The Brinkley argus., 1912-04-12
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 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 so marked by courage and skill that his fitness for the presidency came into the minds of the people all over the country with the belief that second Tilden had arisen. .e
 This was no sudden Bursting forth of his powers, fol. the distinguished scholar h6a risen in m orderly way, step by step, to seninence and fame He was known to the world Of schol- ars as a man who expressed and who was expected to express in the clearest possible terms the best sentiment and the profoundest philosophy all prob lems of education and of educational interest in this country. His literary productions in the way of American history and his work 'sThe State." used as textbook in many colleges, have been in field of learning that will be of the greatest use to him and the country intcase he becomes president.
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 Governor Wilson's sinteIlectual pene- traitor 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 clearuess of perception. The fact that his work In life has been mainly in educational fields. 70 far from Oe. ing n hindrance. .~as some pretend to think. must necessarily be helpful in fitting him in the adjustment of means to special ends. As president of q great university and as governor of q great state he has had n 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. n man whose Judgment in respect to right and wrong has become keen by a fife of uprightness that Is 90 well known that the people will know that when he speaks he means what he says Clcre- land is the shining example of this vfr- 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.
 Ho 10 Calm and TheughtfuI.
 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 unmistaliablc announces himself for q third term-at such time 1t would be m infinite rc- lief to have the opportunity of casting n ballot for 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 think Woodrow Wilson to be.
 The controlling reason should be that. all things considered. Governor Wilson will be the strongest candidate the Democrats can narle-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 len, for the Democrats now is to find the man who will get the most vote~ and get them in the right states- Tn my judgment Governor Wilson has the best prospect of success in case of nom ination for the simple reason thnt he is well known to be a man of vast cana bilities. both intellectual and moral. He can be depended upon more than any other man In America nt this time to say the right thing mt the right tirar \ and to follow his words by correspond- lngpction.