| OCR Text |
Show m p THE CRISIS This country has opened before it an era of prosperity unexampled in all its history. Whether it shall enter upon this era or not, depends upon the kind of leadership lead-ership it sludl have at this critical moment. mo-ment. To prosper, it must have the leadership of its best brains and widest experience stimulating its men of high character and patriotic purpose. Every other great crisis has brought the man of the hour to meet it. Thus far in this crisis of the world's history, as affecting our interests at home and abroad, the leader has not appeared. At the time of the coal strike, the pow er and personality of President Roosevelt was felt. It saved a situation of great peril. - u . u..- At the time of the serious complication with Great Britain over the Venezuelan affair, President Cleveland met the crisis with a strong American declaration that put an end to uncertainty on both sides of the water and hastened a satisfactory solution of the trouble. The nations look to Washington now for leadership. The trouble is there. The people know it Out of this crisis will the strong, courageous cour-ageous independent patriotic leader appear? ap-pear? In the light of history, we have every reason to believe that he will. The destines of the nation have be"i too long in the hads of partisans and not of natriots. The call is for something higher and better. It is time for wisdom, sagacity, and the leadership that only an unselfish patriot can give. Is it too much to hope that out of the turmoil, such leadership wiU appear? We hope not. Leslie's. Sh bi ri |
