Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-06
A BUSY SUNDAY
FOR GOV. wilson
ROOM IN WASHINGTON HOTEL
FILLED ALL THE TIME.
DISAGREES With BRYAN
Says Reciprocity Is Not Party Meas
ure-Ialks of the Initiative and
Referendum.

Washlnton, June Woodrow Will
son, approaching the end OF 5000
mile swing around the country, spent
sunday m Washington The New Jer-
sey governor had a room in the New
Willard Hotel overlooking the White
House grounds. Some were Pleased to
regard the visit as a preliminary sur
voy incident to more permanent res
idence. Mr. Wilson said, however,
that he had stopped In WashInton be-
cause his family was not n Trenton
and he desired to break the monotony
OF his homeward journey.
Washlnton put a political cons,ruc-
tion on the visit When Governor
Wilson reached Washington Saturday
night, his first visitor was announced
few minutes after his secretary had
registered. There was no sleep I'll
after midnight. Sundays first caller
was knocking at the door before the
governor had arisen. Nearly every
Democratic senator and representa-
tive paid his respects. and there we're
many callers who had no official
position. The room was fun all the
time, There was no private confer
ence. Whatever was said was for all
to hear
Governor Wilson said he was return
ing from his trip IN better health
than when he started.
II was in Kansas City that Cover
nor Wilson made his first declara-
tion I'm favor Of the initiative, the ref
ercndum and the recall Garbled YER
sions Of this speech have created the
impression in the East, especially in
New York, that Governor Wilson is
in favor OF abolishlng all legislatures
and putting the making OF all laws
directly IN the hands OF the people.
Discussing this foolish belief, Gov
ernor Wilson said "The thing I'm
after is TO give the people control OF
their own government And If this
cannot be accomplished without the
aid OF the initiative, the referendum
and the recall, then | am ready 10
adopt these weapons. ! do not regard
these devices as tools for everyday
they are for use only in emergencies.
MY observation and information as
to the operation of the initiative and
referendum IN the Northwest salts
flies me that the people can he relied
upon TO use the weapons judiciously
and with discrimination" Governor
Wilson does not believe In the recall
Of Judges.
The action OF the caucus OF Demo-
cratic representatives In voting for a
limited reduction in the tariff on
wool to 20 per cent ad valorem re-
ceived his hearty commendation, de-
spite the fact that William ]. BRYAN
had warned the Democrats against any
other course than taking all the duty
off What the governor had TO say In
regard to the Democratic caucus was
summarized INTO these words:
"The resolution passed by the eau
Gus is frank statement and justifles
itself by showing that the Democratic
party is trying to do the best possible
and practicable in the circumstances.
! mean that when we are revising n
system such as the tariff as a whole,
we can make compensatlons Of rev.
enue along the whole line,
"But in revising It schedule by
schedule we cannot make these COM
pensatons. except In the individual
schedules That is one Of the penal
ties OF the step by step process. 1t
does not seem to me that there is any
abandonment Of principle in the act
lon
1T seems TO me that the Democratic
principles had been reasserted. or
course, / am in favor Of free raw ma
terlals, including free raw wool, but
every Democratic platform has de-
clared for gradual tariff reduction"
He again approved the Canadian
reciprocity agreement
"Wil It help the Republicans or
the Democrats in 1922" he was
asked.
(which party II will help Is n mat
ter Of Indifference" was the response.
THE party that thinks OF itself and
not OF the country is going down 10
defeat"
SpERRX