The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1922-02-10
GREAT REPUBLICAN PAPER PRAISES WILSON

OF the leading republican newspapers country and
despite MS m,eaag @ ing name us .ea 10 US party mas never been
vice to country and plain Justice above paranshp An instance
Of this kind was presented recently when came out in strong
ing quotation marks reproduce the editorial full follows
Congressman Simeon Fess of Ohio speech at Columbus
Tuesday discussed the conference After giving credit
President Harding and Secretary Hughes for their great work
he said As republican and chairman OF the National Republican
Congressional wish here and also give credit
President Wilson Tor his part in modng the sentiment of the
people OF this country and the world favor OF such
ton In other words though Woodrow Wilson crippled in
body his voice senccd his soul in retreat the spirit which he in
voked work throughout his country and throughout the
humanity Truly old Eurpds says slime will discover every
thing to posery Time in the OF Wilson is not waiting
for posterty but discovering him to contemporaries Mr. Fess
partisan republican, of long congress He is
says chairman of the National Republican Congressional
congressional elections 1918 and 1920 Therefore his tribute
to Wilson, coming from Of his parts and of his standing
the republican party significant Of he changing of Viii
sons work time revealing it clear perspective
few days after the armstice signed the Globe Demo
III wa ' o and Voice @
lhed principles OF America and in their nsent application to
said then that the president accomplished work singular
value and of extraordinary greatness Of value first in
the influences of selfish and sordd considerations rayng
the whole nation to united action by the urge OF ideals that have
ever appealed to american minds and american hearts But
was OF larger value fixing these principles these American
ideals the minds and hearts OF people everywhere and paricu
larly the people OF the belgerent countries enemies well
friends causing their concrete realization to become the worlds
desire"
In his personal participation the which preceded
national participation the persistent purpose Of Wilson the
establishment of order of political relations the world
founded American principles and ideals He claimed
than interpret and to the spirit of America has
vead ITSELF clean and pure in time of stress When he
addressed the senate in January 1917 conditions of peace three
months before the declaration of he said perhaps the
only high authority amongst all the peoples of the world
who liberty speak and hold nothing back speaking
individual and yet speaking Also of course the
sponsbe head government and feel confident that
have said what the of the United would wish
to say In that address he laid down the principles of peace and
of future conduct between nations which later
nodded part the fourteen points which became the ounda
tion Of the terms of the amc and these principles after
another year had passed. he took Paris ready sacrifice
everything else, but adamant to their adoption.
History, think will mark that speech of January 1919
he said hen that he the only person high authority
liberty speak, but it Of extraordinary courage for
him speak he did, and only of surprising could
have venured the midst Of hate and blood and distraction
point Europe and the world of the the path
take to enduring The belgeren nations amazed
at his audacy but mankind heard and took hope And
the path to which he pointed and persenty and eoqueny
defined which the world feet today
moving altogether in the he His country
partly through his mistakes Of leadership through
the violence of partisan opposition failed him that But the
spirit which he created and the ideals which he fosered i'm
perishab things and they triumpanty working today
the achievement Of his victories. In another
prevailing not only here but everywhere America carrying
1t maintaining the spiritual leadership he established All
honor due to Harding and Hughes for the work they
phng We need not depreciate them the in giving
credit Wilson But time soens the bitterness II
of partisan and prejudice the greatness of Woodrow Will
sons work for and for all humanity becoming and
clear and more and more demands that acknowledgement
which Mr. es has justly voice Crippled by the wounds
incurred his battle for peace earth good will
Woodrow Wilson no longer heard but his silence
sstenty speaks and there growing
of his purposes and his accomplishments giving him
and enviable place the estimation America Who
then say that he failed?