New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-07
TAFT MEN WILL FIGHT
TO CARRY NEW JERSEY
Wilson's Tariff Views To Be
Made Chief Object of At.
tack in Campaign.
APPEAL TO W0RKINGMEN
Governors Failure to Give
Proper Attention to His
Office Also to Call
Down Criticism.

From the Regular Correspondent OF Th'
Tribune
Trenton, Oct eff the State of New
Jersey. the home of Governor Wilson. IL
not found In the Taft column after the
votes have been counted on November
1t will not be the fault Of the Repuo'
lican State Committee or Its energetic
chairman. Edmund w. Wakelee, who fol
the last few weeks has been busy formu'
lating plans to bring this about.
Mr.. Wakelee will turn his guns on the
Democratic candidate for President to-
morrow, and from then until Election
Day Republican orators of prominence
will speak nightly in every nook and cor
ner OF New Jersey, telling the voters why
Governor Wilson should not be placed In
the Presidential chair-reasons that VIII
be just as interesting to the voters OF
other states as well.
According to Mr.. Wakelee, some OF the
reasons-aside from his views on the
tarIff-why Governor Wilson should not
be elected President follow:
Absenteeism.
Using his office and salary for the pro-
motion OF his Presidential prospects.
office; work being largely done by MS
secretaries.
Failure to make appointments promptly
some appointments being held UP Tor SIX
months and year.
Inaccesslblity even to the heads OF de-
partments, the latter not being able 10
see him on important business.
Interference with legislative matters
where 1t interested him; failure to inter-
fere where Democratic Interests were
IN ha interests.
Lack Of knowledge OF Legislation before
him; shown In his vctoes. Many instances
of this kind could be found where nc
vetoed n bill upon grounds when sno"ed
not understand 1t. The grade crossing
bill, for instance, was returned 10 the
Legislature with the letter OF railroad
attorney therein.
Tariff Main Issue.
In addition to the above reasons Gov
ernor wilson's tariff views-his hatred OF
the protective tariff. under which the IN
dustries OF New Jersey have grown so
remarkably-will be told. and every effort
made to point out to the workingmen or
the state that n Democratic President and
a. Democratic Congress will mean an end
10 the universal prosperity now enJoyed
IL don't think the wOrkingmen Oh New
Jersey are going TO the polls on Election
Day and deliberately vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate for President. knowing
that by doing so they are risklns their
icbs." said Mr. Wakelee yesterday In dis
cussng his plans. for New Jersey Is
protective tarif state. whose Industries
rave grown and prospered under the pro,
tective tariff system. Neither do l be-
lieve that the workingmen OF New Jersey
are going 10 vote for Roosevelt, because
the managers Of the third party's cand'-
dates campaign have made no secret or
the fact that they have no hope or elect
Ing their candidates, but do hope TO defeat
the REGULAR Republican candidates, and
thus bring about the election OF Demo
Gratis"
But while strenuous efforts are 10 be
made to put New Jersey In the Taft
column, the Legislative candidates also
will be made a part Of vigorous cam
paign, for the reelection OF Republican
United states Senator is at stake. The
Republican leaders are optimistic so far
as the control OF the Legislature Is con-
cerned. They assert that the third party
legislative candidates will poll few votes
outside OF Essex, and even there the
number will not he large enough to de-
feat the regular Republican candidates
because. It Is pointed out Jim" Smith
controls the Democratic legislative can
didates absolutely. There are good
many Roosevelt men who intend to vote
for the Republican candidates on this ac-
count-that IL, a vote for the third party
legislative candidates is practically vote
for Smith. and they don't intend that the
Democratic boss shall be put back In the
saddle II they can help II.