Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-11-11
Says Country Should For
get Partisan Feeling and
Work for Welfare.
IS FIRST ADDRESS
SINCE HIS ELECTION
Declares Politics Is Fight
Which Real Men Should
Engage In.

w WILLIAMsToWN, Mass. Nov 10.
w Nov that the campaign is over
we may all address ourselves to tho
welfare of the nation without thought
Of partisan feeling" declared Prtsl-
dent Wilson in his first public speech
sine; the national election, delivered
before delegation of Williamstown
residents and Williams college stu
dents, who greeted him here late to-
day. The president was welcomed by
the students and townspeople after the
christening of Eleanor ANSon Sayre,
the second child OF his daughter. Mrs.
Francis B. Sayr" and for whom he
stood as godfather,
soon after his arrival at the hcmc
of his son-in-law, assistant to the
president of Williams college. the
delogation. headed by President II. A.
Garfield of the college. marched to
the Sayrc home. The president spoke
from the porch OF the house and was
checred enthusiastically by the stu
dents
'l came here to forget the field of
politics and for brief rest. | came
simply to visit my daughter and to
attend a simple ceremony here to-
day" he said Now that the cam
paign is over we may all address our
selves to the welfare of the nation
without thought of partisan feeling"
q The president referred to his serv
Ice 1S chief executive of Princeton uni
versity. saying he knew from expert
enc" there was politics even in tho
running of a college.
"UOlitics." ne continued 'is after
all a means of getting something done.
OF putting forward ideas. 1t IS
fight. hut the man ~no does not love
the fight has no red blood In his
veins"
Mr.. Wilson told n story of man
having vision in which he was Of
fered Il horn and IA sword and chose
the horn. Immediately the vision van
ishcd and the man was cursed for TAX
ing the horn before the sword. lie
told the story to illustrate the neces-
sity for fighting.
Wishes Him Godspced.
Mr.. Garfield. son of Presiden,
Garfield. declared the presidents
words during the campaign had been
full of wisdom and light. He added.
'Wc wish you Godspeed in your great
office"
When the president arrived here he
found a stack of kilograms three feet
nigh congratulating him on his re-
election. They came from cabinet
members. senators. representatives,
government officials and prominent
Democrats He will reply to none of
them until his return to Washington.
Soon after his arrival with Mrs.
Wilson. Miss Margaret Wilson and
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. his
cousin, the president went to st.
Johns Protestant Episcopal church
to attend the christening. The fam
fly party rode the few blocks to the
church in an automobile. The baby
cried continuously. Inside the church
only few intimate friends of Mrs
Sayrc witnessed the ceremony.
Az one of the godfathers of the
baby, President Wilson promised in
the name of the child to ''renounce
the devil and all his works. The other
godfather was Rev. james NJ. Sayrt,
brother of Francis b. Sayre. Tho
godmothers were Miss Margaret Will
son, Mrs. w. q. McAdoo, her sister.
Miss Blanche Nevn. aunt of Mr..
Sayre. and Mrs II. II. Sayre. mother
of Mr.. Sayre.
Tonight the family had dinner to-
sether AT the Sayre home, The presl-
den, will remain here until late to-
morrow afternoon and then will re-
| turn to Washington, whore he is iue
TO arrive Sunday night.