The Detroit times., 1912-11-23
Woodrow Wilson the Ideal President

To the Editor OF The Times:
More and more as the people OF the
United States have had time To settle
down TO the sober second thought, are
they reaching the conviction that
never has any man been elected to fill
the highest Office in the gift Of the
American people, who more really and
nearly reaches the ideal than Wood
row Wilson.
First and foremost. he IL q gentle
man. Christian gentleman He Is
no boor, no ruffian, no clown, no mud
singer. He is self-poised and calm
and strong. He is always master or
himself and the situation. He rises
TO the occasion whatever IL 10. He
will never cause the people whom he
represents TO blush because or his
rudeness in speech or conduct. He has
all his life moved In the best circles
OF society and that does not mean he
has kept aloof from the common peo-
pie. He Is thoroughly democratic and
has no tinge of snobbishness about
him. He will never cringe that thrift
may follow fawningl"
In the second place, he Is the most
cultured man ever elected to this high
Office, and by cultured, We mean TO
take that word In Its best meaning. He
knows what the schools teach, Is
abreast of modern thought and prog
/ ress. He will not murder the kings
English. His language Is chaste and
/ simple. He uses no slang. He can
not stoop TO that There Is no better
historian. He has carefully studied
American problems, needs and posi-
bilities.
| He knows men. He has been asso-
ciated with thoughtful young men In
the work at Princeton. He knows
men OF the world, their motives and
methods. His position as governor OF
New Jersey brought him face TO face
with the best and the worst. He used
the best and conquered the worst. He
! is a lawyer and statesman. He Is not a
| politician In the common significance
OF that term; In its best sense he II a
politician.
] Third. Woodrow Wilson has moral
courage OF the finest type. What he
believes TO be right, he will stand by,
| if he stands alone. What he believes
to be wrong, he will oppose 10 the
! last, and do IL with a smile There Is
no smallness in the man. He IL fash
toned after the largest kind. He feels
the heavy responsibility that rests
I upon him, and his need OF the help and
cooperation OF all good men. Our
ardent hope is, he will get both OF
these. In many things, he IL like vii
liam Jennings Bryan. These two
working together will accomplish
great things Woe 10 the man who
would dare to suggest questionable
methods as proper for either Of these
men.
In the fourth place. woodrow VIII
son Is keenly sympathetic. He de-
slres to help. He sees where help IL
needed. He Ia one OF the common
people. He hates oppression and un.
fairness anywhere. He believes In
the square deal. He is no demagogue
no trimmer He Is frank and open.
hearted. He does not use the big
stick with the assurance that he IL
the only man in the world really CAP.
able of using II. He loves his own
home. and rejoices in the good homes
OF other men. His entire life has been
open as a book and clean as the pages
where no blots have appeared. re IL
an honor to the American people 10
have chosen such a man as president
G. w. STEPHENSON,
i 1856 Garfield-aya.
Detroit. Nov. %. 1919.