The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-08

The following editorial comment is
from the Detroit Journal, formerly an
ardent Taft supporter:
The Democratic national convention
made itself the greatest Of party par
liaments when it nominated Woodrow
Wilson FOR president contrary to the
bossing Of the bosses and against the
interests Of the interests.
The nation Is first fascinated by
Wilson the Victor; the spectacle OF a
man issuing from a college cloister and
climbing in three years to the mastery
Of great national party.
But while a great victory did come
to Wilson, a great moral triumph was
achieved by the convention itself,
That convention was made responsi-
bic for the Democracy at a time OF
crisis, and It acted as If bearing re-
spohsibility.
It was offered a choice between old
routine politics. under the leadership
Of tried routine politicians, and a cru
sade Of principles led by an untried
Peter the Hermit. and it chose the
principles and the man Of principles.
II could decide between the com
monplace campaign Of mere partisan-
ship. the mere anti-Republicanism OF
machine Democracy, and the construc-
tiTe campaign Of a broad Amerleanism
-and IL made the braYer choice
There are other personal victories
in this victory Of Wilson. IN other
days he expressed opposition to Bryan.
The opponents Of Wilson have not
rested in their efforts to estrange
these two, to arouse Bryan against an
old critic Bryan is a keen-nerved,
sensitive man, and no one can doubt
that what Wilson said against him
was felt King David even when dy.
ing in glory remembered that shimel
threw stones at him when he was
poor.
But Bryan chose between repaying
that criticism with opposition. and
winning his principles by nominating
his critic. And Bryan did what he al
ways does, the most scrupulous thing.
the least political thing.
He made all his fight during the
first few days on the principles Of the
party and Of government. He preach
ed to the linked and organized dele
gates the gospel Of an independent
convention until he had aroused the
convention to assert its independence.
The whole history Of the Wilson ad-
vance is stimulating to patriotism and
patriotic hopes. The victory is one
q character and citizenship, or prln-
eiples and personal character. The
victory Is positive and moi negative
The discovery, the advancement and
the selection of Woodrow Wilson BY
the Democratic convention are at
once typical Of our changeabIe gov
ernment IDEAS and our fixed patriotic
ideals.
Great IS the honor to Wilson. 70
Bryan his champion and to ali others
who fought for him. But great Is the
credit due the Democratic convention.
Il proved itself a deliberatlye body and
not a party machine. II proved itself
a judicial body and not a body whose
decisions were dictated. It proved II.
sell self governing body and not a
convention Of servants oI a mob Of
mysteries.
Woodrow Wilson comes before tho
country with a greater and more IA.
pressive dignity, because Of that long
battle which ended IN his nomination.
lie is the nominee Of a convention
that proved itself free Of control by
either interests or bosses. No Ameri
can convention in many years has
seemed 80 entirely independent SO
popular ia its makeup and iis meth.
ods.
he was nominated on The only basis
winch such a convention could recog.
nlFe; his personal merit, and the prln.
ciple 81 his cause.
us personal merits have long been
known 20 thoughtful neoHle. lie nas
been student scholarly authority
of American aisi0ry ana government