Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-03
President Pays Respects 10
Opponents in Vigorous Lam
guage Denouncing Enemies
to Revision of Jury System
DEMOCRATIC PARTY IS
PLEDGED TO PEOPLE
Generous Applause GreetS
Speaker as He Tours From
Point to Point MerciIeSsIy
Exposing Those Against Him

Exposing Those Against Him
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Jersey city, y j.. May 2.-presdent
Wilson tonight interpreted the fight in
New Jersey COR jury reform and con-
stitutiona revision as part of the
struggle of the American people 10
obtain through the democratic party
equal Justice TO an and special priv
llcges TO none
Though he made no reference 20
legislative policies pending in Wash
ngton, the president indicated that
he protests being voiced against the
tariff bin were those Of the special in
tcrests and not the masses.
some of my fellow citizens and
scmc Of their colleagues in Washing
ten city, he said. now think that
they are hearing the voices of the peo.
pie Of the United states when they
are only hearing the part that has be-
come vocal by moving down to Wash
ngton and insisting upon it's special
interests.
"As ] sit ia my office in Washing
ton. there are windows only on one
side of the room and those windows
look out apon park and the po-
tomae river and the shores of Virginia
on the other side and cannot see
Washington from those windows,
though ! sometimes think that / can,
because Washington behind me Is
seething with special representative
OF little things who are almost storm
ing ai the doors Of this office itscit
whereas out here are the cool large
spaces Of the United States And.
would rather hear the whispers conn
Ing in at these windows here, than the
slrident arguments coming in at the
doors"
The president had spent strenu-
GUS day. fighting for the reform which
he came 10 New Jersey To advocate.
In the last speech of his trip tonight
applause and expressions Of approval
interrupted him frequently as he as
sailed the influences In the state
which he claimed were managing the
popuOus country for private pur-
poses. The president, early in his re-
marks. referred to the incidents in
the legislative conference during the
noon hour when Assemblyman Me-
Dermott openly defied him and fired
such "a series Of questions at Mr.. VII
son that acting Governor Fielder in
tcrvened to prevent an embarrassing
situation.
Your very generous reception of
me tonight" remarked the president,
makes me feel very much more com
Portable than ! did this forenoon, for
example, in another part Of the city
where the tender sensibiities Of one
of the assemhlymen from this county
led him to conclude II an affront TO
his personal dignity that should,
without his invitation. have come in
to the county over which his influ-
ence SO beneficiently presided You
do not make me feel that | come with
so cold welcome and to face so di-
rect a rebuke. wish that you might
do two opposite things tonight, J
wish thai you might forget ! am pres
ident Of the United States. because !
come here as a Jersey man fulfilling
all promises that | made to Jersey
men, and yet ! want you to remem-
Ter that | am president of the TN
tied states, because il is the business
Of the president to see to il wherever
he can, that the people get what they
have a right TO expect For ] am not
the servant Of the democratic party.
/ am the servant of the people act
ing through the democratic party
which has now undertaken some Of
the mos; solemn obligations that q
party ever undertook, for II has
stepped forward az a moment Of uni
versal disappointment and said
We pledge you our honor as men
and as patriots that you shall NOT be
disappointed again.
This is the situation In which the
democratic party finds itself and IN
the midst of this situation there are
particular promises which the demo-
cratic party. for example IN New Jer-
sey. has given the people one Of the
things which has made thoughtful
men in this country most uneasy Is
that criminal justice was touched a
It's sources by peryerting political in.
Huence and that when "a man stood
IL with the sheriff's office, he WAS
safe from posecution and that when
he did not stand ia with the sheritfs
office, he was IN the position in which
he ought to responsible for every
Thing he did against the law Of the
land.
Il was present at conference to-
cay at which one of the gentlemen
IN the assembly from the county Of
Essex asked me If had said that the
greater part Of the delegation from
that county exercised no choice Of its
own but took orders. He did not ask
me in those words. but the words do
not make any difference. This is
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