The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-13
Iowa's Greatest Democrat Urges
His Nomination
RECITES ClA2KS HANO|CApS.
His EmotionaIism eetrays Him Into
Extravaganza. as In His Reciprocity
Speech-Governor Wilson's lntellec-
tual Strengt,-His Record as an Elk.
ocutive.
BY Hon. F. e. WHITE,
"lowa's Greatest Democrat" Three
Times Party's Candidate For


Written for Dubuque Tclcgraph.lIerald
1t Is entirely safe to say tina. the IN
(livitlual voters of the United states
are ut this time doing more downright
clear thinking than they ever did at
nny period Of time preceding n prcSi
dental election The absence of lsir
~ rlncor. the constantly diminishing
power of party prejudice and IL" zen
eral willingness 10 welcome rcforna
tory measures and give these right ut
way make up u situation such as the
present generation has not witnessed.
What then. in view of these cXccp
tionably favorable conditions, is the
primary duty Of democrats! Simply
this: Hold fast with the faith and grit
of the crusader to the traditions and
principles that have given the Demo
cratic party its present prestige and
power Suffer no abatement Of that
spirit of devotion 10 what Is just and
right that has characterized our con
Termination Of the Democratic party
and nominate for the presidency the
man whose mental and moral equip
mcnt will inspire confidence in thai
vast ihrong of independent voters thal
now holds the balance of power
In the very nature of things il will
bc impossible for Republicans 10 IL
form their shattered ranks. The vacl-
latin. tactics of President Taft aud
the amazing stunts enacted hy that
man Theodore while amusing 10 Demo
Gratis, are positively disgusting 10 thou
sands of level headed, conscientious
RcpublicanS The annexation of thi>
large class Of Republican voters 10 th.
Democratic column that is marchn"
under The banner bearing the immortal
inscription, Equal rights To all, sIe
cal privileges to none" will make De
mocracy nvinciblc next November
From among the prominent Demo
Gratis who are fcverishly struggling fo!
the mighty but elusive prize Of tn
nomination which one Of them ought
the Democrats Of Iowa 10 select for
their support? Without fear or hest
tation | answer Woodrow Wilson.
A president should not be an emo
tionil creature; he should not be i'm.
pulSive; lie should not bc crratic; Ia.
should avoid being spectacular; he
should lie so built that he could u,
neither n hypocritc nor "A moral d. in
qnrnt: he should be Il philosor q
lover of and Il seartlcr for the 4 IA,
that are eternal Under all the 4 9
circumstances which bcset the Ollie a
president should carry himself erect
and digniiiel. Among his indispcnsa
Die assets should lie a fund of knowl
edge OF human history and human IA
ture TO enable him to dssect pr"lo
sitiOil, 10 anaiyZe IA problem ana u
formulate AN idea and Il sound jnd2
ment. We lave abundant evidence that
Governor Wilson measures up 10 al
these fundamental requirements. Hi
history rs an educator, a scholar, a 10
yician: his record as an executive. han
dicapped as he has been In the COVER
nor's office by ordeals of the most for
iuidable character-all these discover
70 us the man who admirably fits into
the present emergency. His superior
intellectual strength will add prestige
to the Democratic cause and will bring
thousands Of recruits from among the
educated class Of our people.
Iowa Democrats will indorse Wood
row Wilson or Champ Clark. Not In
the slightest do I wish to belittle the
many good qualities Of our neighbor
ON the south. but must be accorded
the right. to- DOES CHAMP