Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-02-18

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GNAPsHoT OF PREsIDENT LICT WILSON.
ures are not only broad and sweeping,
naming every trust practice that has
caused public complaint, but are def
mite and clear in their language. In
other words, they have teeth. They
are an answer to those who have OBJ
jected that the president elects speech
es have been general and vague. They
show that when he comes to Official &C.
ton he can get down to details. In
fact, 1t is his policy to lay down gen.
eral principles In his speeches. but
when administrative details are reach
ed to be as explicit about particular
evils as the case requires. There can
be no objection that he is vague or am
biguous in these antitrust bills
The measures were drawn at Gov
ernor Wilson's request by Chancellor
Edwin r. Walker. who succeeded Su-
preme Court Justice Mahlon Pitney as
head Of New Jerseys highest court.
Chancellor Walker was assisted by ex-'
Judge Bennett Van SICKLE. an eminent
lawyer of the state. They were intro
duced by Senator ]. Warren Davis,
majority leader Of the state senate,
Four Of the bills were referred to the
judiciary committee, of which Sena.
tor Davis is chairman, but the other
three went to the corporations commit.
tee, and hereby hangs q tale.
The head Of the corporations commit
tee was not particularly friendly to the
governors proposed legislation, and
stories were soon floating about Tren-
ton that the bills in his charge would
be delayed by extensive hearings. The
plan was to "string them along. until
after March 3, when Woodrow Wilson
would no longer be governor Of New
Jersey. Thereupon something happen
ed, and the something was quite char
acter1stic of the Wilson methods. The
Democrats of the legislature were call
I'd together in conference, the three
bills were taken out of the hands Of
the corporation committee and referred
with the other four to Senator Davis
judiciary committee, and henceforth
the talk Of "stringlng things along"
was heard no more. Hearings are be-
ing held, Of course, but they are al In
Trenton and not all over the state. Us
the delay advocates proposed; neither
Is their secret object to block progress
until after Governor Wilson is out Of
the state.
Future With Those Who Serve.
One powerful figure who stood with
Wilson in this fight was Senator james
r. Fielder, president of the senate and
future successor to the Governorship
after Nj. Wilson Becomes president OF
the United States. In his last message
to the legislature the governor paid a
high tribute to Senator Fielder and to
the other loyal legislators who have up
held him in his battle for reforms In
New Jersey.
Other notable items in this farewell
message, aside from those already
mentioned. including radical revision
Of the corporation laws, further taxa
atom reform, eliminat ting grade cross
ings and advocating a state constitu-
tional convention, were recommends
ton for commission government in all
cities and advocacy of full crew.
bill for railroads. It was in this mes
sage that the fine passage occurred de-
claring that the future belongs to those
who serve without selfish purpose.
Every indication Is that the Wilson
ANTITRUST bills will pass the New Jer-
sey legislature and that he will have
m opportunity 70 sign them before re-
linquishing tho .governorship. That