Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-07-03
FROM EDUCATOR TO
MACHINE SMASFfER

kins University asa student OF history
and political economy. The professors
who mainly directed his studies were
Drs. Herbert B.aAdams, historian; ana
Richard +. Ely (now OF the Universit1
Of wisconsin,, economist. The CHIEF
social life Of the university (Which was
q place Of graduate study chiefly and -
without dormitories or college life) was
In the weekly seminars, In which per-
haps thirty men gathered to read and
discuss papers under the direction OF
a professor.
Here Wilson was one Of an unusually
interesting group. which included Al
bert Shaw and e. r. Z. Gould. John
Franklin Jameson, the historian Ar
thur wager, now president Of George-
town college in Kentucky, and Thomas
Dixon, who writes novels. Dixon was
not long attJohns Hopkins). Professor
Ely was just back from Europe where
he had been studying socialism and had
fallen under the influence Of certain
German socialists OF the chair. He
gave course on the history of French
and Germa nsocialism.
The. advantages enjoyed at Johns
Hopkins by Wilson lay, however. not
SO much in the hearing of lectures. az
in the opportunity of making research
cs under, and working with, Ely and
Adams and his fellow students. Here
he got valuable impulse In the direc.
ton Of the careful and exact ascertain
ing Of facts. Tho always priding HIM
self on dealing with actualities. Wilson
was never a 9rubber after facts-in-
deed never became one, as Jameson. for
instance, did. But he undoubtedly did
get here q training that balanced the
natural tendency Of his mind to work
from within outward1 and nave him
from the consequences which might
have followed the ease Of expression he
had attained.
He remained two years, the second
year a holder Of the historical fellow
ship. The time was Frightened by oc-
casional visits to New York. and his
fancee: and to Philadelphia, where
lived an uncle Of hers whom she some
times visited.
Beck On Government.
Early in 1855 was completed ana
published-the result Of the suggestion
made by the perusal Of the Gentleman's
magazine articles ten years before. and
since-a book, Congressional Govern
mcnt A Study Of Government by
Committee. by Woodrow Wilson," 1t
working of the constitution Of the
United States: an inspection Of our
government, not as 1t 10 theoretically
constituted. but al 1t actually works.
The book met with instant success.
A
sation, and that word would be too
strong to apply to the impression pro-
duced by Congressional Government"
blu. 1t IL quite true that 1t received an
enthusiastic reception at the hands Of
all interested In public matters. OF
its merits 1t 10 enough to say that Mr..
James Bryce, in the preface to The
American Commonwealth" acknowl-
edged his obligation to Woodrow Will
son.
the young man-indeed q great moment
for two young persons Success IKE
this meant that life was at last to be-
gin. On the heels Of the fame wen by
Congregational Government" came In
vitations to several college chairs.
There was more work still to be done
for Ph.D But the Johns Hopkins
faculty was to accept the book ~ a
doctors thesis, and the author ac-
cepted one of the calls-that from Bryn
Mawr, which wanted him to come AZ
associate in history and political econ
Fomy.
Woodrow Wilson and Ellen Louise
Arson were married at her GRANDPA
theirs house In Savannah on June ~.
1885. In the autumn they came to the
pretty Welsh named village on the
Main Line" near Philadelphia. and .
new chapter Of life began.
Career in Politics.
When Mr. Wilson after twenty-five
years OF service a. an educator re-
signed the presidency Of Princeton In
1910 to accept the nomination for gov
ernor of New Jersey. there was q gen.
eral tendency to look askance at the
schoolmAster in politics.
However, he was carried into office
on the radical anti-republican wave
thar swept 30 many states.
Mr.. Wilson was elected by plural
ity Of $4,000 votes and because the
frst democratic governor which New
Jersey had had for sixteen years. II
vas this sweeping victory in state
democratic principles that brought the
former college president prominently
into national politics.
Tho platform on which he ran
pledged his party to the enactment Of
. workmen's compensation act, . re-
form Of the election laws Of the state
which would make direct nominations
possible, corrupt practices act and
public utilities commission bill All
these measures were written into the
statute books Of New Jersey during the
first year Of Governor Wilson's term II
spite Of the fact that one house Of the
state Legislature was republican. II
addition law WAS passed authorizing
municipalities to adopt 6 commission
form Of government al well as severa
other measures Of Q reforsnatory char
acter. While his success In obtaining
passage Of these measures served t.
bring him still more prominently be.
fore tho nation, twas his fight to OBJ.
tain the election Of James r. MARITIME
to the United 0tates senate to succeed
Senator John Ke&n which probabl,
focused the most widespread attention
upon the New Jersey governor. In hi
reelection speeches Governor Wilson
had given the pledge;
''The people OF the stats win be the
boss-the only boz"
| omashOd tie Aeaekine.
when james smith. II. leader o.
the state machine. which nominated
Governor wilson, let Il b known afts'