The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-03-11


ing that path, that is the great mass
of the peoples Of: the world, not OF
this country only but Of the world,
and the one main purpose and desire
! which seems to us to be running
through all of>the utterances of Pres
ident Wilson is to find out what the
great mass of. the common peoples of
the world are thinking about, and
which way their thoughts are run
ming, and then to lead them into the
paths of righteousness and justice.
That is the way his speeches have i'm
pressed us, and we have read most
of them And for that reason.
among others, we are convinced that
he is the man of the hour for this
great work in which he is engaged
and man of destiny.
Here is an excerpt from his New
York speech:
"But what / believe-what know
as we'll as believe. is this-that the
men engaged in those conferences
are gathering heart as they go, not
losing It; that they are finding COM
munhy of purpose and community of
ideal to an extent that perhaps they
did not expect and that amidst all
the interplay of infuence-because it
is infinitely complicated-amidst all
the interplay Of influence, there is a
forward movement which is running
toward the right. Men have, at last
perceived that the only permanent
thing in the world is the right and
that wrong settlement is bound to
be a temporary settlement-bound to
be temporary settlement for the
very best reason of all, that it ought
to be temporary settlement and the
spirits Of men will rebel against it,
and the spirits of men are now in
the saddle"
+ We trust that the president is right
when he says that there is a forward
movement which is running toward
the right. and that justice and right
will prevail, because they are the
right, and that the spirits of men are
tending in that direction. >"And
want to utter this solemn warning,
! not in the way of a threat; the forces
of the world do not threaten, they op-
do not give notice that they are 60
/ ing to rise and run; they rise in their
! majesty and overwhelming might and
crate. The great tides Of the world
those who stand in the way are over
whelmed"
i Speaking Of his critics and the
criticism the president remarks: II
can not imagine how they can live
and not be in contact with events of
the times; and I particularly can not
imagine how they can be Americans
! and set up doctrine Of careful sell
ishness. thought out to the last de-
tail. I have heard no counsel of gen.
erosity in their criticism. I have
heard no constructive suggestion.
have heard nothing except 'will it not
be dangerous to US to help the
| world It would be fatal to US not
to help it."
President Wilson has impressed Us
great mass Of the people, to try to
learn what they are thinking about
and the trend Of their minds, and this
has seemed to us to be what he has
been doing, not only in this country,
but what he did while he was over
seas. he mingled more with the peo-
pie and talked with them and to them
and that is the only wise and sensible
thing to do if you would be leader
of the people, you must know what
they are thinking about, not that you
are to follow in that line Of thought,
but that you may lead them Alright.
No man can be a great leader who
stands aloof from the great mass Of
the people. And no man can be a
! great editor who does not keep in
touch with the great mass Of the COM
mon people.
We are not going to undertake to
discuss the league of nations, but
somehow We have an idea that Presi-
dent Wilson is going to come out
right, fer the reason that his every
utterance. as we have read it, has
been dominated by desire to do the
right, I'd to see to it that justice
shall prevail, and there can be no
, lasting peace. and should be none.
based on any ether foundation than
the corner stone of right and justice.
That is what il was claimed that
brought us into this great war, that
justice and right might prevail and
control in the conduct Of men and ma
tons, and Mr. Wilson is going to be
:he dominating influence in this set
tlement Iie is the man of the hour
brought forth from the plow for this
very occasion
i Criticisms by men and newspapers