The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-13
Wilson Will Always Be
Accessible to
Public.
TRENTON CUSTOM
TO BE CONTINUED
President-Elect Spends Busy Day
at State Capital, Where He Is
Greeted by Newly-Elected
Members of Legislature.
Invited to Visit Char.
lotte. N. G.

Princeton, ~. j.. November ~
Preside -elect Woodrow Wilson pro-
poses to keep the door to his private
Office I'm the White House always open
and accessible To the public, he an
nounced to-day.
Governor Wilson said he had decided
to maintain as far AZ possible the
.'open-door" policy. which ne inaugu-
rated at Trenton During his term as
Governor he has insisted that the door
to his private office never be closed
while ne is In 1t.
Are you going to keep the open
door at Washington. to0?" he was
asked .s
II hope So ne replied. Il don't
know what the arrangements are in
the White House, bat / intend to. so
far as possible
His idea is that the executive of a
State or a nation should have no
locked DOORS" conferences or transact
business In his private office that the
public could not actually see II they
cared TO.
When / first took my office as Gov
ernor." he said. Il was surprised at the
number OF people who wanted to talk
70 me behind the back of their hands
and In whispers"
The Governor has never been in the
executive Offices in Washington, bu:
one Of the correspondents drew for
him a diagram Of it's interior. indi-
eating that there were two doors to
the left of the entrance which, IL left
open. would carry out the IDEA OF
giving the public a few Of who Is
talking to the President in his ONCE
The future President will depend upon
the secret service men, of course. 10
keep out cranks. and will have sys-
tenn of appointments. but the custom
as observed in Trenton has been that
between appointments the Governor Is
in to everybody"
Basy Fay ae Tsestso.
The Governor had o busy dag In
Trenton The newly elected members
of the state Legislature came to call.
az did william Hodges. future United
states Senator from New Jersey, and
United States Senator MARITIME.
It was a day Of congratulations. but
the Governor also met a number OF
commissions. made some minor APP
pointments and delivered two speeches.
He addressed a delegation that came
from Charlotte, n. c.. to invite him
10 attend. on May 90 next. the signing
of the Mecklenburg Declaration OF In
dependence. Thirty citizens OF the
town, several Of whom made urgent
speeches. appealed to him to come.
You must remember. however, said
the President-eIec, in his speech. that
+ haven't often been President of the
United states. and therefore I don't
know wha, is in store for me. haven't
gotten close enough to the conscience
of that Office TO see my way clear and
see what my liberty will be to detach
myself from my duties
There is a question which good
many newspaper men here. for In
stance. would like to have me express
definitely There may be an extra
session Of Congress upon which good
deal depends.
of course. II there is to be an extra
session. IL will cover the goth OF May
in all probability. Therefore ! cannot
now either accept or decline the In
vttatfon which draws mo 80 strongly.
but / do feel that owe II to my public
duty to wait What ! am about to do
now Is to go OF on a vacation and Tor.
get good many things that have hap
pened IN order 20 have clearer brain
for what will happen I expect TO get
back on the 10th Of December. and
make a horoscope Of what will happen
and see what Invitations II VIII De
advantageous for me to accept-ad-
vantageous to the government and my
duties, Of course and not to enc per-
sonally With your gracious permis-
sion I will hold this invitation until
that time. with the assurance that my
inclination and my heart go with It.
FIRST ExsesAeS speech.
The Governor motored later 70 'ne
State Home for Girls. where he dedi-
Gated q building to be known IS the
Wilson Cottage He there delivered
his sirst extended speech size" Ne vas
elected to the presidency.
The whole basis Of society % indi-
v,duaI responsib l.ty," said the Cover
nor. IF you cannot hold the Individual
responsible for what he does. then you
cannot punish him. and II society IS
responsible for what he does. there 70
no means that know Of Furnishing 80
cie,y. The very fact that crime exiseA.
,be very fact that moral derelicsion
exists. - In itself q sort OF penalty
mon society, ard there are those vine
s.v these are simpiy SyW3tcms thse
soc,cev IA s.ck and that We must cure
81. Ye, all the fabric Of criminal Law.
for example. would fall down { there
were n, personal responsibility. lt -
not Just TO incarcerate an "e'Nes
or to punish him With the extreme
n~nalex Of death IL he 10 net rcspvn.
sihie Tor what he ga. The C1sA q
the whole matter seems 20 lie ~ usual
Sust about halfway betWsen ~ Wo
extremes. Undoubtedly there 10 erest
deal. a vast deal, for which society
resp ,uslble. and that n the just'~cs-
zion for the exissnece Of institutions o.
this sort We have no right 90 spe"o
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