The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-08-08
WILSON FORMALLY
NOTIFIED AND
ACCEPTS
Outlines His Political Belief in
His Address
He DAMNED" THE TARIFF
Eight Governors Were Present In
Addition to Gov. Wilson and There
Was Much Enthusiasm.
He DAMNED" THE TARIFF

Sea Grit, N. j., Aug. S.-Gov. Wood
row Wilson yesterday unfolded the
fabric of his political beliefs in a
speech formally accepting the demo
cratic nomination to the presidency
Establishing first what he called his
faith" he invoked the rule of right
and of justice" to politics, proceeding
in succession to show its application
to the tariff, the antitrust question,
the restoration of the merchant ma
rine, the development of waterways
the conservation of natural resources
banking reforms, and other issues Of
the day.
1t was a motley throng that gather
ed at the summer capitol of New Jer'
sey. Officially there was notifica
ton committee of 50 representing
every state and territory in the Union
and with them were eight of the
democratic governors. Spread oyei
the green that stretches evenly away
from the governors cottage to the
ocean, however, was mixed gather
ing of several thousand. College pro
fessors and instructors came from
Princeton and elsewhere, clergymer
| from various parts of the state
marching clubs with brass bands
summer folk from seaside points, au
tomoblle loads of the curious from
New York, Philadelphia and inter
| mediate towns and hamlets, and the
usual stream of vendors of fod, color'
and campaign paraphernalia.
A semicircle of automobiles fringed
the crowd, which closed in tightly OF
| the lawns of the governors cottage
On the veranda was grouped the not
| fication committee. Senator-elecI
Ollie James Of Kentucky officially
| notified Gov. Wilson of the action o.
the Baltimore convention, In speech
frequently interrupted by outbursts
of applause. On the left of Mr.
James was Gov. Marshall the vice
| presidential nominee. and on his righ
| Gov. Wilson. Cows. Dix of New
York, Foss of Massachusetts. Bald
win of Connecticut. Donaghey OF Ar
kansas, Plaisted of Maine, O'Neal o.
Alabama and Mann OF Virginia sat
near.
With solemn attention the GROVE
| listened to Gov. Wilson's speech o.
acceptance. Though frequently a sa
tirical remark, brought laughter
Gov. Wilson's exposition of his politi
cal doctrine was received with mark
ed solemnity. The governor wa'
plainly i'll at ease at the beginning o.
his speech. He would have liked tc
| discard the printed manuscript from
which he read, and speak, as ha:
been his wont, extemporaneously
This might be more interesting.
said the governor, Distressing for |
moment, IF | did not have TO reaC
it," AS it was, the governor inter
polated an epigram here and there
which would draw laughter and ap
| plause
The tariff was once a bulwark
now it is a DAM" the governor read
but. catching the puzzled look of hil
auditors, he added with laugh
you can spell 1t either way" Hi
audience seemed particularly pleased
with his declaration that the question
OF governing was largely one of gooC
faith and morals, and that in tn,
market of life, where prices climl
higher than earnings, those who bul
ARE not even represented by coun
sell"
After the speech the crowd pressed
forward to meet the governor Alto
gether he shook hands with NOR,
than 5000 people who filed by in {
steady line for more than an hour
When IL was all over. the governor
and Mrs. Wilson took a short auto
mobile ride along the seashore, return
ing at nightfall IL has been decided
that Gov. Marshal will go into Main,
on a stumping tour in the last weel
OF August, just before the gubernator
ial elections there. but that Gov. VIII
son will not speak in Maine until af
ter the September state elections.
Points Made by Wilson.
| Regulate the trusts.
Prevent monopoly.
Revise banking and currency laws
Conserve the country's natural re
sources.
Revise tariff. which has become
system of favors for the rich.
Tariff must be revised downward
unresitatingly. but steadily down
ward.
Put a stop to special privileges.
Universal partnership must com,
into play, in order to find rul,
OF right as between labor and capital
Rule OF justice must be applied ii
the case Of the Philippines.
me country must develop as wei
as preserve its water powers an,
waterways.
Build the merchant marine. Tn
seas are empty Of our ships and sea
men.
Panama canal is meant to be
great International highway and mus
be treated as such nv fhir .n.,r.-..