The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-03-22
PRESIDENT WILSON
HAS OPPORTUNITY
Issue of Humanity Is One
Big Issue Confronting
the Republic
BY CLYDE II. TAvENNER, M. c.

BY CLYDE H. TAvENNER, M. c.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-Wood-
row Wilson, Man of the Hour, has an
opportunity to make himself the great
est president since Abraham Lincoln,
and to keep the Decmroatic party in
power for years to come.
This is true not merely because he
is today President of United States.
There have been other big men Presi-
dent since Lincoln. 1t is because
Woodrow Wilson realizes that the one
great principal 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 rea-
lie this, hence his failure.
The tariff issue, the currency issue
and the trust issue, are simply ar1th-
metical problems that may be worked
out, but the issue of humanity is one
of conscience and soul. The first NAM
ed issues are business propositions,
and concern dividends and dollars
chiefly, while the issue of humanity
refers to human rights, the protection
of women and children and all those
whoare being oppressed by organized
greed.
If the American public will reads
Woodrow Wilson's inaugural speech
second time, a better Interpretation of
the light that he sees may be had. No
inaugural speech save the first one of
Abraham Lincoln ever read like it.
I'VE know our task is to be no task
of politics." he says, but task which
will search US through and through.
Mems hearts wait upon us; mems lives
hang in the balance. / summon all hon
est men, all patriotic, all forward
looking men, to my side. God helping
me, | will not fail them if they will but
counsel and sustain me
People Behind Wilson.
1t is an old tradition in COMPRESSION
al circles in Washington that Presi-
dent must not interfere" with either
branch of Congress. He may submit
whatever views he may have on sub
ject, and recommend the passage of
any legislation he may DESIRE but af-
ter that, according to tradition, he
must sit with hands folded and watch
legislation which may be highly desir-
able to the people, be peacefully chic
reformed in committee and pass into
oblivion.
1t is said that Woodrow Wilson is
going to disregard this tradition. This
will be for the public good The only
ones who will protest will be those OPP
posed to the progressive ideas that
Woodrow Wilson stands for.
The President will be sustained by
popular sentiment. The people, repub-
1icans as well as Democrats, have for
years been demanding square deal
at the hands of their public servants
in Washington. They still demand it,
They don't care whether it comes from
3 Democrat or Republican, they sim
ply want it. President Woodrow Will
son proposes to give it to them. The
people know full we'll he will have to
fight, and they will hold up his hands.
Ieven should he find it necessary in
their interest to break down a half
dozen traditions!
What the People Pay.
The people of the United States pay
"a subsidy in artifcially-high prices to
the wool industry of at least 104, 0O0-
900 a year, according to calculations
of Hon. Oscar w. Underwood, of Ala
bama, chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee of the House of
Representatives
THE Payne-Aldrich tariff tax of 81
cents per yard, to say nothing of any
increase in tax as it passes to the job
Der, makes not less than S104,O00,00
paid each year to subsidize the wool
industry of America, says Mr.. Under
wood. Now 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 S104 100000
exorted from the purchasers of wool