Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-05

ANOiiC VI IN u NOOuIOH w iiSOl1.
The fact of the matter is that the
first sentences of many of his cd
dresses do not always win his audi
ences. He makes no local illusions, or
tries to make any local hits; he is per-
fectly frank and sincere; ne means
what he says, AID says what he means
and lev uses any Unnecessary lords
to get his message before the people.
His audiences have been quick to rec
ognize this trait of frankness and sin
cerity. which being so seldom seen in
the character of public men, has made
it all the more conspicuous in the case
Of DR.. Wilson. His attitude towards
all persons whom he has met, and
committees of reception hat have
greeted him in many places where re
has spoken, has been of the frankest
ami most democratic nature. The inn
preston he gave in that first interview
OF ] IS desire to give complete satisfac-
ton to anyons with whem he con-
vel sed has been carried out under all
conditions (some of which have been
without any question trying, which
have arisen during his speaking trip
Which closes toright.
When elected governor the Office of
the executive at Trenton and the per-
son of the governor, wherever he may
be, will always be easily approachable
to every person; there will be no red
tape methods ever instituted by Wood
row Wilson, who has impressed those
closest to him, and all those who have
heard him, as a plain man of the peo-
pie"
Another trait % character which has
raede for his popularity Is the mo1esty
- the man. In Hunterdon and Sus-
sex counties, where the plain farmers
(give hen credit, however, TOR much
intelligence) met Woodrow Wilson. the
expression Fas hoard more char once,
Isn't he a plain and modest mani"
The Republics ms have said during this
cam align that New Jersey voters
shoUld never elect a man governor who
might possibly step from the governor
sh.r into the pr esidency Of the United
states. That would be too bsd for
the interests of New Jersey (tseS, how
ever, forget that one of their eminent
governors simply resigned the gov
ernorship as if IL was a small Job to
toxic an app ointment in the cabinet of
President Mckinley.
There is no doubt that Woodrow
Wilson has heard enough compli-
mentary things said about him OF the,
platform to turn any mans head, bl
never once, by any word or act, has he
indicated that they had any personal
application to himself.
Thomas Carlyle in his book on
Hero Worship" names modesty as
of the virtues of a truly great man.
The greatest teacher of the ages, in
whatever sphere of life they have done
their work, have been the most modest
men. That the voters of New Jersey
have been charmed by the modesty of
Woodrow Wilson Is ar indisputable
fact.
Probably the most noticeably char
acteristic of Woodrow Wilson is his
deep earnestness. 1t has been the
earnestness that he has put into his
speeches that has aroused this State
as it never has before been aroused.
Woodrow Wilson looks upon life as a
serious problem, n If any man
capable of rendering service to the
human race fails to do so, Mr.. Wilson
classes him as a traitor. At Dover the
other night he alluded to an experience
he once had at Palm Beach, Fla, where
his physician sent him for a few weeks
to ~recuperate from a surgical operation.
He said that he found Palm Beach
filled with the members of the mil
lionaire class, who seemed to have alb
solutely nothing to do, with no aim or
purpose in life. "At the end of several
weeks, seeing every day these men,
who doubtless had great ability. killing
time with the pettiest amusements,I felt
as if l would like to knock their heads
together and tell them to get back into
the world and do a man. work and be
of some service to their family and
society,""
Practises What He breaches.
In that original interview when DR..
Wilson was asked what was the prime
motive that led him to enter the politi-
cal arena, he quickly replied that, as
he had been ~lecturing to young men
all his life to be ready to serve their
State and nation at whatever cost to
themselves or hat service might entail,
he could not refuse the challenge that
had now come to him very unex-
pectedly to put his doctrines to the full
proof and reply to the call of service
which had unexpectedly come to him
from the Democracy of New Jersey"
There have been a number of times
during the campaign that he has Of
fered the same explanation for his
appearance in the political arena.
One morning, riding up from Wild
wood on the same train with the can
didate, the writer had an opportunity
to have an extended conversation with
Mr.. Wilson. The previous day had
been the stormiest and most uncom-
Portable of the entire campaign, and in
discussing how campaign life agreed
with the candidate. he said: why. il
anyone had told me six months ago
that l would be riding all over the
State of New Jersey and making
speeches, asking people to elect me
their governor, l could not have been
made to believe it, but when l was
summoned by the Democratic party ]
could not conscientiously decline the
call to service to my fellowmen which
| believe the nomination contained. l
would have been unfaithful and untrue
to every element of manhood in me il
1 had moi obeyed the call of my con-
science and of my party" i
1t has beer this sterling quality of
earnestness, this belief that he a
render the people of New Jerseys great
service, which has urged him on, like
a mighty dynamo, through this strenu-
ous campaign. The people have not