The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-11
To Steady Nerves Of Business.


vidual bills usually offered when re-
form legislation is undertaken, and
would concentrate the efforts of party
leaders toward some kind OF agree
ment in advance of public discussion.
This method, it also is believed in
some quarters, would have the effect
of steadying the nervous system of
the BUSINESS world when subjects so
vital as the tariff and currency are
being revised.
Congressional leaders practically
are agreed upon the suggestion that
no subject but the tariff should be
taken up in the special session. Many
house leaders even doubt the advis-
ability of bringing in a currency bill
near the end of the extra session,
as has been suggested to the president
by the advocates Of immediate
currency reform.
The presidents idea was that a
currency bill might be evolved by
that time and submitted to the house
without detracting from attention,
then centering en- the tariff. He has
been of the belief that in the interval
| between the extra session and the
December session of congress a cam
paign of discussion could be carried
on to crystalline public opinion. Lead
ers of congress agree such a cam
paign of education must precede the
actual process Of currency revision.
Purpose of Administration.
President Wilson's plan as to legis-
lation is not necessarily to insist on
| the strict acceptance of administra-
ton measures as such, but he will
endeavor to get the accomplishment
cf legislation with the aid of demo
cratic leaders that will express fully
the fixed purposes of the administra-
ton.
A part of the presidents plan, and
| Ill lulS he has ullc SuppOiI VI i''''
house leaders, is to keep the eyes Of
the nation on one particular meas
ure at time. This was his line Of
procedure as governor Of New Jersey
in pushing through the antitrust
bills.
The president is expected to con-
suit with house leaders this week ove'
the form of some C'f the tariff revision
bills. The newly-designhted men,
bers of the ways and means commit
tee have been at work for two days
and will continue throughout next
week on the preparation of these
measures.
Has Studied Tariff Bills.
President Wilson already has mad
a study of some of the tariff bills OF
the last two sessions and secretaries
! Redfield and Bryan are also thorough
ly familiar with recent democratic
work on the tariff.
Before any of the measures are
ready for presentation to the house
they will have received the studious
examination of the president and his
cabinet.
The ways and means committee IS
now giving attention to the possible
effect of the tariff reductions on bus
mess prosperity. The presidents de-
sire to have currency reform under
taken as early as possible springs
from the belief that flexible cur
rency system is necessary to meet
the physical changes in business re-
sulting from changes in tariff rates.
While the president anticipates
| but little difficulty on the prompt
movement of tariff measures through
| the house, he is somewhat solicitous
over the situation in the senate where
the democratic majority is small.
A preliminary canvas in the senate
has developed the fact that many
democrats of that body will favor
more radical cuts in some of the tariff
duties than they did in the last con-
gress.
The extent to which the house bills
will receive united democratic sup
port is not yet certain, however
Count on Assistance.
While the acquisition of democrat
ic senators from New Hampshire and
Illinois where deadlocks are in prog
ress, are being counted upon by the
| president, he and his close friends
in the senate are confident, too, that
if progressives legislation is draft
ed, progressive republican assistance
can be obtained to make up any pos
sible losses in the democratic col
umn.
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