The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
IS Home;
PLEASED WITH TRIP
Governor Gets Busy on Return to
Skeeter State and Goes on
Smiths Trail.
WARNS VOTERS AGAINST H1M

| seagirt, Sept. N.-Fatigued by tse In.
cessant railway travel. but otherwise in
excellent condition. Gov. Wilson returned
here tonight from his first long trip.
II was gruelling week for him. and az
be stepped on the train he appeared re-
narkably fresh considering that he had
| travel 5000 miles. made twenty-five
speeches. and stood face to face with
10000 people. more or less. He had
SPOKEN in Ohio. Indiana, Iowa. South
Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan. and again
in Ohio. He said that he was delighted
at the warmth of his reception every
where and surprised at the encouraging
reports in States which have been consid-
cred doubtful.
As indicating that the Governor was in
a fighting mood. he had only to be told
when he reached his home that he had
been invited to address two meetings, In
opposition to the candidacy Of James
Smith, jr., for United States Senator
from New Jersey, to announce instantly
that he would accept. He. arrived in
Jersey City at o'clock and was on the
platform of the Jersey City High School.
facing an audience of 5000 a few minutes
later. AS soon as he had finished speak
ing the Governor was whisked to Hobo
ken. where he addressed an equally
large audience at ST. Mary's Hall. arous-
ing much enthusiasm He said:
Issue. Note Of Warming.
II am here in the performance of what
seems to me a plain duty which I cannot
escape. I must remind you again that
when I was elected Governor Of New
Jersey II was upon the distinct under
standing that I was to be responsible for
the leadership of the Democratic party,
and that 1t was my duty as well as my
purpose to come before audiences Of my
and tell them what seemed
to me to be the interests of the party
and what the interests OF the State de-
."The United States is not choosing
men now by their private characters.
for their like ability, because they are
fine fellows. but because they under
stand the interests of America at this
present moment.
There is only one condition upon
which the Democratic party can gain !
the confidence Of the nation-that Is
that 1t should have itself through and |
through absolutely committed to pro-
gressive policies.
Just SC certainly as il turns back: |
just so certainly as it makes any other |
choice, 1t will be rejected now, and
need have no hope whatever of being |
chosen again for our generation.
Duty to Oppose Smith.
The amazing thing to me is that men
do not everywhere see this; that they
do not see that those who are put not
only at the head of a ticket, but in |
every place on II, must represent this |
new impulse of democracy. or else democ-
racy will be discredited. The test comes
now.
Our choice must be impersonal in a
certain sense. 1t must have no regard
or anything except the purposes which
'eat through the pulse of whole great
,eople. Therefore, I feel that II is my
luty to oppose the selection Of Mr..
ames Smith. jr-, to the United States
;enate. Ii
This whole country asks what are
'ou going to do about the tariff? Not
'ecause, IL the tariff now worked the Z,
Vay it worked twenty years ago. there (
vould be any fundamental objection to ,
as an enemy OF the liberties Of the !
'eople, but because men have taken ad- I
antage of 1t to get a grip upon our {
Industrial system, which II is going to
& extremely difficult TO break IL