The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-03
Wilson, the Strongest M,n

strongest
strenuous effort is being made lust now
to swing Baldwin county into line far 1Ior
oscar Underwood. The Union Recorder has
nothing but praise for Mr.. Underwood hnt
what Is the OF the voters NJ Ra1dr,r
county TO Join In movement that will prac-
Yea ,ea"y result IN nothing? We do not believe
"ooo 10 be nominated. and even his mos,
enthusiastic followers will admit this
,,a Ia" ro n,Iongest man before the Democrats for
he has a strong following In every sectian ~
.ne country and will 60 into the Baltimore
convention with a majority Of the delerats.
Governor Wilson is a scholar and has maso
close study of the political questions az This
government and has reached positive and defi.
for government for the people in the in
teress OF the people. He stands opposed 20 the
trust and monopolfes.
Since he has been a rovernor of Naur rorsn,,
ne mas been doer of things. and has defeated
the designs Of the politicians and trusts He
efforts to make this a government by and for
the people. Governor Wilson stands ont
pre-eminently as the man for the Democrats
TO nominate II they wish to 70 into the fsht
candidate.
Another reason why the voters of Baldwin
county should be willing to cast their votes
for Governor Wilson is that he is a South
erner He was born In Virginia reared In
G &c .. and is southern man In sympathy.
who would preside over the White House with
a queenly grace
the great movement that is widespread through
out this country to make this great Democratic
leader. Woodrow Wilson. president OF these
United States.--Cnion (Ga.) Recorder
The straw vote has had this year trial
such as 1t has never before received in the
attempt to discover the opinion OF the Re-
publican party In regard to its candidate for
president.
Until the primaries have been held and
decision has been reached 1t will be- tmpes.
sible to tell whether the straw votes taken have
rejected public sentiment not. According
to Colonel Roosevelt's intimate friends they
had an important Influence in deciding the ex-
president to become a candidate. In the past
long experience has shown that In straw votes
1t Ia always the aggressive. the reforming the
impetuous the enthusiastic candidate and his
followers who receive the larger share of the
straw vote. 1t IL distinctly a case where as
with streams In Sir Walter Raleigh's words:
The shadows murmur.
But the deeps are dumb.
This circumstance renders the straw vote an
extremely periious guide Those who feel
strongly on one subject and another are fore
most in straw vote and those we feel strongly
are not apt to be In majority. Revolutions
are carried by aggressive mnorities. but the
ordinary business Of choosing party candidate
and electing president. according to all prece-
dent and law, is decided by the sound. cool
headed. sensible mass of the population
Philadelphia Press.
Ills We Escape
In the larger part of Latin America the most
hopeful and patriotic fear revolution They
are always more or less In dread OF civil war.
except In two or three OF the most advanced
countries. Armed attack upon the govern
ment is almost commonplace for more than
a dozen republics inhabited by tens Of millions
Of people. Americans cannot understand living
under such conditions 1t is nearly half
century since their one fearful civil war ended
and 1t Is impossible to believe that 1t will
ever be duplicated.
And even In the strongest and most ad-
vanced countries Of Europe there is an
imminence and activity OF the soldier. The
trained man of war which Is unknown in the
United States. This country Is free from forced
military service. free from the staggering bur-
den Of expense WHICH many old world states
carry for their protection against possible de-
struction.
These ara tremendous differences. There are
ills possible to forget, exert in distant. al
truistic way in this republic. which darken
life for hundreds OF millions OF people In many
lands They make most OF the difficulties and
dangers OF which Americans complain look
petty and trivial by contrast 1t was
more true than 1t is In his year of grace 1912.
that 1t is good and great thing to be
American. to claim the protection Of the
American rag. 10 share the fortunes Of the,
forsmost ar repubIiCs-Cl0eland Leader.