Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-16
Placed There By Governor Wilson in His First Speech
 Of the Presidential Campaign
TARIFF LAWS ALWAYS IMPOSITION UPON THEM
Democratic Candidate Spoke Farmers Day Celebration
 His Home State-ToId the Thousands Who Listened That Their Interests Are Seldom Regarded in National Legsation-The Farmer the Real Consumer Who Pays.

Gloucester, N. J.. Aug 15.-Und9l the glare of a hot sun, thousands of farmers massed about Governor Woodrow Wilson here today and heard him make his first campaign speech since he was officially notified a week ago of his nomination to the presi dency.
 The governor spoke extemporane- ousiy from an improvised platform at Washington park, where the farmers of New Jersey. Delaware and Penn sylvania were participating in a farm CTS day celebration. The candidate dwelt mostly upon the protective tar in, which he called the restrictive tariff" attacked Senator Aldrich and his tariff making associates pointed out the benefits of merchant marine in connection with the Panama canal and blamed the influence of express companies in preventing the adoption of 6 parcels post
 Politics a Practical Affair.
 Governor Wilson said in part:
 T am interested in politics not as 3 searcher for office but as a great contest devoted to something very def- mite and practical indeed Politics ought not to be considered as a mere occasion for oratory. Politics ought to be considered as a branch of the na- tional business. and a man who talks politics ought to tell his fellow citi- zens very distinctly what he thinks about their affairs and what his own attitude toward them is.
 Farmers Hold the Stage.
 Here we are at a farmers picnic and on this day I suppose we might say that the farmers occupy the cen ter of the stage. When did the farm ers ever occupy the center of the stage in our politics? l don't remem- Der any time. There Is not a single class of the nation that ought to de- mand that it should be occupying constantly the center of the stage, but there Is also not a single class in the nation that ought not to demand con stantly that 1t be regarded as a mem Der of the firm In the great partner ship l have seen the interests of q great many classes specially regarded in legislation. but I must frankly say that I have seldom seen the interests Of the farmer regarded in legislation. And one of the greatest impositions upon the farmer of this country that has ever been devised is the present tartn legislation of the United States.
 Not Arrsyina Class Against Class.
 would be ashamed of myself if ] tFetd to stir up any feeling on the part od any class against any other class. wish to d1savow all intention of SUE gesting to the farmer that he go fr and do somebody up. That isn't the point AM that I am modestly SUE Eestng to you is that you break into your own house and 1.-Two there And want you to examine very critical, the character of the tenants who have been occupying it. It is d very bia house. and very few people have beer living in it. and the rent has been de- manded of you and not of them. Yor have paid the money which enabled them to live in your own house and dominate your premises.
 Indictment Against the Tariff.
 T regard this campaign az I regard. ed the last one and the one before tht last, and every campaign in whiei people have taken part since the world began-es simply continued struggle 70 see to it that the people were takef care of by their own government. And my indictment against the tariff is tfla