The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-08

"oodfn" wilson's Talk.
/ woodrow Wilson's talk at tho theatre Friday
evening was in all respects remarkab1a Tbc
most remarkable Of all was his cispassionate-
ness--not the dispassionateness which follows
; AZ the result of a cold colorless and bloodless
nature. but rather that which is born of power
IN r fepoSe: OF strength held in leash
For Woodrow Wilson is a natural born
7 7sdFer. 1f7at 'Who has seen the man
/ or heard him can doubt He is fighter from
| top to toe None but fighter would have
left "a he did the beautiful and quiet renose
| Of Princeton TO join voluntarily in the great
rough house of the world. None but he who
loves the fray would have chosen as the field
7 OF his first great battle the most corporation
ridden state III the Union. What other motive
than the love of fight would send a man out
Itraversing the length and breadth of the land
In his single-handed struggle against the most
stupendous organized forces OF the modern
world?
That he should be doing all this and be
doing ut without passion liz little short OF
miraculous, 1t wpuid be s0 fruef, easier for
hlm to do as the demagogue IS accustomed
to do, lash himself into 81 fury, get his cour-
age up" before beginning the attack How
much easier Ii would be to lash into a fury
a great body of people whose backing he un-
questionahy wants In order to be sure or their
now on. A less far-sighted or a less fearless
man would have chosen the shorter route OF
stirring up the people at large and so securing
the popular approval Woodrow Wilson has
chosen. however to go 1t alone. He has chosen
instead TO appeal to the common sense OF the
nation. TO open peoples eyes to the dangers
around them to supply them with those facts
which Will enable them to steer their own
course and TO govern themselves, instead OF
being content TO be driven like dumb brutes
wherever an INSCRIPTIONS and crafty dema-
gogue may choose to drive them. He has
chosen the unique scheme of giving the great
body of the average citizens OF the country
much better stuff than the ordinary politician
has hitherto believed the average man will
stand for,-Coumbia tS, CO State.
IL Your Boy DriftingP
To drift means to go down stream Down
stream means death over the falls oblivion
in the great ocean of wordliness and sin. A
burning question Is, Are you drfting7" An
equally important is. is your boy drift
ng2" Pointing to young man the other Sun
day morning some one said: THAT boy is Drift
Ing" He was idling along the street with
cigarette between his lips. 1t was Sunday school
hour. but he not in his accustomed pace
He had drifted out. For years he was a reg
ular attendant, but now from some cause ne
had drifted out. and drifting away-th,s
bright. pure. young boy. The farther he goes
the swifter the current the more difficult ana
less probable, his return. Say dad is your
boy drifting? If he has given up his place IN
ing. Perhaps YOU are also drifting II yon are
not in the Sunday school. YOU too are going
down stream with Your boy The streets are
filled with men and boys-fathers sons ann
brothers, who find pleasure in church or
Sunday school. All drifting. Heaven Knows
where To drift away from Sunday schoo,
means to drift into bad company. No boy will
drift long by himself. He VIII either ioin tr.
crowd already going down stream or else collect
another Bad habits, too. beset the boy who
drifts The merciless waves and irresistibIa
tides and swirling currents bump and knock
aud wreck the drifting hull and at the last
uash the broken pieces upon the shore to rot
ana decay IN sun and storm. How about IT,
is your boy drifting? Are you drifting? Con-
tinue this long enough and your eyes VIII ho
unable to distinguish the light along the shore"
and your hands become too enfeebed 10 grasp
the ''lne-lne' thrown you from the beach
Brother don't drift. don't drifs,--clineh Val.