Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-18
WILSON SPEECH
CAUSES A STIR
IN WALL STREET
Flnancisrs Cannot Mistake
His Meaning Regarding
Creation of Panics.
SOME TELLING EPiGRAMS
Declares il Is Time for All
Men to Stand Up and
bs Counted.

public utterances since the admins
tration of President Abraham Lin
coin has stirred business and politi-
cal circles as has the simple declara-
tions of President-elect Wilson to
the diners at the Southern Society
dinner late last night. That he will
pillory, through public opinion, crea-
tors of financial panics was accepted
everywhere as Wilson's last word to
the big financiers who have been
manipulating the securities and
money market ever since election and
1t Is alleged, forced the price Of call
money up in an effort to force the
secretary of treasurer to deposit mil
lions with the banks for crop dealing.
There was no doubt that Cover
nor Wilson meant what he said. He
had put public opinion as a weapon
to the test as governor of New Jer-
sey and. In his opinion, the result
has been beniflcial in that it had en-
abled him to elect popular choice
United States senator and put
through the legislature many prog
ressive laws. He has told personal
friends that he intended continuing
the plan he had carried out in New
Jersey.
Following are some epigrams from
the speech:
"Thc time has come when men
must stand up and be counted"
"Wo must forget everything ex-
cept the work for the prosperity and
integrity Of the nation"
"6ome men have had the idea that
they have been appointed trustees to
do the thinking of mankind and the
building up of wealth In conformity
with their own plans and purposes"
"God knows the poor suffer enough
now, but their emancipation will
come"
prosperity can't be consumed pIi-
vately by the few" II have been
told the machinery was in existence
by which panic can be brought
about. Personally, 1 don't believe
the man lives now who dares use
that machinery. II he does prom-
Use him, not on my own behalf, but
on behalf of my country, gibbet as
high as Haman's."
The governor will meet William
Jennings Bryan in this city within
Byran are to be speakers at the tes-
timonial dinner rendered to Cover
nor-elect William Sulzer, Saturday
night. A circumstantial story was
today that Bryan had sent word to
Wilson that he did not want to be
secretary Of state, but would like to
be either head of the treasury or
head of the department of justice.
But it was accepted as a fact by
those who best know tho two men
that nohing will be revealed regard
Ing what is in their minds, until
they actually do get together.
The governor remained at the
Waldorf today in conference with
persons who had previous appoint
ments.
Governor Wilson In his speech had
two particular messages. One was that
II any man attempted to work the
panic machine" in an attempt to bring
discredit upon the Democratic admins
man was hanged as high as Haman"
The other message was that while he
knew that some men In New Jersey
were counting the days until I get
out" SO that they could undo the work
Of the political cleansing that had been
done there he meant to give them no
chance.
When Governor Wilson first faced
his great audience he said that he
could say without affectaton that he
was greatly embarrassed "When O
man Is made to think about himself"
he said. that brings the profound en-
barrassment. When you voted for me
as you did you were thinking Of what
you wanted to accomplish. Now you
see the work Of your hands before you.
Il am not thinking of what | wish to
be, but of what wish to do. The I'M
portant thing now Is what you and
men like you think. The nation itself
Is made up Of its thoughts and It's pur-
poses. What we ought to think to-
night is not that the Democratic party
won great victory, but that there Is
a vast deal to do with the United
States and that 1t can be done best by
forgetting that we are partisans and
forgetting everything except the work
for the prosperity and integrity Of the
nation"
Means What He Says.
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