Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-07
WORTH CONSIDERING.

tG7CHE surest way TO arrest stop the rot OF ma
tional character which has been going for
the past three is to put the chief contributor to
it out of Office, declares Dr. Langdon s. stewardson,
in one Of the seyerest and truest indictments OF Mr..
Wilson made public since that gentleman became a
minority President
Or. Stewardson was born in Georgia, educated In
Philadelphia. and passed through the universities OF
Leipsig, Tubngen. and Berlin Germany. He was for
years Episcopal rector professor Of philosophy at
Lehigh University and president Of Hobart College.
In 1912 he for the election OF Woodrow Wilson,
but he is against him. When OF such peace
full pursuits is spurred to militancy by the spneess
policies of the Great Vacillaor his opinions worth
considering DR.. Stewardson says:
"The time has come. in my judgment, when il Is
the duty Of every American who believes in demo-
cratic institutions and the principles which inhabit
and inspire them register his solemn protest against
the conduct Of Woodrow Wilson and to do what in
him lies to prevent his reelection.
His foreign policy has been weak vacillatng and
pernicious. Without criticzing this policy in detail
it may be briefly summarized a policy which, in
every critical emergency has been policy OF sur
render So long words alone were required, the
smooth and polished periods OF the President flooded
the country and all the world, but when the
action Of a man was needed forthcoming
When deeds, not phrases demanded the admins
tration at surrendered It surrendered at Vera
Cruz; II surrendered when Bernstorn publicly pro-
claimed in the New York Sun that severence OF dipo-
matte relations with Germany meant war. and it has
now once more surrendered to the brotherhoods
"The effect OF all these moral capitulations has
been 10 undermine the manlness the courage and
the selfrespect Of this nation Above everything else,
country needed In these trying times the tonic of
moral leadership. Such leadership II has never had
from Woodrow Wilson. We have submitted to the
Lusltana, we have submitted to Benstorf, have
submitted TO the brotherhoods, and have done it
all that the people OF the land might eat bread with
out scarceness and trade and play without hindrance
and with the added conviction that this ignobe role OF
paltering pacncism fulfilled the whole duty OF man.
Hence moral deterioration is everywhere. Coarse
sef-inerest and love OF material comfort are almost
universally triumphant patriotism and the heroic
quality OF sacrifice The faith that anyone is intent
upon anything beyond his political financial
fortunes is practically gone. The country has been
counseled to cultivate a cold blOoded neutrality in the
face OF the beastiest crimes the world has
and has Furthermore advised that with the
and results OF these atrocities have earthly con-
Germ In short we have been instructed to play for
safety and our own bank account TO have convic-
lions that would bring into conflict with any beg
orent power be ready to gather in the dollars
and the trade Of all contestants In such an atmos-
phere as this the OF national honor is stihed"