Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-06
dnnted hy the trustees


Il have no private means to de-
pend upon. A man goes into politics
bound by the principles Of honor puts
his family and all who may depend on
him for support, at the mercy of any
I incalcuable turn of the wheel OF for.
tune. and | felt entirely justified in
seeking to provide against such risks,
particularly when | was applying for
what supposed myself to be entitled
TO BY right Of long service as teach
err under the rules of the Foundation
and not by favor.
Il understand that upon receipt of
my application the executive COM
mlttee OF the trustees OF the Founda-
ton restricted the Interpretation OF
their rule and declined to grant me
the allowance"
As Governor, Wilson changed his
attitude toward the initiative, refer
endum and recall. For twenty years"
said he IN discussing the matter. Il
preached TO the students of Princeton
that the referendum and recall were
bosh. have since investigated and !
want TO apologize to those students.
They are the safeguards OF politics
They take the.power from the bosses
and place II in the hands of the peo-
pie. | want to say with all my pow
or that favor them"
The earliest recorded mention OF
Woodrow Wilson as presidential
possibility In in the form OF a letter
written by someone In Indianapolis
to the News OF that city at the time
OF Wilson's inauguration as president
OF Princeton. This faint boom was
revived on February 3. 1906 at the Lo.
tus Club. New York. where Mr.. VIII.
son was the guest OF honor. On that
occasion Col. George Harvey mention
ed him as a possible candidate for
the presidential nomination.
Col Harvey's magazine, Harpers
Weekly. for time gave ardent sup
port to Wilson's campaign for the
nomination.: but at the beginning OF
1912 this support was withdrawn
Harper's printed this explanation:
"The name of Woodrow Wilson "a
our candidate for President was TAX.
EN- down from the head OF these col.
umns In response to statement
made to us directly by Governor VIII
son, to the effect that our support
was affecting his candidacy injurious
ly."
In the famous Wilson.Harvey con.
troversy which followed. Col. Henry
Watterson sided with his fellow edi.
tor and declared that Wilson who
he had hoped would prove another
rilden, had turned out to be merely
schoolmaster.
II was rs an author that Mr.. Wilson
first achieved degree OF fame out
side of Princeton. As an author he is
now least known. His largest liter
airy work is the FIVE volumn History
of the American People"
AS to his reasons for writing the
history. he has said:
Il wanted to make my own con.
ceptions of American history definite
and wanted others to see American
history and American men AS | my.
self saw It."
Certain views concerning immigrA-
ton which Wilson expressed in his
history resulted In considerable oppo-
sitIon to him during his campaign for
the Democratic presidential candi-
dacy. Italians and other southern
Europeans took exception to his ref
erences to them as low inferior fell
lows"
II was claimed by Wilson's oppo-
sition In the campaign that he had
commended immigrants from China
while expressing scorn and disgust
for Italians.
A course OF lectures delivered Mt
Columbia University In 1908 contain
ed the substance OF his first book,
Congregational Government and they
were brought up to date by his at
tempt to show how In the years be-
tween 1886 and 1908 responsibility
graviated toward the president OF the
United States.
Mr.. Wilson's second book, THE
State" Is used as text book In many
schools and colleges. This was follow
ed by two books OF essays. Then
came George Washington" and 'The
History of the American People"
Mr.. Wilson has made countless edu-
cational addresses, and has written
a great number of essays on political
educational and economic topics
which have never been put into book
form. His style in writing is clear
and vigorous and his diction. both In
writing and speaking is noteworthy
for It's choIceness.