Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-02
..The Man to Win With

George D. Johnston, a former Alex
andrian now residing in Richmond
has written the following letter to the
Richmond Times-Dispatch
sir:-In letter written to YOU
some two weeks before the Democrat
10 convention was held at Baltimore
the writer agreed with your opinion
that Governor Wilson should be nom
mated and also gave his reasons why
without disparaging the claims OF the
other candidates, he was the man II
win with.
Subsequent events, such as the &C
ton of the independent magazines
and the press, notably the Spring
field (Mass.), Republican and the.
New York Times in rallying to MS
support, and the practically soho
backing of his own party, coupled
with the avewed intention to vote foi
him of many Republican and Progress
sives in Wisconsin and elsewhere,ane
with not a few conservatives from
that party, who say that they are
disguised with both Taft and Roose-
welt; have apparently confirmed the
correctness of those views.
AS an Illustration Of how things
look today, the New York Herald
which, if anything, rather favors Mr
TAT. in it's issue of Friday August
g. Said that the latest betting wa
to l on Wilson against the neio
with but few takers and the Ne"
York Press, whose motto is Repuo.
lican harmony, sent letters to l'oo'
Renublicans, who voted for Taft foul
yeas ago, asking what they were 60
ing to do.
Intentions were declared as FOL
lows. For Taft, 442; Roosevelt, $50
Wilson, 132;for the woods or fishing
81. Quite a split here isn't it,, WIFI
not few Republicans for Wilson ou
and out!
Apparently the outlook is a 70.
sea,a one, and it would seem, as II
at last, the dark clouds OF de1ea
were about to roll away and the VIC
tory perch itself upon our banners
There is but one danger that men
aces us, in the writer's opinion, anl
that is overconfidence, and as a sequei
lack of interest. Every Wilson MAJ
should register and vote, and not
only that, but he should do everything
possible to make the majority for TN
Governor as large as possible VIZ
ginians, especially, should not oni
have pleasure, but should tax
great pride in voting for such a NAL
for President.
See what Sidney Brooks Londo'
correspondent for Harper's Weekty'l
\
an article entitled can English VleV
of the Democratic Party and 1T
Presidential Nominee" says OF HIN
lin the last number of the Weekly
among other things: "The weakness
of many American public men Is tina
they have never been grounded IN tn
fundamentals of political science. The
rarely impart the sense of a soho
mellow background Of reading, cul
ture and philosophy. Their politics
usually the politics of personalities
and committee rooms" How tru
this is! Again: at seemed to me n
small part of Governor Wilson
! strength that he had not only as
! student got to the bottom of thing
* r but also that he was a ma
whose politics was the politics Q
ideas and Of their embodiment
legislation"
j We all know how Governor WI
son has embodied his ideas in mode
New Jersey legislation Further OF
Mr.. Brooks says: eff he is electe
in November, as l take it for gran
, ed he will be, the White House, fe
the first time since the civil war, an
for the second time in American M:
= tory, may be occupied by one WI
; may fairly be called political thlnl
err"
: So mote it be!
GEO. D. JOHNSTON.
Richmond.