The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1912-02-08
WILSON CERTAIN
OF NOMINATION
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as the Standard Bearer Of
the Democratic Party. J.
PROGRESSIVE AND ABLE MAN
frue Patriot ana Morally and Intel.
Ieetually Fit for the High PosI-
ton to Which He Is Reason
ably Sure Of Election.

ably Sure Of Election.
Helena MONTY Independent-The
people will name the democratic
partys candidate for the presidency.
In the next democratic convention
there win be no boss whose voice will
pc heard above the rallying cry Of
real popular sovereignty; there will
pc no machine which will interfere
with the registering of the peoples
win.
From Maine to California, from
Minnesota to Texas, the delegates
who will assemble to name the party's
Standard-bearer in the next campaign,
wal come with but one purpose In
VNW-to restore real democratic gov.
ernment to power in the nations capi-
toll.
in view of this situation, sitnation
which is most encouraging to the
party, 1t Is possible now to forecast
the result of the democratic conven-
ton, and that forecast points uner-
rtngly to the nomination Of Woodrow
Wilson, former president Of Princeton
university, and governor OF New Jer-
sey, for the highest Office within the
right Of any people.
The democratic candidate must be
. progressive Such a man is Wood
row Wilson, whose record In New Jer-
sey has stamped him as one of the
most progressive men in public life.
The democratic candidate for the
presidency must be unafraid and free
from all influence Of political bosses.
Such q man is Woodrow Wilson, who.
in his own state. endorsed political
dictator whose power no one before
had shaken. : -
People Have Faith In Him.
The democratic candidate for the
presidency must be essentially demo
cratic. Such a man is Woodrow Will
son, whose political ascendency has
been accomplished only by reason OF
the faith the people have In him, and
who will carry into the high once no
secret bargains with those who manip-
ulate politics for private gain.
The democratic candidate must be
morally and intellectually At for the
plAce Such a man is woodrow VII
con. whose training enables him to
dive to the great problems Of the
dey an integrity above question and
q mental capacity and a knowledge Of
public affairs which has probably not
been exceIled in an executive ofAcer
since the days OF JeffsrSOn.
u woodrow Wilson, there Is ample
evidence Of Americas ability to de-
VelOp In each orisiB' IN the nations
Affairs a man who "a equal 70 the
emergencies OF his time Washington
appeared on the scene, when the dis .
satisfied colonies needed aestrong man
and military genius to lead them to
national Independence, Jefferson came
when the new democracy needed q
man 70 take the Feins Of the. govern
msnt from the haiids Of an embryo mo-
bllity and restore IT. to I the people.
Jackson came when the money power
hrSt asserted itself In the control Of
the American government Lincoln
came when the union was aabouts to
break upon the rocks Of domestic
Strife.
The Man for the Occasion. y,
And now, when greater problems
than those which confronted Wash
ington and Jefferson and Jackson and
LINCOLN demand courage and ability
Of almost superhuman character
WASn from the length and breadth Of
the land there goes up. ag In 1860. the
prayer. God give ,usaa man. when
iAssnth foned. An High places
and when the LIE, blood of-the coun-
try Is being -suoke1 by thO vampire OF
biz business; whep greed, and aVarioe
have been -substitgted Tor patriotism
ed Justice; llwhens sporadic and half
hearted attempts tto right existing
wrongs only aggrRvate than; when
ne nation aamandb AealE tho genius
= . WaahiuEton. the falto. An, The peo-
lie Of a. JofeEBons the courage Of q
Jackson and the sublime patriotism OF
! ,Llncoln-at such . time as this Il IL
ne watching the hand OF albenefi
cSat destiny TO SEQ Woodrow Wilson
loom large on the soepe Of national !
Delities.
Not only the Democratic party. but
- nati0D. 600. q blessed that such q
An Il available for the Dresidsncy.