Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1912-12-05
Washington News Letter.

present administration has been
wholly discredited, and the rec
concentrations Of President Taft
will doubtless be ignored. Be-
tween him and the Senate, re-
lations will be especially strained
over the confirmation of appoint
ments. Very few appointments
have been made, particularly in
the south, since the beginning
of the conflict between Roose.
velt and Taft. 1t is known thai
appointments and promotions IN
the Army and Navy and Post,
Office Department will all fail OF
confirmation by the Senate, which
means that after the fourth OF
next March, when the democrats
by the overwhelming expression
Of the people come into power,
there will be many vacancies to
fill. These places will be filled
by democratic appointees.
The democratic party feels just
flied in asserting itself at the
present time and making its
widespread victory an effective
and present one in fact; and the
democratic leaders have decided
to ignore any message or mess
ages from the President, and
to refuse to confirm any Of
his nominations. So when Mr..
Wilson takes office next March
he will have a large number of
Offices to fill. The extra cession
which he will call in the spring
will be a busy one, passing the
laws necessary to carry out
democratic pledges.
Not only in official circles, but
in social circles as well, is the
spirit of looking forward to the
new administration exhibited.
Social leaders of the incoming
party and those. who intend to- be
such after the fourth of March
have already come, by a sort Of
common consent, to be acknow-
lodged as the real leaders, and
the outgoing Chief Executive
and his family will soon be so on
ly in name. To the new social
life of the democracy belong, of
course, the social traditions left
by the Bayards. the Whitneys,
the Lamars, and the Carlis-
les.
Every one is interested in Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson, the woman who
after the fourth of March will be
the First lady of the land, "and
her three attractive daughters,
who will share with her the heavy
social responsibilities of the ad-
ministration. Washington socie-
ty has been much interested in
the coming OUT Of Miss Esth-
er Cleveland, at Princeton.
1t will be recollected that Miss
Cleveland was born in the White
House during her fathers first
administration. 1t is proper to
say that the reign Of Mrs Alice
Longworth, who was married in
the White House during her faith.
er's administration, seems to be
over,
AS the result of the widespread
criticism about delay and costs
of litigation in the courts, the
highest court in the world, the
Supreme Court of the United
States, is the first t. take eifec,
tive action looking to the desired
reforms. This court has just re-
vised the rules of practice for all
federal courts, which if enforced
will prevent the delays and costs
about which there has been 81
much complaint. The instance
OF q Michigan man injured In
street railroad accident Will,
Visiting Washington in March,
1910, who died a few weeks ago
| just before his case was reached
for trial, illustrates the crying
need for speedier justice. tn,
court in which this mans cas-
was brought was established b
a Republican Congress in 1868
taking the place of the existing
court which was abolished fo
purely political reasons, tn
lawmaking body does not no.
look with favorupon it. Demo
Congress now feels that there ar
astly greater reasons for NAL