The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-08-01
A BRAVE LEADER
Colonel Henry Watterson Says Wilson is
Another S. ]. TiIdeD.
GIVES HIM A BIG BOOST
Quotes a Speech of the New Jersey
Governor, in Which He Defines His
Position on Many Questions, Which
Is a Bugle Blast to the People of
This Country.
This Country.

This Country.
Col. Henry Watterson is struck by
what appears to him as close resem-
blance between Woodrow Wilson Of
New Jersey, and that other great
leader of democracy, Samuel ].
Tilden. This resemblance is remark
ed on in an editorial in Colonel Wat
terson's newspaper, The Louisville
Courier-Journal, which in part reads:
THE Courier-Journal cannot think
of Woodrow Wilson without recall
ing Samuel J. Tilden. How much
alike they seem, as doctrinaire DEM
ocrats; as faithful and courageous
party leaders; as practical and pre-
eminent officials; how much they
think alike, and talk alike, and write
alike. How Tildenesque the follow
ing:
1T Is time that we served notice
on the men who have grown up in
the possession Of privileges and
bounties that the existing order of
things is to be changed. 1t Is only
fair that we warn them, for they
should have time to adjust them
selves to the change; but the change
must come, nevertheless. And this
change is not a revolution, let 1t be
understood at once. It IS merely q
restoration. f. That is what the
people of New Jersey have meant as
they have f1ocked out, rain or shine,
not to follow the Democratic party
we have stopped thinking about par
ties-to follow what they now know
as the democratic idea, the idea that
the people are at last to be served.
"'Do you know what the American
people are waiting for gentlemen?
They are waiting to have their poll
tics utterly simplified. They are real
izing that our politics are full Of Sc
cret conferences, that there are pri-
vate arrangements, and that they do
not understand it. They want to con-
centrate their force somewhere They
are like an unorganiZed army, saying
the thing is wrong. Where shall we
congregata? How shall We organize?
Who are the captains? Where are
the orders? Which Is the direction.
Where are the instruments Of govern
ment? That is what they are watt
ing for.
1T is an opportunity, and it is q
terrible opportunity. Din't you know
that some man without conscience,
who did not care for the nation could
put this country into a flams? Don't
you know that the people of this
country from one end to the other
all believe that something is wrong,
What an opportunity it would be for
some man without conscience, but
with power, to spring up ana say:
This is the way; follow me-" and
lead them in paths Of destruction
How trrible 1T would be!
II am accused Of being radical. II
to seek to go to the root Is to be a
radical, radical I am. After all,
everything that flowers in beauty In
the air of heaven draw its .airners,
it's vigor, from its roots. Nothing
| living can blossom into fruitage un-
less, through nourishing stalks deep
| planted in the common soil, up from
the silent bosom OF the earth, rise
the currents of life and energy. Up
from the common soil, up from the
quiet heart OF the people, rise joyous
ly today streams of hope and determ-
ination bound to renew tho face Of
the earth in glory.
IT tell you the so-called radicalism
of our time is simply the effort Of
nature to release the generous en-
ergies of our people. This great
American people is at bottom just,
virtuous and hopeful; the roots of its
being are in the soil for what is love-
ly, pure and Of good report, and the
need Of the hour is just that radical
ism that will clear away for the real
ization of the aspirations of sturdy
race"
The editorial concludes: Assured
ly, that is the kind Of man for the
times and the kind of man militant
| democracy has long been looking
for"