The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-20
WILSON REPLIES TO ATTACK
MADE UPON HIM BY ONE OF
DETROIT,S EVENING PAPERS
Resents Charge That He Is Honest Man Though Misgud-
ed in His Attitude Towards Tariff Reduction.
Candidate Advocates Referendum

DETROIT, MICH, Sept. ls.-In a
speech before six thousand citizens
of Detroit at the armory tonight,
Governor Wilson departed from mis-
policy of ignoring attacks made upon
him long enough to deliver sting
ing rebuke TO the Detroit journal, an
evening newspaper published In this
city. which tonight printed an edl-
torial declaring that it believes Gov
fernor Wilson to he an honest man,
who honestly believes the protective
tariff 10 be menace to the country,
and that he will. as an honest man,
carry out his policy and upset the
business of the country. And al the
tsame time the editorial aseripes
brains TO the candidate, and says ne
Is Intelligent and well Informed. Inc
editorial is subtle attack on the
Democratic candidate, calculated TO
prove that there is danger In mis-
guided honest man of his type,
The governor, in reply, declared
that half of the people of the United
States are Democratic. and great
portion OF them are business people.
that il would be absurd 10 say that
the business people OF the country
would unite to accomplish economical
destruction. and commit economical
| suicide. as the governor put H.
Il do not believe that hail OF the
people OF this country will under any
| circumstances combine to ruin the
/ industries OF the country he said
| The governors sentiments We're up
rosriousiy cheered He could hardly
/ have chosen a subject better eaicu-
| lated 10 appeal to the understanding
/ of his audience. The editorial, timed
/ TO appear simultaneously with the
governors arrival here, had attracted
| attention. Many of those In the au-
dfence had read II, and were won
| dering what reply the governor wouid
| make. IL any.
Argues for Referendum.
| The governors speech IN elmer
| respects differed from any thing he
had before said in the campaign re
| A.,oh-,ip the referendum and MADE
. strong argument I'm its fareEY-----
shall the government OF the
| United States be serviceable to the
naoule of the whole United states
said the governor THAT is the dues-
ton. and underlying that question IL
| this
What kind Of government can oe
servicesble 10 the people OF the
United States There is only one
kind that can be, and that is Tree
government. a government Which
not dominated by some of VS., nut re
sponsive to ali of US, and our STUDY "
tho present campaign is the STUDY OF
tha hest method Of regaining conFo
! M .+he irstru4nentalities by which ws
govern ourselves,
Reception 10 Held.
DETROIT. MICH, sept 80.
ernor Wilson arrived in thicago - or,
st. Paul after fast trip AT $50 :
NJ Half a dozen automopiies Son
waved him and his party to natiofi"'
Democratic headquarters. where
ception that possessed all me . S,e
nents Of a football rush was held. ine
candidate shook hands with his tni-
cage followers until after 10 O'CLOCK
va had no time for conference WIZ"
| tba members of his campaign COM
o,ittee The pullman company ma
iassigned an all steel car. the feuei :
~ the governor. II appears tnat j
the tourney from ST. Paql, when WaS
made at an average speed OF hltA
eight mites an hour. Including stope
tho governor had expressed soH'e 70
Of THAT might happen to VOGUE
Ear ltifa the Magnet. II there shoulo
be an accident. ., "A
! Michigan began to take notice %
Governor Wilson almost as soon as ne
had crossed the State line from wv.
i +te4s-At Michigan city, the ifst 9'o'
after leaving Chicago. there 'Wsre
600 people at the station neg
crowded about the rear PLATFORM -
The governors car. gave MN c'ieoi
/ NM demanded a speech IN respohe'
fhA governor asked II IL "oo'o Nv
40 tnsf as we'll for him to daseent
H. ,ba ground. and do myself th'
thono- of shaking hands with you
~ have tried discussing the DIG
Questions of this campaign from ,h'
rear end of "A train" he said, out =
cant be done. BY the time you &c
started. and begin TO explain your
self. the train moves of
The governor got TO the ground an'
t,net as many Of the crowd as posi-
| bic before the train drew out.
DEMONSTRATIONS Galore.
There was another demonstration a.
Niles, the next stop. where the crow
was somewhat larger. The governor
.yc,,sa5 himself from speaking this
time on the ground that the rear enc
il NOT the Democratic end this year.
ana confined himself 10 shaking hands
n took only a larger csowd 10 breaf
Abe governors resolution not TO SPEAK
however and at salamanca "a
launched forth against the system 9
government which prevails He sara
Il must say that since have go
into Michigan ! have felt singhia
stimulation because we nave stoppe'
al several other cities, and everywhere
there is the same spirit OF hope ant
confidence, I can explain 1t only tint
way. that VIE are genuinely interested
IN the one success that lies nearest m,
AVN heart, namely, setting the gov
erufnent free. Because. whether 1t wal
.done intentionally or NOT, there is NJ