The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-04

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are in use. And as a result, the for
eign manufacturers can outSen the
American.
A low tariff viii put our industries
on their mettle to improve their eff
cheney. And this will be the healthy
basis on which our future trade ex-
pansion will be built.
Oscar Underwood struck a high
point in his speech when he exclaimed;
TT is this increased cost of produc-
ton that has chained American In
dustries to our shores and prevented
them from going out among the ma
tons of the earth to spread the goods
and wares of American enterprise IN
foreign markets and to secure the
fruits of American labor and American
enterprise to the people of our great
country"
"Personal Sacrifices"
In these days of shifting politics
we hear much of the great personal
sacrifices" men are making in behalf
of their party and the country by &C
cepting federal positions. 1t Is mucn
rarer to hear Of men declining posi-
tons at great personal sacrifice IN
the same behalf.
This observation is excited by the
case of Joseph r. Wilson, of Nash
vile, Tenn, only brother OF President
Woodrow Wilson
Years ago, before Woodrow Wilson
was ever thought of for president, Joe
Wilson worked as general reporter for
the local paper in GAINESVILLE, Tenn
where his father was president of the
South western Presbyterian University.
Joe. in his humble occupation OF col
Iecting items for the local and per-
sonal columns of the paper, had
great Journalistic ambition. 1t was 90
be sent to Washington as political cor
respondent for some city newspaper,
and to sway national affairs by his
writings.
He worked hard With Scotch thrift
characteristic of his family, he saved
his money until he bought the Clarks-
Vile paper. His father died And
then. as a step toward realizing his
ultimate ambition, he sold his news
paper plant and took q position on
the Nashville Banner.
There was drudgery in his new
work, but he toiled faithfully until he
was made state political reporter. His
spirits bounded This would be the
apprenticeship that would earn him
the position of Washington CORE
spondent of the Banner. Painstaking-
", he compiled q card index of Ten
nessee politicians. and covered" that
States politics as they had never been
covered" before.
This work won him advancement,
but advancement which seemed to him
off the beaten trail between the Ban
ner office and the Press Gallery In
Washington. He was made city editor
OF the Banner Still he did not COM
plain, since the new job brought an
increase in salary to s25 per week.
He resolved to work faithfully SO as
to be the most available man in case
there should be a vacancy in the Ban
ner's Washington office.
Then, in two or three years, things
happened. Woodrow Wilson became
president, and Joe Wilson's salary had
grown to $35 per week. Nashville
suddenly realized that she had the
presidents only brother. The rest of
the country realized It, too. Joe VIII
sons mail grew heavy.
Out of an envelope tun1bled an offer
from a New York insurance company
at a salary of $4,000 ger year. This
offer was cast into deep shade a little
later by a letter from a New York
trust company offering $4,000 for his
service. Realizing that $ accept either
would simply amount to selling his
brothers name, Joe Will
son resolutely put both aside.
Then followed an amazing success
sion of offers from great newspapers,
holding forth dazzling salaries to the
Banners city editor to represent them
at Washington. At last ne could realize
the ambition towards which he had
struggled al. his life. It was within
his grasp. He could accept all the
offers, syndicate his writ
ings and thus with bound attain af-
1uence and power.
But a second thought If he accepted,
1t would mean that every word OF hts
writings would be taken by the public
as inspired and as coming from the
president. 1t might, nay, it would, be-
come a continual embarrassment to
the sincere older brother, who is try
ing with such devout singleness OF
purpose to be a great president OF the
United States.
One recent day Joe Wilson INDUCED
himself in the luxury of adding up the
salary of his newspaper Of
fers. They totaled $4,000 a year. For
a few moments he sat in abstra ction,
dreaming for the last time his life
dream. Then he dictated a few letters
OF refusal and with sigh turned back
to his desk and his s35 per.