Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-11-15
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washington to Texas there have come
the little leaves from Vallambrosia"
drifting in such quantities that all sec
tional and even political land marks
have been obliterated. The Democratic
party never did a wiser thing than Sc
lect a man who as the head of a great
college left his influence on the hearts
and minds OF men in every part or the
United States They didn't know MIN
as a political boss. or figurehead, for
both have frequently held office nor as
a smart man but a dreamer of dreams.
but as a man who had ideals and was
smart enough not TO be visionary. They
knew him as a man who had stepped
out Of the college arena into the arena
OF state politics and made good" There
is no experiment to be made in putting
his hand on the great seal that makes
the laws of this tremendous territory,
this enormous aggregation Of conflicting
interests. His experience at Princeton
taught him that the young men Of the
four quarters Of this country went there
with the same real ambitions in their
hearts, the same high or commercial
ideals to live up to or grow ashamed
Of. though each section might have en-
tirely different ways Of expressing them.
He had as many from one section as
from another VINO would still say, Il
would rather be right than president"
and as many with the rankest sort Of
prejudices. The old idea, "Can any good
thing come from the south" had been
eliminated from thinking minds, for ne
had made no splutter about being a
southerner nor kept a chip on his Shout
der because his wife is a Georgian
There is nothing spectacular in his
past career, nor will there be any flying
on at a tangent
This election year has seen many in
nOvations and a multitude Of changes
Four years ago there were some notable
women who took Conspicuous parts in
the campaign. more IN the conventions,
If I remember right, than in the cleo
ton. but this year one feature of the
campaign has been the very effective
part taken by women even in the states
that do not give votes 20 them.
While the Progressives have been the
only ones to declare in favor OF woman
suffrage each Of the three big parties
have had regularly organized woman's
bureaus and they have taken a promi-
nent part in the management of the
campaign. Many of these women have
not been suffragists. IL one narrows that
down TO simply voting. Women are VI
tally Interested in the high cost or
living. the conditions OF women and
child labor. public health and sanitation
and a uniform divorce law. as we'll as
uniform laws recognizing her as capable
OF managing her own affairs II her
business sense or Integrity happens to
CLASH with her husbands.
In England the militant suffragist has
been so conspicuous that we have lost
sight Of the fact that the wives OF
members of parliament have long played
conspicuous parts in their campaigns,
and the parlors of certain French women
were more truly the center OF things
political than the prime minister's.
/ suppose there are few Of my read
ers who are not taking an active in
teresI in the war with the Turks.
The sick man OF Europe" THE IN
speakable Turk" and numerous other
epithets have been gwen thar awrui
country. Why the fate Of Sodom has
not been theirs is not for us to know.
Certainly the blood of the martyrs has
sanctihed many an acre of that soil.
There have been. all Sorts of atrocities
committed over there and many people
have wondered why ''the powers have
not put an end to ''the sick man."
Russia. Austria, Italy. not to mem
tion Germany, France and England. have
looked with longing eyes upon that
especial vineyard. If one may change
her metaphor. Several years ago Italy
almost had 1t in her power 10 annex
the plot OF ground, Austria, some think
would have been an ally on condition
that she would be allowed a narrow
strip across Macedonia/ and railroad
concessions so as to connect her Bos-
MAN possessions with the Mediterranean
at Salonica. But Russia says, hands
on" There are things in the past she
has not forgiven nor will she ever.
There would have been war when
Austria outwitted her about four years
ago. but for Germany taking the
part Of Austria Russia had not sufh-
GENTLY recovered from her Japanese de-