The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-07-05
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We present below salle comment OF
the metropolitan press on the nomin1-
ton Of Woodrow Wilson
New York Evening Post: The polit-
ical rise Of Woodrow Wilson Is, in one
sense, the most astonishing thing in
American political history. Two years
ago known only as a writer and a col
lege nresidgElh never having held Of
flee, he is today the candidate Of a
great party Tor the presidency Of the
United States. People are calling this
a miracle. But in reality there never
was 4 more explicable phenomenon.
The law OF cause and effect Is plainly
at work in it. To speak Of luck in
such matters is only to expose our ig-
norance. There is Of course, an ele-
ment 81 chance in all great personal
successes, but chance has a curious
way Of fastening itself to the excep-
tional man Pasteur uttered the truth
more than fifty years ago when he
said
Chance fayors only the mind which
Is prepared
He was speaking Of observational
science, but it is just as true OF public
life When Woodrow Wilson had his
chance in 1910, he brought to It a pre-
pared mind. IIe knew politics, not as
one who hal solled his hands in its
dirty striies, but as man who had
deeply reflected upon the philosophy
Of government had sought to steady
himself on convictions while others
were scrambling for plee. and as one.
withal, whose experience and thought
had given him to know human nature
AS governor Of New Jersey Mr.. Wilson
did not have to get his equipment as
he went along He took it with him
to the office. And a good part Of it,
Of course. was that courage and swift
initiative and sure sense Of popular
feeling which enabled him within six
months to electrify and reyolutionize
state and make Of himself a national
figure To call all this luck and mir
acle is to do despite to the great
things in human character.
New York Times.
ia the nomination OF woodrow vii.
son the Democratic party regains It's
ancient state Of worth, OF dignity, OF
power. It escapes the thraldom OF
little men and lgnoble leaders. 1t
takes as its chief a man Of that states
manlike quality which BELTS the pres
idents office
The nomination Of Gov. Wilson will
unite the party There is not a Dem.
ocrat who can find sufficient reason
Tor Withholding his vote for such a
candidate Search for the taints and
blemishes, The imprints Of subserv-
iency to the selfish and the predatory
Of which we have heard so much, and
you win not find one Of them upon
Gov Wilson He does not owe his
nomination TO Mr. Bryan, nor will he
be IN the slightest degree under Mr..
Bryan's control OF guidance; he Is too
firm, too selffeliant, some would say
too obstinate.
When The legions Of self appointed
advisers converge upon Trenton dur
Ing the campaign Or upon Washington
after thc inauguration, obstinacy viii
be an ever present help and a distln.
gushing virtne
Mr. Wilson IS not a radical The
radicals oi the Democratic party as
sailed him ferociousy during the cam.
palgn Of primaries. He is a progress
alFe and 50 is in sympathy with the
widely prevailing sentiments He will
have the support Of Democrats in the
western and tar western states. Gov
Wilson Is an educated gentleman, has
been president Of university, and hts
knowledge oi the policy Of nations and
Of public affairs has been broadened
by diligent study made exact by his
torlcal writing, and rlpened by close
observation and experience.
Il is a fortunate nomination, a nom
ination the best the convention could
have made
Chicago Tribnne BY the nomina
ton Of Gov Woodrow Wilson tbs