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great and important history. 1t marked
an epoch, not only in the United States,
but also in the whole civilized world, for
it gave to all people new birth Of free
dom, if II is ratified by the people at the
election IN November.
The ticket nominated is not only po-
litcally strong, but it is an exceptionally
good one. The nominees are both Gov
ernors of great States. The candidate
for President is the Governor of the
State of New Jersey, and the candidate
for Vice President is the Governor of the
State OF Indiana.
Not only are they Governors of great
States, but they are both Governors of
States that were Republican when they
were nominated, and both have made
good, and both are the pride and delight
of the people of their States, without
regard TO party.
Woodrow Wilson. the Democratic
nominee, for President was born in
Stanton, Virginia, on December 18th,
1886, and will therefore, be ffty-six years
old on the 2Sth day of next December
Then he will be President at an age
when man ought to be at his best for
the discharge Of the duties of that high
office. He will have had the ripe exper-
Ience and wisdom, as in II. case Of Mr..
Wilson, and his judgment will be sonnd
and staple. He is a graduate Of Prince
tpn University, from which he graduated
in 1879.
He then graduated in law at the Uni
versity of Virginia and received the JEFF
ferson medal for oratory He practiced
law for two years in the State of Georgia
after he graduated.
He then studied law and government
at Johns Hopkins Universityr He was
. then professor at Bryn Mawr College.
Then he went to the Wesleyan University
in Connecticut.
He was then elected to the Chair of
jurisprudence and Political Economy Of
Princeton University, and in 1892 he was
| elected President of that university and
served in that position until he was
elected Governor by the people of New
Jersey by very large majority
Mr.. Wilson, though always a Demo-
Graf, had never been engaged IN active
politics until he became a candidate for
Governor, but had given the subject great
study and delivered many speeches and
lectures on the subject which indicated
comprehensive knowledge and great in
formation and learning.
He IS the author of the best History
that has been written of the United States
which will now be read with more inter-
est and benefit by the people than it
would otheswlse have been. This in it
self will be a great gain. This brief sum-
mary of the Democratic candidate for
President will. we think, to all impartial
readers clearly demonstrate how emf
nently he is fitted for the office he is to
fill, and whcih he is, beyond any reason
able doubt destined TO fill. In the nom
nation of Mr. Wilson three other espec-
tally good Democrats and their friends
were somewhat disappointed. That how
ever, was natural and inevitable as only
one could be elected.
There will be a chance for some of
them yet TO be Presidents, and all of
them will be held in the highest regard
by all good Democrats for their courage
in the fight and in defeat, and for their
fidelity to the principles Of Democracy
Speaker Clark received the highest vote
in the earlier ballots and looked to be the
probable nominee, but then his vote be-
gan to decline.
1t looks as if Mr.. Clark's managers
Numbered, At least somebody blunder-
ed, or Mr.. Clark would have been the
probable candidate as indicated by the
first ballot. 1t is the first time in the his
tory of the Democratic party when can
didate had majority of the delegates in
the convention first was ever defeated for
the nomination. To the credit of Mr.
Clark it must be said he met defeat like
hero and is the same tried and true Dem
orrat he has ever been, and he will ever
be dear to the dearts OF his people.