The Caucasian., 1913-08-05
sAy.ss WILSON IS
TOO INFLUENTIAL
Senator Cummins Crltlcises
Presidents Tariff Work.
DRAWING THE COLOR LINE.
Trouble In Democratic Camp Because
Negroes Have Been Appointed to
Positions That Have HabituaIiy
Fallen to Representatives Of the
Black Race-currency Legislation.
By ARTHUR w. DUNN.

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BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Washington. Aug. 4.-[Special. J.
Power Of the executive is always a
topic of congressional conversation
Consequently when Senator Cummins.
who criticised President Taft for not
exerting enough influence on congress,
criticises President Wilson for exert
| ing too much influence it Is hard for
the ordinary layman to find middle
course.
The Iowa senator criticised Presi-
| dent Wilson because he forced such
low duties in the pending tariff bill.
| He criticised President Taft beca use
he allowed such high duties to become
| part Of the Payne-Aldrich bill. Sena-
tor Cummins is middle ground tariff
reformer. He does not want high du-
this view he is supported by men like
La Folette. Bristow. Clapp and others
who are known as Progressive Repub-
| licans, but not bull moosers.
Inc People win him.
.'The president" Senator Cummins in
formed the senate, has greater power
and holds more potent Influences in his
hands than any other man in the
world a little later he made this
sage observation: 1T ought to humili-
ate us when we look around and find
that the people generally not only un-
derstand this surrender of our rights
| and privileges Chat Is. the surrender
| by congress), but observe 1t with a
degree Of satisfaction. Perhaps this is
natural. because congress has come TO
look upon itself as inferior, and 1t is
very natural to deride body of men
who lack courage to assert themselves
and are whipped by master into sub
lection" .
Ii cummins Were President.
The Iowa senator has and is sup
posed to be now candidate for presi-
dent. II Cummins were president
would he relax the power of the ex-
ecutive? Would he not consider those
| III congress who opposed his views as
| wrong, and would he not endeavor to
| whip them into line" as every other
| president has done when his party
| men in either house are recalcitrant?
That is what every president has done
| or tried to do. And we do not alter hui
| man nature by electing man to the
presidency.
Railway Mail Pay.
WIN the present congress increase
the railway mail pay S15.OO0,O0O a
year? That is simply one Of num-
Der OF foolish questions. but the rail
| ways have pointed out that they are
| underpald that amount. OF course the
railways will have an opportunity to
refuse to carry the mails and no doubt
will do so If they are losing money
The government cannot compel them
to carry mails without fair profit
But meanwhile there will be no in
l.crease in railway mail rates save such
rs seems necessary on account Of the
parcel post service.
Old Race Problem.
President Wilson does not seem to
be enough of southerner to share the
/ feeling Of southern senators and rep
resentatiVes regarding negroes in of
fee There are certain offices which
negroes have always held under all
adminisrai ions. and Mr.. Wilson has
appointed negroes to these positions
/ Whereat there's trouble in the Dem
oeraic camp and the color line has
been drawn. Would it not be strange.
that a president who has secured all
the concessions he demanded on the
tariff and possible party harmony on
currency should split the party Oh the
race issue.
Currency catersNauling.
If 1t were not SO serious the cater
Iwauling over the currency legislation
would be comical. In years past we.
always looked npon these contests in.
the banking and currency committee
With amusement, for we all knew that
there never was any intention Of en-
acting currency legislation. It was
perfectly understood that currency
theorists. would hold hearings, tell what
they thought ought to be done. print
large volumes and let It 90 at that. .
But since President Wilson has said
there should be currency legislation at
| this session of congress the situation.
becomes more serious The currency
committee Is fighting just as vigorous
" and seems to be justsas fur from re-
suits us ever before
Live and Learn.
| The senate discussed at some length
the duty on mber Senator Lodge OF
Massac chusetts and Senator Hughes Of
New Jersey. both members OF the
finance committee said no amber was
produced III this country Then Sena-
tor BristoW burrowed into some musty
document and found that amber was
produced Ii both states mentioned.
there Ind been amber produced
In New Jersey I. said MARITIME OF that
state 40 am sure would have beer
besieged lot Of tarin mongeEs ask
ing Tor duty uT,on5 4.
But pt The dnt 1thout