Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1921-02-18
WHAT PAI'I.I.IN THlNhS > OF
WOODROW WILSON
,Ry Lewis I'aullin)


life. lie gos out of office broken
man physically. and a failure rs many
peoDle see II. why? What has he
done or left undone. that would call
forth the fearful criticism that has
been heaped upon. him in season and
out Of season? An all wise onnipo-
tent God may know, but ]. in my poor
way have never been able to figure
Il out
A few short months ago he was
hailed by the people of the world. AN
a Messiah that had come to save
their countries. to make them safe for
Democracy. To day there are few to
DO him reverence. a few short
months ago he WAS considered and
regarded by tn. people of this country
and Of the world at large az one OF
the greatest, and strongest characters
that this country has ever produced.
Today he stands abused. beneaned.
derided. cussed and criticised for
every thing that has befallen the gov
ernment, or each individual in IL. and
seems to have no defenders. and no
friends. While he himself ms was
spoken Of another Idealist Of old.
like a lamb before his shearers Is
dumb, SO he opened not his mouth"
Can the mistake that President Will
son has made in his adr'iinistration
or personally, be the cause Of all this
change in public sentiment? II does
not seem reasonable. He has been ac-
cureA Of being an autocrat. the ac-
cusation IL true and IL was neces-
sary that we might win the war in
the shortest possible time. For the
same reason Foch was made command
ing general OF all the Allied Armies.
He Is accused of being an Idealist.
that 10 true also. Jesus Christ, was
an 1dealist, and yet there IN no ma
tion, kindred, or tongue that does not
bow it's head with reverence to him.
and to his teachings. There is not
4 liberty that we enjoy today that
some ldealist has not been It's founder
and its promoter
He made a political blunder when
he called on the people to send demo-
Gratis to congress In 1918 that his poll
cies might be carried to successful
end, for the republicans had aided
him in nearly every way during tn.
war and there had been no partisan
fights during that time.
He has been accused of stubborn
ness in refusing to accept the league
Of Nations. as amended by Senator
Lodge with Article 10 stricken from
II. These accusations may all be true
but do they account for the terribl,
punishment that has heen heaped up
on Woodrow Wilson. the commando
in chief Of our armies? The man WHIT
In less than eighteen months. aftel
war was declared had sent to France
over 100000 men. armed. trained
ready to grapple with Fritz on an!
soil, or under any conditions. and til,
boys were landing therein spite %
the submarines and insurmOuntabl,
conditions at the rate Of 100000 I
month.
Lord Kitchener told the world. whei
he was made commander In chief o
the English armies that II would b,
two years before the English Arm!
could be OF much assistance in win
ming the war. Yet we had on ou
seven league boots. and an army func
tioning In all parts. from the remot
est home In America. to the from
trenches In France in less than eigh
teen months. We Americans unde
Wilson's leadership won the war
Then why this abuse of President vii
son?
In answering this query I may b,
. little vitriolic. hut II my conclusion
are correct the vitrioi IL alright ant
have no apologies to make
When President Wilson returned
from France with the finished Treat.
and the League of Nations. and II haa
been given to the public. Senator "a
bot Lodge notified all Republicans Il
not express any opinion concerning
II until after the Republicans had con
sidered II In caucus. I believe in hi,
mind and In that caucus, WAS hatche,
ihe deliberate purpose of running rrcsi
dent Wilson, and making his life
failure for no other than partisal n
reasons.
Senator Lodge knew that should THU
country become party to the I.cagu,
that President Wilson would lie con
sidered the biggest man. not only in hi.
own country. but in the world. ant
that the Democratic party under tha
stimulus would elect who ever the,
might nominate for President. II wa!
from this. the basest of motives tn,
rslupny hounds were placed ON vii
son's trail. Tear down Wilson III.
.eader and the party Is whipped.
When he took his cause to the peo
pie who had stayed with him through
out the war, and was stricken with
disease from which for months h,
lay at the point of death. they still
bounded him. their baying was loud
er and fiercer. Some years ago I ha,
an old Plymouth Rock rooster. Needinl
another. ! bought young one. whei
ever the young cock saw the old on,
his hackles would fly up and his tai
down, and he would hunt differen
place to live. On day the old cock il
some way got his thigh broken. an,
became helpless. The young cock sool
ascertained this fact. and would hun
ont the old fellow where he had hi,
In the weeds and would jump on hin
to spur him. would peck his head til
1t was raw. and would then proclaim
his victorious battle by Growing.
You know I often thought Of thos
roostsrs when the republicans wer
houndiug Wilson. ~ he lay paralyse
on his bed OF affliction.
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