Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1921-03-04
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has passed away. America is aga
clothed and in her right mind. Eig
years Of wisconsin has passed In
history Eight years flooded with q
most awful memories, the most awf
suAering and misery and woe and d.
spair ever recorded in human histor
Eight years during which the vei
foundations Of human civilization haN
been rocked ana broken beyond re-
pair and the man who by reason OF hi
position and power as President Of IN
United States Of America had it in hi
power to guide and pilot the discordan
human race into harbor OF peace AM
manly and his obligations 10 hi,
country which had given him hii
power and position, as to debase his
activities TO a mere qualification OF
his stupendous egotism, selfshnoss and
desire for personal agrandizement. No
man IN all history has ever been con-
fronted with the opportunities to make
his name immortal and above that, in
honor. OF all other human characters
as Woodrow Wilson, yet he lacked the
elements of greatness to such an ex-
tent as 10 fail utterly to grasp the
fact that TO reap the harvest OF honors
spread before him he must discard all
small selfish egdtistio and personal
motives and act purely from the
prompting Of patriotic duty and SER
vice 10 humanity.
Mr. Wilson in his writings and his
actions Is vertable DR., Jekyl and
Mr.. Hyde. His state papers are
masterpieces OF literature and filled
with the highest ideals OF patriotic
human service. He electrified his fell
low citizens and In fact the citizenship |
OF the world with his lofty statements
and Ideals. He wrote as DR. Jekyl |
But when action was demanded he be-
came the paltroon and the coward. the |
H'AAo'tnihk RNiAtiNAtAn NiO NNulN pfOtk |
no advice and would resent the actions
OF all men, regardless OF their party
Affiliations, who did not fall down and /
worship him as the greatest living man.
Elected as an ostensiblo democrat he
as rigidiy excluded from his political
favors all members OF his own party
who failed to bow to his imperial will
lust as rigsdly as he did men OF other
psrties He worshippei only Woodrow
Wilson. He would sacrifice anything,
truth, honor, loyalty. chastity. health
Tho wealth OF America, the happiness
Of the human race. the peace 30 de-
aired by the war torn world. in order
10 crafty HE own selfish desires and
ambitions. by his announcement Of
his fourteen points he raised the hopes
Df the civilized world to the seventh
heaven OF Joy In its belief that backed
by the power OF the United States or
America he was able and willing to
cad the world TO peace and prosperity.
Then as Mr.. Hyde transformed him in
o a fend. he demanded as the price
II his leadership that he be proclaimed
he one and only great man OF history
When denied tho selfish qualification
4 this desire he plunged the world
ack into the uttermost depths of the
ell Of despair where II has wallow sd
yer since while he languished on
ed OF disease brought on by the un-
censed qualification OF his own SEN
aal nature. The world could prevent
ne qualification OF his political de-
res but Il had no care for his physl- !
Al debauches and he went the limit
fhich fact OF itself is sufficient proof
his unfitness for the great political
onors he sought for with such ferocity
Id such abandon. Under the innu-
Ice OF his written words the world OF
urope rushed TO honor him as second
the Savior OF mankind Then after
ing wined and dined by the kings
ID princes of the world and pro-
aimed by the subjects Of these pot,
Itates as the second Savior he re-
rms to his own America and er-
aims in his Boston speech. after re-
ing the story OF these hopors heaped :
on him ON amt the most won
rrus thing that ever wss," Then
der the influence Of biz spoken words
the council chamber. and his acsi-
les In delaying the peace treaty and !
Indifference 70 the prolonged suf-
ing and misery bis actions were
all over the world. when ne :
= x1rrenderfng every truth he had
4 uttered. every patriotic impulse :
had ever had, every hope he had !.
tied ia the breast Of mankind, every
Tue and Instinct all other men hold
sacred If they would only naaks
Y the treat president OF the world,
world Of Europe which bad wor-
,et him discovered that fs sst
q a g1Sded psstsbosrd throne wore
rswn Of tissei paper, had feet Of 4