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Show HE ISSUES A WARNING Wilson Urges Voters to Block Plans of the State Machine. Trenton, N. J Dec. 17 Woodrow Wilson csmc back to the stato house in a fighting spirit and issued a warning warn-ing to the voters of the state against politicians who have opposed his progressive pro-gressive policies and who, he said, would again seek to control the state government as scon as he stepped from the governorship. He urged that their plans be blocked block-ed at once. Warns Voters. "I have been surprised," says the President-olcct'B statement, "by the numerous Inquiries as to whether I would continue to take interest in the political affairs of the state after assuming as-suming my duties as President, and I realize the significance of theso inquiries. in-quiries. Last summer I warned the voters of the state ery explicitly that the men who formerly had controlled con-trolled our politics were eagerly awaiting await-ing their chance to regain control. What I said then has been abundantly abundant-ly verified by what has happened In tho interval Schemers to Be Disappointed. "I am keenly aware of the fact that lhe3c men have so little respect for the voters of New Jersey that they think all they have to do Is to wait .tocomejtckinto power. They will Jfie sorely disappointed. They cannot again Impose upon the voters of Now i Jersey. If they should in some evil moment recover control of the part i machinery they will only ruin the party and put it permanently out o( power. Every step they take, therefore, there-fore, to re-establish their power should be at once exposed and stopped Will Not Grow Indifferent. "The people of the state need nor fear that I will become Indifferent so long as their confidence enable? me to believe that they wish my aid and counsel. I shall in the future use every proper and legitimate power I have and every influence at my disposal dis-posal to support and assist the new forces which have regenerated our life during the past two years. I shall not go slack on this business, for I understand un-derstand my duty to be to stand back of the progressive forces In the Democratic Dem-ocratic party everywhere and at every ev-ery juncture, and I feel that in these matters I am under particular obligations obli-gations of conscience and gratitude to the people of New Jersey." Ty Cobb, the baseball player, was one of a delegation of Georgians who came to Invite tho governor to spend his winters In Augusta. The governor govern-or said he was uncertain as to plans or this kind and co.'ld give no definite defi-nite answer at this time. |