The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-07
LINCOLN AND WILSON
(By J. C. Williams.)

poets they were very similar in char acter and history and then again they differed very materially. Lincoln was born in a log cabin, more properly a hut, and his early environment was of the poorest kind. His father was very illiterate and inconsiderate of the wei fare of his children and if living to-
 day would hold high position in the order of the Sons of Rest. No pro- vision was made by him for the school ing of his illustrious son and the boy was almost entirely neglected. His stepmother was very helpful to him and rendered great service in encour- aging him to seek the highest things. Lincoln was hard laborer and did anything that came to hand but main ly was noted as rail splitter clear CT of land and flat-boatman. But he gave his evenings to study and mastered the few books in his reach including the Bible and Pilgrims Pro- gress. His entire time in the school room would not exceed six months.
 Woodrow Wilson was born in a comfortable manse with the best of environments, of religion, morals and education. His father paid his way through the schools and colleges of the church and the boy has done but little of manual labor. His life was spent mainly in the church and school room until he was past 50 years of age. He IS considered the best educated man ever occupying the presidential chair and gave years of his life to the study of the theory of government.
 They each had great war on their hands though both were preeminently men of peace Each managed his cabinet and yet got on well with them. Both had great financial problems to face and each changed the course of the government regarding the issue and ocntrol of money. Lincoln giving great power to the National banks and Wilson taking the power from them and centering it in the govern ment. Neither had a panic, although the condition of the country was very precarious and they stemmed the tide and helped the government on a safe and successful way Lincoln estab- lished blockade to grip the South and Wilson went into the war to break up the German blockade Both were temperate men and detested the liquor traffic, yet Lincoln, against his best wishes, favored giving license to King Alcohol to get revenue for his war and Wilson broke with preced- ents in this respect and gave some of the hardest thrusts ever given alcohol | by an American President, and did not let the question of revenue control his actions, although he needed more money than Lincoln to prosecute his great war. In this respect Wilson i followed his conscience and Lincoln did not. Lincoln permitted the flag of his country to float over the saloon and thus became very much admired by the liquor people, while Wilson took the flag down from the saloon and became very much hated by all of its votaries. Wilson has had more Legislation passed in his administra- tion detrimental to liquor than all of the Presidents combined. Witness the prohibition of liquor and the saloon in hte District of Columbia, in Alaska, in the army cantonments and to crown (his acts of temrcrance legislation, the manufacture of whiskey was prohib- ited and the law went into effect Sept Sth of this year. Lincoln moaned over the evil effects of whiskey on the army accompanied with its twin sister, pros titution, while Wilson prohibited the use of liquor in the army and has placed a wall of purity around our 1 boys and they are the best shielded and protected men in the world. Both were men of prayer and believed in a special providence that shaped the destiny of nations as well as individ- uals. Lincoln labored for America and the freedom of the slave while Wilson labors to make the world safe for democracy. Both these men have immortalized themselves and will af- feet the history of the world for all