The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1911-08-18
Coming Events.

Texas Democrats, Tennessee Demo
Gratis and Democrats everywhere are lin
ing up for Governor Woodrow Wilson
for President, and the campaign mex
year promises to be the greatest politi
cal fight in America since the Civil War
Since the close OF Cleyeland's last tern
the Democratic party has been unable
TO stir the patriotism OF American
hearts. Bryan famed the flame anc
lit up the campfires with The Cross oil
Gold, F" but it failed, and since then the
cause Of Democracy has been colorless.
There was a cause, but it was not re-
vealed until the shoe began to pinch.
When the workingman had to pay
twice and three times the price for meat
and bread and when the farmer had to
sell at reduced figures there was an
awakening. This was demonstrated at
the polls last fall, and the willy old poIit-
ical lion asleep in his lair was aroused
with amazement.
The everyday man cares very little
about the great themes and discussions
OF political economy and does not be-
come alarmed at the organization Of
illegal interests until those interests
begin to trespass upon his individual
rights. These interests gave the first
exhibition Of power last year and the
effect was electrical, it was instantane-
GUS. The revolt came and the party
which protected these interests was re-
buked with a singing blow. AS far as
party is concerned il was neither Re-
publican defeat nor Democratic victory.
II was strike at the interests and
warning OF what is to follow
In the midst OF this revolutionary
skirmish there doomed up the solitary
figure OF man, born in Virginia, the
incarnation OF the old Southern states
man and patriot, shivering lances with
the most powerful antagonism in the
combined political and financial strong
hold. This new Richmond was herald
ed with ridicule, but the people of New
Jersey the yeomanry, the husbandry-
with one voice flocked to the standard
OF leader undefiied, untrammeled,
unimpeachable.
Yesterday the head and shoulders OF
one OF Americas foremost seats OF
learning, to-day the great high priest OF
New Jersey State government and
national figure to whom the eyes OF the
political world are turning. {
Woodrow Wilson, the scholar, the
the man OF brains, pene-
trating wisdom, unerring foresight, the
sage, the philosopher, withal the every {
day man, has upset the political WISE c
acres and scattered the self-constituted J
leaders in confusion and dismay.
So upon the political horizon rises !
this new prophet from the dust of
Dixie's illustrious sons, in whom the
elements of Jefferson's statecraft are
with the strength Of Old
Hickory's leadership. 5
This man by single leap and bound
changing the entire political map OF
New Jersey and starting a revolution !
1f its commerce, will the American J
people indorse him or will they retire !
with the reactionaries under Mr.. Taft. {
To our way OF thinking the battle is a
ust begun, and there will be no back :
ward movement II is hardly possible Z
hat anyone, judging by the signs OF
be times, can come to any other con-
.lusion. That being so, Wilson has i
practically won the Democratic nomi- o
ration, and what next-the Presidency
ust so sure as the present sentiment !
'reyaiIs and Taft leads the opposition. \
Just now the Republican party has 81