Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-11-09
SKETCH or THE LIFE
OF WOODROW WILSON
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ernor Wilson simply reminded them
.of the pledges contained in the plat
form on which they secured their of.
flee, and that IL was not their will but
the peoples they we're there 70 carry
out.
II this argument did not suffice to
bring them into line he would offer to
go to them into their respective dis
triets and debate the matter before
their clients
After coming in contact few times
with such a will and character the re-
calcitrant members threw up their
hands and told the Governor to go as
far as he liked-they would oppose
him no further.
Then the New Jersey Legislature.
mastered by it's Governor, proceeded
10 enact reform measure after reform
measure, and before ii had concluded
it's first session under Governor VIII
son IL enacted into law such progress
sive measures as "The Corrupt Prac-
tees Act" the Employers Liability
Act, a most excellent Public Utilities
Act, a Municipal Commission Govern
ment Law, which gives any city in the
State the right to adopt a commission
form of government IL it SO desires,
and the Sterilization OF Anti-Procrea.
ton Act.
But the fight the Governor had with
the reactionaries In the Legislature
was as nothing compared with the one
he had with the big bosses as soon
as he crossed the personal ambition
of Senator James Smith, Jr
The latter was the biggest bi-parti-
san boss in the State. He had repre-
scented New Jersey in the United
States Senate and he wanted to do it
again.
In the State primary election, how
ever, James MARITIME had received a
large majority of the votes in the
State. Smiths name was not on the
primary ballot. He had neglected to
put II there, thinking that when the
time came for the Legislature to elect
a senator all he would have to do
would be to notify that body that lie
desired to go to Washington ard the
thing would be done.
But again the Governor stepped in
with his masterful will. Again he re-
minded the legislators that the people,
at least majority of them, had be-
spoke a preference for MARITIME and
there was nothing for them to do but
to ratify the will OF the people
The bosses gasped at the Governors
temerity, How dared he oppose the
Mighty Smith. He dared, and he won
Naturally this brilliant record at
traeted the attention of the entire ma
ton to the New Jersey governor He
was written about and tal-eI about in
every State and city Throughout the
country. @
Seeing the attitude OF the country
toward their favorite, the admirers of
Governor Wilson stood up and yelled
whats the matter with Wilson for
President"
The echo o THAT query spread
throughou THE nation and encourag-
ing answers began to come back on
The echo of that query spread
launched.
Mr. Wilson was essentially young
mans candidate.
Many of the old.line Democrats OPP
posed him before the Baltimore con-
vention, and leaders, as well rs would
be leaders in his party, went to great
lengths to defeat his nomination. But
his nomination once attained harmony
settled upon the party, all factions be-
came reconciled and worked as a unit
for his election.
As the campaign progressed the
Democratic candidate doomed larger
in the public eye. He won favor
everywhere by his mastery way in
presenting the issues of the campaign,
and the excellent good temper he ex-
hibited throughout the hard-fought
canvass. His magnanimity toward his
opponents won the admiration of
everyone, Republican and Democrat
alike. He won golden opinions OF him
self at the time Theodore Roosevelt
was wounded by an assassin's bullet
at Milwaukee by promptly cancelling