The Ocala banner., 1914-01-02
THg IMPOSSIBLE MADE POSSIBLE


World of late meet our views so ex-
actly and are so spIendidIy ~ritten
that We wish It were possible TO trans
fer them all 10 our columns
One Of the very fine articles Is one
in which it says that nobody will be
grudge holiday TO the president OF
the United states. who has succeeded
in accomplishing the impossible.
Then the World goes On TO say:
"ft vas impossible that the demo
cratic party. with it's long record OF
folly, foolishness and faction. could
be transformed into an effective in
strument OF government
ut was impossible that a president
who had had no experience in nation
al politics and no personal acquaint-
ance with the leaders Of the party
could work harmoniously With con
gress.
ut was impossible that an unwield-
ly majority such as the democrats
had in the house could 0e held togeth-
or.
1T was impossible that a narrow
majority such as, the democrats had
in the senate could be prevented
from surrendering to privilege and
giving the country another example
of party perfidy and party dishonor." :"
"It 1as impossible that the demo
cratic party, in the light OF its history
for fifty years, could carry out a sane,
constructive policy of government.
"Yet all these things have come
about. Not since the civil war has
any administration written go much
history within so brief period Of
time as the Wilson administration
has written since March 4.
''As for the president and congress
Nr. Wilson's leadership is unique. He
has not only had as much influence
over congress as Mckinley or Grant
ever welded, but he has obtained
none of this influence by the bribery
Of patronage, and he has been able to
exert it for public, not partisan pur-
poses.
"Mr. Taft never led the republican
party Fl was led by the leaders OF
the old guard. Alr. Rooseyelt's dom
ination Of the party was the domina-
tion Of brag, buster, demagogy, fiat
terry, jobs and compromise. In spite
Of all his ranting and roaring, he new
er failed to surrender to the Hannas,
the PIatts. the Quays, the Aldriches
and the Cannons when he found they
were in earnest.
Reversing the rule Of Frederick
the Great, Mr. Roosevelt was allow
ed to say what he liked and they were
allowed to do what they liked.
The Mckinley leadership was the
leadership Of an administration with
out ideals. 1t was easy for 3Ir. Nc
Kinley to get what he wanted from
congress, for he wanted nothing that
congress and the republican organiza-
ton did not want As for Mr.. Clege-
land, the difficulties that confronted
his administration were no more Sc
rious than the difficulties that con
fronted the Wilson administration.
But NJ Cleveland had no faith in his
patty. As president he rarely miss
ed an opportunity to make an enemy,
and the friends he failed to sacrifice
were for the most part the friends he
aught to have sacrificed. In the end
he wrecked his party and left his
country at the mercy OF the silver is
sue.
Thanks to President Wilson. there
Is not gap in the democratic ranks
at Washington Thanks to President
Wilson, the part yis faithfully carry
ing out it's promises. For the first
time in a generation, a national plat
form is proved to mean what it said
and the way is cleared both to a new
freedom and new prosperity.
1.-TWO years ago any man would
have been laughed at as fool If he
had ventured to predict that a demo
cratic president and a democratic CON
gress could accomplish in four years
what this administration has accom-
plished in nine months. The school
master the professor as his Oppon-
ants sneeringly dubbed him. has Civ
on the country a new lesson in the
art of government"
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