The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-23
WILSON IS THE NAN
He Is the Only Democratic Candidate
Who Can Meet Successfully the
Republican Nominee for President

The Milwaukee Journal, an indie
pendent paper that does not hest
tate to say it would support Wood
row Wilson, if nominated at Baltl-
more, declared few days ago:
The Democratic party faces to-
day great opportunity and a
great responsibility. It's opportunity
springs from the reputation of the
present administration by Republi-
cans and from the fractional fight in
the Republican party, characterized
by a bitterness and extremity such
as have hardly been known in the
party's history. This year it can be
said more surely than in a great
many years that, with the right can
didate, Democracy can win. The re-
sponsibility of the party is to see
that the real issue is not covered up
and that the campaign is waged on
real lines; it is the historic response
billty of Democracy to serve the
common people.
Nevertheless, the Democratic
party can not afford to make any
mistake in namink its candidate.
Emphatically the situation in the
country is not such that any Demo-
crat can win. He must be a progress
i've Democrat and he must be known
as a progressive leader. He must be
man in such command of the is
sues as to force the candidate of the
Republican party to meet his argu-
ment-force him, if he is Roosevelt
from any general raVing about the
rule Of the people, or if he be Taft.
from glittering safe and sane pro-
gressiveness' force him to tell how
he proposes that the rule of the peO-
pie shall be made effective.
He would carry The majority
against Taft.
Wilson is the only Democratic
candidate who sees most clearly and
expresses most fOrcibly the need o.
the country today. With such a man
on the stump it would be impossible
for an opposing candidate to refuse
to meet real issues. He has alike the
command of men and of issues to
force attention to what he says. He
has the gift of expressing himself
so that he must be answered. He has
record of doing in office the
things to which he has pledged him
self i'll the campaign.
And Governor Wilson's strength
is where it is needed. Any Demo
crat can carry the South. Some
Western States a Democrat like.
Governor Wilson could carry. Many
Republicans concede that Wisconsin
is one of them. In New York and,
New Jersey and the East would
come to him votes that would swell
Democratic victory. Bryan could not
carry these States nor tcotffd he sucG
coed in Wisconsin. 1t is..impassibfn
to think of any of them going to
Champ Clark. Wilson has proved his
power in the East by winning ;his
own State of New Jersey by a vote
never less than, 81 toAf3 save in TIFF
district of the defeated boss He ffas
carried Pennsylvania: he has fallen
short Very little of carrying Ohio
against her own Governurs and with
out personal campaign. - I
"A man who is big enough, a man
who sees clearly enough the issues
to offer hope to the country, who
expresses them so clearly that they
will be accepted-who can win and
who would be an honor to the conn
try should he win. Such a man it. is
the opportunity Of the Democratic
party to present to the country in
This crisis in the history OF the party
and country alike" .:..- -