The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
wilson Policies
Winning FAVOR
Presidents Administration
Undoubtedly Successful in
Country's Estimation.
TARIFF BILL TO PASS
Review of Legislative Program lndi.
Gates Harmony Between Execu-
tive and Legislative Branches.

The Wilson administration has been A.
the helm in Washington for six months.
In that time the three big practical
VI oblems that the President has tackled
are tariff revision, currency reform, AMI
the Mexican sitCatiOn
Things have gone along far enough on
ali three Of these questions to enable
Washington to pause and take stock
Of Woodrow Wilson's accomplishments
as a statesman and party leader. The
result is greatly in Mr.. Wilson's favor.
Of one thing Washington no lCnger has
any doubt. He is At present complete
master of the Democratic party direct
ing, if not debating. every move of i'm
portance made by the party in Con
gTess.
Woodrow Wilson today is wie!d:ng thc
Big Stick as effectively as ever it was
welded by Theodore the Great but h
is doing il loiseleSsly and without bus-
ter.
Furthermore President Wilson IS
working his will in Congress without
making enemies. something thai Reese
welt never WAS able to do. Congress thus
fer has been nbedient to Mr. Wilson :
every wish, and with one or two trivial
exceptions the party stands As united
today as it lid when Mr Wilson sent his
hrst message to Congress. about six
months ago While the Republicans h#E-
continued 70 clutch desperately at eIch
others throats on the slightest provOca-
ton. the Democrats. under the iullu-
ence OF the Wilson leadership, have
smoothed over their differences and
maintained a united front
Woodrow Wilson is coming out Of the
special session of Congress with a great
personal victory to his credit, so far as
the tariff is concerned. The, announce
ment by Senator NsElands of Nevada
that he intended TO remain regular on
Ihe tariff bill removed the last bit nf
doubt as 10 President Wilson's personal
triumph
Bill Soon in Conference.
The tariff bill will go through the Sen
ate some time this week and il will
Carry all of the features for which the
President has Contended-free wool. free
sugar free meats. and sharp reductions
On other neCessaries of life. No one m
Washington would venture the opinion
that the present free wool and free sugar
sections would be found in the tar
IN bill if it hadn't been for President
Wilson's efforts. There is no doubt that
many Senators are voting for these
Items against their personal opinions
and that they have bowed to the Presi-
dents wishes as expressed in the action
pf the Democratic caucus.
Not only IS the tariff bill going through
with a safe margin of Democratic votes.
but it is likely that President Wilson
will come out of the fight with the votes
of some of the Republican Progressives
sn the Senate behind him.
7 The tariff bill will carry the income tax
feature The Senate, in response to the
demand of radical Democrats, will in
crea Sc the rates on larger incomes oSer
the figures liked in the House bill. The
chances are that these higher rates will
be accepted by the House when the bill
reaches conference. The trainers of the
bill are pressed by the necessity of pro-
Niding for more revenue and this offers
the easiest and most popular way. Be
sides. there is reason to believe the
President himself is not opposed to this
plan of boosting the rates on the larger
Incomes!
1t has been in the handling of the tar
if situation that the President has shown
most impressivcly his aptitude as a con-
ciliatOr and leader. He has given evi-
dence too. that lie has a keen appTecia-
ton of the value OF publicity and the
theatrical in aroUsinC the sentiment Of
the country. His attack on the tariff
lobby, with its subsequent developments,
Was a move that rivaled any Of Col.
RooseveIrs most daring publicity stunts.
II ii hadn't been for the lobby charges
there would have been trouble in the
Democratic party over the tariff. The
President accomplished much by moral
suaSion. hut this club was what rooted
the growing opposition and left the
President practically a victor on the
field.
But though the tariff fight is virtually
over and has ended with glory for the
President. the situation now confronting
him in regard to currency legislation l.
fraught with greater difficulties.
President Winning Way.
Thus far the President. however, has
carried the day on this reform, too. He
started out against stubborn opposition
on the part of both House and Senate
leaders to any currency legislation at
the special session of Congress He has
determined. though, that tariff reform
without currency revision at the same
time wOHld deprive the country of the
immediate benefits OF the former, and
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