Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-11-01
Wilson's Serene and Sober
Democracy

Governor Wilson he does to sit all night the
9TH of November follow the agmentary pre-
fer to to bed-and read the papers in the morning
Here significant point in the character the
candidate Whether stays up ticker or not his
friends will testify that he strain
himself to be president He the least of all the
dates
This fact has important bearing upon the quality of
Wilson's democracy eageness the power that other men
bestow upon him checked by knowledge that man
greatest given taken away by majority vote
He is the kind of Democrat cabin made
by himself than kingdom that others have made His
democracy of the old stock He hates arbitrary
power.
Such he he has by absorbing
self his work He the way
whatever happens election day He be out of Job
However, there doubt that Wilson will elevated and
there doubt that will plunge enthusiasm into the work
of the presidency Only the presidency
what he has always been doing and thing
Wilson's democracy has the serenity of the old Virginia type
of Jefferson, Madison and their line But he
has Travelled with the age
Wilson by all odds the progressive man in the pres
dental lists because he understands do-tha
the energy modern politics organization of the working
world He knows that the make private pub
lie its aim and operation public business more per
sonal more matter-of-fact and businessike
He sweeps away the superstition private affairs and public
affairs be conducted different planes per
ceives that is impossible to maintain higher
public life than obtains industry trade he insists
both standards together going to knock
of big business contrary he is trying to put
brains into big business.
He the bosses because one They
fear him by instinct but the whole of his
heysmpe souls do yet fully comprehend under
stands of that bosses live the
He will abolish the bosses by abolishing corruption
Seeing that eversh politics swinging big stick-can not
aay the fever of bad business Wilson would
economics and the health politics evvng spirit free
initiative and local sefgovernmeni the Democratic spirit
He would strengthen the government from bot
topbegnnng with the foundations people live
for Wilson is for a coolheaded captain who is
particular about his chart his compass port He is bold
sailor but he prudent And he is mperturbabe
These stormy timesin Europe, Asia elsewhere
News the disasters Turkey brings great powers Europe
the of wide of Within wears
Europe likely exhaust strength devastating
military reaction toward mtarism absousm
Europe will leave the Great American republic where
stood century gothe only competent conspicuous
pion of political freedom and industrial efficiency
Under such circumstances the United may within this
decade achieve earthgrppng power mastery
things and irresistible that dictate peace of the
world and impose the methods of its prosperity upon the
wldered peoples of Europe
That the kind of Democrats have ALWAYS
meant to play 1t the kind of thing Wilson about He
would organize the creative forces of that its
and industry should be despoti than
any army with banners"
This great day for the of free government
1t is a day to sit tight in the saddle of Democracy.
Wilson tipht