The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1915-03-13
TWo YEARS OF WILLOW.

I.incolu's second inaugural. Wood.
row Wilson completes half his pres.
|idental term.
These two years Of the Wilson
Administration have helped to make
more history than any other two
siuce Lincola. The coming twoyears
Of the Wilson administration must
inevitably be the most monentous
period that this country has known
since the sivil war.
1t is a fact Of enormous import.
ance that this crisis finds in the
White Mouse president who is
completely master Of himself. Be-
ing master Of himself heis master
Of his party and of his .administrA.
jtion.
There is no kitchen cabinet.
There is no back stairs advisors.
There are 10 secret influence that
lpnll and away the policies of the
exective. No Underground wires
! run from the. White House into
Wall street or into the headquarters
Of any political COMMITTEES. Men
NAV apree with Mr.. Wilson OF dis.
agree with him; they may
|Iikehim; but everybody
knows that he and;he alone is pres.
ident. Everybody knows that du-
ring the Terminating the, two years
Of his term he and lie will be pres
ident.
Among OF her right some men
give up when they get married /:
the right to think for themselves.
After q girl .gits to be about SC
old she makes bonfite Of the baby
picture ot herself taken in aSWash'
bowl.
Many a man is under the i'm
preston that he Is wise merely be-
cduse be has do children TO All
him questions.
when girls yocal.efforts so,i1d
| like a secoad-l.and buzzsaw work.
ling overtime Esile calls It techhic.
lhut whattheneghbors call weuldn !
look we'll in print.
A very rnus,ial mau. inete e Z
,cpe with very unusual situation
lin Tie affairs Of msnk; aspresi'
dent who in all bis official reistions
displays neither vanity nor resent
mont. nor anger nar.iambitien. !
he has friends their friendship
counts for nothirp in the affairs g
state. If has esenties ther e'lnl't,
weighs nothing in the balance @
COVE, nniemt. He seeks neither to
Reward the one nor to punish the
othrr.
! So evenly does he hold the scale!
that the members Of the diplomatic
|corps;with ali their.heighlytdevelop
ed raeli,ies for obtaining intorma'
Ition has never been able to learr
where the presidents persona! sym
paths is in the gteat conflict thai
lis now devastating Europe. kurop'
lWh: tsver his individual opinien'
made!be. he :has Ssmothered then
lin the responsibilities Of his othice
i At this period In the hrst terri
most presidents have been careful
|ly calculating their chances ct re
nomination and reduction. Nobadl
knows whether Mr.. Wilson intend
to be 1 candidate for reelection o
not. No. a number of:the cabinet
nor member of3couEress. can sal
of his own knowledge that tn
president desires reelection o
.lthat he would notssrefuse = refus
nomination, What all of ther
'|know is that the president woul'
not s.oop from principles to vii
, either q denomination or rejection
Tia: il where his great strength
.llie. There Is where hts erea
usefulness lies in this crises. !
lis easy to rattle the sabre. 1t
easy 70 te spec.ataeular and sen
ltatioual aud theatrical. II 70 cas-
to be ! demaeogue. 1t is 4easy Z
liudse With the fate Of q uAt'o'
when no man can foresee what tn
mex dayt will bring forth. But
Il. not easy to be calm and refrain
ed and judicial 1t is not easy Z
face every responsibility w:thou
passion. It II not easy to hev
straight to the:iiue Of 6rest princi
l. a.