The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-06-04

New Jersey: it is 10 give the Democrat
ic party an opportunity Of victory in
Massachusetts with its IS votes. and to
bring Deleware with its votes back
into the Democratic column In other
words, it is to elect a Democratic
President of the United States.
1t is in the East that Democratic
victory must be won. 1t is in the East
that Rooseveltism must be overthroWn.
1t is the East that must save the coun-
try from third term and all it i'm
plies. For that reason The World re
CARDS Woodrow Wilson as the strong
est candidate the Democratic party can
nominate.
The New Jersey primaries were a
vital test of his political strength not
only in New Jersey but in New York.
They proved that local opposition to
him is largely a myth. Although the
campaign against him was we'll organ
lied and abundantly financed, it failed
miserably. He swept the State, and
the only four delegates he lost were
lost through personal efforts of James
Smith. Jr., a political boss whom Gov.
Wilson kept out of the United States
Senate. In a section Of the country
where Wall street and the political
demonstrated that he has the conf
dence of the rank and file of the party,
without which any mans candidacy is
futile. He demonstrated as we'll that
his political strength is the kind of
strength that is essential to Demo-
cratic success in the vitality necessary
States of New York, New Jersey and
Connecticut.
SO much for that
During Gov. Wilson'S public career
The World has been compelled to take
issue with him on many questions. We
regarded with grave misgivings his
sudden conversion to the initiative and
referendum, reversing the principles
of a lifetime. We regretted his ap-
parent disposition to initiate Mr..
Bryan's sweeping charges against the
so-called Money Trust without sup
porting these charges with facts and
specifications We regretted his long
campaign tours, his too eager chase
after the nomination. and certain
symptoms Of instability which threat
ened to weaken his public usefulness.
We have not hesitated to warn him
when We thought he was going astray,
and shall not hesitate to do again
in the future.
But Gov. Wilson's elements of weak
ness are vastly overDalanced by his
elements of strength. He has proved
his political courage and his fearless
ness. He has proved himself sound on
tariff reform. He has proved himself
sound on the Sherman law. He has
proved himself sound on corpora tion
control. He has proved himself sound
on trust prosecutions and personal
Ia has
against government by Wall street
plutocracy He has proved himself
sound on the independence of the ju-
dietary. He has proved himself sound
on the fundamental principles of con-
stitutional government. He has proved
that he is instinctively and tempera-
mentally a Democrat. He has proved
himself a free man who cannot be
buldoZed by bosses or influenced
against his convictions even by his
personal friends That is the sort of
man who ought to be President.
Gov. Wilson has had more public eN-
perience than Grover Cleveland had
when he was elected President. He is
better known to the rank and file of
the party than Samuel J. Tilden was
when he was nominated for President.
The World believes that he would be
a progressive constitutional President
whom the American people could trust
and for whom they would never have
cause to apologize.
We appeal to all Democrats to con-
slider this matter soberly and thought
fully and without prejudice. We ap
peal TO the delegates to the Democratic
Convention to be SWayed by no conSid-
erations except those of principle and
the public welfare We appeal to Mr.
Bryan to throw his great political in
fluence upon the side of Gov. Wilson
and aid the Democratic party to meet
adequately this great crisis in the Ma
tions history. He has the most brilli-
ant opportunity for disnterested, pa
| triotic leadership that has came to any
| American generation. and he has be-
fore him in Theodore Roosevelt a
striking example of the meaning of
ruthless and unyielding ambition.
| 1t is not in behalf of Woodrow Will
son that The World urges his nomina-
| ton. 1t is not merely in behalf OF the
Democratic party a party 1t is in
behalf Of the American people. 1t is
| in behalf of American institutions. 1t
| is in behalf of the Republic. 1t is in
! behalf of the Nation that is now con-
fronted with the gravest menace that
| it has faced since the obliteration of
! human slavery and the overthrow Of
| secession
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