Daily Kennebec journal., 1913-07-01

scoffed at the investigation at first are
| ropdly forgetting they ever did So No
more discussion in the Senate and House
against the inquiry is likely to be heard
| Such disclosures have been made that
it would be very unpopular for public
man to criticize. except in carefully
measured terms
1t would hardly be IA surprise If 100 wit
nesses more We're summoned and presum-
ably the report of the subcommittee VIII
be both voluminous and emphatic. Some
may disagree with the conclusions but
/ the investigation has proven a powerful
| club in the hands of President " ilson.
| II has justified his charges sufficiently 10
suit the reading public and accordingly
has served about the purpose the Rresi-
dent undoubtedly had in mind.
/ 1t has come to pass that Washington
Hooks backward little as toll is sus-
i pended Weary weeks have passed and
| il often seemed as though Congress and
the government were marking time. The
| tasks We're, not being performed There
| was no haste about making nominations
| to office. The House had done its work
with toIerable expedition, but that was
| about the only body of men at the Capt.
tol who had !"gone to it and finished.
| However, while more might have been
done the early summer finds that the ad-
lministraton has covered considerable
! ground Much as men may disagree with
Democratic policies and programmes
/ President Wilson and his hentenants
! have been steadily forging ahead. He Is
getting the government now generally
manned with Democrats. OF recent days
| there have been many lists of nominal
| tfons and it is becoming apparent that
the President has few important offices
| remaining to bill except such as arise
from time to time because of death resig-
nation or normal expiration of term.
| The Departments are all well under
way. The Secretaries and assistant Sec
/ retaries have settled into their places
and have been there long enough to feel
/ more or less at home when they walk IN
| in the morning and hang their hats IN
| the little closet off the main office. The
| high personnel of these departments Is
| now very largely Democratic. with a
/ hold over here and there. IheS nave
! gotten the hang of things sufficiently 50
/ that they will start in upon the new IL
/ cal year with a feeling as We'll as VIII
am air of some confidence.
| And that fiscal year is matter of some
importance. out in the states one may
! not think very hard about the new Ms
| cal wear, beginning at Washington July
| / PM ON that date a billion dollars
| worth Of appropriations become aVaA'
| able. These appropriations are the WorF
| of the last session OF Congress and are
baasea about with many restrictions aho
| oualifications The Democratic Congress
| n,ade these altogether rigid, expeclnls
| tbeir work would be somewhat Tor EN-
| ciancv and economy The hands, at tht
task of running the government, now
have "A clear opportunity 10 snow VIVA
| they can do and are starting upon
| government new year. Ihey nav
| learned the ropes and are IN positloi
to show what they can do. 1t VIII p'
! months vet before the character OF lhi'
| Democratic management can be honestly
1 and fairly Judged. The great majority
! of its work is not political simply au
ministrative. The manner III which 1t
! cone determines whether a political party
! is doing we'll or otherwise
The country is apt to Judge party
/ uuch by what it does iii Congress, De
| cause there is more publicity with refef
| ence NO Congress But much that makes
1 for public welfare is or can be accom-
| ulished in an administrative way. Ahc
! the Wilson administration has been get
| ting its feet down for this kind Of ac-
! tion.