Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-06

hat Cordially and sincerely yours,
WOODROW WILSON"
That letter is quoted in a recent
magazine to show there has been a
political transformation in Mr.. Wilson
within the last few years Referring
to his note to Mr.. Joline. Mr. Wilson
said recently in Washington: The
people who do not change their minds
are very impossible people" Three
years ago Bryan would not consider
Wilson for vice president; now he Ia
bells him in the Commoner satisfactory
for president
The speech Of Mr.. Joline that won
approval in 1907 contained this:
But I venture to utter what is per-
haps feeble protest against the blind
and foolish outcry against all railways.
You and l know who are responsible
| for this socialistic, populistic, anti
property crusade. II is the cry Of the
envious against the wellto-do-the old
story; it is not new TO this generation;
/ only 1t is louaer and more bitter than
ever before in this country"
ATTACKS THE MONEY MONOPOLY.
! In his campaign for the nomination
for president Mr.. Wilson is quoted as
using the following language:
The great monopoly in this country
is the money monopoly. So long as
that exists our old variety and free
dom and individual energy and devel-
opment are out of the question.
"A <-raat Iod,.,-;,I r..to. a. 49,,
trolled by the system of credit The
growth OF the nation, therefore, and
all our activities are in the hands Of q
few men who, even IL their acts be
honest and intended for the public in
terest. are necessarily concentrated
upon the great undertakings in which
their own money is involved, who nee
essarily. by the very reason Of their
own limitations, chill and destroy gen.
uine economic freedom.
This is the greatest economic ques-
ton of all, and to this statesmen must
address themselves with an earnest
determination to serve the long future
and the true liberties Of men"
SEES GOOD NOW IN RECALL.
Mr.. Wilson even looks upon possible
revolution" now without any academ-
ic shudder..
Il do not fear revolution" he said
not long ago. 81 do not fear It even if
it comes. / have mistaken faith in
the power of America to keep its self.
possession"
Four years ago he was teaching IN
his book, THE State" that the initia.
tive. referendum and recall had proved
an utter failure. Now he apologies to
former pupils for having misle them
He said after investigating the situa
: ton in Oregon:
Our constitutions have time out 81
, mind committed US to representative
r government, and have not found any
thoughtful man anywhere who wanted
: to get rid of it. But in some states
t representative government has come tc
r exist only in name. Legislatures not
= only, but the entire organization of the
/ government. have become subject Il
the control of political machines, which
} are themselves, in turn, known to be-
] subsidized and used by special bust
2 ness interests.
I In those states the people have in
= sisted. or will insist, on bringing thei
e governments back under their own con
= troll by means of direct legislation, tn,
e referendum, and, if necessary, the re
j call"
s WARS ON COLLEGE "PRIVHEGE."
d Much space is devoted in biograph
|, ical articles in the Worlds Work b.
S William Bayard Hale to tell of MI
S Wilson's clash with the forces of priv
D ilege and aristocracy at Princeton
T That university has for many year
forbidden secret societies among tn
/ students. In their place has grown u
l. a series of eating associations, eac
s constituting social club.
On Prospect avenue are IL of thes
d clu6hOuses, with an aggregate valu
II estimated at S1y0O0,O00.
II These clubs, according to Mr.. Hal,
n are well-managed, delightful homes, a,
s. commodating an average of Is junior
and Is seniors each. The other ST.
i dents must go to boarding houses. Tn
D. trouble is. the clubs constitute an ari
Is tocracy. and those unable to get in fe,
IS themselves ostrocised and humiliatet
The select coteries minister to snol
= berry and foster toadying, it is co,
y tended.
- SOUGHT TO DOOM sNOBBERY.
. President Wilson injected a plan fc
y a number Of 'quadrangles," each to I
- practically a dormitory, housing an
- feeding q group Of men from all classt
as well as some Of the younger profe
sors. He wanted TO cut across II
= class lines, bringing seniors, junior
y sophomores and freshmen into clos,
personal relations with one another.
1t was a bold innovation. The tru
tees appointed committee Of seven
investigate II. The committee repol
ed in favor of this social coordinate
of the university" The trustees adoI
ed the plan with only one dissentir
vote-one out Of Is present and We
ing. 1t was not meant primarily
an attack upon the eating association
but it was soon seen that ID would Ell
i them. 1t was in June, 1897 - tv
months after that 'Joline letter vi
i written-that the action of the tru