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The True Story Of Woodrow Wilson Ity DAVID L AW HENCE < Copyright 1924 by the Cr?'?? H. Dof an Com?in> In the Unit?d State*. Canada. "\?utn A ?trie a. World publication ri?l>tt r r??n>td toy Current Ne?i Feature!. Inc.) Wilson and (iongress ? Chap|$&ulV. Wood row Wilson was probably j the only President of the United States who spent twenty years or mcTe studying the power and du ties of the Chief Executive long be fore he entered public life. The I theory of government was his! hobby. As a professor in Princeton University on constitutional govern ment, his lectures were voted by I the students year in and year outi the most popular in the curriculum. Little did 1 dream, as I took notes with my classmates in the spring of 1909. that exactly four years later the professor before us would be ac tually applying his doctrines of government in the White House und that I would be reporting them f??r the Associated Press. What \yns snid in t lie 1 -ctu re room in those days was .by common consent a private affair. Reporters were never present. And for that reason l?r. Wilson was oar- free wirli his comments on current news as if he wore in the seclusion of his own home. ? It was April 1909 and President Taft had Just been inaugurated af ter a record-breaking vote. The hew President was beginning tcr struggle ; with th? tariff. Aldrich was in com-; maud of tho United States Senate I and Cannon was . enthroned in the! House of Representatives. I)r. Wil seon would read, to us a paragraph, or. two front.. the daily newspapers! giving tlio gist of "Washington (lis- 1 patches on the legislative situation and would make his comments! therecm. "Nobody in Congress" he used to say again and again, "represents the natlonul will. Every member of the House or Senate represents his district or his state? -his section. The lum total Of their desire is not the national will. Only one man, the Chief Executive, is responsible to all the people. He must assume leadership and determine what is best for all and not for one section or group or class. If President Tuft appreciates that he will make head way. If he does not. he will fail". I Presently the dispatches from Washington announced that Presl- 1 dent Tuft had Summoned Messrs.* Aldrich and Cannon and other Re publican leaders in Congress to the White Horuse urging them to frame I a tariff law that would be in thei national interest. This particular development elicited from Dr. Wil son warm expressions of approval J and prompted a comment on the Rooseveltian attitude toward Con gross. "Whatever else we may think orj Say of Theodore Hoosevelt", re-( marked Dr. Wilson, "wo must admit that he was an aggressive leader.! He led Congress ? he was not driven! by Congress. We may not approve of his methods but we must concede that he made CongfQSji follow him." j Two years later when Woodrowj Wilson had been inaugurated Gover-' nor of New Jersey after a campaign | that was full of cynicysm about thej "schoolmaster in politics", the pro fessor tried out his theory on the] members of the state legislature, i The Democrats had called a caucus to adopt a legislative program. No one ever hud thought of liuving the 'Governor present at such a meeting. But Mr. Wilson attended. It preci pitated a debate as to the propriety of his presence then?. Qne of the speakers insisted that the Executive of the state had no business in a conference of members of the legls-j lature. Some one proposed that the Governor be formally invited by re solution. Mr. Wilson did not share the opinion that a conference of his party colleagues was such a formal affair that the leader of the party could not drop In if he cared to do so. Finally he rose to speak. "Gentlemen" ho said. "1 havej been elected Governor of New Jersey by the people of New Jersey, selec ted by the convention of the Dem ocratic party and I thereby have be come the responsible leader of the' Democratic party In the state. I will1 be held responsible by the people at' the polls. I will be held responsible' for the administration of the affairs of the state of New Jersey. Each of you gentlemen will be held reRponsi ble*ln the districts where you wero elected. I am held responsible as well as you by the same people. 1 am the only person in the whole state, however, to express approval or disapproval on behalf of all the people and 1 will express that ap proval or disapproval for the people by determining what we should do.'*. The Governor took from his In-j side pocket a comprehensive pro-i gram he had personally typewritten.! For quality flour try Holiday HflMlUInK an<l Mm DM Plain. Guaranteed to ault. e. m. cox Rllatlwlh (lly, X. C. It was a very far reaching program pioviding among other things for the passage ol a Corrupt Practices Act governing elections, a law to authorize cities to adopt the com missiou form of government, and a | series of proposals to reform the corporation laws of New Jersey.' 'I he Governor was on his feet aiguing or answering questions for nearly three hours with the result | that the conference unanimously [adopted his program and within a . few months thereafter the sugges tions were enacted into law. ' In those days the state legislature) elected United States Senators. The primary system I.ad been introduced' as a jneans of expressing party de-[ sires hut was not yet binding upon the party orgaui:jation. James E. .Marline had entered the primaries ior the senatorial ui/mination but the?leaders were inclined to regard th* .primary as purely advisory and jiot mandatory. Woodrow Wilson ?could not have b? ell nominated by the htate convention for governor in, liH o but lor the support of former ; United States Senator James Smith and his henchmen. Indeed. while Woodrow Wilson as candidate had made no promises - ? ' the politicians accused him of base ingratitude when he later turned on Smith, the Very man who had made his entry ? into public life possible. But Gov ernor Wilson stood by the primary and persuaded the State legislature to do likewise. Ho felt that the wishes of the_ people -expressed- tn" a specific way at an, election could not be disregarded. It cost him a friendship and won him In later years not even the uninterrupted , support of the man whom he had | helped Into the United States Senate for Mr. Martine frequently departed from the leadership of President, For quality llour try Holiday SelMtiHlng mid Silver Dust I'lMln. Guaranteed to suit. J. W. Sliunnniilioiisr & Soil Kliznbctli City, X. I i 't hen Time Is i i' ( y Precious Y | e ? j! Give Ls A Ring. f The V I I Apothecary Shop :j: ! Plione '100 : V Wilson. The Martine affair however was J but an incident. It emphasized, merely that Woodrow Wilson felt] the weight of his responsibility as; party leader. On becoming a state' executive, he practiced in office what he had preached In college.: It- caught the imagination of Demo-, crats throughout the United Staets and helped immeasurably In bring-' ing him to the front as a candidate ! for the presidency of the United States. ? (Tomorrow's chapter tells how Wilson's theory of leadership led. him to contemplate resigning the I Presidency of United States when his policies were threatened with I defeat. ) SIIKEI* MKX BELIEVE WOOL TO GO HIGHER Seattle. Feb. "28 ? Sheep men In, Washington. Oregon and Idaho are confident Wool prices will be higher owing to spread of co-operative marketing und "figure so strongly! on getting more money for their clips that they are declining tol Lcuxntraet fior the wool on the sheep's back. U PARA FINE MILK BOTTLJW I fim yl ARANTINKD VOmHERH Reading. Pa., Feb. 28 ? City! authorities have asked the aid of: milk companies in seeing that milk1 is delivered to families under quar-< antine by health authorities only in parafined paper bottles which mayi be burned when emptied. SKKK PREVENT MIGRATION Richmond. Va. Feb. 28 (By The, Consolidated Press) ? Labor agents are lined up solidly against the bill | now pending in the General Assem bly that calls for a $5,000 license for labor agents who secure labor j in this state for work outside. Con viction for violating this law would! carry a fine of from $100 to $5,000 ! and a jail term. The bill is design ed in part to prevent further migra-j ting of negroes from Virginia farms . to Northern factories. For quality flo.ur try Holiday Self-Rising and Silver Dust i'lain. Guaranteed to suit. J. W. RANDOLPH Kli/iUx'th City, X. C. ''?NE RANDOLPH'S S K It E S II VEGETABLES -DAI UY (irwn Cabbase I Xlce Green Kale Florida Tomatoes I ItutabaKiis, Collartls Celery-, Kxtra Fancy I Carrots anil Cocoa nuts Also just received a fresh lot of OKAXUKS. APPLfts HAXAXAS, TAXOEH1XES AXD URAPG Fit LIT. ' Fresh COUNTRY EGGS & COUNTRY SAUSAGE "Just call "2-0-0/* We always deliver QUICK. Incidental ly we could use TWO more IftOYS for general service around the store and delivering quick orders on bicycles. Call in (MM'son at the Store, 4 lit South ltoml St. IF YOU PKKPKIl QUALITY ttROCEItlES at LOWEST PRICES You will (hid that your money goes farther here. <iet our prices ami compare them. You will find that your dollar buys more merchandise, and better merchandise. ,T sJUkacin'j gJtci&lj TO ,AY PAYS fi*. Ti/'W*nZnSjLr CASH Famo and Lebanon Belle Flour arc absolutely flours of quality sold by the leading grocers. ? Distributed By? A. F. TOXEY & COMPANY Water Street. Alkrama Today B.PSchulbartf fgmmxu a Kotherine MacDollQlft HfcWNEiy fio^oi ADMISSION ? 10c' and 30c MATINEE AND NIGHT PEN DEK$ YELLOW FRbNt STORES D. P. SLICED BBE4KFAST BACON, lb. carton 33c Government Inspected. Best Pure LARD, lb. 14c Swift's Premium HAMS, lb 27c D. P. BUTTER, lb 58c Cut from original tub. ? This is the finest fresh churned and highest grade butter ever offered in our stores. Troco Nut BUTTER, lb 25c Last week for red3emiiig Aluminum Kettles. BrinR your coupons to Manager. f:\<;ijhii walxits. sort siieii, ii?. Cleaned BKAZIL \ I TS, lb Jiii' ItUc Wesson OIL. pint can 28c; Quart can .>li Comet KICK. pk?. ?<? Blue Hose KICK, lb.- 8^C| WELCH'S Pearltlade or Plumlade, la rue jar !Wc (?ra|H*lade, lame jar ,27c Ballard's Pancake Flour, pkg. 14c Curtico Bros. Blue Label Mallard's Buckwheat Flour, CATSUP, bottle ~-|^c pkK. i 14c French's Mustard, bot?llS'fec Princlne liiikiiiK Powder, . Olive Oil, bot. lOc H lb can 17c Jelly, tilbb's, ulass lOc Pound can JSOe Hamilton's Pure Jelly, Bumford's Bnkiim Powder, . Jfc M lb. can 17c Sweet Bed Peppers, can? ~l??c Pound can 1 32c Shrimp (Dry Pack) can. 20c ?Bicarbonate Soda, Dried Beef Wafer, Sliced, lO oz. plcic. 3c *1**" . 14c Borax, 20 Mule Team, Peanut Butter, Ih. pkir. .. __14c Klass 15c and 528c Herring Hop, ran ...14c & 25c Baker's Coroanut, ran ? 15c Hcln/. Baked Beans Ammonia, cloudy and extra can Pc &14t strong, bot. ? .--lOe Gel f ami's ? D. P. COCOA, MAYONNAISE y2 lb. can 15c 3 oz. K oz. Pt. jar A very superior quality. As 12c 2 tc -I7c R(K)(1 as any higher priced Cocoa. ' WONDER SELF RISING, PALACE PATENT? FLOUR, 12 lb. . . . 47c; 24 lb. . . . 90c n. P. BKEAI), Large Milk Loaf 7c Absolutely the best loaf of Bread that the best ma terial and expert bakers can produce. Manufactured in our new $150,000.00 Bakery. D. P. VIENNA, loaf 8c D. P. BYE, loaf 8c D. P. RAISIN, loaf (Wednesdays & Fridays) 9c. GOLDEN BLEND COFFEE? 1 lb. sealed package, unusualy quality .fiOL D. P. COFFEE The World's Best Drink, 1 lb. scaled pkg. ?33C YELLOW FRONT COFFEE? Ol 1 lb. sealed pkg., Superior Quality OXC Absolutely the finest Grade Coffee Produced. SWlFfS PICNIC Shoulders, lb.. 14c Small and Lean. AUTO ACCESSORIES FOR FORDS We Have Them You can't afford to deny yourself those Auto mobile ('out forts: Wee?l "DcLuxe" Tire Chains, best quality, |?er set 85.00 KJeetrie Windshield Wiper ?.>.00 ?llanil Windshield Wiper 82.00 Inside S|H?t Light for closed cars 87. .">0 "Snappy" Cut Out 81.50 William's Accelerator 81.50 J. C. HI. Accelerator .S2.50 Koyce Moto-Mcters 83.50 Kadiator Wings 75c and SI. (Ml targe Steering Wheel 85.00 Luggage Carriers .......... 82.50 and 85.00 Parking Lights 82.00 Stop Lights 82. OO "Boycc-ite" The super-fuel, 3 cans for 81.00 Auto & Gas Engine Works, Inc.
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