The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-04
rHE ADMINISTRATION ANS.
mar PEss.as Prsdisa@sat &c IT, CuUssO'.

ThsF PFsssns Predisa@sAt as tt caVitSl,
To me EDEToR o. rHR SUN-Sir: Ths
sO-oalled Administration pollOiSa' have
travelled a rough road. and In what
No ahsad Of them thsrs IL little prom
leo o. smoother movement The PrOsi-
dent vas perhaps unfortunate either In
the original sslsctiOn Or In tho sitting out
Of measures urged for passags by tho Con-
Rrssa. The fOW that have not already fall
en- by the Waysid0 are nsithOr suiiciently
popular In character 10 excite public in
tsregt and attention nor sufiioieOtly I'M
popular to arouse RntagOOism. Their
consideration In Congress Ia almost
wholly perfunctOry and the country cares
little about them. In fact most Of Ne
would bs quite puzzled 70 give list Of
them without a few minutes Of cOncon-
tFatOd reflection.
The discuasion II the railway bill now
going on In both House and Senate Il
one Of the most tedious performances
20 which the country has been subjected
for manyyoars. There may b grave need
Of further legislation in railway matters,
but Il IL evident that few persona realize
H. The two bodies are working on widely
different lines and tho outlook for har-
mony on a really desirable hill In con-
ference is remote. An agrOsmsnt may
b reached. but from the present. posi-
ton any measure on which an AgroS-
ment can bs reached will 10 satisfactory
10 few and croditable 20 none. The
postal savings hank ball IL where Il prop
erly belongs, hung up in q COMMITTEES
room. II was worked through the Senate
chiefly for political reasons and it has
found few friends In the House
The proposal Of a few years ago 10
create a STATE by the forced union of Arr
Eona and New Mexico was 20 clearly i'm
proper that Il excited an interest and OPP
position that led 70 ia defeat. Theplanfor
separate Statehood interests few persons
outside the immediate locality. and even
there a vide difference appears in plans and
methods. The Injunction law = entirely
embarrassing. II appears 20 be little else
than q definite authorization Of tho pre-
snt general practice. The Juror for an
assortment Of matters collectively grouped
under the title of conservation has sub
sided and there 10 little probability Of any
action in the matter unless II h an authori-
nation 10 suspend eli EFanta Of debatable
territory pending Investigation and de-
termination of its value.
The situation a. Il stands presents
q phass which IL open 10 the most serious
objection. Washington paper prints
half q column under the heading Taft
Bills In Danger II says that Admins
tration leaders in Congress are beGtn-
ming to feel q good deal Of concern over
the chances Of putting through the ssv-
eral measures on which President Taft
has at his heart' With all respect
70 the wisdom. integrity and high pur-
pose Of President Taft Il may b said that
Il IL the business Of Congress to approve
or 10 diaApprove such measures a. may
he laid before IL. the decision 70 b based
on q ma Ority opinion II the merit Of each
particular bill. II IL distinctly not the
proper business Of Congress 20 pass any
Law merely for the purpose Of gratifying
the Executive. A.
WASHINGTON. Mays