Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1912-06-13
New York World is for Wilson

THE New York World. which vas started by the late Joseph Pull
itzer as al institution that should always fight for progress and re
form, never tolerate injustice or corruption, always fight demagosues
OF all parties, never belong o n party, always oppose privilege
classes and public plunderers. never lack sympathy with the poor, al
ways remain devoted to the public welfare, never be satisfied with
merely printing ews always be drashcary independent. never be
afraid to attack wrong whether by predatory plutocracy or predatory
poverty" has announced its influence in the public campaign will be
for Woodrow Wilson as the next, President, in the following editorial
which appeared recently:
Woodrow Wilson Of New Jersey, should be the Democratic an
didate for President
That is the opinion of the World. That is the counsel Of the New
Jersey primaries That is the LOGIC of the situation.
at is time for facts and not for theories. Judson Harmon might
prove a strong candidate in New York OF Ohio. but his nomination
beaten candidate in New York. New Jersey and Connecticut. He could
do no better than Mr. Bryan, who has lost these states three times and
would lose them again il nominal ed. Oscar W. Underwood is OF
Presidential size, but he has been unseated as a candidate in the north,
and is ar unknown quantity to o of the voters. Woodrow Wilson
alone has a record of continuing victory in the section in which vic
tory is successful to Democratic success.
What other Democratic candidate could poll 50 many vote,m the
great debatable states of the East-New York. New jersey and Connec-
tcut? What other Democratic candidate. who could carry these states
would be so strong in the great Middle West-Oho and Indiana:
What other Democratic candidate could make SC powerful n ap-
peal to hundreds OF thousands of thoughtful independent voters without
whose support n o Democratic candidate a be elected:
What other Democratic candidate could Sc well stem the rising
tide of Rooseveltsm, which threatens to engulf representative
government and republican institutions?
What other Democratic candidate would so fully measure up to
the ideas OF the "a radicals and the san conservatives upon whose
joint action the result OF the elections will hinge?
The World hitherto has withheld its active support from all cand,
dates 1t advocated al open convention at Baltimore and advised its
Democratic friends to await the action OF the Republicans at Chicago
The open convention is assured. The measure OF all the candidates has
been taken. The situation is clarified and further delay is unnecessary
The Democratic Party, if it is o win the election and safeguard
American institutions, nus unite the East and South as TiIden did in
1870 The candidate Ii AIRY New York with its As electoral votes
lie must carry New Jersey with its IA electoral votes. He must carry
Connecticut with its 7 eleetaral votes To lose these states is to give
Roosevelt a walkover. To win these states is % vim not only 90 OF the
SO electoral votes that are needed, but in all probability it is to win
Ohio with "a votes it is to win Indiana with IS votes, which is the his
torcal political ally OF New or and New Jersey; II Is to ave tn
Democratic party a n opportunity OF victory in Massachusetts with its
Is votes, and to bring Delaware with its three votes. back into the
Democratic column In other WORDS it is t o cleo a e"o'rar' Pres
ident of the United States.
at is in the East that Democratic victory must be For that
reason The World regards Woodrow Wilson a. the stronges candidate
the Democratic party cal nominal.