Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1913-04-03
b. WILLIAM BAYARD HALE

When the battle was Joined on the
Wilson legislative program his en-
ployers warned him to vote against
il. He voted for it-Walsh. you see.
had a man In him-and was discharg-
ed The governor heard Of that. and
those who happened TO be In the state
house that day heard language f1ow
In a vlsor drawn from resources not
commonly tapped by Presbyterian ED
ers. Walsh was poor man with a
family whose livelihood had been tax
en- away from him because he voted
according to his conscience. Some
thing must be done for Walsh; we
can't see him suffer Ike this" said
Mr.. Wilson. He was reminded of his
declaration that be would neither pun
ish nor reward. mo matter what l
saidr' he exclaimed This IS a good
time to be inconsistent. Wen find a
place for Walsh"
So il is a true charge that the pres
ent clerk of the Mercer county tax
board owes his position TO the fact that
he voted for Wilson measures in the
legislature.
Mr. wilson's appointments were for
the most part wise and happy-some
Of them remarkably so. One of the
best in its results was that of Samuel
Kalish to the supreme court bench.
Kalish is Jew, and he happened to
be Nugent's personal counsel, but
neither OF these circumstances closed
the governors eyes to the fact that
he was able, honorable, vigorous and
peculiarly fitted for such work as lay
before the New Jersey supreme court
It is Justice Kalish. now sitting in
the Atlantic county circuit, who Is
cleaning up Atlantic City; it was he
who. finding justice made joke Of 80
Atlantic county by juries picked by
the corrupt sheriff, turned to the early
common law and appointed ''ellsorss
to select jurymen. A grand jury thus
obtained indicted the sheriff, and the
WDrk OK bringing the big resort under
sGhjectiOn TO law goes thrivingly on.
Kew Jersey elects its assembly anew
each year. In the autumn Of 1911
Governor Wilson went before the peo-
PIE to ask for the return Of men
pledged to sustain the accomplished
legislation and to support what further
progressive measures should come up.
For the 1rst time 4 primary was held
under the Geran law. The Smith-Nu-
gent influence was frantically exerted
everywhere 10 nominate anti-Wilson
men. Il failed-faiIed utterly-every-
where except in Essex county, the
home of the ex-senator and his lieuten-
ant For the first time a Geran law
convention was held. The Wilson men
adopted In Essex the Smith Nugent
machine won the primary. nominating
ticket expressly chosen in antGgo-
uism to the governor.
In The campaign that followed Gov
ernor Wilson visited every county in
the state except Essex. He Cancelled
his engagement for that county, refus-
ing TO ask support for the Smith ticket.
Tine result of the election has been
twisted by opponents Of Mr.. Wilson
into defeat for him. II was. in fact,
a signal victory. a. striking indorse-
ment. In all the state outside Essex.
In the counties. that IS. where he asked
support for Democratic candidates for
the assembly. their maj1ritIes Iggre-
gated so votes more than they did the
previous year. when the state was
ablaze with the excitement OF a guber-
Material campaign In Essex, which
be refused 90 visit; in Essex, where tine
Democratic candidates were pledged
anti-Wilsou men. the Democratic vote
fell or 1900 and the Republicans won.