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MIR WOODROW WILISON-PRIVATE CITIZEN
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(Ft. Wayne Journal Gazette)
1t is the fashion of his enemies to say that Wood
Wilson left office more universally hated"
than any American president The very opposite is
true. Never has outgoing president before
ceived such amazing tributes from all the world,
even 10 commanding more space in American news
papers than the inaugurated. He goes out
hated, as Washington was, but like Washington,
loved and admired by millions
Within the last week notable men throughout the
civilized world have been giving out carefully pre-
pared tribute, like those of SHUTS and the PREMIER
OF France. This has never been done in the Of
any other outgoing president.
The New Times last week devoted pages o
review of his presidency, and full page editorial
tribute and analysis The New York World devoted
the entire editorial page to tribute. The st. Louis
Post-Dispatch had full page editorial And these
not alone. This has occurred in the of
other president that went out of office.
Driving from the capitol where he had observed
all the prOprieties the succeeding president
with fine courtesy, il necessary to summon the
IoIce to clear way through the crowd assembled
his private hOme-a crowd that preferred 10 wait
there joining the crowd at the Inauguration.
Soon after reaching his home parade OF 1000
people was organized and it marched to the resi-
dence CT this private citizen TO pay tribute. When
the retiring cabinet members arrived take leave
the police were forced to fight back the crowds 10
make opening for the cars bearing the members
Of the cabinet"
That is without precedent in American history.
When Secy Daniels arrived he was forced to aght
from his machine a block away and fight his way
through the crowd on foot. Such was the pathetic
neglect" of Woodrow Wilson.
In striking and pleasing contrast the snarls
and sneers of petty people the courtly attitude
Priest Harding. AS the retiring president, broken
in the fight for the right he the right with
feeble steps and drawn features, walked from the
white house the machine that to bear him
out and his successor in, We are told that Mr..
Harding tendery solicitous walked close beside
him" on the way to the capitol in acknowledging
the cheers the man of the hour is said have
saluted in acknowledgment without withdrawing
his attention from the feeble his right"
And il was on the kindly suggestion of Harding that
the broken statesman observed the desires the
physician and left without observing the cere-
monies
strangest of all perhaps. Woodrow Wilson YVES
wheeled 10 the presidents room in the CAPITOL in the
invalid chair OF Sen. PeRrOse.
Another generation Will render the lasting YER
dict on Woodrow Wilson and his work.
Men who are positive forces in the world make
bitter enemies and idolators. Thus do they carve
their names deep the marble slab OF immortal
ity The less positive publicists know neither the
idolatry the hate-they follow the line least
resistance and at first kindly remembered are soon
forgotten. These two types well illustrated BY
William Mckinley and Theodore Roosevelt
There never was dndler man in the white
house than Franklin Pierce. But his administration
a cipher and his memory dim.
When William Howard Taft left the white house
the only references of the press his part
IN the inauguration. No throngs followed him 10 the
station. He could have walked the station with
drawing follower from the assembled
on the plaza of the capitol He not hated. No
hated Taft. But he not greatly admired.
He was mere ex-president.
As time goes the fact that Woodrow Wilson
was president will not mean much that ne
a crusader for better and more humane day We
think Of Jefferson president but philoso
pher and thinker. Thus does he live while Adams is
forgotten.
And as long as he lives the tourist in washing
ton. after seeing the white house and the capitol
and visiting Nj Vernon. will pass and PAUSE before
the home ST where resides Americas hrst
citizen
No president since washington has left the white
house deeply entrenehed IN the hearts OF millions.