The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-03
GOVERNOR WANTS
! NO EMPTY HONOR
He Would Not Have Presidency
Without Both Houses
of Congress.
ENOUGH TO BREAK HEART
Confident That Coming Election
Will Make Senate
Democratic.
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! Especial to Tho Times.Dispatch.l
Long Branch. NJ. j.. November a.
and could know ] would not have the
support Of both houses Of Congress ]
would decline T." said Governor wl-
The Democratic candidate was dis.
cussing the possible election Of Q
Democratic Legislature in New Jersey
to elect Democratic Senator: He ex.
have state body TO help h. m In carry
ing out his work while he remains
Governor.
q haven't stopped being coysrno.
be associated further with the work
of reform In New Jersey"
Eniarging on his statement that he
less he had ' q Democratic s senate. uov-
ernor Wilson said:
1T would be no doubt very con-
spicuous. noticeable place to occupy:
not only that. but It would put man
IN q position which ought to break
any mans heart II anything will
position of knowing what VI +, ought f1n,s 10
States. and longing to do 1t. and being
absolutely powerless to accomplish it,
Il cannot imagine anything that
than that-of seeing special Interests
still entrenched In that ultimate
stronghold Of the United States Sen
ate: Of seeing every impulse s,ss Of the the
defeated because there was one part
Of their own government which vas
withhold from them.
L do not know what i might %
tempted to say II were in posi-
ton like that. And am of the con-
ddent expectation that the people OF
Dor Of other States that might men
New Jersey and the pe0r.e OK . nun.
next Senate Of the United States
there is q clear Democratic majority
That is the logic Of the situation even
Speaking of his record IS Governor.
he said:
All that I have been for you has
been in spotlight have simply triea
the things that ought not to be per
m!ttec to have any influence in New
Jersey. And 1t has been very interest
ing how many gentlemen nsn.n ae ,hn e,n 70
ger OF havinG the spotlight turned
white light There has not been any
not o yellow. s There WAS no sensational
| ism about It. It was perfectly color
less, pitiless white light And that 10
all that is necessary. only It has got
tho outside.
III I were outside tho government
OF New Jersey and were to walk All
around It with the strongest HSnt pnot
can be invented, people would say:
ooh, yes, you are merely suspicious
You say that these things are going on
inside. but you do not know The
men inside say they are not They
are very pleasant spoken men, and
we were not at all sure that you are
not merely suspicious. fou have not
Christian kindness enough: you ousnt
to give them the benefit OF the douoe.
But II the light Is turned on from the
inside. then you can see Tor your
selves.
1T do not want to walk around the
government of the United States with
= spotlight. / would like to turn on
the light inside But what Is the good
ia after you have turned on the light
nothing can be done. and there are
certain impenetFable parts OF It to the
inside at which you cannot getT
"Some of the committee rooms OF the
Senate are Dramatically sealed ana are
impervious to the light, and one OF the
places not impervious to the light 10
that part Of, the Senate committee room
on finance. which contains the inside
information on which tariff scheduies
are built As II only had the infor-
nation. what fun It would be TO pro-
duce It"