Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-04-11
Courage and Skill Show lis
Fitness For Presidency.
REGARDED AS SECOND TILOEN
President Of North Carolina College
Outlines Career of New Jersey Ex-
ecutive and Declares He Is the Man
Who VIII Get tho Most Votes In tho
Right States.
Gy L, l.. HOBBS,
President Of GuiIford (N. CO. College.

President OF GuIIiofd nv. ~ IoHe9e'
Governor visions career has been
such as 10 reveal his powers both in
lcIlcctnaI aud illustrative, and his
course as @Dy"lnor Of NcW Jersey a
very dnlcgG position 10 III has b @a
so marked by courage ao1 %..ii tlst
bis fitness lor tar presidency cam. into
the minds Of the pco9l" all oyer IT,
country with the bclicf that 5vco'd
Tidnn h Il arisen.
This was no sudden bursting for'h
Of his powers, for the Distinguished
scholar had risen In an orderly Wh1
step by step, to cmincncc and fame.
He was known to the world Of schol-
ars aa man who expressed and who
was expected to express In the clearcSt
possible terms the best sentiment and
the profoundcst philosophy on all prob
lens Of education and Of educational
interest in this country. His literary
productions in the way of American
history and his work "Thc state" used
MS n textbook In many colleges, have
been In field Of learning that win be
Of the greatest use to him and the
country In cnsc he becomes president
Clearness of Uttorance.
Governor Wilson's intellectual prnc
tration Is not surpassed by amy man
In public lifc and his power of speech
Is scarcely cqUalcd in this country.
Generally cicarncss of uttcranro fol.
lows clearncsa Of perception. The fact
that HIS work In life has been mainly
In educational fields. SO far from be
Ing Il hlndrnncc. rs some pretend to
think, must necessarily be helpful In
fitting him in the adjustment of means
to special ends. AS president of II
great university and as governor OF Il
great state he has had II good field IN
which to display his executive ability.
Moral courage The president of our
great nation needs to be man of the
utmost integrity of character, II man
whose Judgment in respect to rigM
and wrong has become keen by II life
of uprightncss that Is SO well known
that the people will know that when he
speaks he means what he says. Glove
land is the shining example of this vir.
tue In American history. Governor
Wilson's public and private life leads
me to believe he possesses that sterling
integrity of character that would b"
the greatest possible relief to us In this
day of yacilIntion and uncertainty In
respect to public uttcrances.
Ho 10 Calm and Thoughtful.
At this time. when we behold nm as
plrant to thr office of president who
several years ago declared in explicit
and unmistakable terms that he would
under no circumstances allow himself
70 be considered candidate and who
today in terms just as unmistakablc
announces himself for n third term-at
such time II would be an infinite re-
lief to have the opportunity of casting
Il ballot for man who Is calm and
thought full and who cannot be moved
from the path of simple honesty and
integrity any moro than the sun can
be turned from It's course. Such a
man | think Woodrow Wilson to be,
The controlling reason should be that.
all things considered, Governor Wilson
will be the strongest candidate the
Democrats can uamc-that Is, the one
who will be most likely to win the con-
test for election, We are not by any
means to conclude that n nomination
means an election. and the great prob
lem for the Democrats now Is to find
the man who will get the most votes
and get them In the right states. In
my Judgment Governor Wilson has the
best prospect OF success In ease of nom
nation for the simple reason that he Is
we'll known to bc II man of vast capa-
billties. both intellectual and moral. He
can be depended upon more than any
other man In America Mt this time to
say the right thing Mt the right time
and to follow his words by correspond
ing action.
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