Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-09-28
GOV. WILSON FINISHES N. {.
TRIP-.TAFT VISITS MAIDEN.
Wilson Accuses Roosevelt OF Doing An
Illegal Thing"-=Taft Celebrates With Nal
deniteS==J johnson Is Tired after Cam
paign=- Roosevelt in South.
WILSON FINISHES N. E. TRIP.

Bridgeport, Conn. Sept 27.-Gov.
Woodrow Wilson said, tonight, he felt
as if he had Arrived" lie finished
a three days trip through New Eng
land and in the scores of places where
he stopped people called him Woody"
Gov" and "Old Boy enough times
to make him feel intimate with the
crowds that greeted him. The nom
inee recalled, tonight that when he
ran for Governor of New Jersey he
was somewhat puzzled at first by the
character of his receptions. but never
realized he was candidate until a
husky individual slapped him on the
back and said
Doc, you're all right
1t was in Wilimantic that an over
allied workman spying the Governor on
the rear end of the car, cried out
Hello Woody, old boy"
Il like that smiled the nominee,
as he stepped down and shook hands.
With whirl of speeches and recep-
tons the Governor completed his New
England trip making an address be-
fore a big crowd here. Throughout
the day, as the nominee journeyed
from Boston, people crowded the sta
lions, cheering and ciamorng for but
tons. The Governor had passed
through Hartford three times, but
found another crowd there, today
Il thought you'd had enough of me
at Hartford" said the candidate.
oh, no" came in a chorus from
the crowd and the Governor shook
hands with great number. When
the Governor reached Waterbury, a
mass of people surrounded his car.
Governor, this is Waterbury,"
shouted voice.
Il know, I've wound my watch"
answered the nominee, and the crowd
laughed and cheered
AT Willimantic the Governor made
a brief speech. AS / stop in this
particular place" he said. Il cannot
but think of the absentee landlords,
who own the thread industry, and do
not live here, because of course one
OF the difficulties of our whole po-
lltieal arrangement in the United
States is that the people that run us
do not have anything to do with US
and stand off at distance and find
it very difficult to judge of actual con-
ditiens
Coy. Wilson found an enthusiastic
welcome at Bridgeport. He told his
audience that he had been working
hard, speaking to thousands ami
thousands Of people week, and be-
lleVed that political meetings were
changing in character with such great
crowds
You're all right. kid shouted a
voice, and the Governor Joined in the
laughter.
The Regular Republicans are back
with more promises, said the Cover
nor, "and We say, you said before that
you would alter the tariff to protect
the people, but instead you altered
it and furnished new opportunities to
the trusts. "
The Governor attacked the Money
trust, saying:
THIS money trust of which Con-
gress has begun an investigation. is
no myth, no imaginary thing. 1t has
the power of life and death, econom-
ically speaking. | have seen men
crushed by il and put out of business
by Wall Street, because Wall Street
found them inconvenient and did not
want their competition"
The Governor characterized as a
grand piece of humbug' the IDEA that
the protective tariff brought higher
wages, He argued that only by compe-
tition and the efforts OFFS organized la
Dor had wages becn raised. He said
no party platform had recognized as
had the Democrats the legal right of
labor to organize.
With respect to opposing monopoly
the candidate declared the Regular
Republican platform to be more pro-
gressve than chat of the Third party"
Speaking Of the proposal in the Pro-
sressiVe platform to regulate trusts
by a commission, the Governor said
Il would be ashamed To attack in
diYdEals but / have great ardor in
attacking such a party program. Isl
promises to do a great deal for The
laboring man, but does not promise To
give Kim an opportunity to do any
thing himself. 1t is a fatal program.
The Governor left at $50 O'Clock for
New York city.