The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-21
The Country and the President.

The Country and the President.
Mr.. WILSON i no only the Execu-
tive whose deplorable Mexican policy
In Its past phases has brought about
the present situation. He il also the
Executive who. under the direction Of
the Congress. So far as the Constitu.
ton makes him subordinate To lcgis-
lative authority. and in his w per-
directly in his office. must deal with
the situation as ii exists to-day. In
face of that situation he is entitled To
the loyal support Of every American.
and from every American worthy the
name he j. going To receive it through
thick and thin. There i no more
doubt of this than there is Of the
unquestioning devotion Of the people
to the flag that Is now in WOODROW
WILbVN = MINUS.
Newspapers which, like THE Sun
and most Of those around It.. as well
a. throughout the entire Union. per.
ceive clearly the distinction between
the claims Of political partisanship
and the obligations Of patriotic duty
will NOT tul the slightest difficulty
In reconcilins reason and conscience
as to what has gone before with alb
00lute loyalty to the holder Of the
nag from the moment II Is horne aloft.
There Is no danger OF anybody's ron.
fusing the proper relation of Ameri-
~ citizenship to the two campaigns.
national and political. This is rs true
In the presence Of the possibility Of
war as it would he true during actual
war. II that should come.
In the ca>e Of our neighbor the
%pickthank World we note n single
d%ishonorable exception TO this gener.
ally united attitude Of the American
press and people. That journal. hav-
ing seryilely followed the sinuosities
Of the Administrations past perform.
ances with regard to Mexico. having
wabbled when Mr.. WILSON wabbled,
having assumed the appearance Of
drmness when It thought he seemed
to b frm. and having lavished Its
apologetic adulations upon the mani
fest weaknesses and failures Of his
policy. now openly essays to identify
allegiance to the Government with
allegiance tn me nominee Of the St.
Louis convention. 1t talks Clibly OF
muck raking" and "rotten egging"
and "sedition" and ISLANDER" as II
the present fact of q national crisis
had retroactive effect to exrunge the
humiliating record Of the past three
years and more: to make m~eritorious
what all men know was pernicious,
to make glorious what all men know
was shameful.
Il the World really anxious to rep
resent this Mexican business as an
exclusively Democratic affair, a per-
sonal enterprise Of the Democratic
candidate for reelection? We are Of
the opinion that It will be alone or
almost alone In that undertaking. Is
II hound 10 do what II can tn use
Mexico In politics? n So, we do not
believe that II will have many fol-
lowers either In the campaigning
press or IN the stump this year. Does
our n~eighbor Imagine II can win the
gratitude 1t appears so ferventiy to
covet by doing the thing most calcu-
lated to break the unanimi,y Of sup.
port which better Americans than
itself are bringing I o the Adminlstra-
tlon In a national crisis? n so. II i
in need of n prompt and sharp re.
buke from the quarter It thinks it Is
serving.
We have thus referred to one New
York newspapers rather stupid mis-
conceptions and maladrolt campaign
efforts, because they illustrate pre-.
ciseiy what the attitude NJ a political
supporter Of President WILSON ought