The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1916-08-18
"UNCHANGING WILSON"

er becomes its insight into the Gear
workings of his mind and the I'M
failing strength Of his character.
eff ever the man who is now sery-
ing the nation in it's highest Office
has sacrificed his conceptions Of right
and duty 10 political eXpediency, the
matter has escaped our attention.
From the very beginning Of his al
ministration, "A horde Of hostile crit
les has been yap-yappins at his heels
like pack Of poodles on the trail
OF a stag distorting his every act in
to either foolish blunder or outright
betrayal of the people, but not once
has he seemed to be conscious of
their existence. His public acts that
were made texts for either open abuse
or exaggerated ridicule have, one af-
ter the other, been clearly vindcat-
ed as events in the life of the ma
tion have moved forward, but they
have been consistently ignored by
those who refuse to see the truth
The German crisis affords a conspic-
uous example of how the President
has confuted and confused those who
have so persistently barked at his
heels for three years and half
Some time ago President Wilson
openly stated the view that the
states should, each at its pleasure
and in its own way. deal with the wo-
man suffrage question. He favored
giving the ballot to the women of the
land, and voted for the woman suf-
frage amendment in his own state.
New Jersey.
"A few days $50 Chas. e. Hughes,
the Republican nominee for Presi-
dent declared himself to be in favor
OF comforting the right Of suffrage
Npon women by federal enactment.
Thereby he made a strong bid for
the female vote, which is not an in
considerable factor in those states
which have already given the ballot
TO women
An Associated Press dispatch sent
aout from Washington Wednesday
contained the significant statement
that "a delegation OF suffragists saw
the President yesterday and after
ward indicated they believed he
would make new statement on the
question before the convention of
the National American Woman Suf-
frage association in September. At
that time the policy to be pursued
in the presidential campaign will be
determined by the national suffrage
organization. Today Secretary Turn
ulty discussed the question with the
President and afterward announced
that Mr., Wilson's position on the sub
Ject was unchanged. This position,
as outlined several times to suffra-
Sisf delegations WITHIN the last three
Years, is that while he Eavors votes
1nr women, he is opposed to federal
action.
How easy it would have been for
the president to neutralize the eff
feet OF Mr.. Hughes procurement
by stating that, in view of the rapid
ny growing sentiment in favor of unil
Versal suffrage, he had reached the
conclusion that the time had come
when il would be proper to dispose
of the matter b. amendment to the
Federal constitution, thereby remoy-
ing Hae ISSUE at once and for all time
trom our national politics.
But that isn't Wilson'S way. He
believes the issue is one that should
he left to the sovereign states. and
ndt For the sake Of many votes or
few viii ne change his views. Be
ing lin politics as leader of a
great party, he Is, in a sense. a poll
tieinn, but as such he is completely
oyershadowed by Woodrow Wilson.
statesman
II such hign-mlndsd statesman
skip does not eclipse the political
expedienCy to which Charles f.
Hughes is resorting. there's some
thing radically wrong with the dis
terminating powers Of the American
people, Albany Herald.