The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1912-11-07

nary cdllDre. lnlS article was puUHSn'
ed IN the international Review and ir
it the young Prlncetonian pointed out
that most of the legislative business OF
the nation was carried on by small com,
mlttees behind closed doors. This was
the first time the matter had ever beer
brought home to tbs people Of thecoun-
try and it started men to thinking.
Wilson made the point that the ma,
tons business ought to be done in the
open, ought to ne threshed out in pub.
lie discussion. Even at that early day
he lifted up his voice against secrecy.
He declared that was the atmosphere
in which evil and corruption fiourished
and that the only remedy was publicity.
After leaving Princeton Woodrow
Wilson went to the University of Viz
ginia. that great institution of liberal
learning founded by Thomas jefferson.
He spent a year there studying in the
law department under the able guidance
of DR.. John B. Minor
| At the University of Virginia, Viii
son was also leader. He took a more
active interest in sports; joined the glee
cub; he organized a debating society
and easily won both the writer's and
the orators prizes. He also acquired
the reputation Of Icing d great Joker
mere, He composed nonsense rhymes
and limericks with wonderful facility,
and TO this day he is fond of witty lime
rick.
For example. the whole country will
recall his famous limerick which he re-
cited to the newspaper reporters at Sea
Grit after his nomination at Baltimore:
"As beauty am not star.
There are others more handsome by
far.
But my face I don't mind it,
For | am behind it;
The people in front get the jar.
In this love for wholesome non
sense and his keen dry humor, Mr..
Wilson is very much like Lincoln. He
further resembles the great Liberator
in his perfect simplicity and his dem
ocracy,
Young Wilson had taken up the study
of the law recognizing it as the most
direct avenue leading to public life.
AS soon as he had completed his studies
at Charlottesville he went to Atlanta to
launch his legal career. He joined part
nershlp with young man who also had
Just completed his college work Renick
was his name and the Single of ''Ren-
lex & Wilson" was swung out at IS Ma
retta street.
But the young men were strangers in
Atlanta. Moreover there were many
lawyers there and moreover again near
ly every one had a relative practicing
law.
However, it wasn't so sad as one
might think this waiting for clients to
turn up, because, while he is the wait
ing kind, he invariably works while he
waits. And so he found time to elabor-
ate the article he had written while at
Princeton into a book But he was I'M
able to find IN Atlanta the facilities he
needed to complete the volume so in the
autumn of 1888 he entered Johns Hop
kins University and took up a course in
history and political economy under the
Herbert B. Adams and Dr. Richard T.
Ely.
In making his Investigations Wilson
desired nothing but the facts. His re-
searches were prodigous and Ambassa-
dor James Bryce found him of great
assistance while he was compiling his
American Commonwealth. " The re
suit of Wilson'S two years work at Bal
timore was his book, Congressional
Government; Study of the Government
by Committee.
1t was the first account ever given of
the way Americans actually do govern
themselves.
The book met with instant success.
1t was at once recognized as a final,
standard work, and is so recognized TO-
day.
After receiving his degree at Johns
Hopkins, Dr. Wilson was called to
professorship In the college for women
at Bryn Mawr
However, he took advantage of his
vacation that summer to journey to Sa-
vannah, Georgia, and marry Miss Ellen
Louise Arson, the daugkter.of allongline
of Georgia Clergymen. In the autumn
the young professor and his bride start
ed housekeeping in one of the prettiest
towns along what is called the main
line Of out Philadelphia.
The next three years DR.. Wilson re-
NAMED at Byrn Mawr teaching history
and political economy, But he spent
the two years following at Wesleyan
University, at Middletown, Connecticut.
teaching the same subjects. During
this time he also acted as a lecturer on
the Johns Hopkins faculty. BY this