The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-08-08


woodrow Wilson, Of New Jersey, was
officially informed today that he had
been chosen by the Baltimore conven-
tion as the nominee for the presidency
on the Democratic ticket.
Briefly and simply the governor was
notified of his nomination by Senator
elect Ollie James, Of Kentucky, who
emphasized, as he said, that the gov
ernor had obtained the honor un-
trameIed by obligations and unem-
barrassed by Affiliations of any kind.
Though the governor spoke, in ac-
ceptance, theoretically to the fifty-two
members of the committee, represent
ing every state and territory in the
union, the speech, sounding the depths
of his political philosophy, was heard
by a great throng.
Prominent Democrats, governors OF
many states, their families, members
of the Women National Democratic
League and a multitude of seashore
folk, came from up and down the Jer-
sey coast to attend the exercises.
From the broad veranda of the
white house where the governors OF
New Jersey are wont to spend their
summers, the nominee delivered his
speech.
The governor read from his manu-
script. The platform, ne said, was not
q program, but a practical document
intended to show that we know what
the nation is thinking about and what
IT is most concerned about" The peo-
pie, he added, were about to be asked
not particularly to adopt a platform,
but to entrust the Democratic party
with office and power and the guild
ance of their affairs" and their desire
now was to know what translation of
action and policy he intends to give
to the general terms of platform, y
should he be elected.
/ The task ahead, the governor ex-
planned. was to set up the rule OF
Justice and OF right in such matters
as the tariff, the regulation Of the
trusts and the prevention of mo-
nopoly, the adaptation of the banking
and currency laws to meet present day
conditions; the treatment of those
who labor in factories and mines and
throughout all the great industrial and
commercial undertakings and the po-
litical life of the people of the Philip
pines, 'for whom we hold govern
mental power in trust for their SER
vice, not our own"
OF the tariff, the nominee declared
emphatically:
There should be an Immediate re-
vision, and It should be downward
ward" This revision, he explained
should begin with schedules which
have been most obviously used to kill
competition and extend to every item
in every schedule that afford any mo-
nopoly and the system of taxations sc
adjusted that they will fall where
they will create the least burdens
THE means and methods by which
trusts have established monopolies.
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known. It will be necessary to supple
ment the political law with such Law
both civil and criminal as win effect
ually punish and prevent these
methods
In closing the governor declared 1
presidential campaign might easily
degenerate into a mere personal con,
test and so lose its real identity and
significance"
There is no indispensable man." re
marked the governor. THE govern
ment will not collapse and go to piece
n any one Of the gentlemen who ar,
\ seeking to be entrusted with its guild
, ance should be left at home.
I'VE represent the desire to set VI
an unentangled government" he con
cluded. "a government that cannot b.
used for private purposes, either IL
the field Of business or in the field o
politics, a government that will no
tolerate the use Of the organization
Of a great party to serve the persona
aims and ambitions of any individual
and that will not permit legislation t.
he employed to further any privat
interest"
SURVEYED LANDSCAPE DER.
woodrow Wilson stood on the We
randa OF the summer capitol here earl
today surveying the broad meadow
where. in the afternoon, he was to b
officially notified of his nomination t
the presidency on the Democrati
ticket.
The governors only brother. JOSEF
r. Wilson, one of the editors of tn
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner, and hi
cousin, James Woodrow, Of Columbis
s. c., were here for the exercises
Miss Eleanor Wilson, the governor
ybungest daughter, who had been Wis
itfng, returned here today, completin
the family group.
A wide space was roped off in whic
were to be seated some Of the NOR
prominent Democrats. On the verand
where Gov. Wilson was to deliver hi
speech Of acceptance, were wicke
chairs for the fifty-two members :
the notification committee and tn
guests invited by the committee, whic
included the twenty-five Democrat
governors.
The exercises were scheduled to bs
gin Immediately afer luncheon wa
served to the official group.
Among the visitors who arrive
early for the exercises were a numb
of professors from Princeton Uni
versity.
Col William Lfbbey, Princeton 2
a member of the governors staff, wa
an early arrival. It was Col. Libba
who gave the orange and black colo
scheme to Princeton.