The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-01-27
GOV. WILSON'S TRIUMPH

reveal the meaning Of the peoples VIC
tory. 1t means the passing of the boss
system. which received its death-blow
when the roll was called at noon yes
terday.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer
Credit for this notable popular victory
belongs to Gov Wilson more than to Mr.
MARITIME. The candidate himself has
played comparatively unimportant part
in the fight
From the Pittsbury Dispatch.
Gov. Wilson stood for Marines choice
solely on the ground of the vote Of the
Democratic masses at the primary. Mar
tine still has his record to make for
good or bad. while Smith has made his
record decidedly for bad.
Prom the Springfield Union.
Smiths supremacy in New Jersey
would have been fatal to Gov. Wilson's
programme of reform legislation, and the
governor realized this fully.
From the Detroit News
Gov. Wilson has proved a surprise to
the general public. but most of all to
IuOS8 "nO "SIc I1OSl loi
translation from the scholastic to the
political life.
From the Springfield Republican.
Those who know MARITIME agree that
he is not a great light. and his critics
say that he belongs to the order Of public
Northumberland wonted by long prac-
tice to holding Office, and not good for
much else. However this may be. and
allowing the worst. Mr.. MARITIME is not
likely to betray the cause of reform in
the Senate as Mr.. Smith once did, to
the profound disgust of President Cleve-
land.
From the Philadelphia Record.
1t is Wilson victory and MARITIME
experiment. The bosses are down: the
people are on top. Those critics who
are so swift to discredit Senator Martine
before he has opportunity to declare or
disclose himself may have occasion to
revise their views.
From the Philadelphia North American.
Senator MARITIME echoed the truth in re-
ceiving the news of his election: This
contest has been for a principle-one vital
to our country and to the future Of self
government. The victory is not that of
an individual. but Of the people The sig
nificance Of the result under the impulse
of an honest application of a system of
direct primary voting is that the peo-
pie welcome-in fact. demand-the priv
ilege, the right, of choosing members of
the United States Senate by popular
vote"
From the New York Tribune.
DR.. Wilson insisted upon Mr.. Marines
election for the sake of indicating the
primary system. because a majority of
votes were cast for him in a nonman-
datory primary in which about one-fifth
of the Democratic electors participated.
From the New York Sun.
The constitutional method having been
evaded, the extraconstitutional or new
nationalistic short CUT to theoretical re-
form having been adopted. Gov. Wilson
may contemplate the surprising If not
result from another point of
view. 1t can scarcely be that Gov. Will
son regards the man as an adequate COM
panion piece to the principle.
Prom the Baltimore Sun.
And the best part Of the history of this
scholar in politics is that he did not for
get his promises when the votes had been
counted and he was found to have been
elected. The fight made agaist Smith is
of too recent occurrence and is too
well known to be dwelt upon here
1t was vigorous, outspoken. candid.
1t aroused the opposition of bosses like
Smith all over the country. But neither
of these. nor all combined. could avail
to stop the fight.
From the New York Evening Post
Foremost Of all is the fact that it was
the fight of a novice against a veteran,
of an amateur against a professional. Of
a man relying solely on the resources of
his own mind and spirit, and their ap-
peal to the people against a man long
to absolute rule, based on
the control of political machinery, the
cohesive power of public plumber"
and the support of powerful moneyed in
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