The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-07-12
WILSON WILL WIN

Referring TO Mr.. wilson's lmpend-
ing campaign for the league OF ma
tions, Golfers Weekly says:
lone of the fine satisfactiOns of life
is the recollection of a great artist IN
his prime. 1t makes little difference
whether the performer was a states
man or an actor, military hero or a
singer. In the days of our childhood
the old people kindled anew the joy
OF living with the memory of public
performances of which they had been
lucky witnesses. With one it may
have been Daniel Webster at Bunker
Hill; with another Jenny Lind at
Castle Garden. Paganini playing in
Paris before Heine and Berlioz, or
that genius for king acting, the Prince
of Wales, at the BrevOOrt House. But
the people who are fortunate enough
to see and hear the president this
summer will have a "reminiscences to
store away that will be worth mare
than wealth to Soothe their closing
days. For Mr.. Wilson is at once the
foremost statesman of the world and
it's greatest artist. We know of NJ
more enjoyable treat than to hear him
at any time. But now he comes to us
a. the very peak of his fame, his skill
his self-confdence, wearing, as it
were, the sheaves of victory in his
buttonhole.
Having heard him more than once
we can assure the adoring public that
they will not be disappointed in his
s-o&o nf 81
stupendous events in history. They
will hear the very top notes. To say
that his power of statement is mar
velous is to give him the faintest
praise. In our time no one has ap
preached him as a platform speaker
He has all the arts and graces, nat
ural or acquired by long and careful
practice. His opponents and rivals
are badly matched against him
Lodge is cold, Borah violent; Kno1
talks like lawyer pleading case
Bryan is a mere ballad singer. Tn
president beguiles the intellect AM
soothes the senses of his hearers. Al
ways himself at ease, ne never create
in his audience the disquieting appre
hension that he may strike a falls
note. He has the "bel canto," but al
ways in complete control. He is a
certain of his cadences as goo,
singer. and apparently Indifferent t.
them. No matter how carefully pre-
pared his speeches have been. the
sound extemporaneous and efortless
He exhibits none of the extravaganza
and overemphasis of the "popula
orator." but speaks as if in pleasan
and familiar but earnest conversatio
with his audience, whom he wishes t
convince of something which ha
deeply impressed itself on his sou
Orderly, convincing, logical. blandl
humorous, he yet continues to sugges
strong feeling managed by a stronge
mind. If you admit single premise
always carefully yelled, you are los
as an opponent. In any case, you
antagonism, however alert when h
begins to speak, eventually is soothe
to sleep by the grace of his elocutio
and the melody of his voice. Hi
speeches sound even better than the
read. In hearing him you wonde
how man in his position dare say S
much; in reading him that he reall
said so little.
"The league of nations may be
very good thing or very bad; guar
; antee perpetual peace or threate
!. perpetual war; ennoble democrat
with a world mission or degrade it t
the level of wicked European creeds
free US or bind US. No matter Tn
deposition to it, rapidly fading nov
!: will cease entirely under the spell c
. the lyrical Interpretation to whic
many hundreds of thousands of Amer
/ leans will listen this month, and tn
tour will be recorded as one of tn
most important musical and polite;
, events in our history"