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revenues and the manufacturers give
sufficient testimony.

Freedom; but let the end crown the
work.
In such phrases. to which "the ser
vice Of mankind" may he added rs
one Of the most bitterly ironic IN
view OF the sacrifice Of many Ameri-
can lives and most American inter.
ests in Mexico. We seem to fnd the
essential Mr.. WILSON. apart from his
i%nhexible tenacity Of purpose and
avoidance Of advice. lie Is an incor.
rigible P~latonist. His idea Is more
than the fact: indeed. the fact is hut
the faint shadow Of the idea. How
many men with great business inter
ests in Mexico have tried. and have
not been allowed. to tell him what
they believed to he the trouble? How
many business men. before he saw
the danger OF alternating that outlaw
class. have tried 10 set before him
the facts OF business? In vain. He
IL an intuitionist. And he II pre-.
siding 1T the meeting Of docilc
faculty. To say this Is TO say moth.
ing disparaglne of an academic mind.
full Of subtleties but supplemented
with high energy. passion for com
mand. and a belief. and just belief,
in his intellectual powers. in the ardor
OF his patriotism. in his high soaring
desire for the good OF mankind and
his reelection. But no man can dis
locate himself from his past. AS a
don Mr.. WILSON has learned to he
impatient OF contradiction and IN
swerved in his purpose. His team"
work consists in unfaltering obedi
cnce to the captain.
Within a few months and thr
time Of q certain voluntary intellec-
tual degradation. IL the term may 10
used without offence. begins with the
Indianapolis speech-Mr. WILSON has
sought to break ont from that clois.
tered loneliness which is his natural
habitat. He is a political eremite.
a permanent solitary. a wei bred :.
RoMuAID. There Is 2 lofty dignity
in that isolation. Bnt II EDwARD
EVERETT. were he now among MS,
should try to he GroRGE NJ CouAN,
would the result he happy?
10 give these frank impressions Of
a salient. vital and always interesting
character Is not TO forget the inalien-
able respect which is due to \ Pres.
dent Of the United States who, even
more than Mr.. ROOSEVELT. has real.
lied the elastic capabilities Of that
post. o to misunderstood THE charm
If a scholars temperament associ-
ated by a rare good fortune with
great power and It's enjoyment. Nor
is IL 10 forget for a moment THAT
party politics stops AT the waters
edge and that The who,e country
will support Mr.. WILSON in manly de
fence of its rights and the rights Of
neutrals against the aggresSions Of
helligerents on International law. Il
has been said in apology for the Dem
ocratic party in power that the war
has thrown business and the reve.
nucS out Of gear and that the benefi-
cent results Of Democratic policy have
been obscured thereby. Just 70 the
contrary. we bold that the war has
been Mr.. WILSON'S best friend that
It has created a feeling Of Indulgence
and AT times an artificial solidarity
OF opinion that have delayed or con
ccaled the actual Democratic fracture
and the end OF a popular illusion.
On account Of The war Americans
strive TO forget the Pan,aloon whom
Mr.. WILSON. for political reasons, in.
serted into the State Department and
the Harlequin of the Navy.
What. after all. and with a full ap-
probation Of the good intentions "
Mr.. WILSON. is tine feeling among ut
least 4 plurality OF Americans as Mr..
WILSON stands az the doors Of the
Half Way House: Ia il not one Of
patient or impatient semi, resignation
and hope: THE doctor tells me | can
got up in two weeks how many y
man has said that with enthusiasm A.,
Wei. perhaps the United States can
get up in two years.
The Strengthening Of the Navy.
Congress did n splendid piece OF
work when it passed n naval appro.