New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-30
NOT MR.. WILSON'S FAULT
Weak Attitude Laid to Colonel,
Who Defeated Mr.. Taft.
To the Editor of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
| Sir: Permit me to offer my tribute TO TIC
Tribune for its fearless and comprehensre
exposition of the present chaotic eondItioi
Of our national and international affairs, u
precedented in our history. It is source
of great satisfaction to feel that not all the
powers that be are stupidity blind TO the
| humiliation imposed upon the citizens Of
this country by our law givers.
| All the country is shouting from the
housetops that President Wilson is running
the country. We are calling, night and Day
to this one man to save US from further
humiliation; but we also have been DINING
/ into the ears of a long suffering world for
hundred years that this is the land o.
freedom; that here the people rule. Why,
then. this one man power? In what materisl
way do we differ from the monarchieaI u'S'
potism of king-ridden Europe?
Is Mr.. Wilson TO blame because he une1
pectedly finds himself in the Presidents
chair. totally unprepared, without training
and wholly inexperienced in the iremehdou.
task of guiding great nation IN gtea'
crisis? Most decidedly no. Did his election
represent the wishes OF the majority Oh W'
people? No; because he was a minority can
didate. Who, then, elected him lie w"
elected by the politicians Of this free eoun'
try, ard this brings us down to the lss'
! Presidential election in 1912 and the CnieSsV
convention and its aftermath. "A hoe"
divided against itself cannot stand" lhh
| is the irrevocable law -.
Had Theodore Roosevelt lived up 70 hh
reputation as first citizen, personal AMBITION
could have found no place in his nina "ne'
the welfare of his country was IN question:
Had he lived up to the spirit Of American
manhood, had he been properly sensible o.
the debt of gratitude he owed his country
and his party, had he cared to preserve nv ~,
personal integrity unblemished, he wouio
not have been a candidate for the PRESIDENCY
in 1912 Therefore, ] say that the coz
temptible position now occupied py wv
United States, all our country's shame IRON
the Lusitania massacre TO present huihNiaV
ing domination in our country Of fofeisS
clements, is directly referabe TO the dlyioeO
and weakened condition Of the RepuohcS1,
party, engineered and carried out al snS
subsequent 70 the Chicago convention u
1912 by the first citizen Of the country
Theodore Roosevelt
Mr.. Wilson is undoubtedly very Learned
gentleman, nor do ! wish to damn MN VIZ"
faint praise, for in his own proper environ,
ment he is a capable and efficient citizen ano
an acquisition to society; but he is not 70 DC
blamed for inexperience and ignorance OF
subject requiring a knowledge and training
entirely foreign to that which has occupied
his attention.
The present crisis calls for strong ma
of affairs, with long experience and gee"
knowledge of international law and Pohe',,
which Mr.. Wilson does not possess snS
which Mr.. Taft does possess in more ina"
ordinary degree. L..
1t seems to me that it is time lheoaO'ss
Roosevelt should be awakened 70 a sense v
his grave responsibility. He is stlll pufso
ing a policy Of national destruction ana u''
Indignation.
The time is rapidly approaching Wne" -
man equal TO the emergency might ~, y.
elected who could bring some kind o. Oros I,
out of the present chaotic CONDITION y.
national affairs. Is Theodore Roose,e'
again to be an obstructionist? ! cannot pe
lieve it. Now is the time beyond all o'heI.
when personal desires and ambition mus y.
forgotten and when all really loyal elu1'. =.
of this country will stand shoulder y. :"
shoulder, each giving all that is IN. MIN :,
help harmonic all our forces for our s''N'
nations great need.
JAMES r. BINGHAM, NJ. T.
New York Nov. %, 1915.