Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-04-08
SAY MORGAN Is
BACK OF FIGHT
To Prevent the Nomination
of Governor Wilson Whom
They Hate.
USE SENATOR PETTIGREW
Who Denies Accusation and
Pays Respects to New
Jersey Governor.
(From the NEWS Correspondsnt)

(From the NEWS Correspondent)
Trenton, April THE Woodrow
Wilson campaign managers will
place in circulation this week a let
ter specifically charging that j. T.
Morgan & Company, the Wall street
bankers, are behind the fight to pre-
vent Governor Wilson from getting
the Presidential nomination. The
circular will be distributed in New
j Jersey through the party headquar-
ters in this city. The letter was
written by Colonel Alexander s. Ba-
con and traces the alleged connec-
tion with Morgan & Company
through former Senator Richard s.
Pettigrew, of South Dakota. who is
one of the leaders of the movement
to give the nomination to Champ
Clark.
The letter points out that ex-Sen-
ator Pettigrew has been Identified
with James ]. Hill and the Hill rail
roads and that for years Morgan &
Company have been the bankers for
the Hill lines. Then it continues;
Colonel Bacon's Letter.
THE fact that Pettigrew is TAX
ing the lead In this crusade against
Wilson lends considerable weight to
an impression that is pretty general
as to the real forces fighting Will
son. Wilson is the one man above
all, whom the special interests are
determined to defeat" Colonel
Bacon writes further:
THE financial powers hate him
not only because they regard Will
son as a dangerous man but be-
cause they regard him as "a traitor
to his class. They hate him for
his attempts to democratize Prince
ton; for his refusal to lot their rep
resentative, ex-senator James A.
Smith, Jr.. return to the United
States Senate; for the popular meas
ures which he has placed on the
statute books of New Jersey; for his
refusal to take their money for cam
paign purposes. They hope for bet
ter things than this from Woodrow
| Wilson; at first they regarded him
as one Of themselves taking the
| popular side, Wilson has unclassed
himself.
"Above all, these forces know that
once Wilson Is elected they will lose
control of the government Senator
Pettigrew Is precisely the type OF
man these forces would select to
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paid representative for years. and IN
I Ms recent attach on Wilson he Is
only carrying out what Is unques-
tiunably q highly profitable employ
ment. Whether he will serve his
masters as successfully in this new
capacity 81 he has In all other odd
Jobs the railroads have put in his
way remains to be seen.
"The plan of campaign engineer
cd against Wilson Is no secret Pet
tigrew is loudly campaigning for
Speaker Clark. Pettigrew and his
fellow-campaigners, however, care
nothing for Clark. Wall Street
cares nothing for Clark Had Pet
tigrew all the ELECTORAL votes in his
hands at this moment. he would not
cast the mfor Clark. What Wall
Street wants to do Is TO defeat Will
son. 1t has collected It's large cam
paign fund, not to nominate Clark,
but to destroy the New Jersey man.
In accomplishing this 1t will use any
tools convenient to its hand.
Likewise, politicians of the mon
eyed interests are pushing the candi-
dates of several men all against vii.
son. As tie Sugar Trust years ag,f
testified that 1t contributed to nj
campaign fund of both parties,
the Wall Street fnanciers are
supplying money to the hackers Ii
Underwood, Harmon and c, ii
They realize that there Is only , III
national candidate-Wilson Clara(
Underwood and Harmon have folt
lowings only N certain localities.
while Wilson is strong In every
state"
Pctii&rew Denies Accusation.
Ex-senator Pettigrew denies The
statement credited to Governor Will
son that he Is the agent Of Speaker
Clark to collect money from Wall
Street, and declares that it Is of a
piece with the statement also cred
tied TO Governor Wilson that he
the governor-yoted for Bryan IN
1903. Mr.. PettigreW says:
"The statements emanating from
Governor Wilson, or his managers.
that ] am acting as Clark's agent to
collect money from Morgan and
Wall Street gamblers is as false as
Wilson statement that he voted
for Bryan in 1908 Senator Dubois
CLARK s campaign manager) woulG
not have money enough from all
sources to pay for Governor Will
sons train, in which he Is now trav-
elling around the country for four
days ! call on Wilson, or his man
ayers, to tell how much money they
have collected and from whom they
have collected. Prof. Wilson all his
life has written and spoken for the
idle and active rich, and in my opin-
ion will continue so to act If elected
President"
At the Wilson headquarters in the
Munsey building ii was said that it
was hardly worth while TO reply to
Mr. Pettigrew-that Mr.. Wilson
/ knew better than anyone else for
whom he voted four years ago, and
] IL the two statements were of equal
accuracy the public must necessarily
/ believe them both.