The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-03
Delegates Pleased Happy Now That Long Convention Over

visions of statesmanship. lie judges
them not by tho standard OF the ac-
complished event. that futile sort Of
history which makes children and
mbeciles OF all forcBone general ons
but Judges them in the light OF the
passions of their day. the obscure
light in which all men work before
tho closed doors o: the future. for only
afterthought IS certain. He writes as
one who understands not only mem
but Institutions; sees clearly how the
Interpretations OF the Const' tuition oil
vorgcd under different economic con
ditions AT the South and the North"
1t is interesting that a man so ardent
and 50 capable Of convictions could
write so jud!cially But the imagi-
nation. the sympathy. and the lit
erary quality preserve tho human note
Ia all the narrative. Division ana
Reunion" is remarkable IN that its
compact pages contain so much OF
facts and dates that 1t can be used
q ) reference book. and Is yet at the
s me time q piece OF literature Both
the histories were written by a pro-
fessional historian. professional stu
dent Of politics. and professional
man OF letters.
Edmund Burke ana Waiter Bagehot
have been his matters, in 50 far as
man OF Independent mind can be
said TO have masters. and X is note
worthy that both wrote OF human gov
eminent in masterful English. and
were literary artists as well as poi.-
teal philosophers. OF both these men
Woodrow Wilson has published appre-
ciative essays in his volume Of ESSAYS
entitled Mere Literature" This book
and AN Old Master" contain such Of
AIR. wilson's essays as have been col
lected. Most of these essays are on
~ q nd hat
literature, but in them there is more
Of the personal note than would have
been allowable in the histories and the
works on government.
In 1910 DIT. Wilson. b. q vote OF 700
out OF 7is IN the first ballot N the
convention. was made the Democratic
candidate for the governorship of New
jersey. largely through the influence
OF eX-Cnted States Senator James
Smith. Jr.. and Bob" Davis. OF jersey
City, the principal bosses OF the New
Jersey Democracy lie !mediateiy re-
signed the presidency of Princeton
Smith. by this move. hoped to elect
Wilson and then climb over his back
TO the Senate again. During the cam
paign DR.. Wilson expressly declared
that he would not stand for Smith. He
avowed that he himself would control
the Democrats OF New Jersey II elect
cd. and that ne would know no man
higher UP. lie was elected Governor
in the fall OF 1910. changing Repub-
lican plurality OF s.0i3 into a Demo-
cratic plurality OF fs05s, going into
Office as the first Democratic Cover
nor in eighteen years. His plurality
was ie.055, although two years before
TAFT had carried the state by a plural
ity OF $4,000
Wilson was elected to once after
having made neither pledges not prom
ises. absolutely free TO serve the
people with singleness OF purpose. i"
obligated 10 no persons or group Of
persons. James Smith, Jr.. Immediate
iy announced that he desired election
Il the United States Senate. but James
+. MARITIME had heen selected in the
primaries by the Democrats for thai
place and Governor Wilson insisted on
his election, and despite the despera g
efforts of the machine for smith. Mar
tine. poor farmer. was elected By a
vote Of 30 TO for Smith Gnvernor
! Wilson's inaugural address was pow
erful and constructive. recommending
many progressive laws. He regarded
himself the party leader in the State
and did not propose to look upon the
leelsla tive and executive depa rtn,ents
rs separate. He took upon himself
the responsibility for causing the Leg
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