Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-19
"LEsL|E's" VIEW
OF THE GOVERNOR
Severe Comment on Mr.. Viii.
sons Qualifications for
Office.

The following editorial, under the
title WIN Not Woodrow Wilson,
was printed in a recent issue of Les
lies illustrated Weekly:
Because Leslie's recently said, For
President-not Woodrow Wilson," the
Troy, N. Y, Press impatiently and in
quisitorially inquiries, why Not?'
The answer is becaus the great Office
of the ~presidenc., ought to be intrusted
to experienced and capable men. 1t
ought not to be intrusted to a theorist
whose career has been steadily marked
by failure. woodrow Wilson Is on trial
as Governor of New Jersey. Whether
he will succeed as it's chief executive
remains to be seen.
The people of this country are hav-
ing their patience tried to the limit by
a coterie of uplifters, reformers and
highbrows of all kinds with no expert
once in public life. But they are chock
full of theories with which they would
like to experiment at the peoples ex-
pense. One of the first results of Gov
ernor Wilson'S election was his choice
of a United States Senator from the
great State of New Jersey. The man
he selected for that exalted place had
established his notoriety by the TACT
that he had been an ardent free silver
tie and a continuous and unsuccessful
seeker after public office. The great
Industrial financial State of New
Jersey should ave as its representa-
tives at Washington men of a different
type.
This country is not prepared to try
a Woodrow Wilson in the White House.
We believe with that experienced and
able public leader, Senator Root, that
it is we'll to proceed with caution while
trying some of the experiments now
being suggested by theorists of h
Woodrow Wilson stripe. We invite
the attention of our Troy contemporary
to the thoughtful statement of the
Senator in a recent address, when he
said:
The system under which we live has
produced the best results that have
ever come from mankind in the ex-
pertinent of government. We have
wrought out, with the providence of
God, under these institutions, results
which make for the advancement of
liberty and the good of all mankind.
With human nature still unchanged. l
SHOULD neSltdte lung To DeiieVe liza my
judgment, or the judgment Of all of
US, can improve this system of govern
ment. I do not like to see experiments
begin or proceed in their early stages
by being tried out In amendments to
the Constitution. They should be the
result of long consideration and trial,
and not to initiate consideration and
trial.
Let us not give up the institutions we
have cherished since, the signing of the
Declaration of Independence. Let III
not ~relegate to the rear the statesmen
ripened by experience and animated by
the highest patriotism. The Democra-
tic party would do much better, in our
judgment, If 1t would select a partisan
with pronounced convictions, of the
type of Champ Clark, as It's presidential
candidate, and in due time the Repub-
lican party, restored to its senses. win
begin to search about for a leader of
the stalwart mold. In this connection
we might remind our contemporary
that If 1t will look around II may dis
cover him among Its townsmen in the
person of that gifted statesman. the
stalwart ex-governor, Frank s. Black.