The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-06-12

FOR PRESIDEW T.
WOODROW WILSON
From the New York World

Woodrow Wilson ofnew Jersey should be the Democrat.
ic candidate for President
That is the opinion of The World That the counsel
the New Jersey primaries That the logic of the situation
1t is time for facts and for theories Judson Harmon
might prove strong candidate in New York and Ohio,
but his nomination has been rendered impossible Champ
Clark would be hopelessy beaten candidate in New
York. New Jersey and Connecticut He could do better
than Mr. Bryan who has lost these States three times and
would lose them again If nominated Oscar w. Underwood
is of Presidential SIZE but he has been INFESTED cand-
date in the North and is unknown quantity
the Woodrow Wilson alone has record of conn-
ung victory the section which victory essential
Democratic success.
What other Democratic candidate could poll so many
votes the great debatabe States of the East-New York.
New Jersey and Connecticut?
What other Democratic candidate, who could carry
States would be strong the great debatabe States
the Middle West-Ohio and Indiana?
What other Democratic candidate could make power
full appeal to hundreds of thousands of thoughtful indie.
pendent voters without whose support Democratic Pres
ident be elected?
What other Democratic candidate could so we'll stem the
rising tide of Roosevesm, which threatetso epgulf
representative government and republican institutions?
What other Democratic candidate would so fully meas
ure up the ideals of the radicals and the
servatves upon whose joint action the result of election
will hinge9
The World hitherto has withheld its active support Yfron
all candidates. 1t advocated open convention at Bat.
more and advised its Democratic friends await the act
ion of the Republicans Chicago The open convention is
assured The of all the candidates been taken
The situation is clarified and further delay unnecessary
Like a twentieth century Genghs Khan, Theodore
Roosevelt with his horde of prairie Populists and Wall
street Socialists sweeping down upon the Republican
National Convention Mr. Taftsee poweress to check
him as the degenerate Romans check the descent
of the Gohs and the Vandals The historic party Lincoln
and and md
Chandler and Blaine and Garfield and Harrison and Sher
man and Mckinley apparently i'll the death throes This
is the twilight of the gods and Democratic party must
rise not only its opportunity but to its responsibility
How can it do its duty better than to match sanity
against lunacy craftsmanship against demagogy the his
toran against Rough Rider the educator of, public
opinion against the debaucher of public opnon the first
term against the third term; the taeformer against the
stand-patter the who would prosecute agnates
against the who protects trust magnates the man
with clean hands against the who draws his campaign
fund from Wall street, the supporter of constitutional
ernent against the champion of government law
against lawessness Amercanism against Mexican the
Republic against the dictatorship?
Who better represents these issues than Woodrow Will
sonq Who is better qualified than Woodrow Wilson to ap-
neal to the intelligence and common of the American
neople against most cunning and adroit demapopue
that modern civilization has produced since Napoleon TIT
Who would stand better chance of election in this great
national crisis?
Let us look at the facts;
II will require electoral votes to elect President
The so-caed Southern States including MARYLAND and
Missouri LIS votes Assuming that Arizona will: PC
Democratic too practically any Democratic candidate for
President can 78 electoral votes But ss more
are necessary victory Where these IS be found?
II is folly to look for them west of the Mississippi River
The West is in midst of another revival of PopuIs
In Theodore Roosevelt it has found substitute for its
osnel of free silver. He is the political rencarnaon NJ
lanes r. Weaver Mary f. Lease, Jerry Simpson and pef
fer He is the heaven born ratio of 10 in a still more
fascinating FORM is idle to think that any Democrat
could appeal to the West against Roosevelt. 1t is idle to
think that anybody who is not far masterfu and
dangerous demagogue than Roosevelt could command the
nnort of the Populists who call themselves Repubi
can Progressives.
The Democratic party, if is to win the election and
safeguard American institutions must unite the East
the South as Tilden did in 1876. The candidate mus