The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-31

advocated an open convention at Bal
t,lmorc. and advised It's Democratic
R Iraemds to await the. action of the
convention is assured. Tho measur.
OF all 1.-The candidates has been taken
ne situation 10 clarified and further
oelaS is unnecessary.
Like n twentieth century GenEhis
Khan. Theodore Roosevelt, with his
s s9ras, Of prairie popul!sts and Wall
upon the Republican National conven
non Mr.. Taft seems as powerless to
check him as the degenerate Romans
we're to check tho descent OF the Goths
and the Vandals. The historic party
or Lincoln and Seward and Chase and
Sumner ana Conkling and Chandler
ond Blaine and Garfield and Harrison
emily In the death throes. This is
the twilight of tho gods and the
Democratic party must rise not only
70 It's opportunity but to it's RESPONSE
How can IT do its duty better than
TO match sanity against lunacy.
Craftsmanship against demagogy: the
he educator OF public opinion against
the debaucher OF public opinion: Inv
hrst term against the third term: the
,ar,m reformer against the stand.
pattor; the man who would prosecute
Nrust magnates against the man who
protects trust maEnates: tho man with
clean hands against the man who
Street. the supporter OF constitut'onai
government against the champion Of
personal government: law against
lawlessncss: Americanism against Mex
'canism; the republic against the die
tatorship?
Who better represents these -ssues
than woodrow Wilson? Who is bet
to appeal to the intelligence and cor.
mon sense OF the American people
against the most cunning and ndroit
has produced since Napoleon III?
Who would stand better chance
crisis?
s wis III rsaur at rs rs d las,s vote.
so1 on states. Including Maryland
Stunning that Arizona will go Demo-
cratic. too. practically any Democratic
candidate for President can count on
us electoral votes. But. eighty eight
can these lightweight be found?
1t is folly to look for them west
OF the Mississippi River. The West
Populism.
The Democratic party IL IT is to win
the T. Re, election and safeguard American
institutions must unite the East and
candidate must carry New York with
its forty-hve electoral votes. He
must carry New Jersey with lts four
Connecticut. with It's seven electoral
votes TO lose these States Is to give
Roosevelt a walkover. To win these
States is to win not only sixty six
that are needed, but in all probability
1t is to win Ohio with twenty four
votes: 1t is to win Indiana with NJ
litical ally OF New York and New Jer-
sey: it is to give the Democratic
party an opportunity OF victory IN
Massachusetts with its eighteen votes.
votes back into the Democratic COL
umn. In other words. 1t Is to elect
Democratic President OF the United
It is In the, Eas. that Democratic
East that RooseveltIsm must be over
thrown. 1t Is the East that must save
the country from a third term and all
regards woodrow Wilson as the
strongest candidate the Democratic
The New Jersey primaries were n
vital test OF his political strength not
only in New Jersey but in New York
They proved that local opposition to
campaign against him was well or
ganizcd and abundantly. financed. 1t
were lost through the personal efforts
of James Smith, Jr., n political boss
whom Governor Wilson kept out OF
the United States Senate. In a sec.
ton OF the country where Wall Street
and the political Bosses are most pow
erful, Governor Wilson demonstrated
that he has the confidence of the rank
and file of the party. without which
any mans candidacy Is futile. He
demonstrated as we'll that his polIt;-
cal strength is the kind OF strength
that is essential to Democratic sue
tn, tfitD T1xr
of New York, New Jersey and Con-
necticut. So much for that.
But Governor Wilson's elements of
weakness arc vastly overbalanced by
his elements OF strength. He has
proved his political courage and his
fearlessness. He has proved himself
sound on tariff reform. He has proved
himself sound on the Sherman law.