The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-08
; of. tleIr meaning. are eNeeedngly ter.

/ hNl tIcrt are x 5000 many people Ill
| virginia who ave not To be scared by
mere sound. The roaders of The Times
Dispatch, for example. have now learn
| 60. 1t is hoped; the vast difference be
tween the lovel-neaded Wilson and the
,empcStuoua La Fclicttc. With brist-
ing hair, uplttcd hst and tnshins eye
La Ioiiette shouts that without these
genuine representative government in
the United States. How diflerent this
hne frenzy from tho cool sanity of Will
ehiils and foyer does well to take Quin-
me while a healthy fcllow had better
SUCK to bread aud beef He believes
that some of the Western States lid
hnro political nalaria. and that tho
9ulnine of the initiative and rctercn-
gum helped 10 restore them to health.
lie does not believe that their cond
tion has over required so drastic II
, HHruS as the recall of Judges. which
pelief ne expressed MS cmphat,callv 20
me people OF the Pacific coast as hc
| La toilette. he believes that wha; =
, one states meat is another States
poison, and expressly denies that the
initiative. referendum and recall are
general or universal panaceus' In
MS opinion they have no place i'll Viz
slnia or New Jersey or the national
! iacnS. La Toilette mas been mastered
oy them. Both men arc "progrcssIvc' -
put while the one is driving his cha riot
steadily Ste IN the difficult hill of refo,m
me me other Is whirling his recklessly-
Gown the decliyity that slopes iowa I'd
revolution Wilson'S political stecds
are eager and strong. but there are
| Guro,bits IN their mouths. and the reins
gre IN Wilson's own masterful grasp.
Lit foilette's courscrs on the contrary
are without brides. bits or re!ns. and
VIC driVer, standing up IN his chariot
mtters warwhoops as he lashcs them
with the whip.
An! but"-,sny my ultra -conserva-
I've, I've lrlends-"wc hear that Wilson is
self" "'ii-
So 1t Is necessary to devote Ourselves
20 another set OF words. Having dis
poseo OF those alarming vocables ni-
IiatlNe. referendum and recall, VIC must
now tackle radical" wild" danger
Words! words, words,
II wilson's trembling nccuscrs would
q; envy state In concrete language what
~ Is that they are afraid of Il would
i De Gasier to allay their fears. Ii they
would only quote the radical, wild and
aangcrous lansua &c employed by VII.
son or name some OF his radical, wild
s stI uasnscrous deeds it would be pos
iSo ior The uninforrned public to
tuose between him and them. But, II,
.he absence of concrete spcciflcations
th puoIS can only darkly guess Fog
..n n npncnt however, Of those who, not
,n.,, OF getting at the truth OF the
t'er, ~ may be mentioned that my
Iro GW ,rni to Nm; L. AIcConbs. 90
30 o"uMay; Now York, and asking fur
some OF Wilson'S various speechns ca,
81 what he wants and sco hjn,sclf
", nut s Wilson's policies really are. and
his Vows no eAPresscS
Mhoever adopts this suggestion Win
.ncS, naii 20 ma Wilson advocating
Yer or , hncsque doctrines as FREQ sill.
~. VI the oNernment ownership or
raiIroads wilson is too wise r. bu,.t
nn,te eplthets at the presldenti.,i
vot ,.,neS ,9r Mn"m Virginia has thrice
est popular vote ever poiled IN IL,
uountry at large by any Demoerat
" " sr,. But IL any one iinaginos that
wilson inte e''nS 5,. eaoole. seduce or force
th asoI INTO advocating any doctrine
I'M ,r,, ~ does not appeal to the lutter's own
No. anu conscience. he simply does
FOR T thirs wilson as I have known him
nor any other mortal can do that WI
syn -. Goes not wish to make an cpnmy
inai STEan; For Bryan is not mere
:, rrc "s" r,,, brSan is the spokesman or
'lhG the sensible and patriots, thin" 20
a presidential candidate 10 do iy To ~.
mou ,.i,, SO far as reason anu
WIN those for whom Bryan spnaKs
, WiiSon is willing to do that much. Re.
co ana mat he will never go. Bryan
I'm no more control Wilson than H.,
s s,,, S0ntroi the surge of the sea. Be
s ,n p1 mat. Wilson Is greater man
M MI srIan, greater man than La
=, 1870 greater man than Roosevelt.
e., "a. ISatcr man than all three OF then,
f f, into one His moral courage
dar rarcr quality than mere phVsicai
o onn ,b,n superb He does not say
ming In the East, one thing on The
stump and another thing behind thc
h poor, He Is truthful and courageous.
plays the clustering bull. never be Itnsr
stick. is'ee Dig
But let us return TO our mutton-if
,n words can be compared to so
toothsoine a Wand. Is Wilson realIV
The answer must be u double barrel
va Wbo one -, yes and no 1t all depends upon
merely that the term is derived from a
Latin word that means root is ins,ffi
olent. We must be more explicit II
d raa'Gai IS mon who pulls up the
son Is PROFESSIONALLY a radical. IF a
raulcal Is man who loosens the hard
SI9il around tne roots OF his vegeta-
Dies and waters those roots In dr,.
weather. Wilson is. once more. a thor
oushgoinS radical But Ii a radical Ia
s,nn lhln ua SO intent upon pulling up a
with II. then Wilson is emphaticaiI1
no radical at all.
one concrete example OF my mean
WILSON
Knows, fully as well as La Follette or
sfrynn. that here and there may be
found some little Judge who is igno.
rant or corrupt or controlled by parti
san san 9ias: But, unlike these extrm-
ISIS, ne refuses to pull up the great
principle of an independent judiciary
IN order to got rid summarily Of
these occasional weeds.
But let us take other examples. II
is vaguely limited that Wilson will be
radical about "business"-that,a as Pres
ident. he might pcrchance run amnc,t
as as trust hnster" and spread panic
lnTongh the financial and commercial
world by his clamor. Let us see about
this. Let us take the cotton out of
our ears and listen calmly to Wilson's
own words.
The american people," said he at
, Kansas City, on May 8, 1o11, arc
naturally conservative people. They
40 40 not wish to touch the stable founda,
IONS of their life: thoy have n rcver-
the rights of contract which is based
upon a long experience In a free life
III which they have been at liberty to
acquire property as they pleased and