The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-08-06

er men would have been condemned
men who are trying to do their du-
ty. Yet no man in the United States
can say that Woodrow Wilson has
shirked responsibility or sought to
shift it.
It will be as a maker of history,
rather than as the writer or teacher
Of It, that Woodrow Wilson will be
known to posterity. Yet his know
ledge OF the fountain springs from
which came the American spirit Of
freedom and liberty have served the
nation well when the history OF the
world was being made. When his
torians study the statesmanship Of
Mr. Wilson they will find that it has
symbolizod the American spirit; that
it has been based upon the very pre-
cedents laid down by Washington,
Jefferson and Lincoln.
II was not merely national crisis
that Wilson had to meet, but an In
ternational crisis, the like of which
the world has never known. II in
volved not merely the maintenance of
the honor and peace OF the United
States. but the preservation of the
very roots of civilization. For who
will deny that if the United States
had been driven by unskilltul states
manship into the vortex OF the world
war the laws of humanity would have
torn from their moorings.
Through these moa,ns and years
when the crack Of doom seemed TO
sound over Europe. when the world
seemed rent asuDder, Woodrow vii
son has lowered among the states
men of both continents a. the one
man who kept his bad Through the
racking days when the financial
structure of the United States was
threatened by the world cataclysm,
he stuck to his task and brought this
country safely through the storm into
the harbor of unprecedented pros
perity.
And through il all, he has maintain
ed his pose, the warmth of his feeling
for his friends the quiet home life
Of an average American citizen, kind
~, considerate, at one with the work
men in their troubles, seeking to alle
viate the hardships OF unfortunate
youth, succeeding in his efforts to
bring capital and labor to better
understanding each of the others
viewpoint, and human in all his i'm
pulses.
II he has achieved a great deal for
1.-The American people, it Is because
their purposes have peen his, be
cause, as he himself has said, he
| feels that he is an average American
citizen, giving the best that Is in him
to the task entrusted to him. Like
Lincoln. his sense of humor has stood
him in good stead and, like Lincoln,
liz has saved him from the hurts of
unjust criticism.
The downtrodden of the whole
world have had "A friend in Woodrow
Wilson He has never hesitated to
take the unpopular side when justice
Twas on that side. The business
world, the railroads, the financiers
have had square deal from Wilson
because his greatest purpose, the
very essence of his success as presi-
ident, has been his determination to
quicken the process of justice so that
Ian might have equal opportunity for
success. without hampering influ
Icncos or hamstrings.
The courage, the honor, the un-
selfish loyalty and intelligence of the
American people have been typitied
lby Woodrow Wilson. The nation
has met the great test of the world
unrlinchng and unafraid with its flag
Inyng and it's honor triumphant, with
Its millions of workers prosper