The Washington herald., 1912-11-03
WILSON SPEAKS
FOR STATE TICKET
0overnof Promises 70 Clean Up New
5sssey If Given Deneerstio
Iegislature.
WOULD GO AFTER INTERESTS

Red Bank N. J.. NoH a-oov. Wilson
promised the people Of Monmouth coun-
ty. At two big rallies. one At Long
Branch and the other at Red Bank, to-
night that II they will give him . DEM
ocratic Legislature at Trenton. he win
clean up the State Of New Jersey before
he assumes the ONCE Of President Of the
United States.
When Woodrow Wilson was elected
Governor In 1910 he went into ONCE with
. Democratic assembly and q Republi-
can senate. He managed to force
through q considerable number Of re-
forms. and these attracted attention to
him from all parts Of the country. In
the campaign Of 1911 the Governor ap-
pealed to the people to give him q DEM
ocratic senate al well as q Democratic
assembly. 90 that he could complete the
work he had set out to do. and the peo-
pie had voted for.
Instead. the people gave him q Repub-
lican senate and a Republican assembly
a. well. This Legislature. hostile to the
Governors programme. proceeded to
undo many Of the excellent things the
Governor had done for the State.
Il have not stopped being Governor
yet" he said tonight with an omnious
snap Of his jaws. And it 10 my am
bition to be associated with q Demo-
cratic Legislature In New Jersey in doing
some further things to set the people
Of New Jersey free from special and
selfish interests.
Would Worry Senate.
IF were sent to Washington to deal
with 4 Republican Senate would man.
ago to make things just as disagreeable
f0P that tn A,x
ment does not consist Of making your
self disasrseable. 1t consists in working
In harmony with men who have the
Same convictions and the same SYM
pathies at heart. Government requires
that great bodies Of men should agree
with ono another in the great cause OF
humanity and right. Therefore I do not
want to go to Washington in order to
display such qualities as I have Of
coercion upon unwilling men.
THE only coercion that a public man
has right to use il the coercion Of the
truth and the right OF an absolute, dis
play to his fellow-men Of all the facts
In his possession. He has the right to
ask the people to back him up II he IL
right and correct him II heNis wrong
Government doesn't consist of agita-
tion. All that have been for You has
been spotlight. I have simply tried
the things that ought not to be permitted
to have any influence in New Jersey.
And II has been very interesting how
many gentlemen decline to come on the
stags because OF the danger Of having
the spotlight turned upon them.
Il have come to the various audi
ences that I have had the privilege OF
addressing this time in New Jersey with
this plea on my lips: DO not send me
to Washington unless you intend 10
back me up in Washington II will do
you very little good to elect a man
President whose programme you believe
in. unless you make the programme pos
sible by seeing to II that you do every
thing in your power to give him . House
of Representatives and a Senate that
will back him up.
VIII Stay on job.
Are We going to do what We can to
put another Senator In the Senate from
New Jersey. and are We going to back
the Governor up during the remainder
of his term in his effort to complete the
process OF reform which is not yet fin
ished in New Jersey?
Give me a Democratic Legislature at
Trenton, aad I shall stay on the Job and
complete things I started out to do.
Look what i am fighting for. l am
fighting for Democratic control Of the
gove(nment of the United States. That
is what i am fighting for.
IF ! knew that / could myself gain
the Presidency. providing could take 1t
without the support of the two Houses
and had my choice in the matter. I
would decline to take IL. II would be no
doubt a notable position TO occupy.
but it would be desperately lonely. And
hot only that. but it would put a man in
a position which ought to break any
mans heart il anything will. a position
Of knowing what ought to be done for
Tic people of the United States and long
ing to do it and being absolutely power
less to accomplish IL"
The Governor was to have spoken At
Rehoboth also but the trip was aban-
doned because Of the cold. The Governor
was chilled to the marrow by the trip
from Long Branch to Red Bank. How
ever. he finally decided to motor back
10 Princeton, a distance Of fifty miles. |
and left shortly after 10 O'Clock in a |
limousine and wrapped in a heavy fur |