Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1917 — TUMULTY PRAISES MR. WILSON [ARTICLE]

TUMULTY PRAISES MR. WILSON

Secretary Says History Will Tell Story of His Fight for Liberty. Newark, New Jersey, March 21. —Secretary Tumulty, in an address at. a dinner given in his hdnor here last night, spoke of the “infinite patience and skillful hand’’ with which President Wilson is guiding the destiny of the nation. M I wonder if you can realize how truly epochal is > this period in which we are living,” Mr. Tumulty. ‘‘l wish I could discuss with you some phases of the international situation, with which the government at Washington had to deal since the world war began. I —wish th at-all you aHd-aR-Americans-could know as I have beeh-’privi-leged to know, with what infinite patience and skillful hand the silent and heavy-laden man, who but a few years ago served you as govs ernor, has. guided the destiny of the republic. I "No man can realize what he has done and is doing for the United States of America, for the world, for civilization and humanity. It is not a great thing to be secretary to the President, but it is a wonderful thing to be associated with a President like Woodrow Wilson. Some day a great historian will tell the story of what he has endured, of the problems he has met, of the scrupulous care and patience he has taken to preserve the rights of America and to keep free and open the processes of liberty. Children in the schools and young men in the colleges will read in the text books of the unsurpassing justice and high ideals of a practical statesman who was raised up to j direct the destiny of this nation in its most trying hour. We are too close to the world events of the last few years to appreciate them, to estimate justly the wonderful period in which we are Senator James of Kentucky, Senator (Hughes of New Jersey anti Representative Hefln of Alabama were among the other speakers.