The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-16
The | aranlount Issue

| Woodrow Wilson stands TODAY at tho no,nt
o. high privilege that must fulfill the dreams
of lifetime. But he will not assume that his
position has conferred upon him personal priv-
leges, but that wider scope of service that II
Is the craving of men with true conception
or pubic service to discharge. He will not
enter the Office of president with the empty
vanity of being endowed with all the wisdom
OF the seven men who render a reason
He will not enter upon the duties of the high
office with any other idea than to guide the
country in the range of legitimate affairs to a
higher point OF progress than 1t has as yet
reached. He will not have the feverish Wis.,
ions OF a man under the impression of divine
commission to quicken the people to imprac-
ticable aspirations
These things may be said of Mr. Wilson be-
cause OF his hard-headed practicabity because
OF his inurement in the school OF tested ideas
because of his conversance with the field Of
political affairs and because of his world out
look upon the work of administration liz
to be hoped that even the temptation to achieve
some radical departure in political practice
may be held within the leash OF sound restraint,
nasmuch the demand for spectacular per-
Torrance has been extinguished with the de-
feat Of Mr.. Roosevelt.
No one who entertains creditable views as
to the situation created by the election of Mr..
Wilson can fail to wish for him control OF the
entire government--the senate as we'll as the
House II can be no satisfaction to have handi-
caps placed In the way OF the Democratic party,
that has reached the point of power after so
long time. The country needs Harmonious
government, the country needs the cooper
alive spirit the country demands that the peo-
pie rally around the new president, and that
he shall have unfettered activity in his legiti-
mate scope Of influence. He will not lack Ideas,
and 1t is to be believed they will not be radi-
cal. but practical; that they will not be revo-
lutionary, but progressive. The country wants
no deadlocking; 1t wants policy of obstruc-
! ton. 1t wants the administration to have
! fair field, and II wants the nation to benefit
by the assumption OF the responsibilities OF
government by the Democratic party.
1t is to be borne In mind that the Democrats
have entered upon the opportunities Of admin
istration but they have also entered upon the
serious responsibilities of conduct of the coun-
/ try's affairs. win they measure up to these
Responsibilities? Time will tell win Dr. VIII
son disclose the tactfulness and restraint that
will be required of him in connection with in
itiatve and frmness? Time will tell. VIII
the practical Democratic politicians get along
with the academic president? Time will tell
But the duty OF the country and the duty OF
the members of the new congress upon assem-
bling win be to get down to the solid work
mere distractions. plays to the galleries and
the riot calls Of radicalism-
Mr.. Wilson Is the paramount man In the
sense Of filling the leading place In the admin
istration Of the nation he is paramount in the
Tremendous Endorsement he and his party have
received : He ID paramount In no sense Of per-