The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-10-09

the United States Senate and insulting
every American citizen who ventured TO
disagree with him. in circumstances
where he was safe from direct reply.
1t is conceivable. since have known
him. that there are men to whom such
things seem great pronts.
He has lost the respect OF the nation
and of the world TO a degree which
must cause feeling OF humiliation 10
every thoughtful American citizen.
Poor Andy" Johnson uncultured and
infrm OF habits. once rallied and ranted
In somewhat similar fashion; but the
nation shrugged it's shoulder and forgot
1T. Nothing much better was expected
OF him. But Woodrow Wilson Is as
sumed to be a man Of academic and
social culture. Of reserve and selfcon-
troll. OF courtesy and dignihed distinc-
| ton. He was for many years .he in
tellectual preceptor and spiritual cx-
emplar of youth. lie purports to he
representative OF American civilization
and culture at its best estate Yet he
rushed about the country like a howl
ing dervish shrieking Put up or shut
up. you contemplate cutters. before
you are hanged on a gibbet,"
He lost more than the respect which
was forfeited by his bad manners lie
! lost the confidence OF multitudes who
| had supposed him to be at least sincere
and truthful For he uttered again and
again that which he knew was untrue.
/ He tried TO deceive the people about the
date OF the Shantung secret treaties.
pretending that they were made before
japan entered the war when he knew
/ that they were made two years after
ward. He tried to deceive them about
the six British votes to our one in the
1 League telling them that the six Brit
ish representatives were in the AS
sembly and the Assembly does not
vote" when he knew that the Assembly
does vote on one of the most important
! of all matters. namely. the election of
four members Of the all-important
Council. and that by his own admission.
it was possible under his Covenant fer
\ there to be five British votes to Ameri-
cas- one in the Council Of nine.
These things may not seem to him 20
ne q loss We do not attempt to read
his mind. To the American nation u *
real and heavy loss 70 find the Presi-
dent man who can not be respected
Tor his manners nor be trusted for his
veracity
There are other losses. however
which he will surely feel He has been
losing influence at washington .yery
day He has been losing votes in the
Senate More than once on his hippo-
droming excursion he was overtaken nv
those voices IN the air" of which he is
so fond OF prating. voices from some
faithful but dismayed retainer at the
Capital. telling him Of new defections
! form the dwindling band of his sup
porters. At first the question was
whether he could command a two
thirds vote to assure ratification OF
the Treaty without change That hope
| was long ago abandoned. When he left
Washington on his Tour of Torment
| the question was whether he could
J count on bare majority, with the
chances ever then that he could not He
returns TO calculate whether he car
escape having a two-thirds majority
against him. TO ratify the treaty with
whatever reservations or amendment
the interests and Integrity Of the coun-
try require.
Nor have the losses been those OF
mere votes. He. of course. automaticai-
ly sets down every Senator who deserts
him as a Contemplate gutter" and a
'pygmy mind" Such are his cou~te-
Gus controversial manners But the ma
ton knows better. It knows that such
men as Senator Shields and Senator
Thomas are among the very ablesi
i members of the National LEGISLATURE
To regard them with affected contempt
or Indifference is mere self-stultifca.
ton. The loss of their support Is fan
more than the loss OF two votes, though
that In itself may well be disastrous
1t is the loss OF intellectual and moral
influence. the loss of that which is best
I. not only in the Democratic party but in
the nation. They stand preeminent up
on their side of the Senate. Their vot-
! ing power may be no greater than thai
of any two of their colleagues. The
moral influence of their example is
greater than would be that of a dozen
; mere rubber stamps and sycophants
such as the President has too otter
} sought to have elected to the Senate.
He has not merely lost some of The
best men among his own party follow
ers. He has lost the quasi-support II
: those Republicans who were recently
called mild reservationists" and wis
were supposed TO be willing to save his
y face by adopting reservations which
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