The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-05-03
WILSON DONS HIS.
WAR PAINT"
AGAIN
PRESIDENT MAKES STIRRING
SPEECHES IN N. J.-PoLITICAl
CROOKS ATTACKED.
GOES AFTER jim NUGENT
Declares He Is "A Sinister Private
Agent openly Conducting Affairs" In
the egislature-Appeals to People
for Jury Reform Bill.

Newark N. j., May 2.-President
Wilson battled hard last night in two
speeches in an attempt to wrest New
Jersey politics from what he termed a
resumption of control by Jim Nugent
and the old political machine"
Great crowds with frequent Interrupt
lions of applause and demonstrations
of approval greeted the President when
he put on his war paint" as he de-
scribed it, and campaigned in earnest
to have the power of drawing juries
taken from the sheriffs and placed in
the hand of non-partisan commissions.
He also pleaded for the calling of a
constitutional convention and pointed
out that it was no longer regarded as
radical procedure to change constitu-
tions in the United States.
His two speeches were filled with sa-
tirical Characterization of what he call
ed the "old gang in New jersey" but
he made it clear that his fight for ap-
parently local issue was made for the
rank and file of the nation.
II am sorry" he said, at Elizabeth,
that l should have to come back to
speak words of criticism, but must
say that it is familiar to have the war
paint on in New Jersey again. And it
| is not singular that we would always
have to be fighting to get control of our
own affairs.
1--WE want to redeem the jurispru-
dence of this State, not only of the sus-
picion but of the stain that men are
not equally treated in the courts of
law. The political machine where it is
used in this State and every other
State of the Union is where the ma
chine controls the sheriff's office.
If you want to strike at the centre and
heart of corrupt politics, see to it that
you put the control of grand juries into
impartial and non-political hands.
when it was suggested that I re-
turn in New Jersey to speak" said the
President at Elizabeth, 81 was asked II
it was not imprudent for me to leave
matters which hourly needed my atten
ton in Washington. Would I come to
my beloved State? I am not of a san
culinary or a belligerent nature, but
got on the train today with light
heart, for if you'll tell me that there
is something afoot to cheat people il
/ getting something for themselves, an
your man, enlisted for the battle.
Before Mr. James Nugent, of Esse1
county took charge of the Legislature
, (hissing began in the GROVE
] and the President waited a momen
and continued) I don't know for whom
those Kisses are but hand them owe
! to Jim Nugent to whom they belong
q sinister private agent openly con
O Quoting affairs on the floor of the 'legis
lature who do not dare do it as long a
some one would go home and poin
q him out as the man commissioned t
o speak for the people and as the ma
n opposing the processes of law whic
! he dared not submit to-"
n The crowd cheered and the Presiden
n announced that he would be willing t
II submit the jury reform question to
referendum as had been proposed b
the Nugent faction, but he knew, h
said, that it would not be a genuin
referendum and that the machin
would count the votes at the polls
}. suit themselves since the process {
the election laws were controlled
certain counties by the sheriffs in col
junction with the political machine