The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-14

lions IN setting up this standard Of
hcpe that was the standard Of liberty,
and 20 long as she can induce men 70
follow st as a standard of hope, go long
Will she lead the nations. And now
we have walked up. and are recoVerIHE
the road that we had gone aside FROM
and have set out again in the beginning
OF another century-for we choose
century as our dramatic unit IN
American story--Tediscovering the
standards OF hope and liberty for man
kind. And the Democratic party 10
privileged 20 lead in that quest.
The Love Of Fighting.
s'I suppose some people have the
IDEA that ] love TO fight just for the
FUN Of IT, had q friend Of mine tell
rne that I reminded him of highland
er's dog who VAS looking very detected
one day and his owner was asked what
was the matter with him. He said:
Just Gamma set enuch o fiechttn'. lie
was not able 20 find any dog that
would give him tho satisfaction.
Now that ~ not In the least my tenn
permanent. ! am reall~- h very tame.
aiuenahle person, but ! do love 20 feel
in my blood the splendid satisfaction
Of fighting for something. something
that IS bigger than myself and try
ing, for the time at least to think SIN
/
That ~ solid satisfaction
And when cen, fer the time being
represent the Democratic party, ana
ana that the matte ss whole is tha~-
iAE out towards the Democratic party,
and more and more coming to believe
that the Democratic party can dc the
thing which the country has been
waiting for, then I en3oy the immense
satisfaction q being part If thing
4 ? Aaf
I can dream. At any rate, that I am
taking my own fnea sure by the thing
belong 70.
Not Looking Backward.
Now. that is the kind u thought
that I believe ~e are permitted TO IN
dulge in today, this common sense IN
being part 81 O new age and having
our eyes forward ard not backward,
swearing allegiance II one another,
that We are not going 20 allow our
selves or anything we are connected
with to be caught IN the old entangl e~
ments any more That is what ! have
sworn to And the enterprise IS easy
because, as I told some gentlemen in
another place the other night. we have
asked for and obtained a change Of
venue,
The Jury Is not not now the selected
fury that is always To he summoned
and always consisted Of the same per
CONS; but II fs a Jury consisting Of
all the people OF the United states,
and that Jury will stand bv ell 10 the
last ditch. And with that fury back of
you. you can smile al all the gen
tierner who meet in corners and in pri-
waite rooms and arrange to beat you.
Satisfaction is Unseifish.
And SO, gentlemen. oHr satisfaction
l.,
selfish. There is nothing handsome
about Boosting. There is nothing hand
come about growing over anybody else.
That is "a pretty mean business But
there IS something very satisfactory in
saying this: Now, we have left aii
these things behind: we have set for
ward IN this journey that Is ahead OF
us
We have found The old road, and
we are going to follow 1t; and any
body is welcome 10 come along with
US that wants to. And we are not
going to remember whether he tried
TO find other roads or not. provided
he comes along. But We are not
going to take his word for 1t: we
are going TO look around and see II
he Is keeping step. Because he has
got TO get there when we get there
and he has got 10 get there by the
same ROAD We get tnefe. or else ne is
not our company.
But ne is welcome to come along
II he will come along. And there is
only one way to come along in this
Journey. There ore inns and stages
by the way and there is good enter
tainment, I dare say ahead but the
roll will have to be called occasionally
and we will have TO see who In present
or accounted for. Ii will not be
military discipline. but We will all
have to arrive at the same time
Feels No Bitterness.
II feel, myself, no bitterness about
anything that has happened. There
are some gentlemen who, fear. think
that I have entertained bitter feel
ings toward them. whom would love
TO see and grasp hands with ar ths
end Of thu Journey. -
The presidential electors, after cast
ing their vote in the senate chamber
PAID a pleasant compliment To the
pressdert-elect by selecting his cousin.
Fitzwilham McMaster Woodrow. Of
Columbia s. e., Hs messenger 70
convey the vote 70 Washington, Young
Woodrow IS a junior at Princeton uni
versity