The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-10-22

O~SA 'OIOCu ny the Sl-CHS EldI
Of every political faith. The God Of
/ War has knocked at the portals of
every nation and among the great
powers, the Ameri, an Republic alone
has denied him ad mission; and while
misery, despair, wreck, ruin and grief
are following in his wake in other
lands, America is busy in reaping the
harvest of honest toll, and in building
a temple in which England, France,
Germany, Belgium, Serbia, Russia and
Austria will, after while, furl their
battle scared banners, sit down in
common council, adjust their differen-
ces and agree to a worldwide peace
which will last throughout the CEN
fury.
The course followed by our govern
ment will make our nation the arbiter
of world disputes, and the name of
the United States synonymous with
honor, justice and the highest thought
begotten of twenty centuries. The
hart Of American is satisfied with our
national labOrS, and the man who bat
ties against these great policies in
| this hour of world travail, will be dri-
ven backward, step by step, before the
! bayOnets Of public censure and the
| cavalry Of popular condemnation. The
public servant, no matter whether leg
islative or executive, can no longer
hide behind gilded words and sophis-
tries, but his official acts mist stand
out i nthe broad sunlight and be iudg-
ed according to the deeds done in off
cial life
If President Wilson renders no other
service than to conduct the Ship of
State safely into the Harbor of Peace
then he VIII have rendered a service
to the American people which no SEX
tant can measure, and for which the
present and future generations will
ever bless him. President Wilson's
victories of diplomacy are more gIor-
iOu' than the success Of arms of any
Of the nations upon the field of battle.
If he had rendered no service other
than bringing about the enactment Of
The rev currency legislation making
pani"s practically impossible, breaking
the grip OF Wall Street on the fnan-
ces of our country, and producing an
elastic currency to meet every situa-
ton, and especially needle di nthis try
ing hour of foreign wars, he would
have given US a piece of progressive
and constructive legislation, the equal
of which has not been measured in a
half century. Firm and unbending, he
demanded large number Of regional
banks, rs opposed to smaller number
advocated by Wall Street. and its fol- |
lowers. This resulted in the securing
Of twelve regional banks, out of which |
this splendid commonwealth has Sc
cured two, or ona-sixth Of the entire
number Had the financial interests
prevailed in their fight nthis point,
then Missouri would have been with /
out a single regional bank.
If President Wilson had rendered TO :
other service than causing the enact
ment of the Underwood Tariff Bill. an
act reducing the cost Of the necessar-
les of life, bringing relief to toiling
and which will be felt in 4
more potent way when the foreign war
IS closed, he will have rendered a SER
vice which will have touched more
than twenty millions of American
homes. In fact, his administration
has been filled with great things, and
he has labored earnestly, faithfully
and long. This great man as he la
bors upon the highway of human af-
fairse, is rich in years, rich in glory,
rich in public service, rich in deeds,
and rich in the hearts of his fellow
men. He stands four square with the
world, and measured by the standard
Of patriotism, Justice and fidelity, is
Could Washington, JEFF
ferson, Jackson, Monroe, Lincoln and
Grant speak from the past, Mount
Vernon, Monticello, and the tombs of
these other illustrious soldiers and
statesmen would give praise even unto
The highest.
The policies of the President. world
vide conditions, war and the Panama :
Canal, have brought the United States
20 the dawn of ne monumental era, {
md new commercial day-a day {
when the stars and stripes will float I
upon every sea, and when, under new l
egislation, our merchant marine will c
De the absolute master of the COM I
nerce of the three Americans. s
Today. the. United States has become I
he center Of the financial world, and S
f first in its agricultural, manufacture h
ng and commercial interests. As
light follows day. so surely must it o
olIow that the Republic must come in {
0 its own, and become the cross-road o