Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-02-16
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WOODROW WILSON.
About tho Man Behind Whom the
Masses Are Iininu Up.

About tho Man Behind Whom tn,
Masses Are Lining Up.
The great voice Of America does
not come from seats OF learning. II
, comes in a murmur from the hill!
and woods and the farms and factor
les and the mills rolling on and gain
, ing volume until 1t comes to us from
, the homes of common men. Do these
murmurs echo in the corridors Of uni.
versities? I have not heard them.
The universities would make mer
forget their common origins, forget
their universal sympathies, and join
a class-and no class ever can serve
America a-"-Woodrow Wilson.
II this man Is nominated for pres
ident of the United States at the Bal
timore convention, 1t will be due to
the fact that the masses Of the Demo-
cratic party will take no denial from
the politicians and bosses of the DEM
ocratic party, and II he shall be elect
ed president Of the United States II
will be due to the fact that he stands
linveterately opposed to and Is the re-
Ilentless enemy Of all there is in poll
tics and government that such men as
Jim Smith represent. Without insin-
Iuation against or aspersion Of any
other Democratic aspirant. 1t Is but
the truth to say that Woodrow Wilson
is the man against whom Is directed
the fire Of corrupt big business and
the malice of depraved big bosses.
This is manifest to the least observ-
Iins.
When he was nominated for gov
ernor of New Jersey, that Jim Smith
set had not the slightest doubt that
they owned him; but when they came
to investigate they found that Wilson
owned himself. Two Of them were In
Baltimore few days ago and they
assaIled Governor Wilson bitterly,
calling him migrate" "self-centered," "
many unprintable epithets in addi-
ton. Here is one of their indict-
Imepts.
Wilson let Smith work for him for
governor. He let Smith spend $780,
900 in electing him, and then he turn
ed him down fiat. He never knew
him after election. Why? Because
he thought Smith might prove det-
riment to his candidacy for the presi-
dency, and so he threw him over.
Look what he did to Harvey"
Now, If Jim Smith spent 100000,
or $4,000, or $4,000, or 81, In that
election, he spent 1t for Jim Smith.
He wanted to be United States sena-
tor, as he was In 1894, and his inten-
ton was to do what he did before
defeat tariff reform. No doubt Jim
Smiths vote In the next congress
would be worth twice or thrice $780,
900 to the leather trust that has made
him q very rich man. Wilson rejected
his alliance, as later he rejected the
aid of Jim Smiths fellow-millionaire.
Tom Ryan.
II was not the money of Jim Smith
that elected Woodrow Wilson govern
or, but the character Of Woodrow
Wilson that elected him. The bosses
awakened to find that Wilson was not
with them nor Of them. A native OF
old Virginia, of that indomitable
Scotch Irish race that has wrought
so potentially to make our govern
ment the best and our republic the
greatest of the nations, Wilson Is the
son of a beloved Presbyterian clergy
man. He lived in Georgia and South
Carolina, where he was a pupil In
school, a teacher Of youth, and law
yer at the bar. He was educated at
Princeton, Of which institution he was
subsequently the head. He also Is
graduate Of the law department OF the
University of Virginia. In addition,
he was a fellow Of Johns Hopkins,
where he took a degree. He taught
in Pennsylvania and in Connecticut.
Appointed a professor Of Princeton,
he was raised to it's presidency. an Of
for governor Of New Jersey.
| Governor Wilson Is a student In
the best sense Of the word-he thinks
profoundly on what he reads. He Is
gifted with the genius Of taking pains,
and recognizes that excellence Is the
fruit of labor. He Is the author OF
several books. some Of which are now
standard notably his congressional
Government," THE State" and "A
History of the American People" Be-
fore he was 80 he was an eminent pub
Ilicist, and no man Of the present day
Is better fitted for the public service
of a free people. He Is practical
man, an administrator. He Is Gre
ative genius, and he can make paths
where there were none before. He Is
a man Of destiny II there be such a
one now on the public stage. He Is
a man Of courage and preeminently
independent. He could have the unan-
imous support of knavish big business
for a wink or a nod. He scorned to
bid money for the nomination. He Of
fers character for it, and his Is the
highest bid as well as the best.
| Woodrow Wilson Is Democrat In
social contact as we'll as Democrat
in political principle. He is as ap-
proachable as the late William r.
Morrison, and free off-han'" his story
tells. His style is open, simple, terse,
direct, virile. His sincerity is manifest
in every word. / take the liberty of
inserting what one Of the shrewdest
observers of the newspaper press says
of him-Marmaduke B. Morton. of the
Nashville Banner:
Wilson's capacity for looking after
details Is enormous-to me almost be-
yond conception. He never seems to
spare himself, and yet he seems to
come out always with steady nerves
and smile upon his countenance. AS
a sample-while president Of Prince
ton he was his own stenographer. He
is a good shorthand writer, and uses
| 1t extensively-or did-in his every
day life, taking copious notes of things
he wants to remember. He comes here
| franuantly and ia one Of the most