The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-12-18
Promises Any Man Who Starts
One "Gibbet High as
Humans"
PUBLIC DISGRACE is
PUNISHMENT THREATENED
Admits Machinery Is in Exis-
tence, But Dares the Use
Of 1t Against People

NEW iOrth, dec. lo.-fTesluell'
elect Wilson held up a warning fnge
Tuesday night to any man who Nigh
deliberately start panic in The Unit
ed States in order to show that interd
ed legislative policies were wrong. II
speech at the banquet OF the south
ern society OF New York he declareC
that he had heard sinister predictions
OF what would follow II the nemocra
party put into effect changes in eco
nomic policy.
The president-elect first distinguish
ed In his speech between natural
and unnatural" panics. He said tha
in many cases panic had COME natur
ally because OF a mental disturbance
OF people with reference TO loans an
money generally.
But the machinery is In existence.
he said. "by which the thing can be
deliberately done. Frankly, 1 dom
think there is any man living who
dares use the machinery for that pur
lose. II he does, | promise him. not
for myself, but for my fellow country
men. a gibbet as high as Haman's.'
The governor added that he meant
no liberal gibbet,' for that Is not
painful" but he said II would be a
gibbet OF public disgrace which would
live "as long as the members OF that
mans family survive"
"merica with her eyes open isn't
going to let panic happen" contin
ued the governor, but | speak as u
| expected it-as II feared L. dc
not. | am afraid or nothing
The president-elect's speech covered
a variety OF subjects. He treated frs
OF sectionalism, declaring that Il
ought not TO exist
II am happy TO feel that there nc
longer Is serious consciousness Of
sectional differences in the United
States. There can be no sec-ionalisn
about the thinking OF America from
this time on, because no hari-headeC
man can prove that there are such
things as sectional interests"
The governor here told his heareI 6
OF his strenuous day in New Jersey
We thought we Strengthened things
on. In New Jersey" he said, out they
won't stay straight"
There are some people n New
Jersey who are happy that they car
cunt the days when they caa Get rid
81 me. But they are not going 10 get
rid Of me. A man can live In Wash
ington and know what goes Oh In New
Jersey and man can say from WASH
ington what he thinks about New Jer-
sey and he can say It in he only
most effectual way-by mentioning
names.
This anonymous assertion CT iniqul
ty ought to be stopped. It's all very
we'll to make public who owns the
journals Of the country, but Il also
ought TO be made public who owns
this or that idea. II II can't be pro
duced by law II can be pro llced by
conversation.
Il have gone through a campaign in
which ! endeavored to speak o: things,
rot OF persons, but you speak Of pei.
sons by implication when you speak
OF things, and the palmer you make
the implication the more effective you
make the mark. The only way TO
keep out OF trouble in the future Is TO
see that your name Is connected with
the right thing.
II say this not as threat, but to
convey this intimation that men have
got TO stand up and be counted aud
put their names down. / think SO
soon as men see this Ii business and
not amusement, an enthusiasm will
arise by which II will be revealed
that honor and integrity OF purpose
breed more prosperity than any other
things In the world. God knows the
poor suffer enough. A man woulG
hesitate 10 take single step that
would involve any further suffering
We must move to the emancipation of
the poor.
The task ahead OF me so far as
II Is making appointments to office Is
wholly hateful, but the task so far
as II is leadership Of the Unitei States
Is full OF everything that Is bright and
touched with confidence, because
know that all you have 10 Go is TO
appeal to the people OF the United
States on the right ground and pat
those who are wrong out OF business
am not brave man-because don {
know anything to be afraid D.
Some people are making ell sorts
Of sinister predictions as to the trouble
we are going to get into at Washing.
ton. | don't think there should be airy
concern, because II Is going 10 be pub
lie trouble and a great jury Is always
going to know what the evidence In
the case Is.
"I have been warned by some news
papers about keeping the open door
because they have had 50 many
people want to get into 1t. Perhap.
should have said the door will
be open only to people who rome to
transact business. / want to say that
| may not be very popular by prefer
ring business to etiquette, but after
take the oath | shall feel obliged tc
transact business and will feel Obliged
to cut out everything that does not
touch the business. But business has
to be supported and compret ensively
| presented to the people, so | will fee
| II necessary to stay In Washington
all the time but to find out by con
versation with my neighbors every
where what they think, for II Is grea'
deal more important 10 the country
what you think than what think"
The governor discoursed somewhat
vehemently on politics and said there
was too much manners in politics
and that good taste often stands II
the way of public morals"
ct IS not thought good taste in
politics they say" he said, TO say
anything about a man unless II is
complimentary, but II may be very
serviceable." Mr.. Wilson Pmilingly
declared that since he had left "acad
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