New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-30
WI SON AND NUGENT
JO|N HANDS IN FIGHT
covnrnor Takes Dinner with
Man Who Called Him SIN
crate and Liar"
DyIM" SMITH SULKS IN TENT
nemocratic Candidate Says
Panic of 1898 Was Caused
by Republicans, in
Reply to Taft.

Reply W. AdAV'
c.,.orror Wilson had dinner with James
:, .rr,rt. the same Jim" Nugent who
ear or so ago said he was IAN migrate
"A liar" at Montclair last night, and
nm smoke for the election Of the twelve
a1,r,o Smith candidates for the Assembly
.brsa meetings in Montclair, Newark
and orange.
The Governor also answered President
Ts,t,s statement in The Tribune yester-
dav by asserting that the panic of 1893
mas due to the financial policy and cur
-orcv legislation Of the Republicans, and
Sat {, happened a year before Cleveland
t.,or,e President. He accused President
Taft Of ignorance In issuing such a state
rrent and advised him to read American
history.
C,o,,er-or Wilson also made clear his
,ie,ys ON the tarin-that is. he said he
did--by asserting that no thoughttui
democrat was in favor or free trace
What the Democrats purposed to DO ne
said, was TO go through the tariff with
q 6ne tooth comb, finding the concealed
and Ulegitimate privileges and cutting
Them out and leaving safe and sound
every fibre of American business. bach
os the three meetings In Essex County to-
night was under the auspices OF the
Jim" smith Democracy. and when Gov
ernor Wilson appeared they hailed him as
long lost brother
When the Governor arrived at the rail-
road station at Newark Nugent was the
head Of the committee that met him, and
almost the first man to shake his hano
Was MAYOR Haussling of Newark, who
not more than a month ago received
letter from Governor Wilson calling at
tentjon TO vice conditions in his city.
NugeDt also shook Governor Wilson's
hand with hearty "How do you do?'
Jim" Smith Sulks in Tent.
The only figure missing from the scene
was Jim" Smith himself, and he re-
NAMED sullen in his home, in Washington
Place The dinner at Montclair, which
preceded the meeting in the Hillside
Grammar School, was given by the Mont
clair Democratic Club and was presided
over by G. r. Adams. At the guest table
were the Governor Nugent, Judge
Hughes. who defeated Smith at the re-
cent Senatorial primaries; John K. Liver
more. tine oldest T,mocrat in Montclair'
and Representatives Townsend and Kin
kead Scattered throughout the diners
were henchmen Of the Democratic boss,
among them Sheriff John j. Monohan'
another Of the officials who had the vice
situation in Newark called to his atten-
ton by the Governor.
Nvgent did not ride in the same auto
mobile with Governor Wilson. but trailed
along i'm another, three or four behind
Throughout the entire evening Governor
Wilson did not seem i'll at case. His con-
duct differed from that at Syracuse. when
he left the dinner table al which Murphy
sat.
At Nontclair he sat through the entire
meal. although he did not speak WORD 10
Nugont while II was in progress. Al
Montclair Governor Wilson said he be-
longcd t. a party because he believed in
its ancient principles and therefore was
going to stand by the legitimate organi-
zatlon Of that party. He pledged the
Democratic party TO the Roosevelt plan OF
social uplift and said that the third party
could not elect enough legislators to carry
out their policies.
Governor Wilson in his address at New
ark said that his opponents had asserted
that he did not define his stand on the
tariff. III you elect this wild-eyed
schoolmaster President" he said they as
serted, you will have free trade" He
continued:
read on very high authority If the
Democrats were put INTO power there
would he a panic in the United states,
that business would be Interrupted, tnhI
everything would tumble down and TINS
great, beautiful structure OF our pros
pCTity would be destroyed: and l under-
stand II is said that Governor wilson mas
not defined his position on the tarln. Inc
only thing necessary for anybody VINO
wants 10 understand my position on ths
tariff is that he should he able 10 read
and comprehend the English language
have defined my position so often thal, as
! have told these gentlemen OF me press
who go around with me wherever j go
10 see that do not get into MISCHIEF, that
] am ashamed to tell in their presence
again what my position is on the tariff.
! could put any one of them w here ana
he could repeat II verbatim. They know
il by heart. Well, for fear there are per
sons present who cannot read the thsllsH
language or who have just moved into the
United States and never heard anything
about this subject ! an, going TO denne
nv position on the tariff No thoughtful
Democrat In the United states has 80
much as proposed free trade. But every
Democrat I'm the United States who knows
ANYTHING knows that the schedules or the
tariff almost from end TO end conceal
speci1l privileges and private faYors which
We ere going to cut out without touching
or endangcring one single Wholesome hore
or honest arrangement or ambition
Is that definite enough? Do you not
suppose that Democrats live in the United
States? Do you suppose that Democrats
have come 70 the conclusion that they mao
better mil the house down about their
own ears? Are they so rich that they can