The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
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The popularity which has fallen TO
the lot OF Woodrow Wilson ls IA won
derfu thing But such popularity
has Its penalties along with It's glory
To he a popular Idol places man
whore his every net is criticised and
measured 10 see II II keeps up to the
standard his worshlppers have set
up. Rare indeed are the men who
can stand such q test Sooner or
later he does som methlng that offends
his followers. or large portion of
them, and the condemnation they
visit upon him is tenfold more vim
dicliyo than the disapprovai visited
upon less esteemed man. Very
often, though when that popularity
has reached its climax. there is a
gradual cooling Off due 10 various
little acts Of his that demonstrate to
the masses that their idol has feet
ot clay.
While the war was In progress We
thought little of treating tho presl-
dent ms the whole thing. because II
was desirable to put a united from,
against the enemy. and we were
careful not to incur the censure oi
being disloynl even II we felt In
watdly critical OF the man and his
methods hut when that same CON
alteration Is claimed for the man
after tho emergency IL past. the ma
Iority or people begin TO get dis
gustcd For that reason. more than
any other, the great popularity en-
Joycd by woodrow wilson has for tho
last five months been on n steady de
cline, and people no longer are
reused by the cry that whoever disa
Krces with him In disloynl There
have been men In our history before
who have climbed high and then
sunk into compa rntivs oblivion.
Probably no ono man In recent
years II perhaps we make an exccp.
tion for Theodore Roosevelt has en-.
joycd such universal popularity
amounting almost to worship as VII
liam ]. Bryan; yet how few there
are now 20 do him honor" II il not
because Bryan has changed. but he.
cause tho glamor that transient op-
portunity threw around him has
passed away and ho has fallen be-
hind In the march Of events. People
Will remember tho stirring times OF
the free silver craze, when Bryan
posed MS the champion Of the down
troddcn against the oppression OF u
gold standard Millions Of people.
including preachers, college profes.
sors. politicians, newspapers. even
many statesmen, farmers and me.
chnnics. looked upon any man who
raised his voic- against whatever
Bryan stood for ns traitors to the
country and paid undcrlngs OF the
predatory rich.
Bryan was worshipped and ldo'.
izcd hs Mr.. Wilson il today. Indeed
10 mn even greater extent and with
deeper intensity a listening world
bent It's ear to catch every word from
such nm inspired teacher. n Bryan
was defeated, said these millions OF
advorn'cs, complete bankruptcy and
otcrnal chaos wQuld reign. Yet Nc.
hinicy was elected, Nrynn went down
TO defeat, and the country was ush-
/ cred into an unusual era OF pros
perity succeeding tho depression iust
past. The lcsgue OF nations Is not
half ~ sacred in the eyes OF the vii
SON following az was "l6 ta A. in
those DAYS Mr. wilson at his best
/ IL not nearly SO idolizcd as was the
/ Nebraska man. The time Is now IN
view when NJ Wilson's popularity
will fai, h.n az b, d,l Bryan. for
people will find after while that their
ido.s, have feet Of clay