The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-09-19
GIVE WILSON A CHANCE.

tempt would be made to discredlt
the Wilson administration and cause
it TO be failure. 1t was then pre-
dicted that business would retire
from endeavor and precipitate a IL
nancial panic. The tariff was tied
up in the Senate by the stand-pat-
tiers, over the protest of business,
and until the tariff is settled there
will be curtailment of legitimate
credits in commercial centers.
Mr.. Job Hedges is one OF the most
capable men who still adhere to the
Republican party He was the nom
inee of that party for Governor of
New York last year. He is pure
man and has the respect of all who
know him. He is an independent
man and patriot, as is proved by
his commentator of President Will
son.
make no apology for quoting
this from Mr.. Hedges:
REST assured that nothing VIII
happen except what the President
wishes. Party policies are entirely
controlled by him. His domination
is supreme. This is all the more re-
markable in American history be-
cause it is exclusively an intellect
uaI situation ard q higIiy -, 11o1.,s
one.
1 "As a student of politics, j am
deeply interested in the effect OF
.a.aais .meat a, dominion -iip9n the pc e9.-.
Pile. When President Wilson wrote
to Congress and delivered in per-
son that pessaga. Of IBIS. he not
on{g g9VgYed. a dss5Tss6 e. fsaGsfiF5jiiiff.
but demonstrated at once his lead
ership over his party. He has made
!. the Democratic party a positive par
ity OF negation and criticism. MIR.
Wilson has made it party of af-
firmation and concrete acts. While
j / do nni agrae with his DolitiCs: !
am compelled to admire his ability
to make Democrats into cohesive
force.
"No political dominance was ever
achieved at so little expense He
is committed to nothing He be-
came President without subscribing
to a single specific proposition 9TH
er than that virtue is better than
vice; that the government should be
on behalf of the people, without
especial privilege. Who would dare
to Oppose him by championing vice?
81 think President Wilson is the
most adroit and powerful politician
that has ever been in the White
House. / do not recall President
who WAS his superior as political
/ rhetorician. He is just as great a
pace-maker as President Lincoln,
except that he touches no chords
OF sentiment or deep emotion.
Although unquestionably | am
a Republican, / would rather see
] President Wilson succeed than fall.
He is undoubtedly an honest man
and will be subjected too no money
pressure.
"All the speeches OF all the
great statesmen of the United States
are not more effective than an hon
est man in office. The wise, hon
est man in office. however, takes
men as they are and not as they
ought to be- The question still un-
settled about Mr.. Wilson is: Can
he make the people want TO do
what he is able TO compel them TO
do? lie will dominate the adminis-
tration officially as much as If not
more than Col Roosevelt, butt be-
taG y, i - : "
will be less powerful than Roose-
yelt"
'Dv1iGfes- II WITS Meg TGTTrrts'
who said, The hour Is come; and
the man" That is true OF political
history. The world needed a Caesar
and ~. .&as. Aa. World nded ~
Attiiia, and he came. Christianity
requfrpd- "a Charles afartel, and me-
gained the day at Tours Liberty
wanted Alfred the Great, and he
s .-ss.e-. .4r.r--tsi.
necessary, and, lol Cromwell answer
ed Here" Then time was at
hand when mankind required Ma
poleon, and that demi-god leaped
into the arens.
A Washington, Henry, Jeffer-,
son were recruited from the womb
of Fate to make our republic. They
did their work well. and afterward
came Jackson and, Lincoln to pre-
serve it.
religiously believe that Wood
row Wilson is as much a man of
destiny as any or all OF these. II
believe he has a mission for the
betterment of his fellow-men. | be-
lieve that the fruit OF his endeav-
or will be the opulent inheritance of