Milford chronicle., 1921-03-11
WE LOOK AHEAD


(From Harveys Weekly, March 81
The new era has begun For the twenty-eghth tin
in our national history there has been change OF Fede
al Administration Every of these involved chan
not merely person but also in personality in persona
characteristics It is fact of curious psychological
terest that each President presented marked al
generally very striking and almost dametric contra
to his predecessor that respect the change which hf
just been effected is exception to the rule if indeed
does not invest it with added emphasis.
OF these twenty changes, it is interesting to
call that fourteen, precisely onehaf involved change
not alone person. but also of parties In none of ther
were party lines distinctly drawn or was the part
change more complete than in the present It is doubt
less true that issues in the late campaig
which transcended party lines and that such lines wer
dsregarded by mutitudes of voters; but 1t is equaI
true that the contrast between the contendng pare
was never distinct and that the change from tn
purely partisan point Of vew never more radical
complete.
The change effected this week is, however, much NOR
than one person and personality, and in party 1t is
change in politics, in that elevated and more com
prehensve meaning of the word which denotes not mer
partisan peculiaries but the whole science of govern
ment It is change the philosophy of the distribution
of power change in civic economy change in theories
of Constitutional application and enforcement; change
from the autocratic democratic principle from
poses personal to those of government by
law
any comparable magnitude with this Not from the ell
der Adams to Jefferson from the younger Adams to
Jackson no. from Buchanan to Lincoln was the
change as great as this widely those Presidents
differed they remained agreed fundamental prn-
cpes which called into question by Pres
ident or any party until the late Administration. The
student of political literature will find the uteances of
Woodrow Wilson constitutional government in Amer
to practically unique among all that has been
written spoken the subject and the student of
current events will that in practice he actually
exceeded his profession and varied both degree and
kind from all his predecessors to unhearof extent
The therefore, reverson to the funda-
mental principles formerly recognized by all parties alike
The is auspicious, but it does not lure to
1t is not slight facile task which confronts
the incoming Administration Probably it is the most diff
fcult, with single exception that undertake
The financial burden alone is sufficient to dsmay any
but the most resolue It is true that the nations
greater than is in 1866 in proportion the
general assets of the people Yet obviously is far
difficult to administer debt with so vast
wealth to back the doing Of it, 1t is impressive
Election that the yearly interest debt larger
the entire annual appropriations of years ago.
The industrial and social problems which confront the
lew Administration unprecedented The emancipation
Of the slaves in 1865 produced scarcely 1.-THE
disturbance in the that now prevails in
he controversy between capital and labor and that has
been to considerable extent enailed upon Admin
stration by its predecessor.
Unprecedented and Incompatible too, are the tasks
md difficulties in external relationships trans
ctions which have been chiefly caused left by
ormer Administration. Never before were involved
anything like the existing problems in kind or de-
and these have been immensely aggravated by the
adical divergence from traditional and hitherto practical
uniform policy which adopted by the Admins
ration The international complications and burdens
allied by the would have been great the course
the Government during the and since in ac-
ordance with precedent but with precedents dsregarded
nd unique and anomalous engagements undertaken they
re multiplied many times. There is today scarcely an
important country Of the world with which our relations
re normal.
In such circumstances it is gratifying beyond ex-
ressOn that the commission given by the country to the
resident to deal with all these things and is quite
Unprecedented in the size of the majority and in the def
liteness of the prescription did an Administr
on take Office with gigantic task before it. but never
i'd one have tremendous vote of confidence in its
avor Never was change of Administration effected
trough vast demonstration of popular sentiment
esire, and resolute conviction
What then? The obvious sequel is that there should
prompt and constant support of the new Adminstra
commensurate with the change has occurred and
ith the commission that has given 1t is van it is
ultfyng to set workman at his task and not to back
inn up in his doing of it.
The order of the day, then is Full speed ahead!"
nder the direction of pilot of the nations choice both
udent and intrepid expert and resoue What is past is
ast The great achevements-and there have been many
are secure and amply recognized The errors the Wis
ms unreazed the futile excursions into strange courses
ay leave some legacy of passing embarrassment but as
lredly no immedicable ill. Dwelling upon them fir
in either condemnation for their conception o re-
et for their failure, would be than futile Pos
r1ty will apporon their reward Today the duty is of
present, the thought the future The Nations
ace is toward the sun, the shadow falls behind"