Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1914 — WHY WILSON IS LIKED. [ARTICLE]

WHY WILSON IS LIKED.

The people like a President who does things. That is why they liked Roosevelt. That is why they tired of Taft so quickly. Roosevelt was a ‘ smasher” and a “buster.” He made the wheels go round and the sparks fly. The people enjoyed him. Taft, with bis judicial temperament, was inclined to let things move quietly- airing and to accomplish results in the Old-fashioned way without thunder, lightning or pyrotechnics;- His work was effective but noiseless, but the crowd didn't think anything was being done. President Wilson appreciates that the crowd likes the spectacular and he enjoys smashing precedents. He likes to walk into congress and read his own messages. He enjoys giving the legislative branch of the government a little rope for free pasture arid then pulling it up with restrictions that he himself imposes. Ail this pleases the people. They are entirely satisfied with anything (he may do unless he does it to them. Rut every administration is finally judged from the long-distance view. Fireworks may please the crowd, but the far-reaching results of presidential policies will have to stand the test of the book-keeper's pen and pencil in the workshop and in the accounting room. —Leslie’s Weekly;