The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-01
NEW YORK WORLD
DECLARES WILSON IS
THE MAN TO LEAD
Says if Democracy is Successful,
New Jerseys Governor Must
Be Nominated.
ONLY HOPE FOR NEW YORK.
NEW JERSEY, CONNECTICUT
Man Country Could Trust and
For Whom it Would Not
Have to Apologize.
ONLY HOPE FOR NEW YORK.
NEW JERSEY, CONNECTICUT

NEW YORK, June THE New
York World, after remaining uncom-
mitted for months, In the matter OF
tne Democratic nominee for the presi-
oency. now, undoubtedly impressed
by tpe strength shown by Gov. Wood
row Wilson's candidacy the past few
days, declares in ringing editorial
that the New Jerseyite Is the man to !
lead the party in the coming cam
paign.
The editorial says:
Woodrow Wilson, OF New Jersey.
should be the Democratic candidate
for president.
That is the opinion of The World.
That is the counsel OF the New Jer-
sey primaries. That Ii the logic of
the situation.
1T Is time for facts and not for
theories. Judson Harmon might prove
strong candidate in New York and
Ohio. but his nomination has been
rendered impossible. Champ Clark
would be hopelessly beaten candi-
date In New York, New Jersey and
lConnecticut He could do no better
than Mr.. Bryan, who has lost these
states three times and would love
them aGain IL nominated Oscar w.
Underwood is OF presidential size, but
he has been untested as a candidate
in the north and Is an unknown guam
tity 10 most OF the voters. Wood
row Wilson alone has record OF
continuing victory In The section In
which victory Is essential to Demo
cratic success.
What other Democratic candidate
could poll so many votes in the great
debatable states OF the east--New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut?
! What other Democratic candidate,
who could carry these states. would
J be 30 strong In the great debatable
states OF the Middle -Eest-ohio and
. Indiana? 's'-- --ss =
What other Democratic candidate
Icould make so powerful an appeal TO
hundreds OF thousands OF thoughtful
independent voters without whose
support no Democratic president can
be elected?
What other Democratic candidate
could so we'll stem the rising tide OF
Rooseveltism, which now threatens
to engulf representative government
and Republican institutions?
What other Democratic candidate
would SO fully measure up TO the
ideals OF the sane radicals and the
sane conservatives upon whose joint
action the result OF the election will
hinge.
"The World hitherto has withheld
It's active support from all candidates.
IL advocated an open convention at
Baltimore. and advised its Democratic
friends to await the action OF the Re
publicans at Chicago. The open con-
ventio mis- assured The measure or
all the candidates has been taken.
The situation is clarified and Ifurther
idelay Is unnecessary.
like a twentieth-century Genghts
Khan, Theodore Roosevelt, with his
horde OF prairie Populists and Wall
st. Socialists, is sweeping down upon
1.-THE Republican National convention
Mr., Taft seems as powerless to check
him as the degenerate Romans were,
to check the descent OF IN Goths ana
the Vandals. The historic party OF
Lincoln and Seward and Chase and
Summer and Conkling and Chandler
land Blaine and Garfield and Harri-
son and Sherman and Mckinley Is ap-
lparently in the death throes. This IL
the twilight OF the gods, and the
Democratic party must rise not onIy
to IT'S opportunity but TO its responsi-
bility.
How can II do rs duty better than
Ito match sanity against lnnacy;
craftsmanship against demagogy; the
historian against the rough rider:
the educator of public opinion against
the debaucher OF public opinion; the
first term against the third term; the
Itariff reformer against the stand-pat-
tier; the man who would prosecute
TRUST magnates against the man who
lprotects trust ma agnates; the man with
clean hands against the man who
draws his campaign fund from Wall
st [: the supporter OF constitutional
government against the champion OF
personal government; law against
llawlessness: Americanism against
IMexIcanism: the Republic against the
dictatorship?
WHO better represents these issues
than Woodrow Wilson? Who Is bet
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