Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-24
WILSON IN RAIN.

rainy Pennsylvania Gov Woodrow
Wilson rode. today. campaigning as
he went ard addressing thousands Of
people. WIo crowded tie waYside sta
tons 10 see him. lie arrived here, at
612 eelon,. aH;a'7t and participated
in an umbrella parade to the arm0ry,
where a big mass meeting was held as
a sequei To the official notification
ceremonies earlier in the day to the
state ticket.
From the moment the Democratic
candidate crossed the state line at
Phillipsbura, n. j.. and stopped at
Easton, Delaware Water Gap, Port
land ana Stroudsburg. there were UNI
brella- covered crowds TO gree him
At Straudsaurg. the home of Rep. A.
Mitchell Palmer, National committee
man from Pennsylvania. the biggest
crowd turned out. A band played and
the Governor was given a lively DEM
enstration. It was getting along to-
ward dusk when the Governor reach
ed Stroudburg, and as he leaned from
the rail of the observation platform
tie brakeman removed rear light
'.'Fhey know we don't need any az
tiiieial light" said the candidate amid.
laughter. and that there is no danger
on the part Of the Democratic eantti-
hate of a rear-end collision. because
nobody Is in the same running class
with it therefore, we are not afraid
of any other train catching up with
US. es 45l -.s
The interesting thing to the whole.
country is that the great state Of
Pennsylvania, that has so long seemed
entirely devoted to the interests of
one party and suspicious of the Dem
ocratie party--as il the Democrats
didn't understand the financial and
business interests of the counIy--is
now showing a marked inclination to
turn 2way from the party, which has
not satisfied the people, and intrust
its confidence to the party which is
now seeking new set Of policies, in
the country as Whole may be served.
I don't ike to talk about it, because
I belong to another family, and it
seems to me indicate TO talk of a
party ! do not belong to.
But evidently there is some family
trouble and some part of the family has
a more tender conscience than the other,
apd the part that has a tender con-
science doesn't exactly know what 1t.
wants To do with il. But those of us
who have for 16 Years seen exactly what
was coming in the year 1sl2, have no
doubt where we are bound for. Be-
cause l want to call you witness that
the Democratic party has had substan-
tally its present program of retllrning
the government to the people for more
than 16 years. We aren't doing any.
thing new in the year 1912. What has
happened is that the people are begin
ming to see that after ALL we were will
ing to stay out of power on the convic-
ton that the day was coming when upon
our own platform we could serve the in
terests Of the people of the United States
Now, we believe that there isn't any
part of the country where the business
interests are better understood than in
the state of Pennsylvania. But | want
to remind You of this: About half the
voters in the United States are Demo-
Gratis and you don't suppose that mas
much as Democrats are engaged in every
kind of enterprise they are going to cut
their own Threats.
zone of the pabers in Philadelphia said
very wittily the other day that If the
Democrats committed economic murder
on the industries of the country they
would also commit economic suicide
Mr.. President look this way" cried
a voice from the far edge of the crowd
TO the left of the train platform.
Il am glad to say that l. am not
double-faced,' replied the governor
laughingly, "and l can't fire off ON the
swivel-gun principle. You are good look
ing In both directions. [ don't know in
which direction I'm good looking i'm 20
After the parade at Scranton, in which
Governor Wilson rode in an automobile
waving to the cheering thousands the
candidate went to a hotel for dinner.
Speeches at the armory besides that by
the Presidential nominee We're made by
M. j. Lynett editor of the Scranton
Times and delegate-at-large TO the Bal
timore convention, Rep. Palmer and 9TH
ers