The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-02-23

strengthened Governor Wilson, sa,
this without any criticism of Col. Wat
terson or Col Harvey. whose friend
ship value highly / know a number
of leading democrats in North Caro-
lima, who were in doubt between VII
son and Harmon-(for until the las
few days they were the only two can
didates having much following il
North CarOlina)-who came out fol
Wilson when he declined to meet Mr.
tRyan TO discuss his candidacy with the
magnate. Whatever others may think,
the people of the south generally re-
gard Ryan as the embodiment of the
partnership between government and
big business responsible for most of
the evils they wish to be rid Of iii this
country and II. after his vigorous ut
terances, Mr.. Wilson had held a con
ference with Mr. Ryan about his cam
paign for the nomination, his cam
'paign would have been ended the mo-
ment the people found out about the
conference Mr.. Roosevelt has ntyer
regained popular confidence since he,
after vigorously denouhcing the male
factors Of great wealth" appealed to
Hartman to raise a big corruption
fund to buy the election in New York
and gave the Steel Trust permission
to violate the Sherman antitrust law
With Wilson's ideals and principles,
he could not have sought Ryan's help,
and, IL he had sought or accepted it,
Wilson would by that act have elimn-
ated himself Twenty years ago,
things were different. Since there has
been a wonderful quickening Of the
American conscience and what was
winked at then is now sternly con
demned and frowned down upon"
What have you to say to the gov
ernor's early writings?"
"The American people are going to
elect president this year upon living
and vital questions. What Governor
Wilson thought twenty years ago more
or less is cutting no ice. He has been
learning and the whole country has
been learning. The attempt to injure
him by parading extracts from his vol
writings is failing of its pur-
pose. The people know what histor-
ians write in the large and give the
story Of the country as historians. In
1904, the democrats paraded extracts
from Roosevelts writings in which
ems of thousands of good people had
been called Jack Cades and anarch-
lists. How much impression did it
make? Not a ripple on the waves.
rhe people fight and win campaigns
Ipon the performance of candidates,
he record of the party and its pledges,
Ind pay precious little attention to
ome fugitive expression written in the
ong distant past Wilson's record as
governor of New Jersey and his slim
llating of real progressive doctrines
md not what he thought as a historian
II as a teacher years ago, will insure
lim the nomination and election"
What of Governor Wilson's chances
# election?" Mr. Daniels was asked.
II feel certain that Wilson will be
ominated | I'm more than certain
hat when nominated he will carry
Practically solid the democratic vote
asst in 1910, together with nearly all
he Independents and republicans who
oted to give the democrats control OF
ongress and many doubtful states
id 10 these the hundreds of thousands
( progressive republicans whose de-
otion to progressive measures is gen 7
inc and deep The elimination of Mr. :
IA Toilette means the nomination of !
Ir Taft, and so William Allen White +
as right when he predicted disaster 7
, the republican party in that nomiua-
on"
DO you fear the 'favorite son J
ick?" I
The attempt to check the Wilson S
de by the new shbboleth The south \
II southern man" viii have little i
1ect,' said Mr. Daniels. This would
ave been true ii it had not been en- a
necrod and announced by men who
awe. until they say their state could r
3t be carried for him been support /,
& Harmon There are many strong
on in the south who are supporting o
able governor Of the Buckeye State a
,cause they believe he could he elect {
l. That class of Harmon supporters p
i'll not be switched off by the raising t
sectional issue in the contest h
he south wishes to win and is in no L
ood for playing politics or putting a
It fayorite sons. There are plenty
able men, southern men, who would
axe great presidents Texas has one
Culhersop. Georgia i'm Uoke Smith