Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-08
WILSON SLOWLY
UNFOLDS BELIEF
Candidate Invokes "the Rule of
Right and Of Justice"
to Politics.
POINTED THRUST AT TRUSTS
Laws Needed to Overcome "in
Some Degree the Modesty of
Our Courts in This
Pursuit"
POINTED THRUST AT TRUSTS

l
Wilson to-day unfolded the fabric OF his
political beliefs in n speech formally ac-
cepting the democratic nomination to the
presidency.
! Establishing first what he termed his
faith he invoked the rule of right and
of justice" to politics. proceeding in sue
cession to show Its application TO the tar
If. the antitrust question. the restorat ation
of the merchant marine. the development
of waterways. the conservation Of natural
resources. banking reforms and other Is
! sues of the day.
| 1t was motley throng that gathered
at the summer capitol of New Jersey. Of
| iicially there was a notification of 80, rep
rescnting every State and Territory in
the union and with them came eight
democratic Governors. Spread over the
| green was a mixed gathering of several
| thousand.
| semi-circe of automobiles fringed the
crowd which closed in tightly on the spa
| cous lawns of the Governors cottage.
On the veranda was grouped the notifica-
| ton committee.
| Senator-clcct Ollie james Of Kentucky
officially notified Governor Wilson of the
action of the Baltimore convention in a
speech that was frequently interrupted
by outbursts Of applause. ON the left of
Mr. James was Governor Marshall. tho
vico.prcei6er,,o, nominee and ON his
r;yb, co,.rnor yy-uso, co,orrors Dix
ne Now york ross y, N,ssacuusctts
po,d,yi,, 90 cor,oc.,,r, ror.chay nc Ar-
kansas, Plaisted of Maine. o. Neil of Ala
ham, ana Ma,r of virginia s,t n.,rhv
ILL AT EASE, AT BEGINNING
The Governor was plainly Ill at cas-" a.,
! IN beginning OF his speech. He would
""Ie ',',.' 10 "iSo'.'" '''e printed '''''u-
tcn,noranoouslv
| "1,lis u.iyb, ho ,,o-o ;rto,os,ir.,, ..,;a
trc ,;ovcrnor dieressinp for - ,no,,. NJ
eff .lidn., have ia roo1 I, ="
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euigrom horo and tbere witch drau.
| laupbtor ANA ,nnI.,uen
"Th. tariff was ono. . h,l,r.ru r,,. e.
is = dam tho c,ovarror rooa ,,,,, ,,,,,
ing the n,,zzled look of bis a,,ai,ors aadoa
with a laugh. "vou can snell !, oi,,o,.
way"
Governor Wisor addod D., bic s,aoa,, -
pointed rofsrarca 20 ,,rasa,,,, :.
tha federal .nti-,r,,s, ,.,,.
orba me.ns and r,a,hods.. ,,
which trusts b.y, ,s,ot,,tst,, , ~
hava ,ou ho.orr,o ,,,,,,, :, ...,,'
sarv ., s,,,,,,,, '' "e' o9'
such Ioys ho,h ci,.,, a,,, "a "'''' ,,'
eNec,uau, o,,,,s,, a.a ~ 40 ""'
nathods ad,,,,, ''''S'
be necessary to provide suitable and
J""i' '"i processeS' whether civil
"'''''"' 10 "'so'ose thein ana follow
~ "na' Ne'o'e' an" Judgment thus
W g 'No"'''S III some "eeree the modesty
'''' III ''''S i'rs"'''
SHAKES HANDS WITH 6,o0J.
After the surech. the crowd rrassad eor
ward to meet the Governor Al,oyatbor
he shook hands with moro than q om
people who filed by In A steadv limo for
more than an hour
It has been iecrled that Covernor
Marshall will go into Maine IN n
stumping tour in the last week of Au-
gust Just before the yubernatorial
elections there but that Governor Will
son will not speak in Name unit, af-
ter the September State elections
Governor Wilson will leave Sea GIrt
early tomorrow for New York city
where he will have his portrait drawn
by Seymour Thomas The PORTRAIT
will he used to make reproductions
for campaign purposes and will con-
stitute Mr.. Thomass contribution to
the campaign fund.
In his speech OF acceptance, Cover
nor Wilson sara In part:
TINT, TO TALK po1JrrCs
"'.'i VIZ" ""N'"7 INV ''''''''''o' VI "o'
'''"''o' anu 'N'i's'i"N "s pro'ouno
s'"Ho VI ieSi''slo'''F III "cv'puhS ,he
"o'o,""'oh ''e ""Ne'"or s''o ne reai%-
Z" 'h"t ne WAS tNpecteu 10 speak pain
ma,,,, .'in orJ. u.,lsn r,a.,,,,,, '
need doubt" And he was expected to
speak, he added. 10 the country as we'll
as to the committee,
I'VE must speak" he continued, by way
of preface, mot to catch votes but to