Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-02-22
4 PERPI4EXED PHILOSOPHER.

our honored president, Woodrow
Wilson. is slowly and steadily reading
out of the Democratic party those
most responsible for his nomination.
This is but the result of political
progress.
The president is "a great reader OF
history and tries to keep in touch with
the principles of the fathers of the
Democratic party. Being by nature a
very capable politician. Wilson so far
has escaped being the butt of any
mud-slinging by his political rivals
He has evidenced what we nave time
and again stated, that no man can
keep on easy terms with the first
chiefs of the Democratic party as il
is run today and remain true Dem
ocrat according to the time honored
principles of the party. No party has
had its principles become dust-cov-
cred and its integrity rust up and still
remain in power as has the outfit now
running things in Washington. Sec
tionalism has marked every move of
the administration, save the direct
ard personal conduct of the president
Ine long-haired small town lawyer
scarcely known at home, has been
listened to and large and important
enterprises have been allowed to suf-
fer by neglect and by stupid blunders
The banking interests of this coun-
try, who today have placed American
standard of the world, are being
browbeaten by cheap little fellow
IN Washington who is continuously
calling them crooks, usurers and dis
graceful citizens. The banks are do
ing their utmost to live under the
new Owen Glass banking act. Why
the loud-mouthed comptroller?
Wilson, for the first time in politi-
cal history, has been forced to go to
the civil service for his secretary of
state. He had one dose of accepting the
offices of one of the party leaders and
Immediately took such steps as would
avoid a repetition of the experience.
A grateful public should not soon for
get this display of personal courage
on the part of the president. No one
realizes the absolute lack of ability
and integrity among the Democratic
ranks any more sharply than does
the president. Now If it was possible
Wilson may be a very select candi-
date, but will it be safe to elect Will
son again as president, when we
know full we'll that he will not have
the proper support, and he has alb
solutely demonstrated that he cannot
expect his party to support him
Time and time again he has shown to
the satisfaction of the public that his
party is too incompetent to assist him
and that he must struggle on alone.
Some have called him the lonesome
man.
President Wilson now sees the re-
suits of Bryan's destructive policy
when he was the secretary of state.
He sees the difficulty Of treating with
foreign nations as an equal. He sees
that American diplomacy has been
made the joke of history He has
seen American rights and American
life treated with slight regard. He
sees what terrible consequences may
come to the nation because Of the
kind and beneficent offices" of an
incompetent and self-seeking man oc-
cupying the position of the secretary
of state. Being o trained reasoner,
President Wilson can foretell the
awful calamity which will be the
aftermath of the mistakes of Ameri-
can diplomacy, and with the earnest
ness OF q religious zealot he pleads
with his citizenship to come to his
rescue. Ife is asking the people To
defend themselves against Democrats
inefficiency. You will notice that the
president does not plead with his
party. The errors Of the state depart.