Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-05
Democratic Candidate Speaks
to WorkingmeA in New York
City After Addressing For
eign Newspaper Men,
GOVERNOR SPEAKS
ON GREAT PROBLEM
He Says There Must be Better
Distribution Of Those Who
Come to America 10 Earn an
Honest Living. (,

| lily Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.I
| New York, sept. t.-~,;oNcrnor VIII
son spoke for The first time tonight
in New York city as the democratic
nominee for the presidency. Ills first
political address in the metropolis was
delivered az the Dollar dinner Of she
Woodrow Wilson Workingmens
league.
Before going 10 dinner. he met two
score editors of foreign language
newspapers at the National Arts club
and talked immigration to them.
III we can set YOU on standard
which admits every voluntary immi-
grant he said "and excludes those
who have not come or their own vo-
lition with their own purpose of maxi
ing home and career for them-
selves, but have been induced by
steamship companies or others to
come, In order to pay the passage
money. then We viii have what we all
agree upon as Americans. am,
not speaking to YOU In foreign coun-
try. | am speaking to YOU MS Ameri-
cans with myself, and Just as much MS
myself as II we all take the Ameri-
can point of view, namely That we
want American life Kept to its stand
ards and that the only standards OF
American life shall be the standards
of restriction. then we are all upon
a common ground. not only those who
crlticise Immigration but those who
declare themselves Americans.
"a am not SAVING that am wise
enough out of hand TO frame the con-
stitution that viii meet this ideal.
am only saying that that is the idcal
and that Is what we ought to hold
ourselves to.
"Now, strange as 1t may seem to
some gentlemen who have criticised
me, the only hlunder | have made.
the only practical blundcr have
made in my interest in a liberal policy
with regard to immigration. Is that |
got into the wrong society to encour-
age it, So that it was an indiscrction
Of Judgment ana not an indscrcton
Of purpose, for my interest In immi-
grafton is 70 see that the Immigrant is
informed Is properly safe
Guarded against imposition Of every
,ind, ana IS directed To the place
where he can attain the objects he
las come for with the greatest nd-
.antage to himself. That. to my mind.
$ the solution Of the immigration
question.
"of course If the immigrants are
% be allowed to come in unnstructed
losts, ana to stop at the ports where
hey enter and there to compete in an
labor market. there ~
oing to be unhappiness there Is go-
ne to he determination, there IL GO
ne to be everything that viii BE det-
imenta to the community as well as
detrimental to the immigrant.
And therefore it Is to the interest
f the government that the govern
lent itsolf should supply or at any
ate encourage the instrumentalities
ihich wiil prevent that very thing.
Iulnphine The ports of entry for that
urposc Tor example, viii ease ana
tcilltatc and guide the process OF
istributiou which rs the only welcome
lat is acceptable to those who come.
The governor explained later that
" referring TO - wrong society he
lcant au orgnnlzation he had once
,incd with The belief that it's purpose
as Tho amelioratlon Of immigration
no discovered later, he
lid thut this was not the purpose
( the order
Aftor the wofhinemen's dinner. tho
lNcrnur said
oDnc ~ the reasons why | am
,ainsl the protective policy Is that
is "a cheosns beforehand to be pro-
ncial and to have as little To do with
e. rest of th, World as possible. !
nr L great deal said about the
niger Of free trade There are cir
mstauccs n this country which
udor absolutely impossible In our
u, that We should have free trade.
] ihat Wc are considering. therefore.
considering The policy of protection.
r,mt1r Freedom in trade