Evening journal., 1912-10-25
WILSON FAyoRs AN ARsToCRACY.


VAT LILLIAN H. EDWARDS, Commissioners Of Street
w Cleaning IN New York, a Democrat and in
years gone by star Princeton football player, re-
Gently sent out appeals for campaign support for Wood
row Wilson One of those appeals received by
j. W. Park, a prominent citizen OF Los Angeles and
also an intimate acquaintance Of Governor Wilson. Mr..
Park was graduated from Princeton in 1895 and was
the university fellow in social science in 1878. He
made this reply to Commlssoner Edwards, and shows
by his letter that Governor Wilson favors aris-
tocracy and democracy and that he opposed
higher education for "the common people,"
MY dear Mr.. Edwards 1 in receipt of your favor
incosing letter from Mr.. Rola Welle Princeton, &C.
The two communications being in solicitation of the
support OF college men generally, and of Princeton
particularly for the candidacy Of Doctor Wilson.
Nov, a loyal son of OH Nassau. it would give
great pleasure to do what could in helping place
frlnceon man In that high oihce; provided such ac-
ton would not do violence my duty a citizen. I'M
fortunately, in this instance the two motives in
conflict As private citizen Doctor Wilson Is gentle
man of charming personality, courteous and scholacy
As candidate for president deem it right tc say
that not only from a perusal of his published WORKS
but also fiom personal conversation with him,
that he 10 not Democrat is not Progressive and that
If elected he will prove disappointment to the mass
OF the American people whose votes have placed him
in the nations executive seat
"On one occasion Doctor Wilson said to me, 4 DO
NOT BELIEVE IN DEMOCRACY-THE RULE OF THE
MANY ] BELIEVE IN ARISTOCRACY-THE RULE
OF THE FEW but wish an arstocracy of brains, not
Of wealth. On another occasion he said to me, i dis
approve of the Chautauqua idea the attempt to give
smattering of culture everybody, which results i'm
securing cOncclt without knowledge. On another
caslon ne said to me, j AM OPPOSED 10 HIGHER
EDUCATION FOR THE COMMON PEOPLE; SOME
BODY MUST DO THE DIRTY WORK OF THE WORLD.
WHY SHOULDN'T THE CHILDREN OF THE work.
ING CLASSES BE BROUGHT UP TO DO THE WORK
THEIR PARENTS ARE NOW DOING?"
1T is claimed that his views have changed i'm recent
Yet less than three years he bitterly de-
nouncsd labor unions before audience of Princeton
students within few DAYS he has effusiveIy thanked
Bosses Tagger and Sullivan for their aid in securing
his nomination. has sent the astonishing telegram to
Boss Murphy TO THE EFFECT THAT ON SUCH
OF LIBERTY KEPT BURNING.
AT the present moment in your city Of New York the
Herald the sun in fact every reactionary journal,
every organ of special privilege, is either openly or
secretly exerng every effort to accomplish the cleo
ton of Doctor Wilson. These organs Of Wall street
have facilities for knowing candidate not enjoyed by
the people generally They seldom err in their judg-
ment of men.
therefore though Princeton man or rather, be-
| a Princeton man and try to follow the
universities great traditions find IL impossible TO
comply with your request support the candidacy of
Doctor Wilson"
The telegram which Governor Wilson sent to Tam
many Hall and to which Mr. Park refers in his letter
TO Mr.. Edwards is follows:
"I am very much complmentod by. the kind invitation
of the Tammany Society to be present at the cele-
hraon of its 1876 anniversary Of American ndepend-
ence, in Tammany Hall at 10 o'clock A. NJ, July A,
and greatly that engagements elsewhere already
bind ME for that date
81 think il must be a matter of congratulaton on the
part of an lovers of America that the Society of Tam
many should through so many years have maintained
it's celebration OF the anniversary which is crowded
with many memories of the inspritng kind not only
for the Teope Of the United States but for the peops
of the world Il Is upon hearths of this kind that the
fame OF liberty Is kept burning
Il w'sk | might have had lhe privilege Of joining
with the society in exercises which seem to me mark
of rational piety"
Such revelations the above in relation to the
views Of Governor Wilson in relation to the aristocracy
and the inconsistency of his attitude toward Tammany
Hall are enough to cause American voter to think
seriously of tho danger of putting such in the
Presidential chair.