The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-07-19

The following comments from Life on
the Baltimore nominations are OF spe-
cial interest as they probably show
the drift of intelligent northern senti-
ment more correctly than those from
any other journal:
Perhaps there was alikelies candi-
date than Governor Wilson for the
democrats to nominate, but, IL so, 1t Is
for someone else to name him. We
can't To our mind he came to seem
the democracys best bet, even though
not so certainly its best man. 1t seems
a marvellous thing that the nomina-
ton should finally have come to him;
almost incredible even now. Four dem
ocratic conventions we had seen select
candidates that seemed, and were, pre-
destined to defeat, until II seemed as
though that was fixed democratic
habit Behold, at Baltimore, after
struggling a week, our brethren choose
the last man their opponents wished to
see selected!
1t was wonderful! Think of 1t: OF the
forces finally against DR.. Wilson; of
his propensity to kill himself off in the
preliminary campaign by indiscretions
and impatiences; of the popular
strength and siattractiveness of Mr..
just an example Of the sort of precip-
itation that is liable to result when all
the forces are let loose. They were all
loose at Baltimore. Everyone who had
anything to say and the courage to say
1t, got a chance.
The democrats owe Governor Will
sons nomination first of all to Colonel
George Harvey, his Columbus, who was
out prospecting for candidates. and
discovered him trying to insert the
virus Of democracy into the resisting
mind of Moses Taylor Pyne. Colonel
Harvey gradually detached him from
that employment, conferred upon him
by four years Of devoted diligence the
publicity so necessary, to a political
leader, and finally produced him as a
candidate for governor of New Jersey:
Next to Senator James Smith. who
permitted him to be nominated for
governor of New Jersey;
Next to the said Senator Smith for
affording him the corpus vile for an
illustration of INSTRUMENTATION to boss
es;
Next to the said Colonel Harvey
again for the means for an exhibition
of detachment from the interests;
Next to the Hearst papers for ex-
tensive advertisement of Mr.. Hearst's
dissatisfaction with him;
Next to Senator MARITIME, for serv-
ices in illustrating how great a load he
can carry;
Next to Mr.. Joline, for disclosing
his capacity to harbor a natural, hu-
man impatience with Mr.. Bryan;
Next to the Sun, for general criti-
cism, and advertisement, of his quail
ties;
Next, and in very important meas
ure. to Mr.. Roosevelt, whose boiling
specter hung like a brick house over
the Baltimore convention, threatening
to fall and squash any weak nominee;
Next, little, to the World for root
ing for him at the right time;
Next, and considerably, to Mr.. Bry
an, for killing Off all the other candi-
dates. including himself. and making
him the only likely refuge OF the shep-
herdless;
Next to Charles Murphy and Dan'le
Cohalan. for attending the convention
at Baltimore and imposing the vote of
New York upon Mr.. Clark.
The rest of what was done was done
by Governor Wilson himself. and his
friends, including Mr.. McCombs, his
manager, the result being superinduc-
ed by destiny, which. cutting into the
final crisis, shapes the rough hewn
ends, and makes all things work to-
gether for the futherance of what is
to be.
1t Is important to have a competent
vice-president. and Governor Marshall
is an excellent candidate for that Of
ice. He Is a democrat who can carry
Indiana for himself. and can help carry
1t for Governor Wilson. He is peacea-
BILE, sensible. responsible and intelli-
gent; not so urgent a radical, perhaps
as some others, but a progressive. and
plenty radical enough.
For the democrats to offer the coun.
try such ticket is miraculous. But
after all, II Is a representative ticket
and the whole democratic party seems
10 De behind 1t. That is because events
have caught up with the progressive
democrats, and dragged the unprogres-
sive ones after them.
There were two objections to hay-
ing the nomination go to Mr.. Under.
wood. One was that he would hardly
serve as we'll as Mr.. Wilson to quenct
the Roosevelt propensity; the Other
that he is almost indispensable where
he is to the success of a democrat
ic administration. More than any OF
his brethren, he seems like a mar
whose feet are on the solid earth. and
his head in consequence not in the
clouds. He is a constructive man, by
no means lacking in courageous en-
terprise, not afraid of responsibility
but never combative for the sake o,
combat. He should be a great pror
TO democratic administration IL we
have one. Nobody stands better fol
the brains of the party; no one more
Tor IT'S hopes; no one more for the
whole OF 1t, including every member
who wants the country to prosper un-
der wise laws Justly administered
ME- CLARK hain h,,r,a