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Courage and Skill Show His
Fitness For Presidency.
REGARDED As SECOND 1IlOEN
President Of North Carolina College
Outlines Career Of New Jersey Ex.
seutivs and Declares Hs ls the Man
Who Will Got the Most Votes IN the
Riaht States.
BY 1. L. HOBBS,
President Of euiIford IN. c. coI'ee

STOoi0VUs 81 SuIIVTo \IN' vi SoUSSS'
Governor Wilson's career has been
such as to reveal his powers both In
tellectual and administrative, and his
course as governor Of New Jersey-a
very difficult position to fill-has been
70 marked by courage and skill that
\ 10 fitness for the presidency came into
minds of the people all over the
c, try with the belief that second
IL n had arisen.
T. ( was no sudden bursting forth
Of L powers. for the distinguished
schoh had risen in an orderly way,
step b. step. to eminence and fame.
He waA Known to the world of schol-
ars as a oan who expressed and who
was expe, ed to express in the clearest
possible te. ms the best sentiment and
the profoundest philosophy on all prob
lens of education and Of educational
interest in this country. His literary
productions in the way Of American
history and his work "The State" used
as textbook in many colleges, have
been in a field Of learning that will be
Of the greatest use to him and the
country in case he becomes president.
cIsarness Of Utterancs.
Governor Wilson's intellectual pene-
tration is not surpassed by any man
in public life. and his power Of speech
is scarcely equaled in this country.
Generally clearness Of utterance fol-
lows clearness Of perception. The fact
that his work in life has been mainly
in educational fields. so far from be-
ing hindrance. as some pretend to
think, must necessarily be helpful In
fitting him in the adjustment Of means
to special ends. AS president Of
great university and as governor OF a
great state he has had a good field IN
which to display his executive ability.
Moral courage. The president Of our
great nation needs to be man OF the
utmost integrity Of character. man
whose judgment in respect to right
and wrong has become keen by life
Of uprightness that is so we'll known
that the people will know that when he
speaks he means what he says. Cleve-
land is the shining example Of this vir-
tue in American history. Governor
Wilson's public and private life leads
me to believe he possesses that sterling
integrity Of character that would be
the greatest possible relief to us In this
day Of vacillation and uncertainty in
respect to public utterances.
10 10 Calm and Thoughtful.
At this time. when we behold an as
pirant to the office of president who
several years ago declared in explicit
and unmistakable terms that he would
under no circumstances allow himself
to be considered candidate and who
today in terms Just as unmistakable
announces himself for third term-at
such a time 1t would be an infinite re-
lief to have the opportunity of casting
a ballot for a man who is calm and
thoughtful and who cannot be moved
from the path Of simple honesty and
integrity any more than the sun can
be turned from its course. Such
man I think Woodrow Wilson to be.
The controlling reason should be that.
all things considered. Governor Wilson
will be the strongest candidate the
Democrats can name-that is. the one
who will be most likely to win the con-
test for election. We are not by any
means to conclude that n nomination
means an election, and the great prob
lem for the Democrats now Is to find
the man who will get the most votes
and get them in the right states. In
my judgment Governor Wilson has the
best prospect Of success in case Of nom
ination for the simple reason that he is
we'll known to be man Of vast capa-
hilifies both intellectual and moral He