New-York tribune., 1918-02-11
Lincoln and Wilson
from The Hillnne-A
NNE does not go far in these 4.
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NNE does not go far in those
out meeting the man who gan =. "is-
Of all adverse comment r. u'spess
administration by pointing ont tb.s "n our
4nrly part Of the Civil War a erss. N tn,
mistaken patriots bitterly critic;sod many
and his Cabinet. The argument !, I'aeon
words Of Barric's policeman, infa,,.t ~ The
Fir. Baker is sure Of his seat 50 lon.
can continue to be as unpopular az as
stanton, and Mr.. Wilson can be suxa, a' M
as right as Lincoln if only tho me le Is
ahuse him enough The fundamentsI 20 .. VIII
ception OF the analogy will of courso seel'
rorent to any one who reflects l;.t,a De d.
point OF critical departure in each c.s. W a,.s .as
President, judged by both proclama,;s ias
have followed the late confiscat;on 'na'
Congress. has no mind whatever" a.', a,s Of
: Wendell Philips at Abingdon in ,sso soe'aree a
/ hos not uttered a word which pives 49,. re
twilight glimpse Of any anti-slaverv nav sen
10 not believe there IS in the csh;i'' cpose
I Seward, Chase, Stanton, Wells. or n.
cent Of the country enough to rne,' es-
leader. do not believe in the povors'S S
agree entirely with Mr. CONWAY "'ens ~
believe this government has cot ei.b.. MOI
or a purpose. Until this nation ann..s igor
IN some form or other, that this is wa. ''ea
against jefferson Davis, but against II. a''s
tenn; until the whole nation indo,sss ,,s' =.
resolution of the New York Chamber ~ = 'as
morce. Better every rebel die thar on. ~ S'H
soldier ard begs Of the governr.en. -
mands OF the government, TO speak tb.. . W.
winch Is victory and peace-until We do =, WV
W" shall have no prospect of peacep TIL
the sort of criticism which was keeping NJ
England awake evenings in 1862, and suna.
Eci1f Nv,
criticism of our own cnthusastcallv no.'
mistic days. But looking beyond I'm a'ssr
semblancc in the mere opposition. what :. :,
difference in the complanto pbil,;,. W. wy
denouncing the government not for tb..
refused to hurry an army against tho Sonn
but for that it was-in his opihion-refrs;.
to recognize the conflict between tho go
as a moral issue that it hesitated hefoso -
one step which would show the war n \.
war against an evil system, not mor,,-
against a few rebel insurgents New e..
| land was not concerned about men and r,s
IN 1852, but about the freedom and di.r;.
o. man; it was not asking for more emc;ar.
ordnance department. but for tn, Emane;,.
ton Proclamation; it was calling Mr. II
coin to account not for failing on the n.
terlal, but on the spiritual side We rs.
not, perhaps, point out that the puble "A
1913 has no such charge as this to bri,,
against It's War President No one in !
this extensive land can say that Mr.. Wil.s
has stInted himself in the matter Of mo,,
issues; indeed, there are few of the the.
re tical aspects of this great conflict in wni,
he has not defined and REDEEMED our and ri
position in most generous eloquence, and II,
c2ly quarrel which the American people hsg
with him is that-in their opinion he has no
given enough attention to the actual consol
dation Of that position in the front lind
trenches of France. Mr.. Wilson took tvs
years, lacking few weeks, to insure ta
America a high and noble state Of mind cou.
corning this world war: the American pes
pie are to-day blaming him that he has sper,
more energy in our spiritual preparato
than in shipbuilding. The way of analogy n
pleasantly easy, but no other road is e.
plentiful of pitfalls; it viii take more tba,
the mere existence of criticism to ideut;f,
Mr.. Wilson with Abraham Lincoln.