Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-29
MENTAL GIFTS
is HIS CAPITAL
J. P. Northrup Analyses
Governors Qualities.
BY SIMON p. NoRTHRUP,
OF the Woodrow Wilson Lawyers Club
of Essex County.

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of Essex County.
Woodrow Wilson should be ch0sep
president of the United States because
he. is intellectually superior to any
other individual under consideration.
In that respect he is far superior.
Many attributes of great Importance
are not susceptible of proof, and time
Is u%nproftably spent In applying nu-
merous tests and discussing relative
value of personal qualities.
Wisdom, the highest achievement OF
man, underlies and vitalizes each of
these attributes. 1t is the golden key.
Honor is first, but no mans conscience
can tell him the rights of another man;
they must be known by rational inves-
tigation or historical inquiry. High In
tegrity and good motive without knowi-
edge are weak and useless.
Intentions unattended are but paw
Ing material. Courage is the comrade
from ignorance.
A man with energy but no knowledge
is a house dwelt in but unfinished.
A moments insight is sometimes
worth a life's experience.
1t is mind, after all, which does the
work of the world, sc that the more
there Is of mind the more work will be
accomplished.
1t is true Woodrow Wilson's superior
mentality is not a thing which may be
demonstrated by exact calculation, but
1T is a fact, and the fact is admitted.
No tape Is needed to discover the
| giant. William II. Taft is not declared
wise by our standing army, the federal
ofilceholders or by the few additional
citizens who would have him r~e-elect,
ed. They call him safe, whereas he is
the most dangerous of all, being uncer-
tain of his course.
A vaciuating president destroys con
idence more thoroughly than can any
consistent one. Theodore Roosevelt Is
respected for courage and energy. He
Toes not claim to have thought ont
anything but poses as a. connoisseElr
of civic stimnlants. His life work was
the dignity hagave to progressive ideas
by Endorsements from the White House
With him the great tariff question is q
sea Of mud, and, although president fol-
two terms, he succeeded by great dex.
terity IN avoiding the utterance of 9
single thought on that question. He
realizes his own limitations and under
takes no heavy constructive work.
Robert Nj. La Toilette, more coura,
| geous and more energetic than Theo-
dore Roosevelt, labors beyond his phys
ical strength to make up for a mind
lacking In a~cuteness. He Is endowed
TO advocate and win persist, but lacks
equipment to judge and administer.
Governor Harmon, Speaker Clark,
Leader Underwood and other excellent
men here and there supported for the
Democratic nomination fall far short
of Woodrow Wilson, who has thai
higher and wider sweep of vision which
makes 1T more difficult for him to STUN.
BILE at trifies and make mountains Out
OF molehills.
Moreover, the attributes mentioned
are particularly apparent In Woodrow
Wilson. His fulfilment within ons
| year OF the pledges made In New Jer
sey by both political parties during q
preceding period of fifteen years OF Re
publican rule Identifies him forever In
the public mind as a man who meant
what he said.
That accomplishment took out Of the
controversy his honor, his integrity, his
motive, his intentions. his courage and
his energy.
1t provided him ripe experience, max
ing him complete by adding practice te
theory, and provided experience for in
diyiduals who assumed after very ex
tensive acquaintance with candidates
that none meant what they said. His
keen insight and remarkable facility Of
expression equip him perfectly for lead
ership.
AS governor he has kept the people
accurately informed respecting whaf
was done and what next should b.
done, and this was possible only
through continuance OF close touch anG
scrutiny. Like Gladstone and Lincoln
he makes the difficult questions appear
simple.
Nothing is more simple Than great
ness; indeed, to be simple is to b,
great" With such a president the PEG
pie would have reliance in the admins
tratien In every crisis. 1t. would not b,
the election of a man to do thing
but obtaining the services OF n capa
ble under any circumstances.
No longer will the elsckor be gov
esned by the tradition OF d party o.
rely entirely upon a statement OF psfn
cipies.
The next president should be pro
gressfye In tendency and OF the high
eat mental attainment that 1t may b
assured be will serve his people hones
ably and capahIy.
Good luck r. the willing handmasA o
upright energetic character and con
sctentious observance OF duty, and wts
dom is justified of her children.