Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
THE MAN THAT HAS IT TO DO
By DR.. Frank Crane

The man that has it to do has the hardest
job of ALL
The rest of us may talk about it, but do
ing it is different.
The rats all agreed that it would he 2 fine
idea to- tie bell on the cat Then all wou1d
know when he was coming Many grand
speeches were made by rat senator's But
VINO was to be the one to bell the cat?
Inc President of the United States is the
one that under our form of governments has
10 DO things for us. He is the Executive
VI course as free and untrammelled Gift
zens, we have a right to think he does
wrong. There is no law to prevent I'm from
not liking his chin, his literary STYLE his re-
tlcence, his wife, his advisers, the wav he
uoes tnlngs and his objectionable omissions
NO divinity doth hedge the chief hired 49,
or this country. ''-
On the contrary, he is evervbodv,s eoo+
1T Stands to reason, in some minds. thai for
any KIND OF liver complaint we NAV have h.
is responsible ' nave ne
be borne in mind. 7li1 ~
L. Doing thing is entirely difforon >
proposition from having an opinion abonr
~" IL ought to be done. We can chance
our opinions; it costs nothing But thn thA1 a
oone IS large hard fact. We can't deny7 it.
VI 0ApIdIu IL away
z. Inc president has to DO SOMETHING
Out of hundred possible moves on the l cbees
ooaro ne must pick the one made.
D. All politics is compromise All democ-
ray IS compromise Well never get what's
absolutely right till we get to glory. On
ms edrtn the choice is not often between alb
soIutely right and absolutely wrong. but hn-
tween two right things, often between two
evils "00n TWO
g.. You can sit back in your chair On the
porch and apply the principles of ultimate
justice to all political decisions, but the man
WI, VIZ nas 10 MAKE these decisions has to work
with what materials e has Often he cam
not possibly get ultimate Justice He lust
has to do the best he can.
b. The treaty of peact, for instance, was a
compact involving many nations, conf1icting
pre1udices, radical and reactionarv opinions
and heaven knows what. Out of this varie-
gated mixture the fabric had to be woven. And
you can't make a silk purse out of s0w's
ear.
6. 1t is no mans I .ty to apotheosize Mr..
wilson. There is no call to make of him a
greater m n than Grant or Lincoln or Jack
Dempsey. Flattery and fulsome praise is not
necessary functioning of patriotism He is
no king nor kaiser who can do no wrong. But
he is our representative. We elected him He
is our general manager Fl his fou- years, and
every one of us, Republican and Democrat
orr ut to stand by him, at least to the extent
of giving him a free and in doing what the
Constitution lays it upon him to do. to re-
spect his judgments even when we do not
agree with them, and to treat him always with
courtesy and respect
Sneers ridicule the fmputation of unworthy
motives. and all such attacks, are bad taste
and Door business.
OF course, I know how he could have done
it much better. but IF HAD 1T TODO--the
powers might have invited me to go to Amer
ongen and stay there
(CODYright. 1919 by Frank Cr9np)
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The desperate straits Of eX-royalty in Flu
rope are instanced in the case of former En-
peror Charles, who has taken refuge in a
Swiss castle that is occupied by his mother
in-law.
"I've just been introduced to Professor
Smart. Such a charming man to talk to-:
he doesn't make one feel like fool in spite
of his cleverness."