The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-05
PRESIDENT WILSON.


The who rode from the capitol building
Washington yesterday afternoon to take
up his residence in the White House is the
man selected by the people of these United
States to rule over their destinies. within the
limits OF the federal constitution, for four
years
He is not surrounded by pomp and display.
He wears no kinEy crown, lie assumes no
hereditary title and win dispense none to any.
But absent though display and ceremony will
be and though there be no coronet his head
will lie as heavy at night as any kings and
his power is greater than that of many monarchs
Though living in house no more pretentious
than that Of many private citizens and though
surrounded by no courtiers he will be as lone
some as those in palaces and as much sought
after by fawning sycophants as any who claim
the name Of royalty, Not called king he is yet
possessed Of kingly powers and his actions will
be for good or for Ill to a hundred million peo
pie Upon him will rest responsibilities the
during the months of waiting for the time for
assumption of Office. He will be in the center
Of the public stage. All his words will be
weighed and everything he may say will have
effect upon the entire country. This great
nation will so forward whether he prove big
enough for the Office or whether he prove
failure. but it will rest largely with him whether
progress and prosperity be delayed or
CELEBRATED.
Few presidents have entered Office to face
such crisis The governmental system upon
which the great business structure of this coun-
try has been erected must be overhauled; the
laws upon which the banking system has been
built must be radically changed a new policy
In many respects must be pursued, and, to top
all, dangers of a great war must be reckoned
with.
1t Is prospect to sober the most reckless; to
awe the most egotstcal; to weight down the
soul of the most irresponsible.
In spite Of the great questions which must
be settled anew and In spite of the great
changes which lie ahead, the faces of one hun.
dred million people turned confidently to-
ward Washington. The new president has been
the closely observed of all for almost year
and each day the impression has grown that here
Is Tor the job Before his nomination
at Baltimore he was little known but know
edge of him has been acquired daily and few
have been the disappolntments. There were many
who preferred this man or that, but with the
settlement of the question, so well had the sue
cessful candidate impressed his fellow citizens,
the great majority of them were ready TO view
the man and his bearing with open minds
During the long interval between tine DAY OF
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worn well. Everything he has done and ali
that he has said has not met with approval but
there are few this morning who are not salts
fed that the country is In the hands of a safe
and sane yet progressive. daring and courageous
pilot,
The Almighty has been good to these United
States OF America. He has imposed upon them
many burdens and has chastened them with
many Whips, but the burdens have never been
too great to bear and the scourgings have always
wrought good. Some of our rulers have been
mediocre, but many OF them have been great
and none has gone out with sullied name. He
has sent US and famines, but years of
peace and prosperity and plenty have inter
vened and all Of our wars have been successful
and have ended for the best as we can now
see And now he gives us as an earthly ruler.
one who is every inch a man-mentaly and
morally. He is scholar, patriot, clean man
and a Christian gentleman. His political views
and theories may not be the politicai views and
theories of us all and frequently his actions
will not please all. but he is of the calibre
to guide the State through any crisis and to
help 1t to weather any storm.
The people of this great Western nation
should be exceedingly grateful for its blessings
and thankful that such a man as Woodrow
Wilson has taken his seat as president of these
United States.
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