The Washington times., 1924-02-04

ernor OF. New Jersey on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Wilson played the game straight
and his tWO.year term as governor
Of the politically turbulent New
Jersey showed the country his true
mettle. In the natural course of
events, he was nominated the demo-
crate for the Presidency and the
whole world knows the outcome Of
that election.
His first four years were routine
in their nature. Nothing out of the
ordinary, but he won renomina-
tion and election. Throughout his
presidential acreer Wilson suffered
from numerous imbroglios with his
cabinet, and frequent designations
were the rule. The man who
engineered his first presidential
nomination was one of the first to
leave his side.
Genius Comes Out.
But 1t was when the United States
took a hand in the world war that
Woodrow Wilson showed his true
genius. He lead the country to
battle, and then through to sue.
cessful conclusion. How fervently
he could fight for cause he con-
sidered right as to be shown In his
advocacy Of the League of Nations.
Single handed-almost-h went
TO Paris and worked out the details
OF q Plan whereby, he hoped To
unite all the peoples Of the world
In a single unit--with but one aim
| peace. His plan, America decided
was wrong. AMI tire Senate ilrc
ccncilibles fought II to DEAN. 6,n
! the September day i'm 1919. when
4 no was stricken at Wichita, Kan,
wlilC. touring the country in the
intsres:s 1T his lSgue Of Nations
Wilson was at The height Of his
h mentality. His powerful vocabulary
!. and his forceful utterances were
/ being delivered with all that was in
him and. he broke sadly under the
/ strain. .,,'' ~
Since that day Wilson has been
an invalid-truIy a disabled ex
service man." He left the White
/. Houuse March 4, 1921, a broken ana
spent man, but still fighting with
his all for the League. Retirement
! to the place Of seclusion on > street
did not take him from the public
4 eye and his few appearances ana
communications were eargerly
sought.
Whenever possible he took part
IN political campaigns, still fight.
ng vigorously his enemies and
staunchly supporting his friends,
HIS public appearances became
tewer and fewer and his rides
through the city's parks became
less and less frequent. GraduaIiv
the lighting spirit was submerged
under falling physical powers. The
savage spirit Of man who never
quit" a cause thought just, turned
It's tnsurmountable strength against
him and the will power that had
Kept him alive when specialists
said IT could not be, began the
/ dropping that spelled the end.
Friends Were Legion.
A "crash" last week could not of
itself send him into death. The
old fire ragged against the hopeless
fight and It ragged with such fever.
ish activity that he hung on for
days, when he had been given
minutes. Woodrow Wilson--Thomaa
Woodro wWilson--.became a man Of
history at 11:16 Sunday morning
with the sun shining in mid-sum.
mer glory In direct contravention
to the wintery day He came from
humble parents and he rose to the
table Of the mighty---his was a
democratic spirit In a democratic
nation, @ Gr "a
| And 1t shall always besaid that
there was no half way mark in his
/ life. Men swore at him or with
him-thero was no neutrality. His
enemies were legion and his friends
! were his friends 70 the end.