Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-12-17
FAITH IN WILSON is
FOUND ALL OVER COUNTRY

ADy Ddm DlyVne IN OdJurudy EVenlnR
Post.)
Recently ! came across the continent
from west to east, stopping along the
route from San Francisco to Boston,
and asked the people-not the politici-
ans-what they thought of Mr.. Wilson.
found an almost universal regard for
him, and almost universal admiration
for him, an almost universal support
for him, based on the concrete popular
recognition of his honesty of purpose,
his power Of intellect, his lack of osten-
tation, his good judgment, and his evil
dent determination to carry out the
policies he has laid down as essential to
the well being of the country, as well
as for the capacity he has shown for
taking the initiative.
The people, as a whole, are for Mr..
Wilson They have watched him care
fully and have faith in his sincerity,
and are particularly pleased with his
mastery of his difficult situation. The
people like the man who dominates.
They want to be governed.
They find that Mr. Wilson is really
president, with no delegation of au-
thority whatsoever; and they like that
and like him-and are frank to say 50,
II is true found opposition to the
tariff program Of Mr., Wilson, but not
so much as | had expected, This coun-
try has been on a high protective basis
for many years, has been organized
along those lines; but, outside Of the
irreconciable, standpat remnants Of
the old Republican party, there was an
evident and cheerful disposition to try
out a reduction of the tariff and see
what the effect would be. found that
nobody, except in a few Old Guard in
stances, had many apprehensions of
what would happen; and all were Sc
verely conscious Of the fact that If this
revision fails to be satisfactory, it is
the easiest thing in the world to revise,
The general disposition was this;
The people elected Mr., Wilson and a
Democratic senate and house, with full
knowledge that the tariff would be re.
vised and revised downward. There
were no popular delusions about that
Now, since the Democrats have revised
the tariff according to their lights and
in measure at least, as directed by
the people, the people themselves have
lno cause for complaint and should ac'
cept the result as their own doing and
wait for the outcome,
IL the tariff program of the Demo
Gratis fails to work out in q practical
and helpful manner, there is no doubt
as to what viii happen at the first gen
eral election, where the people have
chance TO express themselves. The
Democrats will be retired-that is all
there is to that; but, until the tariff
has had chance, the great bulk Of the
people are calmly philosophical about
Il all, and Il is as hard to stir interest
In the subject is it would be to revive
Kuownothtgism. We have had tariff
dingcd at us for several years. The
popular attitude is, "For heaven 8 sake
drop lei Give us chance TO see how
II worksl Forget IL, and let us gC
about our business, y
So far as the tariff and Mr. Wilson
linked fortunes are considered, the gen
cNl feeling is optimistic Your Ameri
can is good sportsman, as a whole, anC
hc is willing to take chance. II II
comes right hurrah for wilsoul II u
comes wrong, hurrah for somebody else
OF course met many discouraged
atandpatters who wcre full Of forebod
( ings aud who scattered prophecies Of
ruin, but the bulk Of the people have
no fears and have many hopes, The,
are with Wilson,
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