The Detroit times., 1912-08-08
CLEAR STATEMENT OF
HIGH PUBLIC PURPOSE, IS
VIEW OF WILSON SPEECH
Has Driven Straight to Heart of
Government and Privilege,
Says New York World
PRAISE FROM THE PRESS
Leading Newspapers Like Dem
ocratic Nominees Elucida-
ton on Big Issues

The leading ns,Ospdpers Of the country max,
ne yoiiolotno comments on Coz. Wilson's speech
accepting the presideniIaI nomtn nation on th.
Democratic tic ket
The New York Times says: 1T IL
a system Of political philosophy, not
plan of action, that Gov. Wilson
presents in his speech accepting the
Democratic nomination to the presi-
dency. 1t Is very practical, and has
direct bearing uopn our national
problems and policies. II is applicable.
The dominant thought. the very soul
OF his discourse Is the common In
terest OF all the people, their partner
ship In our activities and our pros
perity. The partnership idea comes
from his mind, not as sublimated poll
tical teory, but as practical inn
mediate remedy"
The Philadelphia Ledger Gov.
Wilson's speech of acceptance is dis.
tinguished by the moderation and re-
straint which are its dominant char
acteristics--its rich diction, virile ex-
preston and statesmanlike quality"
The Philadelphia Record: There Is
not a word OF radicalism in the
speech, not suggestion of hostility
to the political institutions OF the
country And yet no man has made
a speech more completely permeated
with the progressiveness OF moral,
political and commercial ideals which
are unmistakable throughout the
country"
The New York Herald: What Gov.
Wilson proposes TO bring about might
be likened TO 'tremorless earth
quake" His speech of acceptance
will be read widely and discussed
seriously. We doubt IL any deliver
ance from nominee of either OF the
great parties ever was keyed on such
a high ambitious plane or ever had
so much resemblance to the Ten Com
mandments or the Golden Rule.
The New York Press: In his speech
of acceptance, Mr.. wilson, the Dem
ocratic candidate for, president of the
United States, climbs a tree. He
climbs just as high as there are
branches to hold him far from the
danger OF the issues he sees below.
With the elephant and the bull moose
battling fierceiy over them at the
base OF the trunk, he hopes for safe
ty in his leafy retreat Nevertheless,
high In the treetop. far removed from
the conflict of men and things, he re-
mains very nervous.
The New York Tribune: Nobody
who carefully studies the remarkable
collection OF polished commonplaces
and studied evasions delivered yester-
day at Sea Girt. can see in II any OF
the characteristics of the Wilson OF
the past save the single one-a dis
position to kick over the ladder by
which as risen-wich came into un-
pleasant notice in the course OF the
Wilson on-Harvey-Watterson fracas.
The New York World: Woodrow
Wilson's speech OF acceptance Is the
ablest, clearest, sanest statement of
high public purpose this country has
known in a generation. Without pas
sion, without invective, without abuse.
without partizan bitterness, without
.denunciation, without egotism, with
out deniagogy ne has driven straight
TO the heart of the supreme issue Of
American institutions-the partner
ship between government and priv.
ilege.
The New York Sun: Gov. Wilson's
speech comes just in time to contrast
sharply with the interminable bed
lamite rant OF the dentatus Africanus
ferox. And II without cbnt(m of
campus 1t may be said, though writ
ten Dy a college president. very re-
Gently retired, 1t is In the English
language, not anemic and seldom with
suspicion OF priggishness or donnsh-
ness, though 1t has an air, a certain
academic distinction of its own.
The Baltimore Sun: "ln the han
ding OF the tariff question Woodrow
Wilson Is the master man of the day
There Is none like him. There has
been none like him among English
speaking people since the days Of
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