The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1911-05-26
DE:MOCRACYS
GREAT HOPE
Lite and History of the Leading
Presidential Candidate
THE EMINENT AMERICAN
A Combination Of The Gentlemen and
Scholar and Practical Politician
Governor Woodrow Wilson

For the past half dozen years, Wood
row Wilson, then and until last fall,
president of Princeton University, has
been often spoken of as a presidential
possibility, Today he is mentioned not
only as a presidential probability, but
as one of the likeliest of the probable
tiles. In view of this fact every detail
of his life will be matter of interest
to the public from now until the demo-
cratic national convention of 1912 de-
cldes whether or not he shall be the
nominee of the party for president.
ThOs. Woodrow Wilson is essentially
southern man, both in birth and train
ing, having been born in Stanton, Va,
in 1856, and educated in the schools
there until he entered Princeton Uni
versity, where he graduated in 1879.
He studied law at the University of
Virginia and practiced in Atlanta for
short time, going from there to Johns
Hopkins University, near Baltimore,
where he spent two years as a student
and assistant professor of history and
political science. In 1885 and 1886 he
was at the head of the same depart
ment in Bryn Mawr College, near Phil
adelphia, and then for two years, until
1888, was professor at Princeton, his
Alma Mater. Leaving Princeton he
spent year as professor at Wesleyan
University, Connecticut, and in 1890 re-
turned to Princeton as professor of
Jurisprudence. In 1902 he was made
president of that university, position
which he held with great distinction un-
til his election as.Governor Of New Jer-
sev IN November of last year,
Governor Wilson has been a prolific
writer on political and historical sub
jects and his writings have had wide
circulation and rank with the highest
authorities on these subjects.
We cannot more fittingly close this
sketch than by quoting the following
striking pen picture of Governor Viii
son. by William Bayard Hale, in the
May number of Worlds Work."
1.-THE prime thing is that he is real !
real all through, from top to bottom.
There isn't sham anywhere in his
neighborhood. His mind is incapable of
tolerating unrealtes-it Ievots against
it like nauseated stomach. Another
thing is that he is good humored He
is chockfull of energy; he likes action,
hugely, fancy, though he did remark
at the end of one exciting day: after
all, life doesn't consist in eternally rum
ming to fire." Conversation with him
is delight his talk is rich in allusion,
illustrated from broad personal &C
luaintance, marked by wide ranging
sweep of interest and thought. Yet he
likes good story and an occasional
emphatic word,
1T is surely an interesting prospect
the likelihood that the center OF the
stage of national politics will be taken
~ man made up of the rare combln-
ltion of qualities which Woodrow Will
ION possess. 1t is the combination OF
he gentleman and the scholar and the
practical politician. Imagine student
If government one of the most eminent
America has produced; man of rich
literary and ethical culture; of the fine
ibre and mellow spirit that our ancient
still occasionally shelter
md develop: a man, should say, of
with heart not unvlslted
" emotions-who is yet able to 60 IN
o the sordid battle of politics, face the
mean knights like Launcelot, keep
us temper, crack his joke, and win.
imagine type of culture in its finest
lower, an then add to his endowment,
act, method, efficiency, a, shrewd
knowledge of men, sense of humor.
,assion for facts, a zest for cOnstruc-
i've work, and an instinct for leader
you begin to get something
Ike a picture of this remarkable man.