Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-07
GOVERNOR WILSON'S SPEECH
OI ACCEPTANCE

Scagu. N j.. AUG After thank
IIR the uummittc, uf notification and
expressing his profound sense ut re-
sp"uslhilitN in accepting the uomlna-
ton. tho governor said he realized
that h' was expected tu speak plainly
tu talk politics ANA open the campaign
I'm words whose meaning no one need
doubt And hD was expected to
speak, hc added, tu the country as
well as to the committee
we must speak. hc continued hy
Wuy of preface, mot 10 cutoh votes.
but Co satisfy the thought and con-
science OF t people deeply stirred by
the conviction that they have come tu
e critical turning point IN their moral
ana political development.
Plainly " is "a new age. he went
on, 'lt requires self restraint NOT 10
attempt too much and set IL would
De- coWdrdN tu attempt too uttlc. II
is in the broad light ~ this now day
Wr stand face tn fHrc--With what
Plainly not with questions Of party,
not with u contest Tor office. not with
q petty struggle for advantage. with
great questions Ot right and az justice.
rather questions u' national develop
mont, of tho development OF cnaruc-
ter und ui standards OF action no less
thBn oi q better business system Tho
forces OF the nation ARE asserting
themselves agtlu-t every form OF spv-
ciui privilege uud private control. ana
ar" seeking bigger things than they
have ever heretofore achieved
There are two great things tu do.
one as to set uu thv .ule ut Justice
ana OF right lu such matters Ha tho
tariff Sac regulation ut the trusts ana
the prevention uf muUppolA, tho Udup.
tutluu uI our banking and currency
laws CO. the very uses To- which oar
pe 'ple must put them, the treatment
nt those who DO tRr daily labor IN
our factories and mines aud through
out all our great industrial and roui-
mcrciHl undcrtHkinrs. ana the poliuc1l
NE ut the people ui the Philippines.
for whom we hold governmental pow
rr Zoo trust. for their service, not oGr
own, The other the additional duty
is tho great task uf protecting uur
people ana our resources and ot keep
ing open tu the whole people the doors
eft opportunity through which they
must generation Dos generation. pass
81 they are tu make uunQuoHt ui their
fortunes iu health 100 freedom. in
praye ana loo ruutvutWent. ln thr per
tormaugv ut this s'" "unu great duty
We are face to Hc, with questions uf
conservation and of development,
questions ui iorosts ana water puWrrF
and mines and water ways. ui thu
building ut am uovUuHt" merchant ma
ruc.
I'VE have got iuiu trouble ln recent
things which ought tu have been
handled bN taking counsel with Hs
lurg" number uf persons as possible.
because tht' touch every interest ana
the hfc ot cNpr1 HH~s and region
have in fact been too often handled Z
in private conference. They have been
settled hy very small ANA often dol.h- /
Vrutoly exclusive groups ol intn who I
undertook Go NpDnk fur tho whole uu-
tIuu. ur. rather for themselVps bon the |
terms uf the whole nation very hon-
ostlN 10 may hp, hut very ignurduuy
sumctimcs. uud Ntfy shurtsiEhtrdh [
roo. poor substitute fut genuine
common counsel $40 group of dircpt- I
urs. economic cor political can speak |
fur people They have neither the 7
point OF Wow nor the knowledge. our /
difficulty iH not thst wicked ana de. I
siaulng men have plotted AGAINST us. /
but ihat ouT common affairs hove /
been determined upon too narrow "a !
NirW ana hy 600 private AN initiative. |
oar task now is TO egfoct a great re-