The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-01-14
pREHER COMRIENDS
WILSON FOR VETO
To Qyit Spending and Get Down to
Work Urged as zanaeea ser Fl
na1c;a, lis.

To The Editcv Of The State:
4 believe It was aame CID Greek
ph:losopher WHO exclaimed: "h7eis
.thyself." TIE implication vas that.
he considered II difacl.st job. Could
tss;a5 aatiqre of = scholar rise from
his grave and study the problems OF
government, politicians and The va
1ied AID. !abyrinshal ramiGcas;ons Of
Ii, nan enatrrc he wcuId consider
k.1cwledgc Of self a cinch, .i1;st gasp
ii despair when tnyireg TO fstaoa'1
::ttMa ss.c;ss.ses fof ahat class cf ns;sces-
laaeous inai44::duals lacwn IS the
public. Grly . few short n1ontAs
;sgo. q ssatheza Democrat who did.
net sWailow 'thook. line and ,sinl,e1'"
every act and utterance OF the pres
ide,t Of the United States was laok-
ed upon as a hereto, nsagwuznp, Re-
publican or any cid cas.taway, fit only
TO De pillcr;ed upon the gailows OF
an outraged pu5!ic conscience. Win
APOLOGIES to Biily Shi.ks9ers, but
Yesterday the word of Woodrow VII
con might have stood against nc
world, now lies he there and nore
but few Republicans, TO. Go him
honor. When the Democrats INST IN
corclave 5oa The Pacific coast lass
spring a sleeping giant in Washing
ton, without uttering q weEd, W@2
master CT ceremonies. The orshodoz.
old gentlemen who went from thls
conservative commonwealth, sat II
that w::gwan1, day after day, and,
With the pess:.st.ency Of the boy or
the burning deck, cast their ballots
for son-ia-iaw McAdoo, 50 anxious
we're they to pespetuate the socalled
,t.syFilscn dynasty" The Republicans
s..ea called him the autoerat CT the
age; the Democrats fell down before
him as sbe greatest raan that ever
lived in stt:,e tide Of times" The Re
publ;cans wanted h:s political scalp;
the Democrats. took no risks with
theirs. But the great has fallen and
the mice, Of every shade and coloT,
go out to play ad hbitum. Think Of
it. The president vetoed revival Of
the war finance corporation and not
a Democratic senator south of Viz
g;cia, sustained him. Lieutenants
have done lot of governing since
the presidents illness but no one can
read that lucid ard logical argument,
iustifying bis veto, without be;hg
convinced that every lire OF il came
from Woodrow Wilson's pen. In
wears to come there is hardly q doubt
that unbiased readers will pronounce
every word of it true. It IS q dlf-
ficrlt thing to stand out against a
well organized campaign OF the
farmers. With politicians it Is, par
ticularly, the rare exception. lhey
forthwith pronounce a man an enemy
of ...ls farmers who does it. In study
ing this question we should bear IN
mind that large element Of tins
propaganda are not dit farmers and
never. pulled a bell cord over mule
in their lives. There have been so
many politicians and prospective
politicians riding the farmers that
we should not be misled. Every rea-
sonable demand Of theirs should de-
serve our profound respcco, for the
worlds welfare is on their shoulders.
Il would be hard to give them more
than their just dues, bat appealing TO
the government for fostering agra
rian, paternalistic and populstic
measures has never succeeded, from
the days OF old Rome, down to the