Eastern Colorado times., 1913-03-07

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way. 1t will then be found that the
new president can be definite and pre-
else enough.
His conception of the use of after
dinner speeches differs from that of
his two immediate predecessors. In
them he lays down a general line of
thought, reserving specifications to be
made through more formal medium.
To his friends here it seems that in the
trilogy of speeches referred to, he
specifies the general aim of his admin
istration definitely enough, and that
was all he was willing to do, or will
ever be willing to do in his after din
ner speeches. That his plans are def
initeness itself was shown in the "sev-
en- sisters'' and will be shown again
after the 4th of March, but only in
official communications.
This is the reversion to methods ein-
ployed by President Roosevelt. Rose
welt availed himself of every method
that came to hand when he wanted to
get his plans before the public. Pres
ident Taft has gone much further,
making more of his announcements OF
policy in casual and unofficial speeches
than he has made in anS other way.
The country has grown accustomed to
it, but IL does not fit in with Governor
Wilson'S idea.
The three speeches referred to have
been taken together as one speech,
which, indeed, they are, and as con-
stituting sudden threat to big busi-
ness. But there was an earlier one
which should be ranked as the first
chapter In the series, and the only
reason it has not been SO ranked is
because its purport was not as clearly
understood as that of the subsequent
ones have been.
That. was the speech he delivered in
New York just after he returned from
Bermuda the only other speech he
has delivered since election. It was
the speech in which he talked of build
ing gibbet higher than Haman's for
any one who started panic. The
of that speech ex-
tended SO far in some quarters it was
interpreted as threat to the
element in Congress,
while the most common misconception
was that it was glittering generality
intended to make everybody feel COM
without really threatening
But it was Chapter in the list OF
four speeches declaring the general
aim OF his administration, Then
came the Staunton speech, in which
he warned business that it could not
regard its wealth as gained for irre-
sponsible use, and it began to be per-
ceived that the president-elect wassAot'
talking mere platitudes, but was fore
policy. Some people
began to get uneasy.
The Chicago speech followed, with
it's warming to business that reform
must come with the plea that business
should help and not hinder, and there
was burst of bewildered anger. The
Trenton speech came two days later,
with its announcement that in carry
ing out the administrations policy
only progressives would be put on
The quartet of speeches was
Governor Wilson will de-
liver no more until after his inauger-
alton.
However Governor Wilson may be-
assailed for vagueness, his friends
believe that he set out to accomplish
o definite end and did acco mplish it.
He intended to show the interests the
camp whereinSh he had pitched his tent
and to notify, them publicly of the
danger that would lie in regarding
him as reactionary president.
He did it so that they might take no.
tice before he became president and
save him the necessity of taking u
course of action which otherwise he
might be compelled to take
This is as far as Governor Wilson
to go. his friends say, and
as far as he will go until he can make.
the definite recommendations he has
in mind through official channels. 1t
is not likely that his Managerial ai-
dress will contain anything more def
mate in the way OF program than did,
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