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PICTURE HISTORY OF WOODROW WILSON DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR THE PRES1
1:
IW RISE IN
FIELD OF POLITICS
less Than 20 Months Ago He
Was Elected to New Jer
sey Governorship, an Un
tried Man in Public Office.
On September 15, 1910, the Demo
cratic state convention of New Jersey
nominated Woodrow Wilson for gov
ernor; two months later he was elected
to that office. On Tuesday, July 2,
1912, tha Democratic national conven
tion, after ona of the most intense
struggles in the party's history, named
Woodrow Wilson aa its candidate for
ths presidency. This remarkable rise
in political life, attained within less
than i'i months, has few parallels in the
history of the United States and is a
most powerful argument for the re
sumption of popular government the
Idea that Wilson advocated during his
whirlwind campaign for the New Jer
sey governorship, which he has prac
tised with marked success during his
Incumbency of that office and which
he now represents in the broader field
of national politics.
When the Democrats of New Jersey
were casting about for an available
gubernatorial candidate, they intruded
upon the quiet of the Princeton campus
and ohose as their candidate a man
schooled In the theory of government,
but without experience in the field of
practical politics. In accepting the nom
ination, he made it quite plain that if
"elected governor he would consider
himself the state leader of his party.
His vigorous campaign was a decided
contradiction of the popular fancy that
the academlo is a misfit in public life.
He proved himself to be a most ef
fective speakw and his frank declara
tion for a mora direct control of gov
ernment by the people won him that
measure of confidence which, trans
lated Into votes, read election.
Once entered upon the duties of hto
office, Governor Wilson soon impressed
the people, to the utter dismay of the
party bosses, that his earlier utter
ances concerning party leadership were
not campaign flapdoodle but truths. He
proved this conclusively by compelling
the eleotlon to the United States senate
of James J. Marline, for whom popular
choice had been registered by a primary
Vote, in the face of the claims of James
Smith Jr., star representative of the
state party organization.
Ration Takes Notice.
The country at large took notice, and
It moved forward for a closer view as
this determined executive continued to
force down the throat of a recalcitrant
legislature a legislative progfam that
Included a direct primary and election
law, a corrupt practices act, an employ
ers' liability law and a public utilities
law.
Such conduct In offle stamped Gov
ernor Wilson as a man of presidential
Blxe. As the pre-convention presiden
tial campaign opened he loomed large.
Whatever handicap as a practical poli
tician he may have sustained by his
open enmity to "boss rule" he more
than overcame by the confidence he in
spired in the people In all parts of the
country who readily learned that this
former university president was a liv
ing example of the governmental idea
for which he stood. As the campaign
proceeded Governor Wilson gained
strength by the manner in which he
handled delicate problems confronting
his candidacy. Organized support of
certain moneyed Interests was openly
spurned. The Harvey-Watterson inci
dent made it clear where Wilson stood.
He faced determined opposition In the
state conventions and presidential pri
maries and yet when the forces were
lined up for the national convention
there were enough delegates pledged to
him to Insure his being a formidable
figure in battle of ballots at Baltimore.
The outcome of the Republican con
vention at Chicago was favorable to
WHson'a candidacy. When the Demo
cratic convention met it was apparent
that the struggle was not between men
but between principles, and this idea,
eo masterfully set forth by Bryan in
pointing out the path of progressive
Democracy, prevailed throughout the
voting until the forty-sixth" ballot when
victory came to the Wilson Idea.
Wilson's Xaes of Government.
Woodrow Wilson's theory of govern
mental reform is set forth in an inter
view with the Democratic nominee ac
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after Wilson became governor of New
Jersey and which appeared in Wolrld's
Work for May, 1911. The interview in
part is as follows: '
"Back of all reform Ites the means
of getting it. Back of the question
of what you want, is the question of
how are we froing to get It. We are
all pretty well agreed, 1 take it. that
certain reforms are needed. But we
find that the first necessary reform is
one that will render us able tp get re
form. "We"' have been calling our govern
ment a republic, and We have been liv
ing under the delusion that it is a rep
resentative government. That Is the
theory. But the fact is that we are
not living under a representative gov
ernment; we are living under a govern
ment of party bosses who in secret
conference and for their private endr
determine what we shall ana shall not
have. The first, the immediate thing
that we have got to do is to restore
representative government. There has
got to be a popular rebellion for the
reoonquest and reassumptlon by the
people of the rights of the people, too
long surrendered. We have got to revo
lutionize our political machinery, first
of all. I ajn a radical, and the firs
element of my radicalism is, let's get
at the root of the whole thing and re
sume popular government, Let's make
possible the access of the people to
the execution of their purposes."
"How did I happen to enter political
life?" To this question prptioutnd to
Governor Wilson by the writer of the
same article, he Is quoted as having e
plled: "Why, I suppose I was born a
political animal. Always from the first
recollections of my youth up, I have
aimed at political life. The reason I
studied law was 1 suppose because In
the south when I was a boy the law
furnished the shortest path to public
life. I took a new start and ,went back
to school Johns Hopklns-where I
Kried to learn something about the facts
the facts, mind you. of government.
From the start my interest has been in
things as theiL are, rather than In a
theoretical analysis of them. In my
thesis, T sttrdled the American con
gress as" it is In fact an organiza
tion of committees somewhat aa Bage
hot had studied the English constitu
tion as it was and as it actually
worked, rather than as its theory fic
titiously made it. So you Fee I was
always a practical politician."
h "So that your occupancy of this com
fortable swivel chair Is really a ful
fillment of your original youthful am
bition." the Interviewer asked.
"Not of that, so much as the fulfill
ment of my whole life. I suppose," Wil
son replied. "When they came to me
and said, 'You've been talking public
questions and urging your young men
to go out and take their part in poll
tics, now It's time for you to take
your own turn,' what could I say. ex
cept: 'I'm glnd of the chance. If the
people want me to, I will.'
"Besides, to speak the- truth, I was
only asked to do, in a bigger field, what
I had been doing at Princeton for 10
years. I had been fighting privilege at
Princeton, Just as I am fighting it here
now. Only there I had to fight in the
dark; my most trusted friends told me
I mustn't drag the "fight out into the
light before the' big jury, and so I
didn't. Here I can fight the same fight,
before the eyes of all men. It's fun
to be out In the air and the sunlight."
These are the ideas that Woodrow
Wilson will further during the ensuing
campaign for the presidency aa a can
didate ' who standa for progress.
Money Meant.
From the Chicago Record-Herald.
"How much Is he worth?"
"About 30 cents."
"You don't understand me. How much
money has he?"
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DEAD DONKEY CAUSES STRANGE
SUIT IN FRENCH LAW COURT
Peasant Sued by Veterinary
His Pay Regardless
KiliecT or
By George Dufresne.
(By th Internitloml Xewi Het-Tlce.)
Paris, July 6. Of course, a Frenrh
"Juge de palx" Is quite unlike an Eng
lish Justice of the peace, and the "Juge
de palx" in Haycux, if he have a sense
of humor, must enjoy his work a good,
deal more than any of the Juges de paix
in the 20 divisions of Paris.
He probably enjoyed the action
brought by Antonln Delvaille, the veter
inary surgeon of Pierrevllle, against Del
phin Meloupe. I call It an action be
cause it must be called something, but
It may be as well to explain that the
legal expenses were only four francs and
a half, which Is a bit less than 90 cents.
Delphin Meloupe's donkey was dead,
and that was the cause of the trouble.
Delphin Meloupe has a very small farm
and very large sonse of economy. He
drove into market to Bayeux behind his
donkey Clothilde, because he had a dis
like to working his two horses when he
could avoid it. Besides, he had grown
accustomod to Clothilde, and she to him.
She had a way of pushing herself,
cart and all, into the crowd outside the
Cafe de l'Homme-qul-Bolte when she
thought that it was time for her and
her master to go home, and this trick
was in itself worth money every market
day to Delphin Meloupe. Then Clothilde
did most of the work of a horse, and
behaved like an ass about privileges, pre.
ferring thistles, of which a boy would
collect a sackful for a cent, to more
expensive fare.
A week ago last Saturday Clothilde
had forgotten to fetch her master away
from the Cafe de l'Homme-qui-Boite. The
Cafe de I'Homme-qul-Bblte (which
means the cafe of the man who limps )
had originally been, called the Cafe de
t'Homme-qul-Boit (the Cafe of the Man
Who Drinks.)
A humorist, (the Normandy peasant is
as humorous as a Scotchman and Is
humorous In much the same dry man
ner) who had been requested to leave
the cafe before he had really finished
drinking, had added the final "t" to the
sign, and It remained there.
TTnknowtt to Clothilde.
Delphlne Meloupe. after a very profit
able day, had celebrated the same in
the usual manner. H was therefore
quite unjustifiably angry with Clothilde,
because he knew that he had spent more
money than he wanted to, and he beat
her most of the way home.
That night ha bad gone down to the
stable because he thought after a short
sleer. whr had refreshed htm, that he
had possibly forgotten to lock the door.
He knew by the roughness of his tongue
when he awoke that he had probably
been unkind to Clothilde on the drive
Who Had Been Promised
of Whether He
Cured.
home, and he went Into the stable to tU
her that he didn't really mesn 1t.
IVlphln Meloupe was fond of his
donkey In his own way. There was
something the matter with Clothilde.
Her head hung as she lay on her lit
ter of leaves, her eyes were half veiled,
and her ears were quite hot. She hard
ly raised them when Delphin walked
In and talked to her.
He knew there was something serious
the matter. He didn't know quite what
to do, and though he hated the expense,
and it was half past ten o'clock the
middle of the night In Pierrevllle he
went and knocked up Antonln Delvaille,
the "vet."
Delvaille disliked being disturbed at
night. Delphin stood under his win
dow and ghouted Insults at him. "What
do you mean," he said, "by only a
donkey?" I tell you Clothilda Is not
well. Do you think Imheclle that I
should come to you If the bourgetose
(his wife) were sick? I should go for
a real doctor then."
"I will give you 20 francs," he shout
ed, "whether you kill Clothilde or cure
her;" and Delvaille who had been dress
ing behind tha window shutter all the
time came down at once.
"It's a promise," he said, "20 francs
mind."
Delphin Meloupe held up his right
hand and spat on the cobble stones of
Pierrevllle, to show how solemnly ho
had promised.
Antonln Delvaille spent most of the
night trying to cure Clothilde, but she
was 19 years old, and had worked ex
tremely hard for a poor living without
many days off. She had a right to
long rest and ah took it.
Weep Over Dead Donkey.
Delphin and his wife wept over her
dead body as though she had been a
child.
"M. 1 Juge de Paix," said "Antonin
Delvaille, "he promised me the 20 francs
and he has paid me nothing. He prom
ised me the 20 francs and swore that
he would pay them. He hefd his hand
up and swore it, and saving your re
spect, he spat on the ground while his
hand was lifted."
"What have you to say," ased the
Juge de Palx turning to Delphin Meloupe
Delphin fumbled with his hat,, stood
first on one foot and then the other,
and began a long and rambling story of
hard times and the great loss of Cloth
ilde, his donkey was to him.
"M. le Juge will understand," he said,
"I-am-not- et- rich-niaBv,- My-farm Is
very small, there is a mortgage on It;
It is six miles to Bayeux, and now that
my Clothilda is dead I do not know
what I shall do. The fruit trees this1
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1 Governor Wilson's summer residence at Sea Girt, New Jersey. 2 Dr. Joseph R. Wilson, WoodrO
Wilson's father. 3 Woodrow Wilson as he appeared 34 years ago. 4 Woodrow Wilson and family,
photographed at Sea Girt. 5 Woodrow Wilson's birthplace at Staunton. Va. 6 Latest photograpL
of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic presidential nominee. 7 Nsssau Hall, at Princeton university,
8 New Jersey state capltol at Trenton. 9 Woodrow Wilson photographed with Harvey Beckvlth i.ai
Ben Selling on his visit to Portland in May, 1911. (
year have been knocked out by the
storma. there have been few strawber
ries, and too many strawberries in Kng
land.. and the apples are not giving "
"Come, come,'' said the Judgp, who
know better, "It Is a very good apple
year Meloupe."
Meloupe grinned a servile grin. "Evi
dently," ho said, "M. le Juge Is right.
For a bad apple year It Is not a bad
I apple year, but for a good apple year
thie are not many apples. To say
that there are apples, there are really no
apples, but evidently as M. t Juge says
to say that there are no apples, than
are apples Just tha same."
"I know all about that Meloupe." said
the Juge le Palx, "but did you promise
Antonln Delvaille that you would give
him 20 francs If he went out at night
to look after your donkey."
"Ah," said Meloupe, "we must not
mix up the gendarme with his two cor
nered hat (this is a Norman proverb,
meaning: Wo must be accurate In what
we say). Perhaps M. le Juge will ask
Delvaille exactly what I promised?"
"He promised," shouted Delvaille an
grily, "that he wouTd give 20 francs
whether I killed her or cured her."
"Volla," said Delphin. "you have said
It. Did you kill Clothilde."
'The aas was dying when I went to
her." said the Indignant horse doctor.
"You did not kill her then?"
"Of course, I didn't."
"And did you cure her."
Delvaille shrugged his shoulders. "A
man cannot do miracles," he said. And
yet an unjust Judge sentenced Delphin
to pay the 20 frajics and the cost of
the action. It was the payment of the
90 cents that rankled most.
KING EDWARD LOST ON
FOUR FOURS HELD PAT
East St. Louis, 111., July 8. How the
late King Edward VII of England lost
180,000 to J. J. O'Toole. a gambler, in
a poker game, and presented a gold
purse to O'Toole tn recognition of his
superior ability In the game, was told
before Justice of the Peace William B.
Bell today.
According to the testimony, O'Toole
won the. $80,000 and King Edward's ad
miration aa well, by beating a "pat" set
of four fours, held'-fey King Edward,
with a set of four eights.
"His majesty had his fours all the
time, and I pulled in one of my eights
after holding up three eights and an ace
for a "kicker." " O'Toole said. "And
then King Edward presented a gold purse
to me."
The story of the poker game came
out . at tix bearing oX .rraalt .Wliklaa,
formerly a saloonkeeper, charged with
larceny as bailee.
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PRIEST SCIENTIST
U AI BUREAU
Father Odenbach Says Gov
ernment Forecasting Is
Mere Guesswork.
Cleveland, Ohio, July t. Father
Odenbach, St. Ignatius scientist, main
tains the present method of government
weather forecasting is rnerely guess
work.
The forecasters take barometic read
ings, add them up, and divide by the
number of readings, arriving at what is
known as "mean," and that Is the fore
Alveolar
Does Away Entirely With
Dentistry at Half Price
(Until further notice.)
While our charges for Alveolar work
are the same as the standard price of
high class brldgework, in sUcn cases
where it is possible to have brldgework
and the patient desires it for any rea
son, we will put in for him the very
best and classiest brldgework. crowns,
plates, etc., possible to be made, at
exactly one half the price charged by
dentists whose work, wtll compare fa
vorably with ours. "And there ts a
reason."
(Terms for this work will be cash.)
Alveolar Teeth, Where Brldgework Za
Impossible.
If only your front teeth are left, say
three or four or more, wo can replace
all of those that have been lost on
both sides clear back with perfect
Alveolar teeth, whilst brldgework
wouiLba, Impossible, cvaa tfxoiuJiad
eight or ten front teeth to tie to. If
you" have only two back teeth on each
side, say molars, we can supply all
the front teeth that are missing with
beautiful, serviceable, lifelike Alveolar
cast, according to Father Odenbach. i
"It would be Just as sensible," be said
"to ascertain the age of each Of th'
560,000 people in Cleveland.. add then
all together, divide by the number of
ages, and, with this "mean" sgeto guid
you, try to guess the age Of somebod,
on the third floor of the Williamson
bunding." : : ":":;:h:.
Father Odenbach-advocates a weather ;
bureau with discoveries by Professor ;
Jerome Rlcard, San Francisco astron j
omer, concerning relation between sun-;
spots and the appearance of low pres
sure areas and by Gabriel Guilbert, a!
Frenchman, dealing with the direction'
the low areas will take.
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complete proceedings of the Elks re-
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Plates and Bridge Wcrl
teeth. This could not possibly b dmi
by tha bridge route. And where bride 1
work is possible there Is no comparlmm
between th two. A very large pr
centage of our work is taking out
brldgework put In by supposedly high
class dentists, and replacing It with tM
beautiful and artistic Alveolar Teeth
And. unlike brldgework In another
spect, it is practically painless. N
boring or cutting Into jthe gunv
nothiSg to be dreaded. Ko, th
prices being equal, which would K
choose?
Curia ryonnesj (loose teeth), a !'
eae given up by most dentists as )
curable. Is another" of our specialty
Wo cur it absolutely. It's. a boat''
statement to make, but w can do
thing that Is' possible In iit)trv. -what
we do is always of the very
est class. Our booklets, Alveolar 1
tistry. are frea. Writ for on. If ?
cannot cat' W have sample of '
work to show at ail times,
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