The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-08-18
WILSON WELCOMES ENTRY OF WOMEN IN POLITICAL FIELD New Jersey Day Is Held at Governors Summer
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SPEAKS NO WORD FOR
 WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Tells the Force That Is Behind the New Party and Warns Peo- pie of New Jersey
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seagirt, N J.. August 17.--Gov. Woodrow Wilson at the New Jersey day celebration today. welcomed the women Of the nation into the field of politics. Not word did the governor say about woman suffrage. but as he stood before hundreds of wom- en who gathered to organize the woman s Wilson and Marshall league of New Jer- sey, the governor pointed out that the en- 1 try of the women into politics would make the countrys politics the same pattern with our llfe," a thing 'devoutly to be wished
 | It was brief impromptu speech deliv- cred at the close of New Jersey day cele- bration which attracted thousands of dem ocrats from all parts of the state and many from other states who are visiting the seashore.
 Talks of New Party
 The governor in his main speech at noon apropos of the celebration discussed the reform laws of the state, but digressed once into a reference to the third party, which he elaborated in statement issued tonight What the governor said In his speech was:
 l "I suppose you know the force that ia behind the new party that has recently been formed. the so-called progressive party. It is a force of diseontent with the regular parties Of the United States. It is the feeling that men have gone into blind alleys and come out often enough. and that they propose to find an open road | for themselves.
 | In his statement explaining that refer once, the governor said tonight that the independent and progressive forces of the country had utterly failed to get control of the republican party, but had abso- lutely proved their ascendancy and their entire control within tine democratic party that. the people had found that they could make use of the democratic party as proper medium for their pur- | poses.
 Warning to People Of particular significance in the gov | ernor's first speech was his warning 70 | the people that tse same bosses over thrown two years ago were planning 70 rentore "rhe old order of things in New Jersey" immediately upon his exit from cffice. | rc the women in his second speech the governor recommended participation in politics because. ne sa1n, lhey were Tn contact with the high cost of living ani 1 the pocketbook.
 When the last word is said about poi- ti>s," said Governor Wilson, Tt Is merely tbe life of all of us from the point of view of what can be accomplished by legislation and the administration of pub | lie office, think If Is artificial to d- | vide life up into sections; 1t is all of one | piece though you can't attend to all l pieces of it a. once.
 And SO when the women. who are in SO many respects at the heart of life. begin to take an interest in politics then | you know that all the lines Of sympa- l thy and intelligence and comprehension, are going to be interlaced before. that | our politics will be Of the same pattern i with our life. This. fl seems to me- is devoutly to be wished.
 | 'sNobody certainly is more directly in contact with the cost of living than the
 
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