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WILSON ASSURES
HONEST BUSINESS
Says Wholesome Enterprises
Need Not Fear.
GOVERNOR UNTIL MARCH 3
Declares He Intends to Put Through
Jersey Legislature Some Much Need
ed Reforms Before Resiqninq.

Declares He Intends to Put Through
Jersey Legislature Some Much Need
ed Reforms Before Resigning.
Princeton, N. j., Nov. IL cant
realize that it's true" Woodrow VII
son, president-elect, thus greeted visit
ors who swarmed to his house 70 oHer
congratulations. Among them were
many members of the Princeton fac
ulty.
81 can't realize that it's true, re-
peated the governor. ut hasn't quite
dawned on me. 1 had been in an I'M
personal atmosphere for the last
three months, reading about myself
reading that l was to be elected, and
now 1 can hardly believe that it's
true"
Later the president-elect gave out
this signed statement:
"The result fills me with the hope
that the Thoughtful progressive forces
of the nation may now at last unite to
give the country freedom of enterprise
and private influences, devoted to JUS
tice and progress. There is absolutely
nothing for the honest and enlighsen-
ed business men of the country to
fear.
mo man whose business is conduct
ed without violation of the. rights of
free competition and without such
private understandings and secret al
lance as violate the principle Of our
law and the policy of all wholesome
commerce and enterprise need fear
either interference or embarrassment
from the administration. Our hope and
purpose is now to bring all the free
forces of the nation into active and
Intelligent cooperation and to- give to
our prosperity freshness and spirit
and a confidence such as 1t has not
had in our time.
"The responsibilities Of the task
are tremendous, but they are common
responsibilities which all leaders Of
action and opinion must share Ans
with the confidence of the people be-
hind us everything that is right is pos
sible. My own ambition will be more
than satisfied If I may be permitted
to be the frank spokesman OF the ma
tons thoughtful purpose II these
great matters"
The president-elect said AZ fell
somewhat weary, the sense QE rain
having been relieved by thI tspi
the election, but that the rI6o The
campaign had affected him Hs0ze ssan
.k4,S,a II zxess.s. 8 f.:sss al
questions as % sny pJsls s d d q y
up of his cabinet were srAi1Ingly
waived aside, but the next c11e *
ecutive of the nation did say tlat he
had no idea as yet of calling = spe
cial session of congress. Il am not
hair trigger kind of man." he declared
with smile. 81 feel very tired anG
sleepy right now, and it viii take me
several days to regain my normal con
dition. I will probably remain in
Princeton for the next two weeks OF
more catching up with an infinite
amount of work that is ahead of me
There are thousand and one details
that must be attended to, and ca.
see where 1 will be kept busy for
eighteen hours a day for the next
month or so'
The president-elect sent the follow
ing to Colonel Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay:
"My sincerest thanks for your kind
message. Pray accept my cordial good
wishes"
To President Taft at Washington
he wired:
81 warmly appreciate your kind mes
sage and wish to express my sincere
personal regards"
The president-elect stated emphati-
cally that he would not resign as gov
ernor of New Jersey until March 8,
and intimated that with a Democratic
house and senate in New Jersey he
intended to put through some much
needed reform measures before giving
up his present Office.