Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-30
The President Is Stirring
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Things Up Again.
Ne Wants a Thorough Invesa-
gaiIon Of The Tariff Law.
The Tumultuous Politics Of the
Winter Have Put Work back.


ciaD pig Bin is stirring things up
again The dila,ory law makers are
now trekkihg once more TO the White
House portals this week To answer
the summons and give IN account OF
themselves. The President wants to
know. He is aware that ii is hard
to pull the legislative load. 1t always
is hard 10 get big measures of gem
eral legislation safely through the
Congressional channels. But when the
President insists upon little more
acreieration. il HELMS the leaders and
conditions are most often improved.
lie is dinging away on those old,
old, subjects, which. however, are very
importan; to the administration and
to the Republican party. There is no
quick hustiing around corners and no
taking OF new positions by the present
encumbent of the White House.
Pass my railroad bill" he keeps say
ing 10 Senators ana Representatives..
Pass my postal savings bank bill.
he odds, land don't forget my anti
injunction bill and my conservation
bills. The. party is pledged to all those
matters of legislation" .t ,i,.
When he has delivered, such mes
sages to the Congressional visitors at
his Offices. the Presidenr has, by. no
means concluded. He is willing to
help work out the problems. If the
discussion ana consideration. in prog
ress at the Capitol, develops fresh
difficulties and demonstrates the ne
! cessity for compromise or redrafting
tho President shows himself ready to
CO. operate on those identical lines.
lie has said again and again that he
is only after the principles involved.
He wants to be practical, but never
theless he wants the legislation.
1t is not his purpose to keep thump-
ing away at the Senate and the House
Ill OF the time. He lets up for q sea-
son and then he goes at it again. That
has been his method all winter long.
His recent activities are only renewed
evidences of his persistence. 1t is
winning him admiration even from
critics. He pursues his course with
out shadow of turning and folks
at Washington say that will not only
bring about the enactment Of the Bills
in question but will stimulate the AM
erican people before the summer and
autumn have passed To make up n
favorable verdict for his administra-
ton. 1t is sometimes minated that
the country has hardly yet become ac-
Quainted with the sterling qualities
of the President.
There have been many protests 10
the President that he is asking 100
much Of Congress. that the load is a
heavy one to carry, that Senator's and
Don n OF i,r1s tn.
and anxious to get home where. they
can he free from the cares OF lesis.
lation and look after their political
fences. Bat the President reminds
them taht he. too, is growing awcarN
ni the long struggle and would gladly
SEE the cnd Of Congress 50 that he
could get away to Beverly. the sum
mer Capital where he could attend
solely To pressing federal business
and look after party interests in state.
and national campaigns. For, after
al. he is quite as much interested as
any Senator or Representative, in the
outcome Of the fall elections anG must
devote Il deal OF attention to them.
While it is very true that Congress-
men must look out this early for I"-
litic3l developments ut home. the
President is also keeping an eye out
upon the divers states where the po-
liticai battle is waging. 81 p. II
He has leased up" q little on the
Legislators. as demonstrated. curing q
series of conferences in recent, DAYS.
He has said that he will be satisfied
if ones or two of his measures are
passed through Senate and House and
nut into conference. He is willing
TINT the conferences should conclude
their labors thereon during tho short
session Of Congress next winter. That
will obviate the necessity Of Congress
rem naming in session while the Con-
| fcrecs deliberate. but as bill in Con-
| ference is fairly certain Of being en-
acted into law the President feels that
he could 70 before the neople with
| the statement that he had made sub
stantial progress toward the fulfill
ment of party pledges. The long pun
and the hard pull is generally to push
| a measure of general legislation
| through Tire Senate and the House.
Then the opposition yields in good
| part.
| He realizes there are contentious in
other matters which properly can oc-
| eupy the time of Congress to a de-
gree. He is insisting upon an appro-
| priation for his tariff Beard. That
apparently means q hard fight. but
a successful fight: He wants = thor
ough investigation of the tariff law.
The leaders are disposed to grant that
but there must be debate and DELHI
Grafton over it. There is naval legis-
| lation. which the President regards as
| Indispensable. He will net want Con-
| gress to adjourn till that is settled.
And he is we'll aware that it is un.
| reasonable to ask too much OF Con-
gress at one session.
During the last week the President
| has talked things over with practic-
ally all the leaders of Senatc> and
| House and arrived at a fresh under
standing. Where there was unwill-
ness to acquiesce. he showed a will
| ingness to swing the big stick The
! Postal Savings Bank bill. for instance,
! has stuck hard aground in the House
4 Postoffice Committee. "Get it out OF
II Committee and through the House.
said the President. '-or I will call in
n tine Insurgents and treat with them.
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