French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-01-17
OUR PATIENT PRESIDENT.

- LIZ 49,
Wilson has gone about the enorno Is
task of guiding the destinies OF the
American union of states has often
been commented upon by considerata
men and women throughout the coLn
try. "Thank God for Wilson" has
been the popular slogan of intelligent,
patriotic and considerate people ever
j where from the moment his character
and ability was first put II tie test
soon after he entered the White House.
The weight of responsibility has not
! fallen so heavily upon the shoulders
of any chief executive in the history
of the Republic and nc n has shown
himself more willing or more capable
of d~ischarging every duty with ability
and faithfulness. He is today the fore
most defender of life and liberty and
the rights of humanity known to the
civilized world. Well and truly it has
!, been said that the secret of his power
lis patience and self-control. Critics
and s~elf-servers may rave, but Wood
row Wilson moves quietly along in the
"even tenor of his way in the service
of his country and its people. The
following letter to Arthur Brisbane,
editor of the Washington Times, and
his reply are appropriate in this con-
nection. We quote:
Ell ask you, if what the Germans are
- 4-p4--, - .1E;n ,,n frayh1n or Whoi
ex-President Roosevelt is writing is
the more harmful to our government?
If you can arrest the German agents
for what they are doing, why can't this
ex-President be also arrested for his
REASONABLE u~tterances? For instance:
If ex-President Roosevelt were Presi-
dent today and Woodrow Wilson the
ex-President, and should write the
same kind of slanderous articles about
Mr.. Roosevelt that Mr.. Roosevelt is
writing about President Wilson, how
long would President Wilson have his
liberty? Just about long enough for
the ink to get dry on his first article,
then he would be locked up, and just as
quick as President Roosevelt could
have it done, he would be hung or shot
for. treason. This would be the result,
as everyone knows, and our ex-Presi-
dent should take a tumble to himself
and cease to write the things that he
is writing.
with all due respect to our EXPIRES
ident, l think that l am right about all
that have said above"
To the above Editor Brisbane made
appropriate reply and it should be
passed along He said: 9 ed
cit is quite true that if the positions
and conduct of Wilson and Roosevelt
were reversed, Roosevelt would pro-
baby have Wilson interned.
1T is also true, however, that if
Roosevelt were President and Wilson
ex-President Mr. Wilson would be work
ng tg help the President of the United
States and help his country-nOt work
ing for a job In 1920.
Third and last, it is true that Pres !
dent Wilson endures patiently, shame i
full abuse at the hands of his predeces-
sor in the White House.
But the patient endurance is part
# the Presidents strength, part of his
character, and it is n reason why 8
he people thank God that at this mo- |
nent they have Woodrow Wilson for
PRESIDENT and not Theodore Roose- s
Mighty we'll said, Mr.. Brisbane, and
It a most appropriate time But pa
fence sometimes ceases to be a virtue
patriotic citizens of the country
growing tired of the fntolerant ut .
erances of eranks, self-seekers and
cut-throats. While criticisms :"
f the, administration from these i
do not deter the President :
rom treading, with a firm step, the c
,ath of duty open to him, it is METER "
air % right, wen in this great free i
ountry of ours, that he should be sub a
to the unjust attacks of The0~ \
ore Roosevelt, Robert NJ. LaFoIlette. .
r anybody else at this crucial hour of e..
be nations existence. It. is getting
bout time for somebody to land be-
ind prison bars for seditious utter !.
and the "higher-ups'' are not :
ne whit better than the, traitor and
.~eserter in the ordinary walks of life.
is enough. :
HOUSE FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE.