Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1912-03-14
That Is to Bring Control Of the
Government Back to the
People.
HE IS LOGICAL CANDIDATE
Moro Than Any Other Man, Governor
Of New Jersey Represents the
Hopes and the Aspirations OF
the Democratic Party.
BY HON. J. n. HARROD.
OF Little Rock, Ark.


1t Is highly important that the can
didate OF a great party should have
the qualifications of fitness and avail
ability The friends Of Woodrow VIII
son are convinced that he comes up to
this standard In point Of ability and
knowledge OF the principles OF govern
ment he has no superior In the repub-
lie. That Is to say his qualifications
are 80 well known, that they are con-
ceded by all men
II La not what men say, but what
they do, that inspires confidence.
The people trust Woodrow Wilson, not
only for what he says, but for what he
has done. No man can inspire conf
dence II there Is doubt OF his sim
cerity II the people believe that
man Is true, that he Is faithful, that he
Is sincere, they will rally to his sup
port with great enthusiasm.
This explains why the Democratic
party now turns to Governor Wilson
to bear It's standard. He has proven
his sincerity by his works. AS govern
or OF New Jersey. he has redeemed the
pledges that he made while a candi-
date for office. He has conducted the
government Of that state in the open.
He has resolutely set his face against
secrecy In politics. In legislation and
In all other matters OF government
1t Ia said that big business" Is
against Governor Wilson; II big busi-
ness" Is against him. 1t is because big
business" wants to run the govern
ment We are for him because we
want the people to run the govern
ment.
Governor Wilson's opponents say
he cannot carry New York The po
litical history Of the country shows
that there Ia nothing so absolutely
and utterly unreliable as the predic-
tions of the wise mel who come out
OF the east" as to who can carry New
York. In 1892 the New York delega-
ton and representatives of Tammany
hall came to the convention and thun-
dered against Cleveland and said: He
cannot carry New York" In spite Of
their opposition. he was nominated
ohA u'u S"iiJ ANO" iOi N anu tHt Couh-
try. In 1904. Belmont and Sheehan
came to St Louis and said: Give us
Parker. he can carry New York" Par
ker was nominated and was the worst
defeated man since the days OF Gree
Icy. In the face of this record, we de-
cline to be alarmed. inundated or In
fiuenceG by threats from Wall street
1t Is the part Of wisdom to ealize the
situation and to govern ourselves &C
cordingly, 1t stands t. reason that we
cannot defeat Republica~ reaction.
airy with a Democratic reactionary.
The contest In our party is between
progressive Democracy and reaction.
airy Democracy
The great Issue In American politics
Is to bring the control OF the govern
ment back to the people. to put an end
to special privilege, and to open the
way to equal opportunity This ia the
great work that lies before the Demo
cratic party,
Woodrow Wilson typities this issue.
His very name will be platform
More than any other man, he repre-
sents the hopes, the ideals and the
aspirations of his great party He Is,
therefore. the logical candidate