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EDITOR
OCTOBER 90 COL HARVEY NOW LAUDs WILSON

Col. George Harvey's complete reconciliation
with President Wilson, recently the subject Of
interesting news dispatches, is emphasized by
a long editorial article in the October number
| of the North American Review. uphold the
PRESIDENT" urges the veteran journalist.
He starts out by saying:
The essential fact is that the election OF Republic
house would spell reputation of the administra-
ton, while the return OF Democratic majority.
however greatly reduced, would sgnalize the most
striking personal triumph Of any president since
Andrew jackson overwhelmed the opposition in 1892.
Now as then, the issue is not party. but person
atty, completely has Mr. Wilson by sheer force
OF intellectual ygor and unsurpassed power Of reso-
luton dominated the political aggregation which
even today. after two years Of full authority
hardly be designated. In comparison with the Re-
publican phaanx in the funess Of its strength, as
an organization.
Though recognizing the president S power OF
personality, Col. Harvey is forced to admit that
the Democratic party has made sorry specta-
Gle of itself in national affairs. He gives the
president credit for initiating and pushing
through all the reforms accomplished. OF the
party's failure he says:
The Democratic platform demanded "a return to
that simplicity and economy which benefits a demo-
cratic government and reduction in the number
of useless Offices the salaries of which drain the
substance of the people" This pledge has not been
kept Whether President Wilson could have checked
the rapacity of his followers in any is perhaps
question but it must be recorded to his disadvantage
that II he has ever tried TO do the fact has not
been evidenced. and that the appropriations
mended with his acquescence far exceed those ever
before submitted.
Returning to Mr.. Wilson, he comments thus:
There remains another most vital consideration.
Monarchy has failed utterly. mserably democracy
trial In the courts of progress civilization and
humanity.
consderl Nine powers at war! But great
nation free and sunentangled but one in position of
possible arbter of the worlds destiny; and that one
our owni Behold, too, the significance of recent
Wilson foresaw so imminent need of proving
Americas adherence to moral might against phys
cal force when he proclaimed seeming altruism at
Mobile. We cannot imagine that he OWNED the
proximate potency of strict observance OF faith
among nations when he demanded that our treaty
with England be kept inyioiate.s And yet by those
two acts still fresh in mind throughout the world,
the authority Of the republic was enhanced immeas-
urablys on the very Of cataclysm which can
never be resolved without its aid and acqniescence
The president promptly, as In duty bound, MADE
should remain ready and willing. but never betray
ing eagerness to act
That he will prove his mastery of the situation
need not be doubted but he needs theF help q all
His hands should be strengthened by vote Of con-
hdence not weakened BY seeming division. NOW
more than ever before, perhaps ever again, It be-
hhoves the country to stand behind its leader
united before the world Whatever Of disaffecti3n
may exist in the Democratic party. whatever Of par
fisan feeling among Republicans. must be brushed
aside for the time the greatest glory is to be won
for the nation and for democracy in achieving the
goal of all mankind-the disarmament OF the world