The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-28
WOODROW WILSON.
Judge j. w. Westcott Makes Thrill
ing Speech.

baltimore, June 2S.-The speech
placing the name of Governor WOOD
row Wilson of New Jersey in nominal
ton for the presidency was del1Vereo
nv former Judge John w. Westcott Oh
camden N J. who spoke as follows;
New Jersey, once bound, but, by the
moral energy and 1nteHecsual Cd
ness of a single soul, now Iree' comes
70 this historic convention. in the glory
of her emancipation, to participate IN
vour deliberations, aid in formuldtils
YOUR judgments and assist IN exec ms
I-our DEGREES. The New Jersey ueie-
cation is not empowered 10 eAeIclSe
H. attrihl1tes of proprietorSh1p, out IS
commissioners to represent the sreaI
cause Of Democracy ana TO oiIer YOU
as its militant and triumphanI leat tei
. scholar not a charlatan; STATES,
nan not a doctrinaire: a proiounu
Iavver. not a splitter of legal mars;
political economist, not an eSollSt 10
theorist; a practical poIticlan, 80
conStrI,cts modifies, restraints without
disturbance and destruction; resist
less debater and consummate nlasteI
of statement. not a mere sopnlsti d
humanitarian, not detaIner " IN, 80 =,
t.,ss and lives. a man whose mind is
at once cosmopolitan and composite
of America; a gentleman OF un p ~ II,
fious habits, with the fear OF GOO III
his heart and the love of mankind eX-
t1i6ited in every act of his life; above
ali a pubIic servant who has been tr1ed
TO the uttermost and never IoulIu
wanting-peerless, InatchleSs, uIl N'ut
querable, the ultimate DeIIlocr A.
Woodrow Wilson.
The Present Issues.
New Jersey has reasons for her
course. Let us not be dccelVed IN our
premises. Campaigns of Vilihcatlon,
corruption and false pretense nav los r
their usefulness. The evolution OF ma
fionaI energy is towards 6. more intel,
ngent morality in politics ana IN an
other relations. The nne OF cieaVase
m
a game and those who regard 1t as the
serious business of government inc
realignment of political parties Will De
on this principle. The situation admits
purpose of the American public will
tolerate no other view The indiffer-
ence of the American people to pol-
tics has disappeared ANY platform IN
and any candidate not conforming 10
this vast social and commercial behest
will go down to ignominious defeat at
the polls. Platforms are too OFTEN
mere historic rubbish heaps OF pro- ken
quently the unfortunate creatures OF
arrangements and calculations. xxi,
genCies. conditions, naticnal needs ana
necessities make better platforms and
produce greater leaders than does the
exercise of proprietorship. A disre-
gard of the first premise will bring our
dreams crashing in ruins next NoVem-
Der.
Again the eternal conflict between
equal opportunity and special privi-
leges is upon US. Our fathers wrote
the issue of that struggle in our con-
situations. They declared all men 20
be free and equal. In single CEN
fury that principle developed the
North American continent, leaven1ng
world with its beneficence. inspired all
nations with hope and made the United
States the asylum of the world Yet
America. at this very hour. presents
the most stupendous contradiction in
history-a people politically free, while
economically bound by the most gigan-
tic monopolies of all times and burd-