Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1921-03-02

Before We write for these col
umns again the 4th OF Marci
will have come and gone, PSssi
dent Wilson will have stepped
out Of office - thank God snd
America common sense, for
ever-and President Harding
stepped In 10 succeed him. The
lattsr has his omeial courss ye'
70 run, the former has his CON
pleted. aud II 10 upon the iattsi
fact that We feel prone 70 make
some comment. History will
doubtless record the rule oi
President Wilson with . lenieni
hand, TO save him as far - pos
sible from the beclouding effects
Of his own conduct. His parti,
sans will - . matter OF course
place him among the highest Of
his predecessors In the high
.smcs he has juss surrendered.
But the Anne rican citizen of the
present aud OF the ages yet to
come who views that record 10
the clarifying and fpal precipi
tsnt Of national tradition, the
elemental conviction and the
purpose Of Americanism will
never say that it has been we'll
that Woodrow Wilson was made
president Of his country. viii
son 10 not republican in
thought. He Is instinctively an
autocrat and believes that the
"throae OF administration" OF
this government is the presiden-
tial chair. TO which the popular
mind must ever give Difference.
His attitude from the beginning
was that the Fathers OF the
Country had wrought their work
poorly and that he was appoint
cd, perhaps not divinely, bu,
through the evolution OF time
which had brought q master
mind into play, to improve upon
their work. The precepts and
customs Of his predecessors
In sffice, illustrious OF service
and OF memory as they nigh,
be, were cast aside that the light
Of authority and power as he
reelected II might dazzle the
world. All minds must trail
with his. Time upon time he
offended the instincts Of the peo
ple OF this republic that bad
their roots In the deepest and
most cherished traditions and
faith ever conceived by mankind
in It's effort TO be free. but the in
dignity that crowned all the
others was given us when At the
close OF the world war. With all
the pomp and circumstance Of
. mighty potsnta,e. and agains,
the expressed wish ofths Amer
can people. he sailed for Europe
70 parade himself with kings
and emperors. and In the peace
negotiations In which he played
. part. TO betray Us back into
mcshss Of foreign intrigue fro:.
which we believed theFAthers had
forever freed US. He wanted
then to dircc. the destiniex OF
the world to feed his egotism.
Have wa made this picture OF
President Wilson too severe
Reflect for tho moment. dear
reader, on how you may have
voted last November, and how
millions on millions Of American
men and women like you follow
cd the same impulse 10 rebuke
this man for the onense he had
given your faith in the truths
aud virtues Of American nation
allsm. until . majority OF seven
millions was piled up against
htm. and you must admit that
In our minds eye We have paint
cd him alike and with the colors
he himself had mixed. The vir,
tues OF President Wilson will
receive just recognition from
oil fair minded people. but they
are not great enough 10 cloak,
even In charity, his tremendous
shortcomings, He guided this
country 20 success in the late
var because that guidance had
become automatic from the will