Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-14
WILSON
IS AR|STOCRAT
Princeton Man Attacks Cover
nor's Democracy-Refuses
to Aid Campaign.

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 14.-J. w.
Park. who had an intimate acquain-
lance with Woodrow Wilson at
Princeton University. declares that
the Democratic nominee for President
is not a Democrat, even with a small
I'd" thai he is essentially an aristo-
crat. Mr.. Park quotes the Governor
to o these assertions.
Mr.. Park has been asked by w. II.
Edwards, Princeton, 90, the New
York street cleaning commissioner, to
contribute to the Democratic fund
through the Woodrow Wilson College
Mems League and makes his state
ment in reply to Edwards's letter.
MI. Parks letter to Edwards fol-
lows:
My Dear Mr.. Edwards-I am in
receipt of your favor i~nclosing letter
from Mr.. Rolla Wells, Princeton, rs,
the W communications being in So
~licitation of the support of college
men generally, and of Princeton men
particularly, for the candidacy of
Doctor Wilson.
Now, as a loyal son of Old Mas
sau, it would give me great pleasure
to do what l could in helping to place
a Princeton man in hat high office.
provided such action would not do
violence to my duty as a citizen. I'm
fortunately, in this instance, the two
motives are in conflict. AS a private
citizen DR.. Wilson is a gentleman of
charming personality, courteous and
cob AIa riy A q N no didaf fl- Dr1o,
dent | deem 1t right to say hat not
only from a perusal of his published
works, but also from personal con-
~versation with him, l know that he
Is not a Democrat, Is not a Progress
sive, and that if elected he will prove
a disappointment to the mass of the
American people whose votes have
placed him in the nations executive
seat.
ION one occasion DR.. Wilson said
to me, I do not believe in democracy
the rule of the many. 1 believe in
aristocracy-the rule of the few; but
l wish an a~ristocracy of brains, not
wealth. On another occasion he
said to me, L disapprove of the Chau-
tauqua idea, the attempt to give q.
smattering of culture to everybody,
which results in securing conceit
without knowledge On another oc-
he said to me, I am opposed
to higher education for the common
people; somebody must do the dirty
work of the world, why shouldn't the
children of the working classes be
brought up to do the work their
parents are o doing?'
ut Is claimed hat his views have
changed in recent years. Yet less
than three years ago he bitterly de-
nounced labor unions before an au-
dience of Princeton students; within
few days he has effusively thanked
Bosses Taggart and Sullivan for their
aid in securing his nomination. has
sent the astonishing telegram to
Boss Murphy to the effect that on
hearthstones as Tammany's are
the fires of liberty kept burning.
Eat the present moment in your
city of New York the Herald, the
Sun, in fact, every reactionary jour-
nal, every organ of special privilege,
is either openly or secretly exerting
every effort to accomplish the election
of DR.. Wilson. These organs of Wall
Street have facilities for knowing a.
candidate not enjoyed by the people
generally. They seldom err in their
judgment of man.
Therefore, though a Princeton a
or, rather. because | am a Prince
ton man and try to follow the uni
versity's great traditions-I find it
impossible to comply with your re-
quest to support the candidacy of DR..
Wilson. Yours very truly,
~. w. PARK"