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W00DR0W
WILSON
The Story of His Life
From the Cradle to
the White House
By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE
Copyright. 111.
1912, by Uoubleday.
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CHAPTER XI.
On Year of Progressive Governor
HE plntform upon which Gov
ernor Wilson had beeu elect
ed had promised four, princi
pal thing, which probably
not n man In the couventlon that
adopted It expected to see realized -the
direct primary, n corrupt practices
election law, a public service commis
sion with power to fix rates and an
employers' liability and worklngmen's
comiensation law. The governor's in
augural address a remarkable docu
ment, vibrant with the spirit and the
consciousness of a new age, new alike
in politics and In the very elements of
social and Industrial life made it cleat
that he regarded the platform prom
fees ns binding.
The new governor of New Jersey
had little respect for the doctrine ot
"the three co-ordinate branches, as It
had been pedantically exaggerated In
practice'
It Is not necessary here to go fur
ther Into Mr Wilson's Ideas of re
sponsible government (he believes
that the American plan Is capable of
natural Improvement), evept to re
mark that he attributes the upgrowth
of the boss system, with fts extra
legal (extra official) leaders, largely to
the absence of constitutional provision
for official leaders and to add that he
had determined to le. as governor, an
official lender the chief of his party
in the state, the party put into power
by nn overwhelming vote of the people
the leader, therefore, responsible not
only for administering the routine
business of the governor's office, but
for seeing that tjie policies Indorsed In
the party platform on which he h.nl
been elected were embodied In legis
lation. During the campaign he had
explicitly requested that no man vote
ponents that they debate the question
with him In public in their own dis
tricts. From time to time the gover
nor Issued public statements regarding
Ills measure. In one he expressed the
fe.ir thnt he might have to name the
men who were preparing to be faith
less to the platform promises and to
betray the people.
On the openiug of the legislature.
.Ian. 10, 1911. It was with difficulty
thnt sponsors could be found to Intro
duce the governor's bills. Few believ
ed that a single one of them could be
forced through before the end of the
session. "Very well, then; we shall
have to have a special session to do
It," was Governor Wilson's undismay
ed reply. "However, let us hope that
won't lie necessary."
First In order came up the primary
elections bill, to which an assembly
man from Monmouth county had al
lowed his name to be given - the Geran
bill.
This revolutionary piece of legisla
tion contemplated the turning over of
both or all political organizations to
the people. Conventions, so easily ma
nipulated by nominating bosses, were
done away with. All candidates for
office from that of constable to presi
dent were to be nominated directly hy
ballot of the people: all party officers,
committeemen, delegates to national
conventions, and the like, were to be
so elected by popular ballot
To those who understand the signifi
cance of the great movement for the
resumption by the people of the direct
powers of government It would have
been sufficiently astonishing that a
governor of a state like New Jersey
should have thought It worth while to
make to his legislature such an au
dacious proposal as the direct prlmnry.
with popular selection of United States
senators, popular nomination of presl
dentlal candidate and popuinr choice
of party officers. This meant the kill
ing of the bosses; It meant the ex
tinction of corporation controlled or
ganlzatious; (t meant everything that
New Jersey had never had and thut
the professional politicians and the big
business" interests could never permit
It to have
No wonder there wai a battle royal!
Jamea K. Nugent waa In active di
rection of the opposition. Ex-Senator
Smith's relation, be urged tjie "In
grate" argument; Wilson knew no
honor and would knife the men who
assisted him; state chairman, be was
officially in command of the party or
ganisation and could promise and
threaten with the prestige of fifteen
long years of almost unopposed party
supremacy against this new governor's
bare month of troubled experience.
Nugent easily arranged a coalition
with the Republican Their organiza
tion was equally threatened, uud far
greater than the fall of the minority
party bosses would be that of the
Republican "hoard of guardians." If
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electorate of the state thnt if elected
he meant to be an "unconstitutional ,
governor," as the constitution was in
stantly Interpreted to forbid his taking
part In legislation.
What wns the situation that con
fronted this htqieful governor?
His party had a majority on Joint
ballot of the legislature, but the sen
nte, without whose concurrence no
bill could become law, Btood Repub
lican 12 to 0. Democrnts were in a
majority of 42 to 18 in the assembly,
but uiuuy of the party's representa
tives were connected with the old or
ganization and resentful of the college
president's advent into politics. The
governor's triumph In seating Mr.
Martine In the United States senate
over ex-Senator Smith's candidacy had
not ended the war between him and
the old organization. It bad given
him prestige. It had heartened the
frieuds of good government, but it
had even more savagely embittered
the old leaders and engendered sullen
ncss among their still faithful follow
ers. "We gave him the senulorahlp."
they suid among themselves, "but thut
is the emi. We've done enough. If
he asks for more he'll find out who is
running the state of New Jersey."
The state of New Jersey had been
"run" for years by the allied corpora
tion Interests.
The way in which a situation so dis
couraging was forced to yield the aur
prising results It did yield is full of
promise to men of hope
Governor Wilson relied from the start
on the merits of the bills, on public
sentiment in favor of them and ou bis
power to force the open discussion of
them. He would not permit them to
be done for In secret conferences; there
should be public debate. He wootd
make his own argumeuts for the bills
so that all the state should hear him.
and he would compel the opponents i
give tne reasons or their opposition
publicly. The doors of his office stood
always open, and he encouraged sena
tors and assemblymen to make It
habit to come to see him and talk
tilings over familiarly, but never se-
trol of the senate stood pat tne Geran
bill would fail there, but Nugent
wanted more; he wanted the Demo
cratic lower chamber to repudiate the
governor's plan. He was so Confident
thnt this could be managed thut he
arranged for n conference on the bill
as a preliminary test.
It was fatal error.
The governor heard of the eont'er
ence and genially suggested that he
be Invited. It was unprecedented for
s governor to nttend a legislative cau
cus, but it would have been awkward
to decline to invite him If he wanted to
come. So he went
The gathering wns in the
bill, but so many Republican members
re.' used in advance to be bound that
the plan waa abandoned. The opposi
tion had hoped that the senate com
mittee on elections would refuse to re
port the bill out. but to this Senator
Bradley, a Republican, chairman of the
committee, declined to be a party.
The senate elections committee did
hold a public bearing arranged by the
opposition. It was a melancholy af
fair, from their standpoint The speak
ers who were to demolish the bill
never came, while a battery of able
and by now enthusiastic cannoneers
riddled the pretensions of the enemy.
Among the expected lights who failed
to come and scintillate for the senate
committee and the public was Mr.
John William Urlggs, McKlnley's at
torney general and governor of the
state during the palmiest days of tin
rebuked misrule. Governor Wilson In
formed the senators that If Mr. Griggs
appeared be would come himself and
make a few remarks suggested by
the former attorney general's apeech.
It would have been n great debate had
It ever come off. The governor waited
In bis office, but Mr. Griggs never
came. The total of the opposition was
represented by James Smith. Jr.'s, pri
vate secretary, who. after some desul
tory vaporings, sent word to his chief
tliHt open opposition to the Geran bill
was futile:
So now woe secret opposition. Nu
gent still hung about" Trenton. One
day he went info the governor's office
at the governor's request to "talk
things over."
Ntrgent very quickly lost his temper
"I know yon think you've got the
votes," he exclaimed. "I don't know
how yon got them."
"What do you mean?" qnerlea the
governor shnrply.
"It's the talk of the statehauso that
you got them by patronage."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Nugent," said
Governor Wilson, pointing to the door.
"You're no gentleman.'" shouted the
discomfited boss.
"You're no Judge." replied Mr. Wil
son, his finger teatinuing to lndaciite
the exit.
(Continued next week)
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court room, on the second floor of the
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challenged the governor's Intervention.
He had no constitutional right to Inter
fere In legislation. Had it not been
written by tbem of old time that the
executive aud legislative branches
tnust be Kept sacredly apart? The
govern' replied by drawing from his
pocket i tie Legislative Manual and
reading a clause of the constitution
which directed the governor of New
Jersey to communicate with the legis
lature at such times us he might deem
necessary and to recommend such
measures as he might deem expedient.
He was there, he continued, in pursu
ance of a constitutional duty to recom
mend a measure of that character.
In noble fashion did he recommend
It That conference tasted four ana a
half hour. For three hours of It Mr.
Wilson was on his feet, first expound
ing the bill, clause by clause; answer
lug all queries und replying to all ob
jection out of a knowledge not only
f the experience of other stales, but
of the practical workings of politics,
that grently surprised his audience.
One by one he met and silenced all
critics. Then, looking about upon
thetn. he began what will always re
main one of the notable speeches of
nis career, a speech which no man
ho was present will ever forget.
a : 1 ney were lemo. rats, sua ne spoke to
! them us such. Tins, be told them, was
', no attempt to destroy the party. It
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cretl.v. Those who did not come lie
sent for on one pretext or another, aud
the matter of the bills naturally came
up. He told them that he had no
patronage to digRse of. no promises
to make and no warnings to issue, but
be should like to have them consider
the bills on their merits and let him
know where they stood.
Heretofore Itepublicun governors
hud cousulted Itepubliean iu. -miters,
aud Iemocrtic governor had consult
ed Democratic members. Wilson con
sulted members of both parties He
talked to them alt alike of the go.. I
of the commonwealth To I kuiiiM-r.it s
he uddeti arguments based on the plat
form promises He made It clear that
he considered hiuisdf chosen party
leader, but lie gave llo dders he
would not be a bos.. The nearest
that lie ever caitio to a threat was in
the amiirestlou u .1 lew stubborn .
was a plan to revitalize it aud arm It
for the war to which law) swelling voice
f a people called it iu an hour of pal
pitant expectancy. With au onrush ot
words white hot with speed and sup
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them the higher view of political duty
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