The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-04-17
WILSON HAS EARNED ELECTION
President is Entitled to Re-NOmina-
tiOn and Reelection by Vote Of
All the People.

Those friends of the President
who have been moved to assure the
country that if he makes a trip to
San Francisco it will not be "a cam
paign tour" have troubled themsrl-
YES unnecessarily. Since the Pres
ident has only to nod his head to
crafty any ambition he may have
to be renominated there will be
none to suspect him of intending
this trip for campaign purposes.
About the only thing that could pre-
vent his denomination would be his
refusal to accept denomination. The
disposition of certain Democrats to
inject the prohibition issue into ma
tional politics presents the pOsibili-
ty of an obstacle, but only the pos
ibility of it. For when those who
seem to be pressing the prohibition
ly that the President could not ac-
cept denomination on any platform
declaring for nationwide prohibi-
ton, most of them will desist, and
allow that question to remain in
allegiance. Hence, as a practical
proposition, whether the President
will be renominated or not is alto
gether a question of his own dispo-
stion. Nor does that statement
quite present the question; for while
it is certain that the President can
get the nomination by expressing a
willingness to accept it, it is by no
means certain that the nomination
would not thrust itself upon him,
even if he should express an un-
willingness to accept it.
1t is by no means impossible that
by the time this question must be
decided we shall be in the midst of
conditions which will make the
President more popular than he
has ever been. If the country shall
be reveling in that full floOdtide of
prosperity that is now presaging in
so many ways, there is apt TO be an
irresistible demand both for the re-
nomination and recollection of the
President. OF course his renomina-
ton and his recollection are likely
to be opposed by certain elements
Of the country's population who
conceive themselves to be aggriev-
ed by his handling of the problems
growing out of the war; but OppO-
sition actuated by that motive will
very likely bring to the Presidents
support many thousands who,
without this provocation, would be
found in opposition TO him. So far,
the President has been the victim
of circumstances and not their ben
eiiciary. He has accomplished i'm
mense tasks of constructive kind,
but the war has come on TO deny
his achievements a chance to prove
their merits. 1t is quite true that
one of these achievements, the ere
alton of the federal reserve banking
system, has saved the country from
a panic, but no argument can be
made out of that fact that will ap-
peal to the popular imagination.
Notwithstanding the federal reserve
banking system has rendered this
inestimable service, it has yet to
convince the multitude of its Vir-
tues, and only season of great bus
ines eXpanion can afford it the op-
portunity to demonstrate its virtues
in a way that will convince this null
titude.
As the case is now, the President
stands charged with all the misfor-
tunes that an uneXampled world
war has brought on the country.
What aggravates the matter is that
the country, instead of charging him
with misfOrtunes for which h. IS
not responsible, ought TO be pro-
fOundly grateful to him for having
saved it from calamities which it
lay easily in his power to bring down
on it. II is a singular fact that,
while complaining of him, the coun-
try is uncOnsciously manifesting
the utmost confidence in the Pres
idents craftsmanship. It's deeds be-
lie its words for if the country has
cause for the complaints it makes,
it would have no cause for the prep
arations that are everywhere max
ing for a full revision of industry
and commerce. II is probable that