as against the ?
,eiy. who are doing business without
uust water to carry. Then either 7
the win break under the strain or
be. rid of the water themselves peca
,oon they can't carry water and do
en- ness against competition"
ex
snce Bryan says Roosevelt Is sos
give Fresno, Calf, Sept. 24.-Wiil