Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-08
new LEADER
IN E0lITICS.
woodrow wilson Hailed as
Possible President"
PROGRESSIVE AND A FIGHTER

William Bayard Halo Throws Some
Interesting Side Lights on Governor
of New Jersey, Who Forced the En-.
actment Of the Peoples Will Into
Law. Despite Political Octators.
"Woodrow Wilson. Possible PreSi
dent" is the title of an interesting arrl
Gle in the May Worlds Work 10y VII
liam Bayard Hale concerning the per
sOnahty and record of the militant
governor of New Jersey. whose sue
cess in obtaining popular reforms from
an unwilling legislature has focused
upon him the eyes of prOgreSsive& III
all stripes and parties throughout the
country Here are some OF the things
Mr.. Hale has to say about the man
who may be the leader of the light
against President Taft in 1872
'"rhere may have been tiercer pc
1iticai battles than that which wa>
now joined between the Democratic
old guard Of New Jersey and its new
governor, but few have been in theil
issue of greater possible significance
to the political future of the United
States.
The quiet gentleman who had jus,
emerged from the delectable groves OF
Princeton academy. his garments
odorous with the vapors of ParnassuS
his lips wet with the waters OF Helicon
this long haired bookwOrm OF pro
fessor whJ had just iaid his spectacIes
on his dictionary came down to the
Trenton statehouse and licked the
gang to a FRAGILE
ut appeared that he did know the
difference between seminar and
caucus. syllabus and New Jersey
corporation: that he did know Hobo
ken and Camden politics pretty nearly
as we'll as he did his Burke and his
Bagehot and that. able to write book
on constitutional government. he was
Just as able to handle a governors
Job. constitutiOnaily or otherwise.
'''rhis is the fact that makes Gov
ernor Woodrow Wilson a looming fig
ure in the world today This is the
reason II was worth while TO go to
Trenton to observe the advent OF
new type OF man into the arena OF
politics.
Here is the pen picture Of Governor
Wilson as painted by Mr.. Hale:
''Dr. Wilson's face is farniliar-a
high forehead. gray eyes. a long jaw.
q very long jaw He instantly recalls
Joseph Chamberlain as that British
states man was in other days. The
profiles Of the two might be ex-
changed almost without detection
DR.. Wilson is of good height. sturdily
built, with square shoulders. He
stands erect and on his feet. If you
want mannerisms you note that his
hands seek his trousers pockets; that
he changes his glasses with much care
when he looks down at document
or up from it: that every time he has
used his pen he wipes 1t carefully
with cloth taken from dra wer.
into which he painstakingly replaces
1t. closing the dra wer. There is GER
tain trained precision Of habit In mat
tiers Of routine and a free spontaneity
in others. There would be a grey
grimness about him except for the
pOcketed hands. frequent sunlmrst
Of smile and voice like music.
You learn in the course Of n few hours
that man with a stiff jaw and sen
sitive mouth is pretty sure to be mas
ter in any situation. Governor vii
son is man Of positive opinion. re-
lieved by an eager sense of humor.
He moves and speaks with unfailing
p0ise. with good natured certainty OF
himself"
The story OF Governor Wilson's figh
with the bosses and the special inter
ests is interestingly told by Mr.. Hale
Here IS one Of the governors quoted
statements. which gives clear idea OF
his attitude on popular government:
Back Of all reform lies the means
Of getting It Back of the question
what you want is the question. How
are you going to get it? We are al
pretty we'll agreed. ! take it. that Ger
tain reforms are needed But we find
that the first necessary reform Is one
that will render us able to get reform
I'VE have been calling our govern
ment a republic. and we have been
living under the delusion that 1t Is
representative government. That is
the theory But the fact is that VIC
are not living under representative
government We are living under
government of party bosses. who in Sc
cret conference and for their private
ends determine what we shall and
shall not have The first, the imme-
date thing that we have got to do is
to restore representative government.
There has got to be popular rebel
lion for the reconquest and reassump.
ton by the people of the rights of the
people too long surrendered"