The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1919-10-10
SOME SENATORS ENVY OUR
GRAND PRESIDENT
by Miss Jessie Aston Owens

Envy ~ d4uOSl AAS Ou4S F4NC "AASA
| is practicable at all times, the only
passion which can never lie quiet for
want or irritation: its effects are
therefore to be dreaded. Il is impos-
sible to mention a name which any
advantageous distinction has made
eminent but some latent animosity
will burst out
Read how envy is buzzing around
the best educated Christian president,
with chivalrous southern manners
! that has ever ruled fine United
States. That is the canse-a South
erner-ot the great display Of envy
'or hatred.
The beauty provides. whenever
she appears there are thousand
murInurs of detracti6n and whispers
Of suspicion. The genius suffers per
secution from innanerable critics
whose acrimOny is excited merely by
the pain Of seeing others pleased, OF
hearing applause ok1earned Woodrow
Wilson, which theFFSouth enjoys
The frequency d. envy makes it so
familiar that is escapes our notice;
nor do We often reflect upon its tur
pitude or malign13y, until we happen
to feel its influence President VIII.
son mas given no prOvocation TO NAL
lice, but by attempting to make a
world peace, fof which he was honor
ed in Europe, 90 other president was
ever shown suaEn high esteem or
praise. who ardeT the war? Wilson
the wonderfuI5 Now being pursued
by multitudes sn the United States
with implaca hality OF resentment
Noble man, ilN now perceives clamor
and malice TIL lo0.- l9on lim aa {
public enemy .an2 melted ~ " ,
stratagem defamation. Envy :
above al dther vices. insoncistent
with the character Of O social being
/ because il saArifces truth and kind
ness 10 yer yS5tsweak temptations. He
thai plunde ss wealthy neignbol
gains - mueh Al ne steals. and i'm
proves h.- own condition IN The same
proportion she impaired anothers
but ne that envies and tries 70 blast
the flourishing reputation Of our
Woodrow mast De content with a
very small dividend Of additional
fame, 50 slnan as can afford very II
lie ooneoiauoh 20 balance the guilt
by ~ala = #ob;ajned.
When 1Iomas could find no fault
with ne tact II The picture Of Venus
he picked q quafrel with her slippers
and % those Smalevolent senators
wD4n they oatnot blame the sub
STANCE. win yeHrepJesent the circum
.-et 4 r141 best actions with pre-
JUDGE. This Mack envy shadow is
still observed 1H wait upon those like
President Wilson that have been the
mos illustrous DIR knowledge. or Re
markable for some kind of perfec
ton; and to excel all the other presi
dents has been made an objectionable
: crime
Maximianus, the tyrant, through
envy of the honoTs conferred on Con
stantine, and the virtues attributed
to him by the people, cOntrived al
that desperate. envy could inven
and great mans surmount He frs
made him general Of an army, which
he sent against the Sarmatians. sup
posing ne would there lose his life
God was with MIN. the young prince
went thither, returned victorious
leading along with him the barbarian
king in chains. On his return from
this battle, the tyrant engaged hin
il a perilous encdunter with hon
which ne purposely had caused TO bt
let loose upon him. Constantine. vic
torious over lions as we'll as men
slew him with his hands. thereby i'm
pressing an Incompatible opinion il
the minds of his soldiers, which cas-
lily gave him a passage to the throne