Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-02
which hourly need my attention In Wash
ington. Would ! come to my beloved
Champion Of People.

ington. Would ] come to my beloved
state?
Champion Of People.
TT was like being asked would I 60
back and take a hand in the fight for the
rank and file of the American people. !
am not of a sanguinary or q belligent ma
ture. but l got on the train today with
light heart for IL you'll tell me that
there is something afoot to cheat people
in getting something for themselves,
am your man, enlisted for the battle"
The crowd cheered and the President
announced that he would be willing to
submit the jury reform question to
referendum. as had been proposed by the
Nugent faction. but he knew. he said.
that il would not be a genuine referen-
dunn. and that the machine would count
the votes at the polls to suit themselves.
1t made all my pulses beat" said the
President, in his speech here, Ito think
that / to come to this great county
of Essex that wants to govern itself. but
does not. have come therefore. to speak
not to YOU. but for You. | have exercised
q great SeIf-deniaI about New Jersey. My
great temptation in choosing summer
home was to pitch my tent where | used
10. But there is going to be a contest
for governor in New Jersey next summer
and ! did not want anybody to think |
wanted to boss the job / have no candi-
date for governor. but i am opposed to
whomever is desired by certain gentle
men
Position on Governorship.
Il don't want to see any governor pri-
vately owned. / am going to New Hamp-
shire next summer but New Hampshire
IS in Geographic communication with New
Jersey. Any one who wants to know
what l think can earn by asking.
But want 10 say few words about
the democratic party. / want every body
10 realize that have not been taken in
by the results of the last national cleo
ton. The country did not go democratic
IN November. 1t was impossible to go
republican, because II could not tell which
kind Of republican to go. The only hope
ful and united instrument through which
IL could accomplish its purpose was the
democratic party. There are certain
things which We want done. the country
said. not certain persons elevated. There
such as that the government of the
United States cannot be controlled by pri
vate interests. Now the democratic party
is going to have a try at making these
things successful. and if not were not
going to have another try
Sounds a Warning.
The President applied his reference to
the national election to the state situ-
alton. indicating that if the democratic
party in the state did not redeem its
pledges. including jury reform. the people
might try another political party in the
next election.
Mr.. Wilson declared that when the
democratic party in New Jersey three
years ago had come into power every
body wondered If the old gang would
run ii. but ii did not.
The speaker said that when he was
preparing TO go to Washington from the
governorship he was told that the old
gang would come back
Il did not believe it, he continued
until j saw it. Once more that bulky
form of the gentleman who used to per-
sonally lead the New Jersey Legislature
into disgrace reappeared on the very floor
of the legislature-that great system with
a big snakelike 50 that great. sneak
ing, whispering system THAT had estab-
lished itself in Trenton
Corruption Charged.
The President used a quantity of adj
jectives to describe the gang and
charged that the system had been so cor
rupt as to permit grand juries to indict at
strategic moments. and they can with
hold grand juries from indictng when all
is quiet. and you know that the mastery
of certain gentlemen in this state would
be impossible if the things they did were
subject to the diSpassionate judgment Of
grand juries.''
President Wilson's return to New Jer-
sey is accustomed by the partial victory
won in the legislature by the Smith-Nu-
gent organization, which President Will
son. while Governor of New Jersey. sue
ceeded in putting temporarily out of bust
ness.
When Woodrow Wilson was a candi-
date for Governor of New Jersey he and
his party were pledged to a jury reform
measure and constitutional convention
Wilson. was unable to force these bills
through the session of the legislature
which adjourned last month. and he
therefore called an extra session for the
first week Of May. and President Wilson
IL endeavoring to arouse public sentiment
in favor of the proposed legislation.