The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-27
What the People Want.


Among the reasons which will in
fiuenee Independent voters in the
coming presidential election to vote
for Wilson, the first and foremost is
the character of the Democratic cam
didate, --the fact that he has never
been associated with partisan poll
tics in the past, that he has made no
personal enemies, and that his OPP
ponents in his own party have al
ways referred to him in terms OF the
highest regard. all tend to have an
immense influence with the indie
pendent voter
Secondly, Mr., Wilson represents
an unexpresscd and universal desire
of the American people for man
who can lead by making national
policies the ground of his leadership
instead of his personality. Egotism
in the long run defeats its own oh
ject, and the American people are
heartily sick Of leader worship and
party worship, in this respect Mr..
Wilson meets the hopes of the hun
dreds of thousands of voters of the
vest pocket ballot type.
in Chicago there Is a local reason
for the extraordinary number OF
Republicans whom one meets every
day, who announce, 81 shall vote for
Wilson, and it will be my first Dem
ocratic vote" Chicago was the site
of the personal struggle between two
Republicans, not for leadership as
for absolute dominion over the Re
publican party. and old time Repnb-
Leans, who have been voting for
their party year in and year out on
account OF the memory Of past prin-
ciples for which the party has stood,
have opened their eyes to the fact
that 1t is no longer contest of prin
ciples but contest Of personalities,
and this view will spread more and
more throughout the country, but II
Is especially strong in Chicago. The
Democrats, however, should remem-
Der that Samuel ]. Tilden said in
1876, that the party in power
should have three fourths of the
people at the time OF nomination in
order to have a majority at the time
of election. Political experience has
shown the wisdom of that remark
Just one thing expressed differently
in different campaigns, but always
the same thing has been the cause
OF the growth of the sentiment in
favor Of the Republican party be-
tween the time of nomination and
the day OF election: and that has
been the claim that the Republican
party stands for business success
and prosperity. In one campaign
this was expressed by the catch
phrase, the full dinner pail" and
in another campaign the same prop
osition was worked out along the
line Of the supposed benefits Of pro-
lection to business interests or wage
earners. But it has always been
the same thing in its essence
When, therefore, Governor Wilson,
In his speech Of acceptance, placed
the Democratic party clearly upon
this plank, namely, that it stood not
for revolution or for excited changes
but for a betterment of business con-
ditions and for lowering Of the
cost of living and for a new point
Of view, in which the betterment
of the peoples circumstances shall
be the main object, he has taken a
positive stand in favor of sound
business interests and the prosperity
Of the people, Heretofore the party
has too frequently been on the de-
fensive and have contented itself
with denying that our politics would
destroy prosperity. This patriotic
statement Of Governor Wilson will
be one of the most important of all
reasons in influencing the indepen-
Diet vote Of the country to unite it.
self with the Democratic party.
Again the fact that Governor will
son has not appealed to separate in
terests in his speech of acceptance
merits and meets the admiration of
the people; he has not written one
paragraph to please the farmer, and
another paragraph to please the
negroes Of the north, and a different
paragraph to please the people OF
the south and another paragraph To
please the trusts and another. u