Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-17
WOODROW WILSON
AS | KNOW HIM"
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propose to abolish it by the reforms
suggested in the Democratic plat.
| form, by the election to Office of
men who will refuse to submit to
it and who will lend all their ener-
| gies to break it up, and by pitiless
| publicity"
Still hoping to corner the gov
ernor, Mr.. Record named the bosses:
'In referring to the board of
guardians, do you mean such Re-
publican leaders as Baird, Murphy,
Kean and Stokes? Wherein do the
relations to the special interests of
such leaders differ from the relation
| to the same interests of such Demo-
cratic leaders as Smith, Nugent and
Davis?"
Mr.. Wilson answering this said:
81 refer to~ the men you name.
They (meaning Baird, Murphy,
Kean, Stokes) differ from the others
in this, that they are in control Of
the government of the state while
the others are not, and cannot be if
the present Democratic ticket is
elected
In reply to Mr.. Records question
''Will you join me in denouncing the
Democratic 'overlords' as parties to
political boss SYSTEM" DR.. Will
SON replied, Certainly I will join
you, or any one of either party, in
denouncing any one who attempts
iany outrages against the government
and public morality"
At this time I was in close touch
with the managers of the Wilson
campaign, including Smith, Nugent
and Davis. While they admired the
fine strategy that lay back of the
Democratic candidates reply to Mr..
Record, they looked upon it as a
mere gesture upon the part Of Mr..
Wilson and scorned to believe that
his reply to Mr.. Record constituted
challenge to their leadership. They
did not show any evidences of dis
may or chagrin at the courageous
attitude taken by DR.. Wilson. They
simply smiled and shrugged their
shoulders and said, ''This is a great
campaign play"
CHAPTER VIII
The End of the Campaign
The final meeting of the guberna-
torial campaign was held in large
auditorium in Newark, N. j., where
the last appeal was made by the
Democratic candidate. 1t was
meeting filled with emotional1sm
such as I had never seen in a Gam
paign before. The Democratic can
didate, Woodrow Wilson, had cover
ed every section of the state, and it
was easy for even the casual observ-
err to note the rising tide in his IA
vor. The campaign had, indeed, be-
come a crusade, his eloquence and
sledge- hammer blows at the opposi-
ton having cut our party lines
asunder. I was present at the final
meeting and took my place in the
wings of the theater or auditorium
alongside Of Senator Smith, the
Democratic chieftain, who a few
weeks before had in masterful
fashion manipulated the workings of
the convention at Trenton in such a
way as to make the doctors nomina.
ton possible. Mr.. Wilson's speech
on this occasion was a profession of
faith in the people, in the plain peo-
pie, those whose names never
emerged into the headlines Of news
papers" When he said in a delight.
full sort of banter to his audience, "I
want you to take sportsman's
chance on me-" there went up a
shout of approval which could be
heard as far as the hills of old Der.
gen.
The Famous Closing Speech
The peroration Of his final speech
spoken in a tone OF voice that seem.
ed not only to reach every ear, but
| in fact, to touch every heart, includ-
ed the following:
+ "I want to speak very plainly to
! this audience tonight. I have now
| been into every county of the state
and l have seen audiences that would
| move the heart of any man, throng.
| ing in numbers and rallying around,
not a party, not a person, not to &C
| complish some selfish purpose or in,
terest, but to enjoy the experience
Of hearing the genuine interest of
the entire commonwealth discussed
1--WE have begun a fight that, it
may be, will take many a generation
to complete, the fight against priv.
| ilege; but you know that men are
not put into this world to go the
path Of ease. They are put into this
world to go the path of pain and
| struggle. NO man would wish to sit
idly by and lose the opportunity tc
take part in such struggle. All
through the centuries there has been
this slow, painful struggle forward
| forward, up, up, a little at a time
along the entire incline, the inter,
minable way, which leads to the
perfection of force, to the real seat
of justice and honor. :"
1t the end of this notable and
touching speech, old Senator James
Smith, seated alongside of me, pulled
me by the coat and, in a voice just
above a whisper and with tears in
his eyes, said: 'That is a great
man, Mr.. Tumulty. He is destined
for great things"
II did not seem possible on this
memorable night that within a few
days these two Democratic chieftains
'. ould be challenging each other and
engaging in a desperate struggle tC
decide the question Of Democratic
leadership in the state.
GEO BE Continued.)
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