The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-01
PLAIN Mr., WILSON,
PreSident-E Elect No Longer Gov
ernor of New Jersey.
Resigns to Take Effect at Noon
Today.
HIS WORK FAR REACHING.
In Two Years He Has Changed
State Law.
Next Chief Executive Has Been
HIS WORK FAR REACHING
Next Chief Executive Has Been
Exceptionally Successful

Trenton, n. J.. March 1.-WoodroW
Wilson, soon to be inaugurated presl-
dent of the United States, formally
turned today the office of governor OF
New Jersey over to Senator James
Fielder, president of the New jersey
state senate.
THE people of this country are go
ing to be served by conscience and not
by expediency," was the assurance
which Mr.. Wilson gave in an i'm
promptu speech of farewell. 1.-The best
thing, in public life is courage and the
man who has the courage is marked
for distinction; the man who has not
is marked for extinction, and deserves
Submersion. When you strike a man
of courage you feel you have struck
the bedrock of our institutions. 1t is
therefore with a feeling of confidence
and affection for him personally that
1 hand him the seal of Office
Wilson leaves the governorship of
New Jersey after an activity of two
years devoted chiefly to the accom-
plishment of far reaching program
of reform set forth in his inaugural
when he took office in January, 1911.
Most of the reforms which Mr.. Will
son has advocated he has accom-
plished by the revision of the state
laws governing corporations and mo-
nopolies, workiIigmen's compensation
acts, a radical extension of the powers
of the public utilities commission,
state wide primary laws extending the
system to all elective officers including
congressman, United States senators
and the governor and stringent cor
rupt practice act governing primaries
and elections.
Trenton, March 1.-The chief reforms
which Mr.. Wilson proposed but did not
obtain at the present session of the
legislature included a bill providing Tor
jury commissions and amendments to
the primary laws knows as the Wis
consin system of second-choice voting.
and the Endorsement of the amendment
for direct election of U. s. senators.
Mr. Wilson hopes this program will
be completed before the legislature ad-
iourns He has announced that as
president of the T. s he will continue
to fight if necessary for the enactment
of the jury commission bill around
which bitter opposition has centered.
The other measures, it is believed will
become law without much difficulty
Washington Preparing.
washington, March Ready to well
come a new president next Monday
and to inaugurate him the following
dav Washington was draped today IN
all it's patriotic finery and every in
coming train poured in crowds of the
visiting 1Vance guards.
Cadets from the Georgia Military
academy and Culver Military academy
of Indiana raced into the city at an
early hour for the honor of being first
70 arrive among organizations that are
to march in the inaugural parade. The
bows from the south and west arriv-
Cd AT about the same time Vice Presi
dent-elect Marshall welcomed the Cul-
yer cadets in front of his hotel early
in the day. The boys from his own
state are to act as his official guard
the inauguration ceremon-
les.
President-elect Wilson and his fam
ily will reach the union station at 3:45
o'clock Monday afternoon. After
short reception in the presidential
room at the station, they will be dri-
ven to their hotel in carriages and the
Wilson family will have a private din
ner at their hotel.