Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-08


mcnt and 90 leave congress alone
Under the lead of clark and Under q
wood in tho house. OF Kern Ia the sens
ate. Wilson az the other end of the
avenue. We shall get reasonable
measure of tarin reduction and re-
form. And with the graft taken out
OF the revenue laws, the duties
brought To something like fair proper Z
tious. We shall probably hear no more
Uf free trade aud the gospel OF pro-
lection for long time to come,
We are at the gateway Of new dis
ponsation. n IL "a the country. no less
than to the Democratic party, now
departure Woodrow Wilson Is pres
ident OF the United States. and. as
Uncle Joe Cannon observed the other
day. "hc is my president"
~ the outset was sincerely for his
nomination and later along with equal
sincerity ! opposed his nomination,
The change OF attitude. which subject
ed me at the time to animadversion.
and continues To subject an have To
Say Ia misrepoft and MISREPRESENTATION,
came about most unexpectedly. Main
ly private amair. Il involved charac-
ter. At pivotal moment the screen
fen away from the scholar and think
e. revealing Co my eyes quite another
personality. No act. me- word. offen-
siVc to me had passed uudrrcl. if
| quarrel there was. In no way related
To- me. { stood on tho around In bus.
mess believe they call II the ground
Hood To help. and since saints
/
money had hcjpcd To a considerable
| amount
! Ia Mr. Wilson the Justice to be-
= ucye that when he publicly denied
this and raised Hat issue OF veracity
between us. he did not know that the
! proof was in my possession. He may
indeed have been ignorant OF the facts.
This apart. his denial lett no sting
During the period of "A certain in-
| timaCy which arosi between us I saw
nothing which reflected upon his per.
sonal integrity. or his public purposes,
much To- establish his intellectual su-
periorlty. Touching my part of the
transaction. his manager ala me gross
| injustice. but after the event l bear no
malice According To the standards
and canons which appear TO prevail In
the political life oi the period. there
, was no reason why ! should have
made the cause of anybody my oWn
and got out of the Wilson band wagon
ia trudRo 10 afoot with Champ CLARK,
| Nor was that which impolled me al
together sentimontality and resent
ment
Democracy was seeking leader. Il
seemed 10 me wc wanted man Of
heart as well as Of hcad--a hearty
man-one who would not repeat the
unhappy experience we had with Gro-
yer cleveland ,for All his abilities
aud accomplishments Woodrow VIII
son ncwiy revealed not such a
leader: could not be looked Ia make
common cause. 10 work IN harness,
and. given To- choose between the
learning ana genius of isolation and
the ruder clay of good sense and good
feeling thought the party would
fare better with a weather beaten old
sea dog az tho helm than with an ed
ucatcd but inexperienced acadcmician,
though he stood at the head Of his
class.
Fate ruled otherwise and fato has
the best OF a. Woodrow Wilson. the
scholar. the thinker. is president OF
the United States His elevation Is as
strange as that OF Casimir Porler, the
very hno gentleman, once made presl-
dent Of the bourgeoise republic OF
France. To find la the head of great
university a head OF the state makes A
kind of credit for Democracy. Abroad
Il looks well and sounds we'll.
} That the chief magistrate thus
chosen In a man of patriotic and up
right intention have no reason Ia
doubt lie possesses "A living sense oi
the work 10 be- done; fun and acut,
knowledge OF the political situation
at once practical and philosophlC
conception OF the needs OF the coun.
! try aud the time. Ia the raising OF
the standards of our public life and
the lowering of the cost. both OF gov
eminent and groceries. he has IN,
right pig H., the car He aid wonders
during the two years he was governor
OF New Jersey. lie may do wonder
b during the four years that he II 4
J be president Of the United States.
. His inaugural Is promising. His cab
b met has been intelligcntly chosen.
;. do not believe he Is any more mlslc
hy Mr. Bryans political and economi
10 vaRarles than ! am. I have hope. nC