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The Presidents Bold Stand For
The Right

President Wilson has little regard
for precedent where its obser-
vance happens to be in the way of
accomplishing something important
or essential to the public welfare.
since he has been the chief execu-
tive of the nation he has been gen
orally Endorsed, as it was in his
mind to do something that would
be of valuable service to the pub
Ic.
There isn't much chance of
placid. rocking chair comfort for
people that worry about presidents
and traditions says the New York
Press. These are viewing with
alarm the invasion of New Jersey
by Woodrow Wilson in an effort to
arouse public sentiment to the point
where it can force the legislature
to pass the jury reform legislation,
declaring that the public is more in
tereste0 in the measure than the
manner, and that the bill ought to
pass-its defeat is inexcusable. The
old Jersey method of jury-drawing
makes the jury system a Knockers"
and, continues that paper, eff Presi-
dent Wilson can force the passage
Of such a measure by intruding his
national prestige into New Jersey, |
power to his elbow. May he do a ]
lot of elbowing, anywhere and ev-
srywhere, in behalf of good causes"
The New York Evening Post, in |
an editorial commendatory of the |
Presidents course, says that he is
determined to prevent, if possible, |
the return of that system of sinister /
control in New Jersey which for
years sank the Democratic party of \
that State into defeat and disgrace,
saying further that "the ears of
the New Jersey 'jims' must have
tingled as he was speaking
The New York World says that I
every word uttered by President
Wilson in denunciation of the cor
rupt Democratic bosses of New Jer-
sey should be read by the voters of
New York, as the situation in New
York is worse than it is in New
Jersey, the power of Murphy and
barnes being greater than the pow
er of Smith and Nugent. "Boss dom
nation of the New York Legislaturel
is more complete and shameless
than boss domination of the New
Jersey Legislature. Speaking fur
Their in commentator of the Presi-
dent, the World says:
''The Democracy of New Jersey
is greatly fortunate in one respect,
and the people of the State are
fortunate with it. 1t has the Presi-
dent of the United States for a
leader, and this President never |
minces words when he is dealing
with the party bosses. In his New
Jersey speeches Mr.. Wilson wasted ,
no time on glittering generalities. ,
He described the men he was after
in unmistakable terms. He left no :
nearer in doubt of their identity.
THAT is the way to deal with
them, and that is the way the New
York bosses must be dealt with. /
Their sinister power at Albany will \
never be broken until the court of |
rublic opinion leaves them hanging
en- g.bbet of infamy.''
The Springfield, Mass, Republi-
can says that the New, Jersey i
speeches made by President Wilson
have a national application in the
solemn warning conveyed to the
Democratic party concerning it's OPP
portunities; that if the party now
fails to meet the country's expecta-
tons, it may never be given anoth-
or trial; that the preaching of that
idea was worth while, and that all
the Democratic "gangs" around,
whether in New Jersey or in other
States. or in congress, need to have
such words hammered into their
consciousness.
President Wilson's attitude to-
ward bossism in New Jersey should
he accepted as fair warning to the
losses in the other States, where
machine politicians are dominating
and controlling public affairs, as