The Detroit times., 1912-11-14
WILSON WILL
] COUNSEL WITH
THOUGHTFUL men
Oliver p. Newman. Who mas
Been With President-elect
Tells What He WIN DO --
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TO TACKLE TRUSTS, -.
TARIFF -AND-MONEf
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Will Arrive at Common Under
standing of What is Best
for the Whole People
no TACKLE TRUSTS, --.--
TARIFF AND MONEY

-
oHrer r. Neuman Is right tghea he sdys, IN
n, n,,,c,r,uy ti,+es., .,..ieS that Die biggest
e,-.tdon IN the United States fodov Is: VIVA
VIII WILSON Dos" NeWhan Is especially
nfted 10 Write this article because, as corre-
,oo,d,nf Of The Ti,aeS-nvkos been tUtih Wood
sov Wilson eUery day since the Drestdent-eieef
srus nominated In baltimore last July :.
BY O. p. NEWMAN.
PRINCETON. n. j., Nov. 14.-What
a Woodrow Wilson going to do?
That is the biggest question In the
United States today IL is the Dues.
fion that every person Interested Ia
nhman progress in America Is asklh5'
Elm this article I am going 70 tell
~ou what I believe from closc OBJ
seryation uf--the maR, from studying
his nubli><1ooHments and from KNOW
edge of his record as governor OF NC"
Jersey. he is going to do. He has not
spoken a word himself on that SUP
1sct
The most significant fact pertalnlns
e. the course TO be taken b. the presl-
Sent-elect is that he is free from prom
sae ar pledge to a living soul. NO IL
diyidual or group can come To nlm
and say: -
-.~Here YOU must DO so and 50 DC
sause YOU agreed TO be guided by ne
N helped elect you:
-sThe first thing he is going 10 40 y
"a select a cabinet he IL hke'y u
cate months TO do IT, BelnS. Tree
Srom every sort of special obligation,
no is able to go over the country VIII
. fne.tooth comb and select the yer.
hest man that can be obtained ior
eacb position. | believe that Wnth
he hegins his work at Washington ne
will he surrounded by the most apie
,,an who ever undertook to admin
fstsr the affairs of the government
-The flrst subject to be taken up Is
Soost ;ikelv to be the tariff. | 40 not
Enow and I doubt IL anybody eise
rnows-whether President-elect MI
49,, will call an extra session OF con
sraas 10 meet Immediately after
srarcb 4 Some Democratic leaders
s.vor an extra session and some OPP
nose it. = But whether. or not an extra
eession Is. called. the tarin Will prop
ably be the first big problem given at
tention. ~,
In his campaign speeches Gov. VII
son declared In positive terms TOT h-'
mediate and substantial downward re-
vision-for revision that would ao-
Solutely cut ous special favors
The next problem tackled by thc
new president is Ekely 10 De e-'e
ffu,ss. He made this the chief issue
IN his campaign, He declared en-
nhatically against the. Roosevelt. plan
a. control the trusts. through an al
ninistrative board and proposed III
stead the regulation of competition
Inv which he meant the enactment Oh
federai laws that would defnitely pro-
hibit the specific trade practices oy
which trusts have been built up.
= Wilson has very positive and vef,
Hafnite ideas ON the trust problem
ne realizes ii is going to be an en1r'
,nous iob to transform into, law tne
ideas which he holds which are sa e
IDEAS held by the other leaders OF LIS
.,artv and to which he, they am the
marty are pledged by the Democratlc
,,Iatform. bnt he Is going at II VIII
fhe expectation of succeeding.
The third big question Is banklns
md currency reform. The presldent
slact has spent years of study on this
s,rohlem~ hut ne, has never, 70 ny
fnowledpp. expressed an opinion
showing what he considers the proper
remedy Based only upon his puohc
-,eferences TO the credit trust. Is
reasonable to- anticipate that he VIII
favor a strict government regulation
of banking practices and an e'astic
currency under government lnsted''
of Wall-st. control.
These. | believe, will be the inree
bir tasks undertaKen by f,restuef.t-
elect Wilson as rapidly as IL is sa.e
IL undertake them. The manner III
S,hich they arc undertaken, howevei'
I think wifi be az vitality interesting
"a the taslss themselves
woodrow Wilson does not asp'Le-t 70
40 these things himself. Ills ain'
hi,,on is to be he center OF traI.k
counsel OF thoughtful men. VINO VIII
40 down together, discuss ali phases
~ everv question, ascertain Ill INC
saota consider all interests, arrive az
,rr,uon understanding Of what Is
800 for the whole people-whicn VIII
scS e. SsneatHfiry said is, in the lore
run. best Tor all particular grpuVs "
people--and then move iorwaru:
..tit,nn IN lead in achieving su"i
1rnyresgiyc. federal reforms as tnoS'
nntiiued runs sound. practical com
mon sense and realization that re
form must not be attempted SO raplo
- as to injure legitimate commerce
ma industry. He makes his posit.ol
an that point clear when he SAYS =,
sonest and enlightened business me
tbe country TO rear. Norman who's
hnsiness Is CONNECTED without vio.a
ton oh the rignts- free compee..iol
and without such private -"ha sl .,l. =.
ings ana yecrct aitanees'-a a., ~. i .S,s
the pftuciptes- -oar law anu wv ~
~.,arnrise need-fear either lntcricl
Snce or embarrassment from the 30
nninistration."