The Arvada enterprise., 1912-06-13
White DECLARES
WILSON the man
Iowa's Greatest Democrat Urges
His Nomination
RECTES CLARK,S HANOICAPS.
His Emotionalism Betrays Him Into
Extravasanee, as In His Reciprocity
Spssch-Governor Wilson's lnteIlec-
tual Strsn9th-His Record as an Ex-
u, seutivs.

I 0S6StNOs
/ BY Hon. F. E. WHITE,
"Iowa's Greatest Democrat" Three
Times Party's Candidate For
Governor
Written for Dubuque Telegraph-Eeraldl
1t is entirely safe to say that the in
dividual voters Of the United States
are ut this time doing more downright
clear thinking than they ever did at
any period of time preceding n presi
dental election. The absence Of par
ty rancor, the constantly diminishing
power Of party prejudice and the gen.
eral willingness to welcome reforma
tory measures and give these right OF
way make up situation such as the
present generation has not witnessed.
What then. in view of these excep-
tionably favorable conditions, is the
primary duty of Democrats? Simply
this: Hold fast with the faith and grit
of the crusader to the traditions and
principles that have given the Demo.
cratic party its present prestige and
power. Suffer no abatement of that
pPllI VI uGNO Olloll " "iuI 40 Juol anu
right that has characterized our con,
duct An the past. Prevent the Repub.
licanizatlon Of the Democratic party
and nominate for the presidency the
man whose mental and moral equip.
ment will inspire confidence in that
vast throng Of independent voters that
now holds the balance of power.
n fhn of
be impossible for Republicans to re-
form their shattered ranks. The vacil.
lating tactics of President Taft and
the amazing stunts enacted by that
man Theodore, while amusing to Demo.
Gratis; are positively disgusting to thou.
sands Of level headed, Conscientious
Republicans. The annexation of this
large class Of Republican voters to the
Democratic column that Is marching
under the banner bearing the immortal
inscription, Equal rights to all, spe
cial privileges to none,"N will make De
mocracy' invincible next November
From among the prominent Demo
Gratis who are feverishly struggling fol
the mighty but elusive prize of the
the Democrats Of Iowa to select fol
their support? Without fear or hesi
tation l answer Woodrow Wilson.
A president should not be an emo
tional creature; he should not be i'm
pulsive; he should not be erratic, EC
should avoid being spectacular; he
should be SO built that he could be
neither n hypocrite nor moral delin
Quent; he should be philosopher, q
lover of and Il searcher for the truths
that are eternal Under all the trying
circumstances which beset the office 8
president should carry himself erect
and dignilcI. Among his indispensa
BILE assets should be II fund of knowl
edge Of human history and human ma
ture to enable him to disscct propo
eition. to analyZe II problem and tc
formulate IN idea and II sound judg
ment. We have abundant evidence thai
Governor Wilson measures up to al
these fundamental requirements. His
history aS an educator. scholar, 10
gician; his record as an executive, han
dicapped as he has been in the COVER
nor's Office by ordcais of the most for
Inidablc character-all these discover
10 us the man who admirably fits Into
the present emergency. His superior
intellectual strength will add prestige
to the Democratic cause and will bring
thousands of recruits from among the
educated class of our people.
Iowa Democrats will lndorse Wood
row Wilson or Champ Clark. Not In
the slightest do | wish to belttlc the
many good qualities of our neighDof
on the south, but / must be accorded
the right to ask, DOES CHAMP
CLARK MEASURE UP TO ALL
THE FUNDAMENTAL REQUIRE
MENTS above enumerated? All fair
minded men must concede that Clark
is handicapped by at least one fundar
mental weakness-that is his lack OF
n disciplined\ mind. His fatal mental
defect is his inability to restrain him
self. to maintain his equilibrium. lie
is of an emotional nature. and his emo
tioualism warps his Judgment and be.
trays him into extravagant and I'M
prudent deeds and declarations which
were he president, having to deal with
nice. delicate questions (such, for in
stance. us foreign relations), might
prove disastrous. Mr.. Clark has given
us recently an object lesson, so to
speak, of this unfortunate weakness OF
his. In public speech delivered be-
fore the reciprocity treaty was voted
on In Canada Clark declared he want
ed to see the stars aud stripes font
over the whole TUrth American con
tincnt This unfor. unn;e, inOpportune,
imprudeut declaration of the speaker
of the house was distorted, eXnggcrnt'
ed. misintcrpreted and mlsapplied by
the Canadians to the point of creating
considerable friction and mn unfrlendly
international feeling.
This experience should have taught
Clark n .cssou but 1t did not Yield
ing IL his cinotionnlism soon after tho
treaty had been voted down In Canada,
he made n second crack even worse
than the first.