Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-03-21
WILSON, SAVIOR
OF HIS COUNTRY
Washington Correspondent Says the
Hope Of the Nation is in the
Hands Of Democratic Executive.
By Clyde H. Tavenner.

row Wilson, Man of the Hour,
has an opportunity to make him
self the greatest president since
Abraham Lincoln, and to keep
the Democratic party in power
for years to come.
This is true not merely be-
cause he is today President of
the United States. There have
been other big men President
since Lincoln. Woodrow Wilson
realizes that the one great prin-
cipal issue that confronts the
Republic is not the tariff issue,
the currency issue, or the trust
issue, but the issue Of humanity.
Taft did not realize this, hence
his failure.
The tariff issue, the currency
issue and the trust issue, are
simply ar;fhmetical problems
that may be worked u,rp, hut the
issue of humanity is one OF f1S colsE "
science and soul. The first
named issues are business
propositions, and concern
dividends and dollars chiefly,
while the issue of humanity re-
fcrs to human rights, the pro-
lection of women and children
and all those who are being op-
pressed by organized greed.
Ii the Anne rican public will
read Woodrow Wilson's inaugur-
al speech second time, better
Interpretation of the light that
he sees may be had. No in
augural speech save the first one
of Abraham Lincoln ever read
like it.
eve know our task is to be
no task of politics." he says,
"but a task which will search us
through and through. Mems
hearts wait upon us; mems
lives hang in the balance. |
summon all honest men, all
patriotic, all forward-lookinC
men, to my side. God helping
me, | will not fail them, if they
will but counsel and sustain mel"
PEOPLE BEHIND WILSON.
1t is an old tradition in Con-
gressional circles in Washington
that a President must not "in-
terfere" with either branch of
Congress. He my submit what
ever views he may have on a
subject, and recommend the
passage of any legislation he
may desire, but after that, ac-
cording to tradition, he must
sit with hands folded and watch
legislation which may be highly
desirable to the people, be peace
fully chloroformed in committee
and pass into oblivion.
1t is said that Woodrow Will
son is going to disregard this
tradition. This will be for the
public good. The only ones who
will protest will be those op-
posed to the progressive ideas
that Woodrow Wilson stands for.
The President will be sustain
ed by popular sentiment. The
people, republicans as well as
democrats, have for years been
demanding a square deal at the
hands of their public servants in
Washington. They still demand
it. They don't care whether if
comes from a democrat or a re-
publican, they simply want it.
President Woodrow Wilson pro-
poses to give it to them. The
people know full we'll he will
have to fight, and they will hold
up his hands, even should he
find it necessary, in their inter-
est, to break down a half dozen
traditions!
WHAT THE PEOLPE PAY.
The people of the United
States pay subsidy in artifi-
cially-high prices to the wool in
dustry, of at least $104, 900, 900
a year, according to calculations
of Hon. Oscar w. Underwood,
of Alabama, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives.
"The Payne-Aldrich tariff tax
of 61 cents per yard, to say
nothing of any increase in tax
as it passes to the jobber, makes
not less than $104, 600, 600 paid
each year to subsidize the WOO
industry of America, says Mr..
Underwood. Nov the entire
duties actually paid the United
States on all imports of woolens
and worsteds in 1910 amounted
to less than $4,000, 900, which
means that of the $104, 900, 00C
extorted from the purchasers Of
woolens nearly 800, 900, 900 went
to the woolen industry.