Show V S rr T i I n i Wisdom of Dr Wilson I FRO F ROM dent that black day when the first established himself in Washington to the present none has been permitted to quote a President President Pres Pres- ident of the United Stat States Stathe The Tha correspondent publish that the President will do may something that he be will or not do something else elee but he may not place the presidential words between quotation marks This custom has been followed to guard against gaint indiscretions or Wor wore e and it will continue I as during all nIl the years yearn up to March 4 but no longer President elect Wilson has bas stated that correspondents may quote him directly if the they r rI I I choose for what ho he h a says ays to them whereupon a num num- J her ber of f j newspapers have solemnly warned him against it predicting dire results For ourselves we anticipate no contretemps I The Washington correspondents are usually the picked members of the profession able experienced truthful and reliable The responsibilities they assume are as s real to them and as faithfully discharged as ar are those of the better class of other profession They have enjoyed the con confidence any I of many Presidents without a n single le betrayal this without doubt is known tto Dr Wilson and his own experiences with newspaper men since he became beeam I governor of New Jersey ha have e inspired him to cement still more closely the relations between the thc chief executive and the men who inform tho the I pie what he is doing and how he is doing it people peo peo- The President-elect President will win have never nevor cause wo we j I feel sure Bure t to regret the new method lIe he has devised II ty g i |