Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-19
WORLD DECEIVED
ABOUT WILSON"
G. O. p. State Chairman Wake
lee Says Governors Claims
for Legislation Fraudulent.

Chairman Edmund w. Wakelee, of
the Republican State Committee, to-
day took the New York World Sc
verely to task for asserting that Gov
ernor Wilson has on various oc-
casions recommended the amendment
Of the New Jersey corporation laws.
He says:
Somebody has been deceiving the
New York World. 1t asserts this
morning that Governor Wilson in his
inaugural and on three occasions in
mended amendments to the corpora
ton laws to curtail the powers of
large corporations aiming to become
monopolies.
1.-THE record shows that in his in
augural address Governor Wilson
did recommend further restrictions
upon corporate powers than those al
ready on the books. He made no
specific recommendation, and al
though he caused bills to be drafted
and presented to shape UP some of
his other recommendations no bill
was offered either by him in his
self-appointed capacity rs leader of
his party or by any Democratic mem
Der of the Legislature to carry out
his views regarding corporations.
As to Corporation Control.
',Since his inaugural address the
Governors messages have never
made the slightest ~allusion to the
subject OF corporation control.
Neither has he, as the executive
of the State, directed any, move to
be made by his encouragement to-
wards dissolving those trusts incor-
porated in New Jersey which have
abused their powers, nor has he in
voked the remedies of the common
law us pointed out by United States
District Attorney Wise.
Worse than all. after PrPosecu-
tor Caravan had procured the indict-
ment of directors of the. beef trust
in Hudson county the Governor re-
fused to indorse the requisition pa
pera necessary to bring these de-
tendants from Illinois to this State
for trial.
AS a matter of fact the governor
is no longer the enemy, but the
friend of the corporations. He We
toed the grade-crosing bill. He ac-
cepted contributions to his campaign
funds from the Harvester trust. the
Brass trust, the Drug trust and such
well-known corporation agents IS
Mr.. McAdoo and Mr.. Morgenthsu.
"He wrote his speech of acceptance
aboard the yacht of Mr.. Cleveland
Dodge, one of the principals in the
Brass trust and the Copper trust. IN
that speech he pronounced the Sher-
man law a failure, although Presi-
dent Taft's administration mas shown
how effective it is for the curbing Of
corporation misconduct when honest
~ enforced.
"a Creature of tho Trusts"
"As to Governor wilson's 5ugges-
tons that his efforts were blocked
by Republicans. 1t was those an
Republicans who passed the new cleo
ton law, the corrupt praetIses act,
and the public utilities act, which
seem to constitute his credentials as
a candidate for the presidency.
1.-The Republicans passed these
measures because they we're direct
developments of earlier Republican
work. They would have been passed
in any event. The circumstance of
there being a Democrats governor
when the time was ripe for their en-
actment had nothing whaJover to do
with these advanced chapters in the
State legislation. Governor Wilson's
claim to credit for them IS fraudu-
lent.