Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1912 — WHY NOT ELECT WOODROWWILSON [ARTICLE]

WHY NOT ELECT WOODROWWILSON

Chicago Pes!, Influential Republican Fspsi, Asks Its Readers a Lea-ling Question.

FRAUDS OF PREStiil REGIME

Says the Tariff Has Been Too High For a Generation and Must Be Lowered. The Chicago Post, an influential in dependent Republican newspaper. propounds this question to Republicans: “Why not Wilson? "This question is addressed particularly to Republicans. “Governor Wilson suits the Democrats down to the ground, suits all Democrats who are worthy to be called Democrats But in an emergency like this, why should not Wilson suit a large part of the Republicans as well? 1 . “Why not Wilson? "Governor Wilson is a thoroughbred American gentleman, not only in the accident of birth, but in his every ideal, impulse and principle. That should be the first requirement of every presidential candidate "Governor "Wilson is a tried and trustworthy executive. His brilliant record as governor of New Jersey proves that Governor Wilson is an eminently sane and sensible man. He is an eminently honorable man. He has dignified every place which he has held. He hns performed a splendid public service by lifting the present campaign out of the riot of mudslinging with which Roosevelt began it “In every personal characteristic. Governor Wilson is equipped to be any man’s president, without regard to vv hether that man is a Democrat or a Republican What then, of his political qualifications? Governor M 11 son is and always has been a sensible Democrat but he is not aud never has been a silly, violent partisan. Governor ilson stands for honesty and efficiency in federal administration. So do all save those who profit by graft and inefficiency. “Governor stands for the curbing of trusts and monopolies. So do all, except monopolists and their defender, Theodore Roosevelt “Governor Wilson stands for a prompt and steady downward revision of the tariff. So do nine-tenths of the people of the United States. “Governor Wilson believes in a more radical tariff revision than do a large number of the rank and file of ReRUbllc§ns. B<it.£lQvernor Wilson is

the only candidate who if elected will perfnit the revision of the tariff at all “The tariff has been too high for a generation, is it not better to take a chance at getting it too low—according to Republican standards—than to let the known frauds of the present regime continue for another four years to rob the public? “Why not Wilson? He will give an honest, a dignified, a capable administration. He will respect the constitution. He will see that the tariff is revised downward. He will curb trusts He will serve the people. • “Why not Wilson?"