The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-10-18
WILSON'S DEMOCRACY AS
EXPRESSED TO J. ". PARK
q" Believe in the Rule of the Few
Oppose Higher Education for
Common People

II do not believe in democracy
the rule of the many. l believe in
aristocracy-the rule OF the few; but l
wish an aristocracy Of brains, not of
wealth.
II disapprove of the Chautauqua
idea, the attempt to give a smattering
Of culture to everybody, which results
in securing conceit without know
ledge"
II am opposed to the higher educa-
ton for the common people; somebody
must do the dirty work Of the world;
why shouldn't the children Of the work
ing class be brought up to do the work
their parents are now doing9"-State-
ments made by Woodrow Wilson to ].
w. Park.
The above astonishing revelation as
to what are his actual views, as privately
expressed, by the Democratic Presi-
dental candidate, comes because Of a
letter addressed to Mr.. ]. w. Park Of
Los Angeles, CAL, asking for contri-
button to the Wilson campaign. He
was supposed to be in favor of Wilson,
having graduated from Princeton, Of
which institution Wilson was at one
time president. Part Of his reply is as
follows:
las a candidate for president, l
deem it right to say, that not only
from a perusal OF his published works,
but also from a personal conversation
with him (Wilson) 1 know he (Wilson)
is not democrat, is not progressive,
and that if elected he will prove dis
appointment to the mass of the Ameri-
can people whose votes have placed
him in the nations executive seat.
ION one occasion DR.. Wilson said
to me, I do not believe in democracy
the rule of the many. / believe in
aristocracy-the rule Of the few; but I
wish an aristocracy Of brains, not of
wealth." On another occasion he said
to me, I disapprove Of the Chautauqua
idea, the attempt to give smattering
Of culture to everybody, which results
in securing conceit without knowledge
On another occasion he said to me, I
am opposed to higher education for the
common people, somebody must do
the dirty work Of the world, why
shouldn't the children OF the working
class be brought up to do the work
their parents are now doing2
1T is claimed that his views have
changed in recent years. Yet less than
three years ago he bitterly denounced
labor unions before an audience OF
Princeton students; within few days
he has effusively thank ed Bosses Tag
CART and Sullivan for their aid in Sc
curing his nomination, has sent the
astonishing telegram to Boss Murphy
to the effect that on such hearthstones as
Tammany's are the fires Of liberty kept
burning. At the present moment in
your city Of New York, the Herald. the
Sun, in fact, every reactionary journal,
every organ Of special privilege, is
either openly or secretly exerting every
effort to accomplish the election of DR..
Wilson. These organs Of Wall Street
have facilities for knowing candidate
not enjoyed by the people generally.
Their seldom err in their judgement Of
man."
There is Mr.. Wilson's confession
OF faith" What will the American
people think of it2 AS to his sup
porters, Mr.. Park makes the right con-
illusions. The nub Of the thing, how
ever, is in Wilson's own words. What
has he to say about it2
L. Talbot, chief electrician at the