The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1913-04-01
MAKES A GOOD START
PREDICTED TROUBLE OF PRESI-
DENT WILSON'S FIRST MONTH
HAS NOT ARRIVED.
For He Has Escaped All of the Pit
falls He Was Expected to EncOun-
fer. and Indications Are That He
VIII Continue as He Began.

falls He Was Expected TO Ehcoun-
ter. and Indications Are That He
Will Continue as He Began.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-If there
has been one thing above all others
in connection with the work of the
Wilson administration so far which
has caused favorable comment among
democrats it is the perfect ease with
which the president put the white
house machinery in motion and the
,beoIute regularity which has been
maintained during the first month of
the new democratic regime.
There were not a few who were
hold enough to declare at the outset
that because of the change from
renublican to a democratic admins
+ration with the consequent upheaval
President Wilson would find himself
in many a deep hole before he had
seen the first month out.
Nothing of the kind has happened.
Everything has gone along with
clock-Ifke precision, and if there has
been a jar, a hitch or a complication
Of any kind the public has heard
nothing of it.
A Predicted Pitfall.
One of the pitfalls into which the
president was scheduled to fall was
the very delicate situation existing
in several states where leading demo-
Gratis are known as Organization"
and "anti-organization or admins
tration" men.
Just here it was said that the pres
fdent was going to have trouble in
deciding which faction should have
the upper hand in the parceling out
of state patronage.
And Just here President Wilson has
shown himself to be a past master
in the art of diplomacy. What he
learned as chief executive of the lit
tie state of New Jersey has stood
him in good stead here.
Profting by what he had previous
these state patronage matters, but
has taken his time. In fact, there are
indications that the word has gone
ont in some directions that it might
do no harm for warning democrats
to pour a little of the oil of peace
on the sore spots, in other words,
get together.
Should Get Together.
In this way the administration will
be relieved of some embarrassing sit
uations, the various senator's and
house members just that much soon
or will be able to get the pie for their
constituents and the latter, hungry
and patiently waiting for something
to fall from the plum tree, will have
their appetites just that much sooner
appeased.
But this is not the only instance of
how President Wilson has acted as
the trained diplomat His caution
and prudence in taking time before
filling the various offices throughout
the country has been very favorably
commented upon.
1t is true that there is one class
which has not viewed his action
along the latter line with favor-that
element of the democratic party
which is waiting with the dinner
plate for a taste of white house fruit.
These, however, are with few eXcep-
tions not among those who have the
real welfare of the administration
at heart. Selfishness predominates
With others-those who believe the
Wilson regime will prove grand
success-those who are really help
ing it to become such, applaud the
presidents wisdom in the course he
is pursuing.
Selecting the Diplomats.
There is one thing in particular
which has shown the president to be
proceeding with extraordinary eau
ton: The selection of foreign rep
resentatives. In some instances posts
have been offered to men who, for
various reasons, could not accept
them But this has not embarrassed
the president in the least. He has
taken no hasty action, but on the
contrary will announce to the Amer
lean public the names of the men
who will serve this government
abroad after due deliberation and
careful consideration of the merits
of all with special regard to their
education, refinement, culture and
ability to reflect the greatest amount
of credit upon America and the
American people.
President Wilson has made an ex-
cellent beginning. The administra-
ton machinery is working beautiful
ly, and the first month in the white
house gives indication of success
full regime.