The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-06-24

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: 1918. than during a similar period j
( the previous fiscal year An analyst
, Of that class Of exports shows thei
value 10 have been 1851. 000. 600
! These figures include no statistics o.
exports Of manufactures. which als'
! have vastly increased
IN regard % Mexico. the President
Of the United States has shown az
element Of true greatness by frankly
announcing that he has changed his
mind" says the Washington Post. II
frankly announcing that he has chang
ed his mind is an evidence Of true
greatness il must be conceded that
President Wilson has few equals and
no superiors.
He has not only changed his mind
once, but has changed il twice in re-
gard TO the Mexican situation. In
May, 1914, be declared his intention Of
securing the removal Of the de facto
head Of the Mexican government and
OF interfering in Mexican affairs in
other respects, particularly in the CON
troll of the public land policies Of that
government A few months later, in
his speech in indianapolis, he frankly
ANNOUNCED that he had changed his
mind and asserted that there must be
no interference and that Mexico must
work out her problems without the
assistance or influence Of this country.
Now he just as frankly announces that
he has again reversed himself and
proposes to exert an active and ag-
gressive influence in controlling ir
ternal affairs Of that afflicted country
But 1t is not with regard TO the
Mexican problem only that President
Wilson so frankly announces a change
Of mind A few years ago he was
writing books in which he denounced
the initiative and referendum. When
he became a candidate for President, !
he frankly announced that he had been
that he had changed his
mind and that he advocated those
principles Of popular government
Since his election, however, he has evil
IDENTIFY returned to his former opinion,
for his voice has not once raised in
advocacy of direct legislation. Prior
to his election he was a devout advo-
cate OF direct legislation. Prior to his
election he was devout advocate Of
the Presidential primary law, but in
recent months he has made known his
opinion that legislation of this kind is
On the stump, when he was seeking
the votes of the American people, he
was an outspoken advocate of free
oils for American coastwise shipping
through the Panama Canal, but soon
lfter he had come into a position of {
power he frankly announced his
,hange of mind and forced through !
Congress law repeating the free tolls i
provision.
As candidate for the favor Of the
electorate, he was a champion of civil
ervice reform and for many years !
vas vice president of the Civil Service '
Reform League, but as a dispenser of n
'atronage he has resorted to the spoils [
ystem to such large extent as to in
icate complete and astonishing S
hange of mind. 2
As a candidate of the Democratic \
arty he denounced extravaganza in
ublic business and pledged himself to
n economical administration, but in h
n address to Congress he frankly an I
ounced his change of mind by saying Fl
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nat in his opinion the American il
oeple did not care how much money v
as spent provided they got some 81
hing for it. n
Truly, it must be conceded that in
-ankly announcing changes of mind
resident Wilson is unsurpassed, and m
this be an element of true greatness, oil
J the Washington Post assumes, he II
i'll go down in history with scarcely tc
peer. S,
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