Evening journal., 1916-09-30
YESTCOTT DEFEAT
IS wilson BLOW
Massachusetts, Democrats
Also Repudiate President
Wilson and Friends
FARMERS MUST
PAY THE FREIGHT

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NEW YORK. Sept. so.-The defeat
n President Wilson's candidate for
he Senate and the denomination OF
SENATOR James MARITIME IN the New
TarHev primaries is the severest blow
the popular Democratic fallacy That
President Wilson Is stronger than
he marty" has thus far received. SEN
sfor Marines election as Senator six
years ago was brought about by Mr..
Wilson. then Governor, at which time
Nj. Wilson betrayed his own political
gponsoY. James Smith. Having made
Marine Senator, Mr.. Wilson thought
ne owned him. and when. on one or
Two occasions. MARITIME showed some
Independence and refused 10 vote as
the White House directed, Mr.. Wilson
became very indignant and decreed
that MARITIME should not return 70 the
Senate. Accordingly, he fathered the
candidacy Of John w. Wescott. attor-
ney-general OF New Jersey, and caused
all the influence OF the White House
and Of the Democratic State machine
10 be exerted in Wescott's behalf. The
result speaks for itself. Wescott was
defeated and MARITIME renominated by
$4,000 plurality. Democratic politi-
clans In Jersey declare that the rank
and file we're not especially strong for
MARITIME. but that they bitterly resent
ed President Wilson's autocratic at
titude toward their Senator and HIS
interference in the affairs Of the State
and that Marines nomination is,
therefore. far more OF a rebuke for
Wilson than a victory for MARITIME
The victory OF Joseph s. Frelinghuy-
sen over former Governor Franklin
Murphy in the Republican senatorial
primaries is a source Of especial
qualification to the progressive ele-
ment OF the Republican party. Mr..
Frelinghuysen's election is regarded
as assured.
Massachusetts spurns Wilson.
Not alone In New Jersey has Presi
dent Wilson sustained a humiliatinB
defeat In Massachusetts President
Wilson has not only been repudiated
by his own party, he has been slap
ped in the face. General Charles II.
Cole, former adjutant general Of the
State. sought the nomination for gov
ernor In Massachusetts, and enjoyed
the active support of the Wilson ad.
minlstration as we'll as of the State
organization. Every federal office
holder of the State had his coat of,
working for Cole. On the other hand.
a man named Mansfield less able and
less well known, sought the Demo.
cratic nomination. The character OF
the administrations opposition to
Mansfield was such that II aroused
the indignation OF the Bay State Dem.
ocrats. and as. $50 Democrats voted
Tor him which gave him the nomina-
ton The fight has split the Demo.
- cratic party wide open. The federal
ofice-Eolders have been so bitter In
their oppositio 10 Mansfield that they
cannot support him now, and neither
can the President without stultifying
himself. The result Is that the re-
election OF Governor Samuel Mccall,
never seriously in doubt. is absolute
" assured and that the Wilson pres.
tige has lost a few more ribs.
Perkins on Business.
George W. Perkins, than whom no one
is more competent 10 speak of business
conditions, has written an open letter TO
Joseph p. Tumulty, secretary TO the
President, asking that Mr. Wilson point
to single specific instance wherein the
Wilson administration has helped the
business Of the country Mr.. Perkins
points to the "Sevon Sisters legislation
which Mr.. Wilson caused 10 be enacted
by the New Jersey Legislature and
widely advertised as solving the entire
trust problem, and asserts that there
has never been any attempt 60 enforce
them and that they have accomplished
nothing. He points out that the Fed
rral Trade Commission has no power TO
modify the Sherman Law and that be
has vet to learn of an instance where
that commission has been of service To-
business He declares that by with
drawing from the Chinese loan arrange.
nent. President Wilson shut the Unite
States out Of it's natural opportunity 20
extend its trade in the Orient, and that
bv its attitude toward those Americans
who in the past have gone into Mexico,
invested their money and risked their
lives. the Wilson administration has
done everything possible to discourage
future enterprise Of that character. The
Perkins letter constitutes a complete
exposure of the hollowness of Mr.. Will
sons claims that his administration has
helped business.
Farmers Must Pay.
Hon. James Wilson, who enjoys the
record of having been Secretary OF
Agriculture longer than any other
man in the history of the nation, has
Issued a statement in which he insists
that "the farmer must pay the
freight Mr.. Wilson points out that
The farmer is the largest shipper in
The country and that obviously the in
creased cost Of operating railroads
resulting from the Wilson-Adamson
wage increase law, must simply place
an additional burden on the farmer
He says that the farmers are just and
evan liberal and that IL m thOrouph
investigation, it had been found that
certain railway men were receiving
insufficient pay 70 enable them to live
decently and 20 support and educate
their families, the farmer would not
have objected 10 paying his share OF
the increased cost of shipping. but
that the farmer regards Il as entirely
unreasonable TO ask him TO stand for
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