The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-11

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| Who Is Woodrow Wilson? He ia the
candidate of the Democratic party for the
office of Governor of New Jersey. He 1.
gentleman-a learned gentleman. He is
head of one of the greatest educational
institutions In the country. Now, whether
that Is all that he is we are not able to
state just now, but we can give a few
items which he sis not" He is not q
native of New Jersey, having been born In
Virginia. He did not come to this state for
the benefit he could be to the people at large
but to take charge of Princeton University
at salary which would compensate him
for the labor he would perform. He is
not identified with our state in any of its
great interests and until he was pushed
forward by Jim" Smith his devotion to
the Democratic party was not a known
quantity. In fact 1t has been said that he
has had SO little In common with the
party that he neglected to vote in at
least two important elections. His ideals
are high, and when he talks of getting
down with the people 1t is role that was
foreign to him before having the Guber-
national bee put into his bonnet. His
speeches may be marvels of learning, but
they cannot be designated as practical.
With the uDtiring energy he has DEVOTED
to Princeton, would you think he has had
time to get acquainted with the needs of
the slater Is man who will not take the
trouble to do his duty at the polls one
who has the right to ask the SURFACES of
his fellow-menf Are his utterances and
the ideas he has thus far advanced adapted
to the welfare of the workingman In
this connection one must take what he
said before nomination rather than the
remodeled utterances given forth since
the day of the convention. Then again.
remember the people who are behind him,
1t does not matter If he Is high ideal
candidate, remember the ''old gang" of
Democrates are working their flnger-ends
off 10 have him elected, and they do not
often take an interest In such matters
without expectation of great reward
AHC AOnh OAonCA ASoCTU COuplalnS JnaL
the Camden Courier has obviously over
looked the Wilson achievements at Prince
ton," giving him credit for having re-
hsbilitated the great institution of learn
ing by his Executive and administrative
ability of "a high order. tact, sound business
judgment and plenty of hard common
sense"
To this the Courier replies: ut will be
news to most people to learn that Prince
ton was undergoing decadence when Pro-
fessor Wilson came to superintend the
University, but whether the condition was
that or not the work Of the Professor was
no more than many another alumnus
could have performed. 1t consisted
largely in keeping In touch with wealthy
alumni and other friends of the venerable
institution, and personally interesting
them in Its financial affairs, just as Booker
Washington is continually doing to ad-
vance the material welfare of the Tuskagee
Institute. The Record talks of his having
faced and conquered the bitter opposition
aroused regarding his treatment of the
Proctor donation of half million dollars,
but the truth Is he didn't conquer, q COM
promise having to be resorted to to save
the Proctor donation to the University.
But all that the Record says does not go to
show that the Professor has any but
superficial knowledge of government af-
fairs, and especially of the constitutional
of the three departments of
the State of New Jersey. The record of