Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-01-27


apparent that the nominee had a little
difficulty in bringing himself to ask
anybody to vote for him Mr.. Wilson
developed unusual power as q cam
paigner. This candidate had things to
say on which his convictions were so
strong and his sense Of their impor-
lance 80 great that he soon learned
language that caught the ear and won
the warm attention Of the great body
Of the plain voters Of New Jersey. He
talked to them of the need Of drag
ging public business out Of private
rooms. where secret interests and pro-
fessional political jobbers conspire. into
the open air where all might see what
is being done; Of the need Of new po.
litical machinery that the people
might resume the control Of their own
affairs; he talked Of the vast social and
industrial changes Of the past twenty
years, making necessary the renova-
ton Of all our old social and indus.
trial ideas; Of the need Of new rela-
lions between workingmen and their
employers, now that these are days Of
great corporations; Of the need Of reg
ulating strictly those corporations;
talked simply. straightforwardly, Of
all manner Of specific public things in
a way that brought them home to the
individual voter with a new sense OF
his own personal concern in them and
awakened in him new realization of
his duty. his power and his opportu-
nifty. He not only did this-he lifted
political discussion to new plane till
at every meeting the audience was
thrilled with the consciousness that
the problems Of today are gigantic.
critical. big with the purposes Of Prov
idence, as they heard this man picture
them on the broad background Of his
tory in the inspiration OF soul aflame
with love Of common humanity and
faith in its progress toward splendid
futures.
One incident of the campaign was
the candidates reply to list Of ques-
lions. presumed to be embarrassing.
asked him In an open letter by Pro
gressive Republican. Mr.. George L.
Record. Mr. Record put into careful
form nineteen queries, requiring Mr..
Wilson to declare himself on such sub
jects as a public service commission
with power to fix rates, the physical
valuation of public service corpora
ton properties. direct primaries. pop
ular election of United States sena-
tors. ballot reform. corrupt practices
legislation, employers liability for
workingmen's injuries and finally his
own opinion Of the Democratic bosses
namely, Smith. Nugent and Davis.
With instant readiness. with auda-
cious glee. Mr.. Wilson gave his an
swers. He accepted the whole Progress
sive Republican program and asked
for more: no Republican could satisfy
a progressive Democrats appetite for
reform. As for Smith. Nugent and
Davis. he would join anybody in de-
nouncing them: they differed from
Baird. Kean. Stokes and Murphy in
this-that the latter "are in control Of
the government Of the state. while the
others are not and cannot be II the
present Democratic ticket Is elected"
Mr.. Wilson went further. He asked
himself a twentieth question which
Mr.. Record had been too polite to ask
What would be his relations with
those men II elected governor? Il
shall always welcome advice and sug-
gestiOns from any citizen. whether
boss, leader. organization man or plain
citizen. but all suggestions and advice
will be considered on their merits.
should deem myself forever disgraced
should I, in even the slightest degree,
cooperate in any such system or any
such transactions as the boss system
describes"
Election day was Nov. g. On that
day the people Of New Jersey. for
many years Republican state. chose
Woodrow Wilson for governor by
plurality Of 4v.15O Two years before
Taft had carried the state by plu.
rality of $1,000 Wilson had changed
the political mind Of $4,000 out Of
433, 900 voters.
On the same day the majority Of
those Democrats who took the trouble
to mark their ballots In this particular
selected James e. MARITIME as their
choice for United States senator. The
total Democratic vote for senator was
only $1,000. MARITIME received $4,000
Nobody voted for James Smith. Jr.
James e. MARITIME was an honest and
faithful Democrat with radical views.
as genial and good hearted a man as
ever breathed. but scarcely a man that
would have been chosen deliberately
for the dignities Of membership in the
august body that sits In the northern
end of the national capitol. Regularly
for years he had been put up as candi
date for any old office to which there
was no hope Of election. 1t was
we'll esta blished rule that MARITIME was
always to run-never to reuAh any
thing.
Ten days after the election James
Smith. Jr. called on Governor Elect
Wilson Mt his home In Princeton. The
ex-senator Is gentleman Of taste. OF
Chesterfeldlan manner and delightful
conversation. and his congratulat lions,
We may depend upon 1t. were graceful.
~ phrased Equally graceful was his
modest confession that he found his
health now greatly bettered and his in
timation that he now indeed felt JUST
6ed In taking into serious considera-
ton the idea Of asking reelection to
the United States senate.
Governor Elect Wilson. when he had
satisfied himself that he had heard
Alright. expressed the very great aston
ishment which he felt. He then SAID