The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-22
WHAT WOODROW
WILSON HAS DONE
[, FOR NEW JERSEY


Epecial. )-"If the state conventions
z your state in their platforms this
Bar promise five radical reforms in
bate government, how many of them
ill be enacted into law by the legis-
|ture next winter?"
This problem in political mathe-
Atics was submitted to group of
|pgressmen by Representative Billy"
lghes of New Jersey. That congress
onal arithmetic is not an exact
hence was proved by the fact that
= answers" varied from two down
zero, with zero the prime favorite
tthe betting.
|fgR4n Mr.. Hughes told them the
|pFy of New Jersey and its expert
t1e with platform and legislature
-incidentally-a governor.
The democratic state platform in
New Jersey campaign of 1910
pmised five particular reforms, each
them radical and each of them ap-
sently academic. They were: A
election of law to take the con-
of nominations out of the hands
the bosses; an employers liability
V just to both employer and en-
Ve; corrupt practices act to stop
swrongful or excessive use of money
elections; a public utilities COM
lsion with actual and not merely
pretical power; and law regulat-
the cold storage of food These
things were promised in the DEM
attic platform.
lew Jersey had been a, machine
ed state for years and nobody took
form promises seriously. Nobody
ected them to be redeemed. A polit-
party platform was like street
platform-something to get in on.
hen the election was over New
ley found that it had a democratic
ernor, a senate republican by II
and a lower house democratic by
D 18. Of course the republicans,
rolling the senate, could block any
lation they desired They deter
ID at once to stop all the bills of
governors program and, what is
the old-time democratic machine
ers decided not to let the bills
- ice lower house. That was the
ton when the legislature met in
airy.
zen it adjourned in April every
Of the five promises made in the
cratic platform were laws on the
Ie books of New Jersey and along
4hem W re several other new re-
laws.
at the redemption of those plat
Apromises was due solely to the
xe and practical common sense
,vernor Woodrow Wilson is ad
d by everybody in New jersey,
lican or democrat, friend or foe.
,se are some of the laws that
passed by that legislature: An
on law that provided for all NOM
MS from president down to con-
to be made in direct primaries
by the state authorities, that
sates the power of bosses by
hing the old party machinery,
rovides for all elections to be
by officers who have passed a
ervice examination to show their
and that requires voters to
aeir names so as to make a re
liable to punishment for for
employers liability law that does
with damage suits, When an
e is injured the law says just
uch damages he is entitled to
at particular injury and 1t is
The employees are benefited be
they do not have to wait for
.>lp. get Justice; the employers,
u it enables them to know what
ave to pay and relieves them
!. AZ legal expenses.
II rrupt practices act that regu-
he expenditure of campaign
requires publication to be made
Contributions and expenditures,
kes the penalty of violation the
re of the office. A candidate
ernor may spend $4,000. under
and no more Candidates for
may spend 81 800, candidates
nty offices, $500, and so on
list. The laws .goes farther
ohibits intimidation-it pro-
rinting political sentiments on
elopes, t prohibits the posting
,al hand bills in factories, and
means that employers may
Influence their employees in
lie utilities commission was
With complete power to regu
ways. street car lines, tele-
,mpanies and all other public
IN the interest of the public;
.backed up with the maehin
r. AXE it effective.