Gilpin observer., 1916-06-29
TRIBUTE TO WILSON

Vic. NoXon's tribute to Wilson in
the Boulder Miner of June 22nd, is
ono of the most truthful editorials
ever written, and should be copied
by every paper in Colorado irrespec-
tive OF party, as none can gainsay
or deny. The editorial follows:
Woodrow Wilson, without OF
phanirg q singe child, without
widowing a single American
mother, without firing single
gun, without shedding a single
drop of blood, wrung from the
most militant spirit that ever
broodtd above. a battlefield an
agreement to American demands
and concession OF American
rights. Senator Ollie James.
THE Republican campaign against
Wilson is based upon the assumption
OF some fancied lack of decision and
firmness in his policies, In the mat
ter of the Federal Reserve Banking
measure do they find lack OF decision
and force. 1t is said of Andrew
jackson that when he was fighting
the United States Bank of that time
he was told by the authorities of
the bank that If Re persisted in his
policy the bank would defeat him
fer reelection. He answered., that
when he came up for reelection
there would be TO United States
Bank, ard there was none. So in
the case of Wilson, Wall Street and
the banking houses of the great cities
the banks of the internal cities. even
the banks of towns and country vii
lagos promi ed that Their power
would be against him IL he persisted
in his Federal Reserve policy and
again the power TIL. threatened him
has been destroyed. Wall Street is
no longer a power in the land as
1t was when wilson took his seat
the first time. Was there indecision
CIR lack of firmness in his nomination
of Rrandeis and III insistence upon
his endorsement for member of the
Supreme Court. The great corpora
tion powers brought every force and
every threat to bear TO defeat the
presidents will in this case but
Court in spite Of that power. In the
question of prera edness which the
great munitions ma ufacturers forced
to the front, tie president took the
wind cut Of ii cir sails by his pro
posal to erect government munitions
works, and tlese great influences
which robbed the country for a gen
Grafton through the Republican ad-
ministrations, have found no pressure
sufficient to turn Wilson. And then
in the words of Senator James first
quoted We find another example of
the courage and determined character
OF Wilson which has not been found
in another president since Jackson
and Lincoln. TIE very case of Viii
leo on which the Republican charge
of lack Of positive policy rests, is
a remarkable eviderce of the strength
and determination which has distin-
guished him. Rockefeller and Gug-
genheim, patron sa nts of the Repub
lican party, have found no pressure
sufficient TO bend the president to
their will in tie trouble in Mexico
which is their own making. Wall
Street and tie banks cf the country,
the. steel industry and manufactur-
crs Of war munit ons, the great cor
porations CONTROLS. G in municipal ties
and states, the Standard Oil and the
american Smelter Co, the greatest
powers in America, the absolute rul-
ers of every pres dent of the past
twenty years, have dashed in vain
against the adamant will and deter
mination of Woodrow Wilson - the
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