The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-04-29
BY L. L. HOBBS,

SJ Is - noooS,
President of GuiIford IN. C.) College.
Governor Wilson's career has been |
such as to reveal his powers both in
leilectual and administrative. and his
course as governor of New Jersey-a
very difficult position to flll-haS been
So marked by courage and skill that
bis fitness for the presidency came into
the minds of the people all over the
country with the belief that a second
Tiidpn had arisen.
This was no sudden bursting forth
of his powers. for the distinguished
scholar had risen In an orderly way.
step by step. to eminence and fame.
He was known to the world Of schoi-
airs as a man who expressed and who
was expected to express in the clearest
possible terms the best sentiment and
the profoundest philosophy on oil prob
lens of education and Of educational
interest in this country. His literary
productions in the way OF American
history and his work 1.-THE State" used
been in a field of learning that will be
of the greatest use to him and the
country in case be becomes president
CIearness of Utterance.
Governor Wilson's intellectual pane
tration is not surpassed by any man
In public life. and his power of speech
ia scarcely equaled In this country
fol
lows elearness of perception. The fact
that his work In life has been mainly
In educational fields. so far from be-
ing O hindrance, as some pretend to
think. must necessarily be helpful In
fitting him in the adjustment Of means
TO special ends AS president OF
! great university and as governor OF
! great state he has had good field In
| which to display his executive ability
/ Moral courage. The president of our.
| gre:t nation needs to be man of the
| utmost integrity OF character, man
| whose Judgment In respect to right
| and wrong has become keen by life
Of uprightuess that Is so well known
| that the people will know that when he
| speaks he means what he says. Cleve-
| and is the shining example of this v1r-
| tue in American history Governor
Wilson's public and private life leads
ME TO believe he possesses that sterling
integrity of character that would be
the grpateSt possible relief to us in this
| day of racillation and uncertainty in
respect to public utterances-
He Is Calm and Thoughtful.
At this time, when we behold an as
pirunt TO the office of president who
several years ago declared in explicit
and unmistakable terms that he would
under no circumstances allow himself
to be considered Il candidate and who
today in terms just as unmistakable
| announces himself for q third term-at
| such time 1t would be an infinite re
lief to have the opportunity OF casting
a ballot for II man who Is calm and
| thoughtful and who cannot be moved
| from the path of simple honesty and
| Integrity any more than the sun can
| be turned from its course Such q
| man | think Woodrow Wilson to be.
The controlling reason should be that,
all things considered. Governor Wilson
| will be the strongest candidate the
| Democrats can name-that Is, the one
who will be most likely to win the con-
test for election. We are not by any
| means to conclude that a nomination
means an election. and the great prob
| lem for the Democrats now is to find
| the man who will get the most votes
| and get them In the right states. In
my Judgment Governor Wilson has the
best prospect of success in case of nom
ination for the simple reason that be Is
we'll known to be man of vast capa-
bilities. both intellectual and moral He
can be depended upon more than any
| other man in America at this time to
say the right thing at the right time
and to follow his words by correspond
ing action.