The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-01
N. Y. WORLD DECLARES
WILSON is THE MAN
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ter qualified than Woodrow Wilson
TO appeal 10 the intelligence and com
mon sense OF the American people
against the most cunning and adrolt
Idemagogue that modern civilization
has produced since Napoleon ILL.,?
"Wwho would stand a better chance
of election in this great national
crisis?
Let us look at the facts:s
1T viii require 266 electoral votes
TO elect a president The so-called
southern states, including Maryland
and Missouri. have 175 votes. As-
Stunning that Arizona will 90 Demo
cratic too. practically any Democratic
candidate for president can count Gu
l7S electoral votes. But IS more are
necessary TO victory. Where can
these IS be found?
1T Is folly TO look for them west
of the Mississippi river. The west IS
in the midst of another revival Of
Populism. In Theodore Roosevelt IL
has found a new substitute for is
gospel OF free silver He is the po-
litical reiEcarnation OF James D..
son and PETER. He is the heaven
born ratio of 16 to l in a still more
fascinating form. II Is idle 10 think
that any Democrat could appeal to
the west against Roosevelt. II is idle
to think that anybody who is not a
far more masterful and dangerous
demagogue than Roosevelt could COM
mand the support or the Populists
who now call themselves Republican
Progressives.
The Democratic party, II IL Is to
win the election and safeguard Amer
fcan institutions, must unite the east
and the south as Tilden did in 1876.
The candidate must carry New York
with Its As electoral votes. He must
carry New Jersey with its Il cleo
toral votes. He must carry Connect
cut with its seven electoral votes
To lose these states is TO give Roose-
welt a walkover. To win these states
is to win not only sc OF the IS elec.
toral votes that are needed, but IN all
probability il is TO win Ohio with "A
votes; Ii Is TO win Indiana with l5
votes, which is the historical political
all yof New York and New Jersey II
is to give the Democratic party an
opportunity OF victory in Massachu-
sets with its is votes. and 10 bring
Delaware with its three votes back
into the Democratic column. In other
words il Is 10 elect QemncraIic
president OF the United States.
1T is in the east, that Democratic
victory must be won. Ii is in ne
east that Rooseveltism must be over.
thrown. Ii is the east that must save
he country from a third term and
all II implies. For that reason the
World regards Woodrow Wilson as
the strongest candidate the Demo
cratic party can nominate.
The New Jersey primaries were
vital test of his political strength not
only in New Jersey but in New York.
They proved that local opposition TO
him is largely a myth. Although the
campaign against him was well or
ganized and abundantly financed. it
failed miserably. He swept the state,
and the only four delegates he lost
were lost through the personal ef-
forts of James Smith, Jr., political
boss whom Gov Wilson kept out OF
the United States senate. In a sec
ton of the country where Wall-st. and
the political bosses are most power
full, Gov Wilson demonstrated that
he has the confidence of the rank
and file of the party. without which
any mans candidacy is futile. He
demonstrated as we'll that his political
strength is the kind of strength that
is essential TO Democratic success in
the vitality necessary states OF New
York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
SO much for that.
During Gov. Wilson's public ca
reer, the World has been compelled
to take issue with on many ques-
tons. We regarded with grave MS
givings his sudden conversion to the
initiative and referendum. reversing
the principles OF lifetime. We re-
GREETED mis- apparent disposition 10
initiate Mr.. Bryan's sweeping charges
against the so-called money trust
without supporting these charges
with facts and specifications. We re-
GREETED his long campaign tours, his
too eager chase after the nomination,
and certain symptoms of instability
which threatened to weaken his pub
lie usefulness. We have not hesitated
to warn MIN when we thought he was
going astray, and shall not hesitate
TO do so again in the future.
But Gov. Wilson's elements OF
weakness are vastly overbalanced by
his elements of strength. He has
proved his political courage and his
fearlessness. He has proved himself
sound on tariff reform. He has proved
1. III 10,
He has proved himself sound on cor
poration control. He has proved hilG-
self sound on trust prosecutions and
personal guilt He has proved him
self sound against government by