The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-10-12
Personality Of
Woodrow Wilson.

Should Woodrow Wilson, the demo
cratic candidate for governor OF New
Jersey, be elected, and at present the
indications are that he will be, there
IN no doubt that this great educator
and thinker will at once be prominent
among tho presidential probabilities
whether he 20 desires or not. The
soundness Of Prof. Wilson's opinions
on political matters and the purity OF
his democracy has for some time kept
him in the hmelight. Nearly every.
body knows something Of this great
scholar and the sound democratic
principles for which he stands, but
very little Is known by the masses of
the people of his personality.
Mr.. Wilson Is a Virginian by birth
and Is fifty-four years old. His father
was an eminent minister of the Pres.
byterian church and his mother was a
native Of England. After studying at
private schools 1t Augusta, Georgia,
and Columbia. 8. c., he entered Prince.
ton and was graduated with high
honors. Later he was graduated from
the law school of the University OF
virginia and then practiced law in
Georgia. He then entered Johns Hop
kins University and specialized in his
tory and political economy. After
finishing a two year course he was
called TO the chair Of history at Bryn
Mawr college. About this time he
married Miss Ellen Louise Arson OF
Georgia. When he received his de-
gree from Johns Hopkins University
no wrote a thesis on Congressional
Government which attracted much at
tention on both sides of the ocean
It Was pronounced to be the ablest
contribution on American political con-
ditions since the Federalist was pub
lished.
In 1888 DR.. Wilson was called to
Princeton and has been there since
But while DR.. Wilson has been pur.
suing his college career he has not
been idle. His contributions on sub
jects of political economy have made
him famous, largely on the soundness
of his views.
To show the trend of DR.. Wilson's
thought and his opinion on various
subjects. the following excerpts are
culled from recent interview:
Real reform has often been impeded
by overZealousness.
/ am a throughgoing optimist.
Party government is necessary.
do not believe in abusing every.
body that I do not agree with.
do not call into question the good
motives of those who would reform
society at a stroke. but l do question
their common sense.
II so happened that Providence in
its wisdom directed that the Demo
cratic party should be reserved for a
great task.
The man who is selected by a party
to be its standard bearer should be sc
we'll known for his honesty and inCor
ruptibility that to demand pledge OF
him should be regarded as unneces
sary.
am not inclined to believe that
the present widespread eruption with
In the ranks of the republican party
means the final disruption Of thai
party.
II is a distinct step in advance thai
political parties as we'll as individuals
are expected to make good" now.
My father and my fathers father
were stanch advocates Of democracy
but that is no argument for my democ
racy.
am a democrat by conviction, be
cause I am persuaded that it is the
party through which the salvation Of
the country must come.
Such a Non is Woodrow Wilson
who will probably be the next gov
ernor Of the sovereign state of New
Jer4ey. After that the democrats Of
the country may have an opportunit,
to vote for him for president Of the
United States. But they may not
The Journal makes no predictions and
offers no suggestions.