Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-15
6ROSSCUP URGES
/ AID FOR WILSON
Tells Salem Committee Results
This Year Will Influence
Vote in 1916.
SEES BEGINNING OF
ATTACK ON PRESIDENT
Greatest Number of Political
Promises Kept in the Last
Generation.
special to the Evening Star.

Special to the Evening Star.
SALEM, Oct f5.-Addressing the
Salem County Democratic Committee
as its host at dinner here last night
1 State Chairman Edward f. Grosscur
y said that the success of the campaign
for the reelection of President VIII
espn in 1916 depends largely on the
success of the present fight.
The State chairman made the prin-
cipal speech of the evening, and he
pleaded for support for both the State
and national tickets. He said:
"As the chairman of the Democratic
state Committee have been handed
one of the biggest jobs of my life. 1t
is an assignment that, If l fulfill, l
will have reason to be proud. But II
is one that no man could carry out
alone. One in which his personality
plays but small part, and no matter
how earnest he may be, no matter
how untiring may be his efforts, he
hasn't a chance to be successful I'M
less several hundred others, scattered
all over New Jersey, see fit to give
him their hearty cooperation.
I'm a few weeks you will vote for
a State Senator. an Assemblyman, a
Congressional candidate and. other
county officers. / have come mere to
plead with you to do all that a
county committee can do, to pull this
ticket through This is not an
ordinary election, gentlemen, but If it
were, you would be expected to put
forth your best effort just the same.
Upon what you do in your individual
districts may depend the success or
failure OF our party toward carrying
the Senate, or the House of Assembly
or the House of Representatives at
Washington. You have just got to get
cut and elect every man on your
ticket. ~
Il am making a personal appeal to
you so that you will not take things
for granted so that you will, each
of you, see that every Democratic
voter in your precinct is registered; SC
that you will see that he gets to the
polls. You are acquainted with every
man on your poll books.
Gentlemen, this is serious business
this year. 1t is serious because we
have already begun the fight for the
reelection of Woodrow Wilson in 1916
1t is serious because there is to be q
concerted attack on the President ano
his policies that will last from the
present time till after the 1916 election
and unless the personal friends OF
the President here in New Jersey are
on guard, why, who can be expected
to be on guard.
Activity Is Urged.
''The Democratic State COMMITTEES
ha civ mn n oh
county committeeman that not only
are you expected to send q Demo-
cratic delegation to Trenton for the
next Legislature, and q Democratic
Representative to Washington, but
you are to keep on the job, you are tc
keep your respective precincts we'll In
hand, you are to keep up your meet
ings, you are to keep in touch with
one another for two years. This work
in going to take time and money, but
it will be money well spent and time
could not be devoted to a more pa.
triotic cause.
"The two years that the Democrats
have been in control of the nation
have seen more political promises
kept than have ever been fulfilled .be-
fore in a. generation. One by one the
great problems that have been evaded
by the Republicans for years have
been met by the man whom we sent
from New Jersey. And in what a
masterful way they have been ham
a31led. Why you know, gentlemen, that
you feel some personal pride in the
manner in which Mr.. Wilson has held
down the job that we Jersey DEM
ocrats put him in. You also realize
that the opportunity was there for
grand little war If he had been
Just a bit differently constituted we
might have been involved in a
damnable fracas at this time.
when this present campaign is
over l hope to come again to Salem
County and again ursse you on in this
great scheme of ours. | want you tc
remember, though, that for it to be
successful, this present fight has got
to be successful. The primary battle
3 over If you had any differences
then, they are supposed to be for
gotten now. You are Democrats this
is a Democratic cause and on behalf
of the State committee ] am asking
you to rally to it.
you have the satisfaction oil
knowing that you represent party
that has done the unusual thing Of
keeping it's promises. 1t is on this
established fact that / am appeal.
ing to you. What the President has
done is well known to you. He has
used no secret or underhand methods
TO bring about his reforms. Yor
know thatswhen he says he will dc
thing, or the party will do a thing
it is as good as done. You, gentle.
men, are part of the great ma.
chine that is unfolding the hands
of the administration and if I car
impress upon you the Importance OF
the particular function, with which
you are charged, will have done g
good nights work.
1T is not necessary for me tt
point to the strength or weaknesses
of the opposition. In carrying out
program of reform, the likes oil
which the present administration
has brought about, 1t is only natura
that some toes have been stepped
on some pockets have been hurt
This is the kind Of opposition I want
YOU to organize to meet, and [ ap.
peal, in just as personal way as
| possibly can, to each member Of
this committee to see that his pre-.
cinct is not neglected"