Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-05

or: the educator Of public opinion
against the debaucher Of public opinl.,
ION; the first term against the
third term; the tariff.reformeerr
against the stand-patter; the man
who would prosecute trust magnate e1
against the man who protects trust,
magnates: the man with clean hands
against the man who draws his cam ~
naign fund from Wall street; the
supporter Of constitutional govern
ment against the champion Of person rs 7,
al government; law against lakless-
ness: Americanism against Mexican an
ism; the republic against the dictat'
orship?
who better represents these issues
than, Woodrow Wilson? Who is
better qualified than Woodrow Will
son to appeal to the intelligence and
common sense Of the American peopt
against the most cunning and adrois
,emagogue that modern civilization n
has produced since Napoleon III?
| !. Who would stand better chance ian e
e election in this great national
crisis?
M Let us look at the facts n. SsS nv.
III will require 266 electoral votes
u elect d president. The so-called
southern states, including MARYLAND
and Missouri, have 175 votes. A As 5;
suming that Arizona will go demo
cratic too, practically any democrat e
IL candidate for president can count cunt
on IT'S electoral votes: But SO more atl's
are necessary to victory. ~ mere q rs
can these sS be found?
1t is folly to look for them west o.
the Mississippi river. The west Is y
the midst Of another revival OF popuit-
| ism. " 8ts q 5 III
The democratic party, il It 10 e e e
win the election and safeguard 4 Amer Allrl e &
lican institutions, must unite the ea a 3
and the south as Tnden did In, 1915 . J.
The candidate must carry New Yo or
( with its As electoral votes. He m Fls'
carry New Jersey with its u elector'
al votes. He must carry Connecei
cut with It's Z electoral votes [, i &c
| lose these states is to give Roosev vel
/ 4 walkover. TO win these states i Is
to win not only 66 Of the 50 e. elec
/ torraal votes that are needed. but u y
i al probability 1T is to win g ohl :
with "a votes; it is to win 1n l1tlifll =
i with Is votes, which is the historic 1'a'
political ally OF New York and New
i Jersey, ,r,t,,~: it is to give the Democratl'
party an opportunity Of victory y
Il massachusetts with its 10 votes, an ne
J r. hiring Delaware with Its 3 votes ,e''
hack into the Democratic column. u
her words, 1t is to elect Demo De mo
cratic President OF the United states t''
Ill is in the East the democratic VIC
Il tory must be won. It is in the Eas
that Roosevelt tism must be over over
4 thrown. It is the East that, mus nus
/ save the country from third tern
and all It implies. For that u reason
J, The world regards Woodrow 4 WI i
son as the strongest candidate TINS
Il democratic party can nominate nate
The New Jersey primaries were re \ !
Vital test Of his political strength no
only in New Jersey but in Nes
i York they proved that LOCAL op 'f'
ton to him is largely myth. = 2.
4 though the campaign against ~ nm
was well organized and abundanals
Financed it failed miserably. q
swa,nt the state, and the only foul
/ delegates he lost were lost tnrousl
the personal efforts OF James sml.n
i q : political boss whom Coy. VII.
j son kept out Of the United States ss
senate II a SECTION Of the country count!
! where Wall street and the po!itlca'
h os,s, Is are most powerful. Gov. WI.
Lcon 4 demonstrated that he has n e t i1e
confidence Of the rank and file OF Inc Inc
party, without which any mans eau.
i d;dacv Rs futile. He demonstrated a. a.
i Wel1 that his political strength is 5tne
kind OF strength that is essential 4 g g
Democratic success in the v 1t'
necessary. states Of New York, new t:'s'
4 Jersey and Connecticut.
So much for that.
During. Gov. wilson's public career
The World has been compelled 70
!. Itake issue with him on many CUES
: lions. We regarded whit grave ms y
rivings his sudden conversion to the
i initiative and referendum. reversing
the principles OF a lifetime. We re,
regretted his apparent disposition t 'o
i initiate Mr.. Bryan's sweeping
charges against the so-called Money r:y
Trust without supporting these
charges with facts and speciflle ss1'
lions. We regretted his long cam
paign tours, his too eager chase al
,er the nomination, and certain symp'
toms Of instability which threatened
10 weaken his public usefu ness. " 6
i have not hesitated to warn MN
when we thought he was gong
astray, and shall not hesitate o &C
so again in the future. f3s .F
i But Gov. Wilson's elements OF
weakness are vastly overbalanced by
his elements Of strength. He has
proved his political courage and his
saou,asnass He has proved himself