Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-07-21

ticle was declined on the ground that
it was more than an article written
by anyone was worth.
A group of leading Democrats re-
Gently formed plan for operating a
national Democratic newspaper with
Woodrow Wilson as associate editor.
They hoped that he would join in the
scheme and support it with his name
and at least one editorial leader a
week. When it was first preached to
him, it is said, he seemed sympathetic
burt when final and positive approval
was sought he refused to consider ia
king part in the enterprise.
What his plans for the future are
no one appears to know, even if he
knows himself, beyond, of course, gen.
eral intentions. It is known that he
does not consider himself in perma-
rent retirement. "And they will hear
from me-" friend quotes him as
saying recently upon declaring that
the forces which seem to have sub
verified his political policies would not
forever maintain ascendancy.
And it is known that he is writing
something of a presumably perma-
nent nature but what it is even those
friends who are closest to him are not
aware.
Even more pronouncedly than when
he was the lonely man" at the White
House with few persons in his conf
dence and virtually none in the full
enjoyment of it, does Woodrow Will
son now play a lone hand-and, so far
an almost silent one. Gossip around
Washington credits only two persons,
outside of his immediate family circle
with being truly close to him. They
are United States Senator Carter
Glass, former Secretary Of the
Treasury in his cabinet, and Bernard
Baruch, the fnancier who was chair
man of the War Industries Board. Col
onel Edward M. House, Of once Gas
sistant President" renown, has not
seen him, friends say, since the re-
turn from Paris. Even Joseph Tu-
multy, his former Boswell, is now
persona non grata because of the re-
pudiated message the former secreta-
nv delivered to the Jefferson Day BAN
queters few months ago.
People Go to His Home
"With increasing years, Mr.. Wilson
becomes more and more under the
control of the Scotch-Irish trait that
was a Characteristic of his very able
and strong-willed father" This from
one who sees him frequently. ut
shows itself in a growing inability to
get along tremendously with individ-
uaIs. Along with the evident revival
of his popularity with the public there
continues falling off in close per-
sonal friendships. Always a lonely
man, his strong-will traits that inten-
sify with increasing years isolate him
more and more from humankind, ex-
cepting en- masse."
That with humankind en- masse
Woodrow Wilson has "come back" in
a manner almost phenomenal is fact
no student of public opinion can deny.
In fact, it is doubtful if there ever
was the decline that the unusual cleo
ton figures of 1920 indicated. For
the contrary seemed to be evident inn
mediately upon his becoming a pri-
vate citizen. Washington, in whose
cynical and suspicious atmosphere he,
in his austerity, never seemed to IN
SHIRE great enthusiasm Though there
was no question about the respect he
ccmmanded), was astounded by the
disnlav of devotion made by his
friends on the first day of his retire.
ment. The crowds that moved almost
wholly by spontaneous suggestion,
gathered about his new home and
swarmed the streets for blocks to give
him momentary applause as he pass
ID from official to private life, began
2 series of recurring demonstrations
ot a type new to Washington if not
the country. In fact, the Wilson home
in Washington has become shrine of |