New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-05-02

that see the country as IL is. men WHO
arc cool and thoughtful and de'e'-
mined. shall 90 to the front and leau
10 the day Of victory.
Then America will be crowned with
q. new wreath of relf-revelation and d
clf-discovery. and these creatures VIII
have disappeared like the dust In the
wheels Of the chariots of God. IL l.
this hope. il is this confidence tha'
keeps the President of the United
states alive: il is this confidence ''la'
makes il good 10 come back TO jersey
and fight for the old cause.
The real rea son for President VIII
sor's return 10 New Jersey was 10
arouse public sentiment, 50 that inc
coming special session OF the Legs,
lsture will pass n jury reform oil
and also constitutional convention
act. Both these reforms were pledgeu
h., the Democrats at their last state
convention.
Nugent and Smith succeeded IN pre-
venting the enactment of these reioi '"'
bv the recent Legislature.
The President. in his speech said nc
mad been warned that the inacnlhe
would come back as soon as ne Ie''
rho state but he did not believe IT uh'ii
he saw it, He was referring 10 1Ii"
Nugent when he said:
once more that bulky form OF
gentleman who used 20 personally ledu
the Legislature of New Jersey into as
Grace reappeared upon the floor OF inc
LEGISLATURE. and again If was that HIS
intrirues were successful in blocking
the things he did not wish done. Am
r,istaken-have not YOU heard II.
that the same old gang that had lor
two wears been scorched had not oeen
killed"
Pictures Conditions at Trenton.
some Of the lawmakers at Trenton
nore hard to have moved, the President
asserted.
..rh,ro was time when only two
,h,,,ee would move them" he went on
THAT vas IRE and bodder tire unue'
roatb them Fodder has gone out OF
fashion. These are the Things tha' arc
boinc done I'm Trenton. Men are oe'hs
lined IN and their own private 'oh'lc-
lions Joined &c the convictions OF VIC
,tbers And this is all done by suS5es
ron and they will not be moved unless
there IS an earthquake, and there Is COINS
IN he an earthquake. unless some'nlhs
banpens 10 settle the earth before tha''
am not speaking in Jest I am speaking
in earnest.
He went on:
"Do Won want a system under Wmch II
is nroGtable TO withhold the hand OF the
law? Do you want a system under WI"
n is possible TO choose when ire hdhd "'
the law shall be withheld and Wheh IT
shall not? tell you that the process o'
corruption in the justice Of TINS coui''y
does not lie so often where IT is supposed
that IL Hes with the men VINO pressure
o,er the trial Of cases. "a il lies WIN me
system which determines who shau lee'
tbe ninch Of the Iaw and who shall mol
and the poor man the uninfuential man
tho man who does not stand IN with the
rang will feel the pinch OF the "a" ana
The other man will not
And look az the reasonableness OF the
whole thing. how honest men allowed
.,..oe 60 he nlaved upou. Yes.
thov say. the Democratic platform OF
the state promised you reform, but II
did not say what kind of jury reform
and we can so divide the forces NJ into
kinds that no kind can have majority
The President referred 10 conference
. nc had with the Democratic Legislature
when. by vote Of 81 70 "A, they decided
" "a take the power 10 draw juries from
The Sherins Because lie was present II
vas called a conference he said, and
was not binding When he was absent i
vas called a caucus and was binding H'
continued:
Does nybody doubt mat the people
Of New Jersey want this political bust
ness nut into good hands? 1 have ne
doubt on that subject. and II you we're
10 have AL election between now ano
next Tuesday there would not be any
doubt what would be done next Tues
day"
The President referred to the clever
Nuzent- Smith Assembly1nen from Essex
all Jumped together by the impulse of one
mind and that mind vas not their own
Speaking OF the constitutional conven
ticn, the President said
There are two things that the people
Of New Jersey are determined TO have
and have not got. They are determined
70 have Jury reform and they are deter
mined 10 have a look at their own con
Stitution. But the gentlemen who made
the present constitution OF New jersey
looked a long way ahead, they said we
may need this constitution some day anc
we are going TO make 1t after such
fashion that nobody can monkey with it
not even the people themselves
Mas No Candidate for Governor.
He urged a convention representation
which should be based on population, sc
that any argument the machine might
have against il would be removed. lie
then referred 10 the Jersey Governorship
Il have no candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for the GovernOrship OF
Ibis state. but do not want 10 see any
more Governors Of New Jersey privately
OWNED. | 90 not want TO see any Gov
ernors of New Jersey privately manip-
Mated by hands that were not discovered
N tho people themselves"