Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1915-03-11
THE NEW YORK WORLD ON TWO YEARS OF WILSON

On the sfteth anniversary OF Lincoln's second inaugural, Woodrow
Wilson completes half his presidential term.
These two years OF the Wilson administration have helped 10 MAKE
or history than any other two years since Lincoln The coming two
ears Of the Wilson administration must inevitably be the most mo-
mentous period that this country has known since the Civil Wa.
1t is a fact Of enormous. importance that this crisis "a IN tue
White House a president who is completely master OF. himself: BENG
master OF himsel, he is master OF his party and of his administration.
There is n kitchen cabinet There re no 0aek-staHs advase Is
There IRE n secret influences that pull and sway tn policies Of m ne
executive. No underground wires rn from the White House mt val
street or into the headquarters OF any political 1a cor. committee ne rts M1 him " ~
agree with Mr.. Wilson or disagree with INN; tey ms ne hn = =
they may dislike him; but everybody knows that he and he aione is
president. Everybody knows that during the remaining w years o
his term he and he alone will be president
A very unusual man, meet to cope with a very Unusual sfuat ioh :"
the affairs of mankind-a president who in all his official relations os.e us
plays neither vanity o resentment ni ny No. L. - - ths sgsirs Of
If he has friends, their friendship counts or nothing IN the an sansn. !"
state. If he has enemies, their enmity weighs nothing IN inc oalahee
Of government He seeks neither to W a "e oe "' " p"H" ~
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corps with all their highly developed facilities for obtaining Information
ho.s rsvsr heen able 70 learn where the presidents personal sympathies
lie in the great conflict that is now devastating Europe WhatsVer ns
individual opinions may be, he has smothered them IN the pohs
Al this period in their first terms most presidents have been care
fully calculating their chances OF denomination and eclectic Nopoa
knows whether Mr.. Wilson intends to be a candidate tor re-electioh q
not. Not a member OF the cabinet. not a member Q ongress' al say o.
his " knowledge that the president des,res a re-eecnon u tn ma' ~. MS
would not refuse a denomination. What all OF mem KNOW Is t' .s
president would not stoop from principle to win either a renom'nat0h
or a reelection.
That is where his great strength lies That IS where ms great use,
fulness lies in this crisis 1t is easy to rattle the sabre. I is easy o
make the welknn ring. 1t is easy to be spectacular ensanonai ana
theatrical. 1T is cas- to jugse WIZ I'M iae OF a na"on wsa 80 h.
a foresee what thenex t day will bring forth. But it is 10 cas- TO os
bity without prejudice and without passion. 1t is not easy to ley
straight to the line OF first principles, regardless of applause or eensure
or praise or denunciahon. IT IS 20 easy 70 DC ans "neh ue "o" -
given itself ovr to madness
The enormous good fortune OF the people OF the United states IN the
storms and stress of these coming years is that their chiet magistrate Is
sane-the sanest mind today that is inrusted with he responsibilities Q,
government anywhere in civilization.
THE Hamburger Nachrichten of Berlin has published what purports
TO e N authentic list OF French losses in the first six months OF the
wr and the paper says this list was compiled by tn frenc mn1sHy
Of war and was not intended for publication as yet The number y
dead is given as 100000 and the wounded 7OOWU, OF whom AUOoo ar
described as having been slightly hurt In addition, 100000 men have
been reported missing.
Mf A.,3 49, -. =.
Damn the torpedoes; go ahead said admiral Farragut Wnen &c
uas about TO ENTER Mobile bay. But the torpedoes and mines OF Far-
r.out,s dav were mere toys al compared with those OF today.
Having abolished the liquor traffic, the Russian government an
ounces Il will next inaugurate compulsory education at the INC OF tn
var. and It is to be in full effect within five years.