The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1906-10-11
JOHN A. AWKWARD, A STRONG GUBEk'
Material CANDIDATE.

One of the ablest and most esteemed
lawyers of the state-a lawyer VINO II
not candidate for office and who has
no ak to grind-expressed the opinion,
recently. that, if all honest, wellmean-
ing Badger state electors could forget
that they are republicans or democrats
could forget that there is n republican
party and a democratic party could
vote as intelligent free agents should
tenths of the state 3 electorate
would certainly vote for John A. Ayl-
ward for governor on November 9th
next.
This is unquestionably true. Awkward
is "A strong man; Governor Davidson,
though clean, honest, well-meanlng
citizen, is not strong man, and every
intelligent person who has heard him
speak knows that he Is not a strong
man-knows that he is not possessed OF
the natural or acquired aptitude
requisite for leadership.
Both gubernatorial candidates are
men of worth-men Of character. Both
are men in the prime of life. Both are
men of physical vigor. Both are actn
ated by healthy laudable ambition.
1t is therefore, foregone conclusion
that the next governor of Wisconsin
will like the present one, be II citizen
possessed Of many good qualities. We
all of ia know that the next governor
of the Badger state will, like the present
one, be a clean, honest, honorable man,
We know that he will be man that
believes in a square deal for everybody
But we do not know whether the next
governor Of Wisconsin will have the
mental and personal characteristics Of
very respectable mediocrity or whether
he will be a man possessed OF that force
ful personality, that vigorous mentality,
that ripe culture and that statesmanlike
vision which are essential TO the efficient
discharge Of the duties pertaining to the
Office of the states chief executive
Good intentions and honest efforts are
among the essential qualifications for a
good governor But, while good inten
tiOps and honest efforts are Indispensable
in a good executive, they are not suili-
Gent to make an efficient executive;
they are not sufficient to enable the gov.
ernor Of a great state, having many and
varied interests, TO discharge his duties
in such manner az TO give a square
deal to all legitimate interests and TO
all the citizens Of the state whose official
head he is.
John A. Awkward has the mental
strength, has the backbone that will
enable him, if elected TO give the state
a highly credtable administration.
If he il elected governor, he will be
governor in reality as well as in name
When a man that is not strong is elected
governor, he will usually be governor in
name only no matter how good he may
be
The governor Of "a state ought to be a
man Of true gubernatorjal dimensions.
The governor Of Wisconsin, therefore,
ought to be man Of commanding
ability. lie ought to be man Of large
education. He ought to be man
among men, not ouly morally and pro
fessionally out also intellectually
John A. Aylward's qualifications mee'
these requirements.
A governor Of great state should b,
something more than mere follower
He should be capable Of grasping th'
great tendencies Of the times. Yea
more; he should be capable of taking
conspicuous part in shaping tendencies