Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1911-10-27
Wilson Lives UP To Ideals.
Editors all over Country Discuss HIS Re
fusaI Of New Jersey Endorsement.
HE SHOWS HIS STRENGTH


HE SHOWS HIS STRENGTH
Chicago (Ill.l Record Herald. 1t ls
admitted that Governor Woodrow VIII
son dominated" the State convention
of his party Yet the convention failed
to indorse him for the Democratic
Presidential nomination, and it failed
because he personally argued and pro-
tested against such an Endorsement.
He pointed out that the Geran election
act which, by the way, he prepared
and caused the reluctant Legislature to
pass as LEADING administration meas
ure--lImited the functions of the State
convention and by implication vested
indications of a choice for the Presi-
dency in the voters themselves. He OBJ
jected TO a violation of the spirit of the
most important reform act of the last
session.
This is remarkable and almost I'M
preeedented in politics. A favorite son
preventing the accleration and s,imu-
lation of his own "boomo by the State
convention is a new spectacle in poll
tics. Yet the New Jersey executive
has not weakened himself by his action
Consistency, sincerity, direct appeal to
tire people in nominations and cleo
tons pay in the long run-and some
] times even in short runs. Governor
| Wilson wants nothing hollow, fact /
| tious, artificial in his "boom.n Other
possibilities" would do we'll to emu
/ late him.
Baltimore Md Woodrow
Wilson is one public man who tries TO
live up to bis ideals. He has advo-
Gated the nomination of candidates for
all offices by popular vote; he forced
the establishment of the primary sys-
tenn in New Jersey, and he insists up
on the enforcement of the principle
even against his own immediate inter
ests. AS rule the first thing a can.
didate tor President seeks is indorse-
| ment by the State convention of his
party. This was offered the Governor
| in the convention at Trenton, but was
promptly declined. such compliment
was no temptation to Wilson when he
deemed it inconsistent with the legis-
lation he had supported.
Governor Wilson is refreshingly
frank; he has nothing to conceal and
speaks his mind without fear of crt-
cism or misinterpretation He will
welcome the Endorsement of his State
for the highest office in the gift of the
American people, but he wants it to
come not through convention, but
through the primaries by vote of the
people. That will be an Endorsement
we'll worth having, proof of apprecia-
ton of his services, vote of confidence
that counts.
Sioux City (Ia.) Tribune-The day
after the New Jersey primary the New
York papers announced that Governor
Wilson had been beaten, But yester-
days convention showed very plainly
that the New York newspapers got
their news from the Jim Smith side.
! Lowell Mass Courier. Citizen
Those who have been chortling over
the political death of Woodrow Wilson
are beginning to seek their holes once
more. A few unimportant reverses in
New Jersey, which on their face looked
rather like rebdke, have turned out not
to indicate that the Governor has lost
his hold. He only prevented a formal
Endorsement of his candidacy at the
home office the other day by direct
personal protest and prohibition of any
such thing. We rather guess Wilson
will be New Jersey 'sfavorite son when
the time comes; and weincline to THINK
that, if we were Mr. Taft, we should
most fervently pray that the Demo-
cratic nominee might be any other
man than he. 1t will be no easy matter
to beat Woodrow Wilson if he runs.
Philadelphia Pa Recurd-Gover-
nor Wilson is well advised in putting
Democrats of New Jersey. That will
follow in due season as a matter of
course.
Atlanta Georgiaa-Only ne that has
learned to govern himself is entitled to
govern nation. In this, as in other
ways, Woodrow Wilson measures up
to the TeuuirementS
st. Adams (Vt.) Messenger-Wo od-
row Wilson had the New Jersey Demo,
cratic State convention all his own
way. But he would not let it declare
for him for President. He has mani
Tested more political influence on the
start than the man that had to coax
his Endorsement. Look out for Wood
row Wilson.
Buffalo N. Y J Commerical-Gove
nor Wilson discreetIy prevented an IN.
dorsement of himself for the Presi.