Evening star., 1937-01-20
Soliloquy for
Inauguration Day

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To the Editor of The Star:
At dinner the other night some one
asked: Whom do you consider our
greatest President to date?"
Washington was given first place by
us for the reason that back in those
uncharted days he made SO many pro-
nouncements that have stood the test
of experience in such a way as to make
his wisdom seem more than human in
many cases.
We can never minimize the need that
existed in that time for such far, clear
vision, but surely the world has never
seen a day so fraught as today with
need of wise eadership-spiritual vision
that pierces far into the future and
plans practically for step by step ad-
vance-brave enough to attempt the
correction of errors wherever they may
be found to exist, knowing there Is no
evasion of the fact that nothing is ever
settled until 1t is settled right.
AS we look at recent pictures of the
President we realize that he looks more
mature than he did four years ago. He
will carry tremendous responsibilities for
the next four years. May it be that
he shall not be unduly aged by any
unnecessary burden, opposition, compli-
cation or sorrow.
That he occupies position than which
there is none greater in the world should
be a humbling thought to all of us.
Theodore Roosevelt once said: There Is
no position great enough to honor man
unless the man is great enough to honor
the position"
believe this to be true and that it is
helpful thought to people in all walks
of life.
Because the Office of President of the
United States has become so increasingly
great for any one man to fill alone, it
is evident that the greatness of our
President is dependent upon the spiritual
stature of the people he serves and
with whom he works.
Jesus never called His followers by
more meaningful name. than that of
friends It is well that our President
has chosen this as his favorite and-aS
I like to feel-his natural way of ad-
dressing us. May the years that lie
ahead prove the vital reality of this
expressed friendship.
Could our Nation enviSion and deter
mine to achieve a spiritual advance
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the last 100 years, the whole world would
be set forward unbelievably. Our wealth
would be freed for constructive use-our
material possessions might become uni
versal blessings.
AS every natural law that makes pos
sible our present electric light has been
in the world since the dawn of crea-
tion just so truly every spiritual law
necessary to the development of world
brotherhood and peace on earth is
here waiting for the seeing eye. the un-
limited patience and the unyielding
purpose of an Edison.
Would to God that history of the fu-
ture might record our President as the
greatest to date. He has known the
cheer of an almost unanimous vote and
the gallant good wishes of his opponent.
There is much in bipartisan politics that
is sore trial to a large per cent of
our people. but if this form is best to
insure liberty and freedom for all, may
it always continue. Yet there are some
of us who are middle-aged who have
faith to believe we shall live to see the
day when it will be conducted with more
dignity and much more honor. Oh, that
all the people might remember that
peace is for men of good will!
CORDIE SHORT LA RUE.