The sun., 1916-11-02
ANAL YSE OF A SINGLE TRACK MIND
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.


and impulsion Of the will Is concsn.
trated on q realization OF the most Re-.
Gently acquired mental state. Quite
naturally, therefore, all previous ex-
perienccs are more or less completely
obliterated from memory, and the
lessons OF them TO a greater or less
extent vanish from consciousness in
an absorbing pursuit OF the latcs,
idealistic obscssion.
Something Of this operation in hi,
own case Mr.. Wilson has recognized
In chsracterizing himself as possessed
Of a single track mind. And his refer.
ence to the educational value Of his
present occupation indicates n grateful
appreciation Of the unusual advan.
tages Of his situation in the pursuit Of
his most e%ngrossing study.
Although by virtue of introspectivc
vision Mr.. Wilson is n pronounced
idealist. he IL not of the ordinary
simple minded kind; his il u complex
idealism, fertile Of conception and
bountiful of production. With the i'm.
pulse of subjective concentration per.
~petually upon him. the very breath VI
his culture condemns him tn cvcrlas'.
lIlEly It'uII'lN l'iNNS VI III W''N'|
form OF idcalism after another as now
problems confront him. TIN" norma
idealist OF reasonable stability NAV
gain wisdom and strength with the
enlargement Of the field Of his KNOW
edge: but the complex idcali~t a.
versatile habit becomes progrossi,o.
more diIuse and given Ia faulty wit,
every extension OF his intellectual IL.
main. The ideal OF the m sweep.
all others into oblivion. ana tn, record
Of a lifetime IL a chaos Of dissuy,ti,H
ideas. conflicting purposes and dis
a-trouSly futile acts.
What more splendid example ~ N"
type than Woodrow Wilson through
out the period of pubic acauaintaur'
with him? originally "A professor e.
distinguished attainment. AZ essavi.
and historian thoroughly informc.
concerning the traditions of his com.
try and the guiding spirit of it, institi-
lions. We discover him AZ the mom"u'
Of his political opportunity. Enamorcd
OF that opportunity. We find him 'H.
Enthusiastically engaged in casting aside
the sound principles Of ~conserra'iyr
government. Of which he had been IN
earnest exponent, to replace them .
his new political creed with a di-u
ganizca az! cation uf 'rfatic thcori's
experimental and Ievc"sional in chat
actcr. hut mi>named progressive am
therefore sule to catch the popula.
fancy.
Having caught it. and with tho tj.
IT certain patrons of the art Of upii.;
we see him elevated To- the office 90.
President of the United states as
minority choice II the people nv d
fluke Of the disruption Of the party o.
his opponents. And there ". folio
him through reversal after rev crsal d..
his former positions. through one crit
cal situation after another res nm.
from his own inadequacy of corc'g.
ton ana execution. through Il h'uu
long career of Sclf-assertion. self.
tradiction ANA DISQUALIFICATION ,D
shutting the most impressi,c r,'u.
nj Executive ineptitud" 10 he found .
tn" history OF ou: people.
And what more characteristics
this whole career than President "
sons reversal within tire" ycai. d"
his base conception of oar nat.o1.
attitud" toward MoNi,u? l'olmcrl. D.
declared II L" D" u imperative ~.
To give to- that country q iopi,~eI'.
tiv" government conforming wi.u .
own standards az Ol ilizatuu; irttcr
he has asserted Il to- y" our sacred Co.,.
llsatinn tu permit tn" Mexican roo
l" achieve 10y means " lU,!I uNr l
fcrrod methods uc revolution 4
h.""d~''d Whatever form of So.,I
mcrt 'h".r peculiar standards ut
llEttion may determine In ia ,r pt.
Nuunr"nent> neither Of which roll.
tn fair truth If international ii.,
or rational r,2ht ~ maintained
better trthul4tN ana custom. the Il
MANI ideal If the moment takes .,r
prov" possession "f the i'rce.l,
nan and ra.h of them IS the abs
a~nt;hc,is ANA denial Of tho Other
Much ~ IN" party in power ma,
sent tn" personal aspect assume
e.. ~" r""Sen; political campaign. q l.
only iisolf Ia blame for that, ID.
'unht" situation In permittIug p
Executive almost wholly To domino
IN" i"Sisin'iN" branch of the Gn,,rr
mrnt. ana even tn seize Judicial :'r
''"ns ~ - court az immediate r,s
IN the recent railway labor Contrul ci,
"a" ~ nocrI'lc party has conn,
tn" electoral" To- accept the p,r>.
, alitN nr Mr Wilson rs the mos: 81,
pr"llrnsIN" issue before the people 81,
T ia" question a. Executive compete.
- III" critical element Of that iss
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