Show wilson copied lincoln when woodrow wit wilson ion was president be had oc occasion cIon to write a letter to a sorrowing mother woodrow wilson was waa a master of good english end and had ordinarily no lack of conal dence in ills own ability to say exactly eliat he be wanted to gay any but when lie faced that situation he be was oppressed oppressed by a sense of his inability to write words that combined dignity of posh tion and felicity of expression with genuine personal sympathy ile he read Lincol ns letter to mrs bixby and gave ur up the attempt lie ile copied lin coans letter arkil anil sent it to ills correspondent spon dent with u note of fit his own considering lat manner of 0 ninn man woodrow wilson was and ills hla judg merit in a matter of style and literary taste that was a remarkable compliment to abraham lincoln indianapolis news |