The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-05-02
BACK AMONG
THE HOME FOLKS
President Wilson In New Jersey to
Tell the Citizens How They
Should Conduct Selves
In the Future.
SAYS Boss1sM Is ENDED
Political Boss Is No More In America,
So He Says, the People to
Run the Government
Themselves.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
JERSEY CITY, N. j., May 2.-As-
serting to each and every caller who
visited him at the Cartaret club here
today that his mission to New Jersey
at this time was as distinctly ma
tional problem az 1t was a local is
sue" President Wilson continued his
campaign to force the state legisla-
ture at It's special session next week
to enact jury reform law. The
president met all OF the Wilson mem
bers Of the legislature and the ma
jority of the state leaders OF his party.
TO them he repeated personally what
he publicly proclaimed las. night
that the end OF the political boss in
America HIS been reached and that
the people OF the nation are aroused
snd intend to run the government
themselves.
Taken in connection with his con-
ference yesterday with the inter
mountain senators, who demanded a
duty on wool and the continuance OF
the duty on sugar, the presidents S
repeated declarations today was that
the democracy was on trial and that
all Of It's promises must be kept to
the very letter. Those who convers-
ed with the president, went away sat
isfed that he was still standing pat
on the Wilson Underwood tariff bill
and VIII be for every measure favor
ed In the Baltimore platform.
The president, after his strenuous
meetings in Newark and Elizabeth
last night, remained at the house ot
Colonel E. M. House on East 35th
street, New YORK, until II o'clock
when he motored over to the club
here. The clubhouse took on the as
pect OF the state house at Trenton
Most OF the democratic senators and
a score of the members of the lower
house were on hand to greet the presi
dent. To all the president insisted
that the selection of grand juries
must be taken out of the hands Of
the sheriffs Of the counties. He was
assured by Governor Fieide. and his
lieutenants that there was fail
chance OF getting what was wanted
and he planned in his speech tonigln
In the high school building here te
clinch the arguments he began las
night. that unless the democratic mem
bers of the assembly "kept the faith
they must be retired to private life
next fall.
The presidents receptions last nigh
at his two meetings were extremel!
warm. His speeches were ful. o
punchy epigrams which were today thu
chief topic of conversation in part.
circles.
Tell the bosses that we are thei
masters, not they ours" was the tirs
that caught the crowd. Other trench
ant punches were:
II have no delusions about the re
suit OF last November's election Th
democracy is on trial. II 1t fails t
keep its promises, it will be consign
ed to well-earned oblivion"
"The gang trembles in the spot
light of publicity"
The best weapon, OF the interest
is to so divide the honest men int
kinds that no kind can have the ma
jority'
THE party boss does not Selong !
any solar system, because he is a
erratic comet whose fall is certain.
The people should be permitted
look at their own constitution occas
ionally, say once in five years, an
not compelled to exist on their b!
laws exclusively so that the part
bosses may benefit"
There used to be two ways OF II
fluencing legislatures; one was hole
ing fodder in sight and the other b
holding fire under the members, an
the fodder plan has gone out OF fasl
ion"
THE people are going to get whs
they want by one process, or anothe
/ pray God that it will not be tn
wrong process. I warn these sinistt
gentlemen not too long to show tn
people of the country that justic
cannot be got by due processes
law. warn them to stand out OF tn
way OF their sovere.gns. have ira
eled from one end OF the country
the other. have looked into II
faces OF the people. ] have seen II
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