Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 February 1912 — WOODROW WILSON GREAT DEMOCRAT [ARTICLE]

WOODROW WILSON GREAT DEMOCRAT

Judge Stringer of Illinois Recognizes Him as the Logical “ . Leader of the Party. .... IS FITTED FOR WHITE HOUSE Statesman, Scholar and Proved Practical Executive, New Jersey Statesman Would Be Ideal Occupant of the Presidential Chair, BY LAWRENCE B. STRINGER. Democratic Candidate For the U. 8. Senate From Illinois Against Lorimer. Before meeting Gov. Wilson, I was somewhat predisposed in his favor, from having read many of his productions and having admired the great comprehensive grasp of economic situations which prevades all of his political utterances and writings. Still while predisposed in his favor, until I had personally met and conversed with him, I was. not convinced of his availability as a candidate for President. ' Since meeting Gov. Wilson, however, all doubt in that regard, in my own mind, has been removed. Gov. Wilson is presidential timber of the exact kind and quality required at the present time. To begin with he is an intellectual giant, with a broad comprehensive grasp of every public situation. Throughout the east, he Is universally regarded as the brainiest American living today. Even in private conversation, his intellectuality, scintillates in every sentence he utters. He has A logical and analytical mind. His language is simple, easily understood, yet definite, incisive and convincing. He has been a student of political economy since his boyhood, has written varied books upon the subject and is conceded to be the highest authority upon theories of government in the country today. While our presidents have generally been men of patriotic impulses, honest and conscientious, still few of them have been great intellectually. Thomas Jefferson was an exception to this rule. Woodrow Wilson, if elected president, by reason of his instincts, characteristics, training, fearlessness, patriotism, faith in the people and extraordinary intellectuality would indeed be a second Thomas Jefferson.

Ideal Chief Executive of State. As governor of New Jersey, he has given that state a practical business administration, so conceded by all. He has shown himself to be peculiarly fitted for the executive office along the most practical lines. In meeting him, you are impressed with this fact The schoolmaster is not in the least in evidence. He is plain, matter of fact, and his conversation is not pedantic or pedagogic, but direct, forceful and earnest. Above all he is a man of the people. He was born with no silver spoon in his mouth. He is not a man of means or wealth. He is easily approachable. No dignity hedges him about. He resides in a very modest hpme at Princeton. On knocking at his door, no servant, liveried or otherwise, met us at the portals. It was the governor himself who opened the door for us, welcomed us in, took our hats and wraps and laid them aside, ushered us into his library, made us feel at home and talked to us neighbors who had dropped in for a casual call. There are no frills nor sure-belows about him. He is essentially Jeffersonian. As governor of New Jersey, he has fought for the plain people and they love him. In doing so, he has antagonized the interests. He knows it, but doesn’t care. He has faith in the people and takes them into his confidence. Sense of Duty Supreme. I also found him to be a man of positive convictions with the courage of the same. He is fearless in his expressions of opinions. If they do not agtee with your opinion, he is sorry, but he does not trim his views to conform with yours. His sense of duty is supreme. He would not change his views, unless convinced that he was wrong, even though it made him president. He is not a trimmer. He is not a politician, but is a statesman, in all that word implies. He abhors machine politics and machine methods. He does nothing behind closed doors. Everything with him is in the open and he has no political or public secrets. What he says to you, he is willing the world should know’ He is the soul of integrity and honor and he stands today as the one great champion of progressive ideas of govern nent in state and nation. If elected president, no machine leaders, bosses or fractions, will control or influence him. His sense of duty alone will actuate him.

Altogether I was exceedingly well impressed with Gov. Wilson as a man, as a statesman, as an executive and as a possible, if not a probable, future president He seems to combine in one personality, great intellectuality, simplicity, modesty, fearlessness in the discharge of duty, sterling character, honesty of motive, effectiveness, executive ability, energy, enth - si vsm, rugged honesty, practicality and Jeffersonian democracy. And what more what more would anyone want?

Public Sale, In RenSselaef, Saturday, February 24. The undersigned will offer at public sale at Leek’s hitch barn in Rensselaer, commencing at 3 p. m., on - . Saturday, Feb. 24, 1912, the following property: 2 Head of Horses— Consisting of 1 Black Mare coming 3 years old; 1 dark drotf Gray Mare coming 2 years old. ■ 15 Head of Cattle— Consisting of 2 Milch Cows, five years old, fresh in April; 1 grade Shorthorn bull coming 2 years old; 5 Steers 2 years old; 5 Steers coming yearingi -; 2 coming yearling heifers. A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $lO, with usual conditions; 6 per cent of for cash. B. T. LANHAM. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. J. H. Chapman, Clerk.