Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-22

dent for four years more. Mr. Wuson
will make this sacrifice for the good OF
humanity and to render the world safe
for democracy.
OF course the President may be mis-
taken about what will happen II he Goes
run for the Presidency a third time
He may have miscalculated rs to the
chance Of his being reelected. In 1sIt
he was reelected bu, surely he can I
have forgotten that il was . close thing.
Ire change Of a few votes in Caiifornla-
for instance. would have deprived the
world Of his great assistance and abi!!-
ties in making war and afterwards IN
making peace. Perhaps California may
not vote in 1870 the way 1t did in 1915.
President Wilson was keeping US out
OF war then. if you remember about It.
In 1890 California may think he is trying
10 keep US in war by attempting 10 have
this country become = part Of the
League Of Nations. Folks look upon
these things in a funny way sometimes
Anyway the Republicans have been
warned. II they aren't careful they Will
have Mr.. Wilson opposing them again.
BY this time the Republicans ought 10
realize what that would mean. The
President realizes it and so DO some OF
his friends. Probably Mr.. Burleson
realizes it too: and Mr.. Baker. the Sec
rotary OF War. and the other great men
who have been advising the President
for so long time.
Il may be that the Republicans are
foolish enough to think that they would
much rather have Mr.. Wilson as a can
didate against them in 1870 than any
other man the Democrats could find.
He would be seeking 10 be elected Presi-
dent for three times in succession, a
thing which Washington refused 10
even consider and which many other
United States wouldn't even think Of
Then. while the Republicans may he
mistaken about it, some OF them may
he foolish enough to think that
President Wilson isn't as popular today
as he was in 1913 or in 1916. The people
are ''on TO him and his ways as it
were. Perhaps some OF them think he
has fooled them before and they don :
propose TO give MIN a chance to fool
them again. Its queer the way some
Ioiks do look upon such things
1t surely was kind and consiGerate of
President Wilson to give the Republi-
cans this chance to ''ge, out from IN
der 1t can't be said he didn't give
them ample warning. Now they know
what they are up against. Either rati-
nca,ion o. the League o. Nations cove
nant or Wilson. that's all. /, rather
p1ces the Republicans between the
Devil and the deep. deep sea. They
haven't been given much Of a choice.
Some people will fail to see whv il is
absolutely necessary for the Republi-
cans 10 make a choice. /. they 20 risht
ahead. doing what they think is right
It may not trouble them at all. Blu, Mr..
Wilson doesn't seem to see i. this way.
We've either got to take him again as
PRESIDENT or give the League of Ma
tons chance SO that he can be made
President OF that. In either event, al he
sees II, ne will be the winner. As Presi
dent OF the United States he will be able
to dictate Just as he has for six wears
or more. AS President Of the League Of
Nations ne will also be in a position to
dictate to the United States and all the
world besides. That is. if he hasn't
made miscalculation. which is. of
course. always to be considered a likely
to happen.