Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-03-03

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! believe IL will DO conceded
that Wood row Wilson is a crea.
tim OF the independent voter.
Without his aid no would never
have been governor Of New Jer.
sey or president Of the United
States.
Since his last election the
attitude OF the independent
voter toward him has been
reversed. In 1916 the NOV
Ing cause OF his reelection
Was the fact that the people be
!ieved he bad prevented the
world conHagration from reach
ing our shores He had KEEP.
US out OF war" bn. now, after
the lapse OF almo.: four years,
the people VINO elected him have
about reached the conclusion
that they made a mistake. In bis
first adm. .ais.ration certain
pecullartiss developed that graf
ed upon their sense Of propriety.
Some Of these were purely per
sonal and as such not the proper
objects OF comment: others were
OF a quasi public nature tha,
showed the color Of his mind 10
be Aristocratic rather,tan Dem.
ocratic; for instance, his deliver
ing his annual message to both
houses of Cong ess Is If it were
a srcech from the throne IA her
than the communication OF one
coordinate branch OF the govern.
meut 10 another, cleated an
emo otion OF mild surprise in the
breasts Of old fashioned Aneri-
cans. The suspicion arose ,na,
the President reg arded d hin self
AS dominant factor In the gov.
erImert rather than as a CO.
ordinate part OF il. but as we
aad been rather adroitly shield
cd from the world conaagrat.on,
and as the United States Army
had not been pernitted to te
come a collecting agent for Mex.
can claims, these ibires were
overlooked and he was.re elected.
Alter his re election tie whole
situation charged. We kaG dis,
pleased the head O! the Germsn
Empire,
The kaiser threatened us With
Vengeance " hen he had finished
with his European antagonists
We were subje tied TO food OF |
pro Ally propaganda. Because
Of the har ba | les iuauguraied by |
the German High Command, the |
German people lost The symra
thy Of ,he civilized world ard |
we were whecdled, cosxed aud |
pressed into war for altruisiiG
rather than practical reasons,
out ot which we get nothing bu;
a mortgage on ros,erity and an
increased crop OF predatory
nl.Ilonaiis iha; are an added
danger 30 the country
At.or tho arslis.iee The people
u the United States began 10
.,et L glimpse o' the real Wilson.
Without consulting the Senate
without whose consent to treaty
with u foreign na,scn can he
negotiated, and violating all pre-,
rednu. In American diplomacy,
sie wHa. 10 Paris for ,ho purpose
nf making treaty iha, wou'.
be according Ia hia own Ideas ol
the 'l,ness Of things. He ,cok
with him consultative body
which lie did nt, coasalt When
he crossed ,he ocean il was in
his miui that be would return
cne OF the great men Of tie
earth. but il was sorely dis
appointed and soufed man that
came back. He broaght with
him 8 treaty and y leas ns ai ia,
tons thai obliaa,es the Caiica |
States 10 send her ans to Eu |
ropeasi bat.ie.ielis 10 shed i,lei.
blood in pnsely European con
,rove rsies. The Senate ,evolts
at this aai will have none of ~
Then In a 81 O. Irritation he re !
moves his Secretary of State,
Mr.. Lagsing. beca0su he called
an In formal cahine; meeting To
attend to matters abort which
the Pres; s;dent, on accoun, OF III.