The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-10-20
WASHINGTON LETTER


be reelected President of the Uni
ted States because he champions
the idea of all legislation being in
the interest of humanity, of So
eiety-the commemorative of the
nation This idea must prevail if
the forces of nature are all brought
into service and society is to re-
ceive any thing like equal benefits
from these harnessed forces, act
ing under intelligent public direc-
ton. He represents the further
great and important idea, that the
public interest is greater than the
private interest From these two
great fundamental truths the com
mon people get their latitude and
longitude, their area for develop
ment. The fruition of the nation is
logically predicted upon this philos-
ophy. How any well wisher of the
country can oppose the materializa-
tion of these principles is to me the
greatest amazement, for they con-
tain the -gallus" mans chance
to make any thing out of himself;
and here again the Democratic par
ty becomes the poor mans custodian
and entreats him to avail himself of
the advantages that are ready to be-
come his upon his own acceptance.
Jeffersonian Democracy is the com
mon mans chance to stand erect; to
build for himself a condition that
will give him social status; sub
stantial atmosphere, a condition he
must have if he is ever intellectual
~ developed. These are few of
the vital things that Woodrow Will
son stands for, which if not nipped
in the bud, will rebound to the
glorification of mankind in general.
How deplorable it is that ill-design-
ing and INSCRIPTIONS damagogues
persist in muddying the waters I'M
iii they get the public mind into a
state of l-gathering, and the.
common fellow loses his bearings,
and is as liable to stifle his own
chances as otherwise. / do not
think the election of any president
of the United States since the foun-
dation of this Republic has been so
fraught with Importance as the one
We are now in the midst of
The voter properly understanding
the situation when asked in this
election to 'exalt the right" UNI
doubtedly knows that it means to
support Woodrow Wilson and the
Democratic party. The present ad-
ministration has enacted more con-
structive legislation than all the adj
ministrations that have had charge
of this nation in the past seventy
dustrial legislation so indispensable
TO our secular salvation is not yet
completed, and the defeat of the
Democratic party will positively and
practically call a hating of the pro-
gress of the middle class Of peo-
pie The Democratic party of
course has it's faults, but am not
afraid to say that it is the best po-
litical friend the small business man,
producers, and laborers ever had,
and whatever faults it may possess
can be overcome by the loyal and
painstaking elertness of the rank
and file of this country. The pres
ent occupant of the White House
wants to see the octopus and cor
morant of special privileges" put
thoroughly and absolutely out of
business. He wants to see all of
our people in possession of equal
opportunities. Woodrow Wilson'S
vision is not "short-sighted" but
clear and comprehensive. He is a
man of unusual keenness of sight;
be has great depths of sympathy;
of practicability; he has interviewer
in the warp and wool of his being
an innate love for justice and fair
play; he is a patient student of eco
nomy; he knows that the ineQuali-
ties today permeating society are il
logical. Another thing l wish to
call attention to relative to Mr.
Wilson, is the fact that in command
of the forces dominating the situa-
tiCl if he had merely wanted to
succeed himself as president he
could have so directed affairs as to
have guaranteed his election. This
Is one thing that l hope the Amer