Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1914-10-01
ADMINISTRATION
IS ON THE JOB
The Presidents Letter Declining to Make
Political Speeches This Fall and An
noumcing His Intention to Remain
at His Post Of Duty Commend
ed by Members Of All
Parties.

at his post of duty, and not to en-
gage in political speech me king dur
ing the fall campaign, as indicated
in his letter to Hon. r. e. Doremus,
the Chairman Of the Congressional
Campaign Committee, seems to
have delighted everyone. The edl-
torial approval Of the Presidents
decision is as strong in Bull Moose
and Republican as in Democratic
papers The sympathies Of the
American people are with the presi-
dent, who has devoted most siren
uous year and half to constant per-
formance OF duty. Editorial COM
ment given herewith tells its own
story:
my job, now know, can be
done best only if | devote my whole
thought and attention to il and
think Of nothing but the duties Of
the hour. | am not at liberty, and
shall not be, so far as | can now see,
to turn away from those duties to
undertake any kind Of political can
vass. President Wilson
This extrac. from President Will
sons letter to Congressman Dore-
mus, chairman Of the Democratic
Congressional Campaign Committee
is a striking illustration OF the high
Importance Of homely, familiar vir
tues.
Al this critical moment the duty
which lies nearest 10 the President
OF the United States is that which
lies nearest to most Of us all the days
Of our life that Of attending careful
ly and conscientiously to the bust
ness confded to us.
The practice of these'homely Writ
ues makes great things possible
Governments are run efficiently by
men who stick to their jobs. Ma
tons are kept right in critical mo-
ments, not by flashes OF inspiration,
but by steady attention to business.
The glamour about statesman
ship is misleading. Because a man
holds high Office it dosen't follow
that there is anything in mis- methods
beyond the reach of the average
mind-that he has mysterious ways
of doing great things known only to
the elect.
When all is said and done it re-
duces itself to the homely methods
of business Of every day life--to the
old rules Of attention, industry and
common sense that are the common
property Of men-to the familiar
virtues that we are apt TO depreciate.
The men VIII do great things
stick to the job more closely than
their fellows. They concentrate
their efforts more resolutely on the
most important thing at hand.
They are more determined not to be
discouraged or distracted from the
main point. That is all and that
is greatness.
What would this country have
been without the sturdy common
sense of George Washington. with
out Jefferson's trust in the good
sense and the good intentions of the
plain man, without the resolute
patience Of Abraham Lincoln?
Let Congress follow the Presidents
good examplel 1t has golden
opportunity to serve the country by
the practice OF another honely
virtue. We are not SO great that
economy can be despised, nor 50
rich that we need not cut off unwise
expenditures
Let Democratic Congressman ded-
icate themselves anew to the econ
omy" thew have so long preached!
Let them remember that their
party was never more virile or more
in the nation confidence than when
it made the issue Of "retrenchment
and reformp'
Homely virtues made this nation
and homely virtues can save it from
all the mischances that the present
or the fDt,.rp fhroatan