Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-08-13
Gov. Wilson Notified.

GOV. woodrow Wilson, New Jer-
sey, was informed last Wednesday
that he had been chosen by the
Baltimore convention as the nom
inee for the presidency ON the demo
cratic ticket.
Briefly and simply he was notified
by Senator Elect Ollie James, Ken
lucky, who emphasized, as he said,
that the governor had obtained the
honor "untrammeled by obligations
and unembarrassed by affiliations of
any kind"
Though the governor spoke in &C
ceptance, theoretically to the fifty
two members of the committee,
representing each state and terri
tory in the United States, the
speech was heard by large crowd.
Prominent democrats, governors
of many states, their families, mem
bers of the Women's National Demo-
cratic league and others, came to
attend the exercises.
Gov Wilson stood smiling on the
porch of his summer cottage, fond
ling his year old grandniece. Other
members of his family were present.
From the veranda of the little
White house" where the governors
of New Jersey are wont to spend
their summers, the nominee de-
livered his speech. Grouped be-
meath wide-spreading willows and
elms were the more prominent
guests, hedged in by clumps of ferns
and bushes.
Senator Ollie M. James, Kentucky,
rendered to Woodrow Wilson the
formal nomination for the presi-
dency. He said there would be no
disgruntled democrats "sulking in
the.- tents" He ASSERTED that the
republican party is disorganized
and discouraged.
James declared that the party
would give the malefactors of big
business ''felon's stripes" He de-
clared the democratic faith was
thou shalt not steal, as compared
to trust barons with larcenous
hands in the pockets of Americans"
under republican rule.
James said: eve can almost hear
the republicans say What shall it
profit a party if it gain all the
trusts and lose the common people?"
TRUSTS and monopoly walk with
arrogant and brutal tread, fixing
with equal insolence the market of
the buyer and seller. The republi-
can party has taught the trusts
that it only barks and never bites.
Their prosecution against these out
laws are but signal to play a ris-
ing market, to drive higher the
value of the stocks they own, to in
crease the prices of articles that
they sell.
THE American people desire to
turn the White house from a bull
wark of privilege into fortress of
justice to the people.
''The American people demand
the extirpation of trusts and mon
opolies, not the plucking of bios
som here and ycnder, but that the
AK shall be laid at the very root of
the tree of Special Privilege.
1t will take giant for this task,
a hero's heart, a soldiers courage.
Democracy looked this country over
and with millions to choose from,
selected you Mr.. Wilson as the man.
in less than two years your mas
ter mind, your splendid leadership,
your love of the peoples rule, your
belief that platform promises we're
to be faithfully carried out, real
bond of honor between the party
and the people, broke the chains
that bound New Jersey and she
stands today the redeemed common
wealth..
In accepting Gov. Wilson sounded
the keynote of the democratic cam
paign. He devoted much of his
address to the tariff and the trusts.
He said that there must be imme-
date tariff revision, and it should
be downward, unhesitatingly and
steadily downward.
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