The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-06-09
Jew YORK WORLD
ON WOODROW WILSON
THE WORLD OF MAY So

woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey
should be the Democratic candidate
for president
That is the opinion Of The World.
That Is the counsel OF the New Jersey
primaries. That is the logic Of the
situation
1t is time for facts and not for
theories. Judson Harmon might prove
a strong candidate in New York and
Ohio, but his nomination has been
rendered impossible. Champ Clark
would be a hopelessly beaten candi-
date in New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut He could do no better
than Mr.. Bryan. who has lost these
states three times and would lose them
again II nominated. Oscar w. Under
wood II OF presidential size. but he has
been INFESTED as a candidate In the
North and is an unknown quantity to
most Of the voters. Woodrow Wilson
alone has a record OF continuing vic
tory in the section in which victory IS
essential to Democratic success.
What other Democratic candidate
could poll so many votes in the great
debatable states of the East-New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut
What other Democratic candidate.
who could carry these states, would
states of the Middle West-Ohio and
Indiana?
= What other Democratic candidate
Gould make so powerful an appeal to
hundreds Of thousands of thoughtful
independent voters without whose
support no Democratic president can
be elected7
What other Democratic candidate
could so well stem the rising tide of
Rooseveltism, which now threatens to
engulf representative government ana
republican institutions?
What other Democratic candidate
would so fully measure up to the
ideals OF the sane radicals and the
sane conservatives upon whose joint
action the result OF the election VIII
hinge?
The World hitherto haA withheld its
active support from all candidates. 1t
advocated an open convention at Ball
timore. and advised Its Democratic
friends to await the action Of the Re-
publicans at Chicago. The open con-
vention Is assured. The measure Of all
the candidates has been taken. The
situation Is clarified and further de-
lay Is unnecessary.
Like q twentieth century Genghis
Khan. Theodore Roosevelt, with his
horde of prairie Populists and Wall
street Socialists. is sweeping down
upon the Republican National conven-
ton. Mr.. Taft seems as p0werless to
check him as the degenerate Romans
were to check the descent of the Cloths
and the Vandals. The historic party
OF Lincoln and Seward and Chase and
sumner and Conlxling and Chandler
and Blaine and Garfield and Harrison
and Sherman and Mckinley Is ap-
parently in the death throes. This is
the twilight of the gods. and the DEM
Dcratic party must rise not only to Its
opportunity but to its responsibility.
How can It do It's duty better than
to match sanity against lunacy f;
craftsmanship against demagogy: the
historian against the Rough Rider T;
the educator OF public opinion
against the debaucher OF public opin-
ion: the first term against the third
term; the tariff reformer against the
and-patter; the man who would
prosecute trust magnates against the
man who protects trust magnates;
the man with clean hands against the
man who draws his campaign fund
from Wall street; the supporter of the
constitutional government against the
champion OF personal government;
law against lawlessness; Americanism
against Mechanism; tho republic
against the dictatorship
Who better represents these issues
dnAn w OOQTOW WA6Ou WI no 10 bCS-
ter qualified than Woodrow Wilson to
appeal to the intelligence and com
mon sense OF the American people
against the most cunning and adroit
demagogue that modern civilization
, has produced since Napoleon HI.f
who would stand better chance OF
election In this great national crisis
Let us look at the facts:
1t will require 2S6 electoral votes to
b elect q president The so-called
Southern States, including Maryland
and Missouri have ITS votes. Assum-
ing that Arizona win so Democratic
too, practically any Democratic can
dfdate for president can count on It's
electoral votes. But IS more are
necessary to victory. Where can these
IS be foundf
1t is folly to look for them west OF
the Mississippi river. The West is In
the midst of another revival of Popul-
ism. In Theodore Roosevelt 1t has
found q new substitute for it's gospel
of free silver. He is the political re-
incarnation of James B. Weaver, Mary
r. Lease, Jerry Simpson and PETER
He is the heaven-born ratio OF 16 to ]
In a still more fascinating form. II
is idle to think that any Democrat
could appeal to the West against
roosevelt. It Is Idle to think thai
anybody who is not a far more master.
full and dangerous demagogue thar
Roosevelt could command the support
of the Populists who now call them
selves Republican Progressives.
The Democratic party, IL 1t IL to wir
the election and safeguard American
Institutions, must unite the East and
the South as Tilden did In 1875. The