Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1913-03-27

and because progressive Democrats of
the senate seemed to be abs TO hold
their conservative brethren n subjec-
ton. Moreover, it was SUPPOSED from
what Mr.. Smoot and 1Ir. Penrose sug-
gested that the high tariff Repub-
licans would allow the Democrats TO
go full bent 10 destruction on the low
tariff rocks" and would make no
strong resistance TO the adoption of
any form of schedule which the Dem
ocrats might suggest.
Lack of Harmony in Committee.
In the last day or two a change has
come over the fair complexion or
things. Mr. Wilson has learned that
even among the members of the Dem
Ocratic ways and means committee
there is strong opposition to anything
like an approach to the free trade
mark IN a good many commodities.
Representative Garner of Texas, for
instance, who has just been made
member of the ways and means COM
mittee, probably will be panied if free
wool is made a part of the program
Mr.. Shackleford of Missouri, on whose
districts hills feed sheep in thou
sands, perhaps will worry if the
feeces of the fiocks are to be sacri-
feed on the altar.
1t is the old, old story; free trade
is all right for the other fellow, but
all wrong for this fellow. Mr.. Under
wood has control of his ways and
means committee and Mr. Garner and
Mr.. Shackleford combined with other
members who have local Industries to
protect, it is said. probably can be
brought into line, but it is becoming
certain that when the bills are re-
ported to the house there will be in
tfmations at least from many of the
Democratic members that their hope
lies with the senate and that they
give their votes without their whole
hearts to rates which they think ara
too low
The president is being told dip.o-
matically by members of the house
that tariff reduction is all right, b>!t
that it ought to be sane tariff redu1.-
ton. The word sane is as much oves-
worked by congressman as it is By
correspondents, all OF whom probably
will plead guilty to having used it for
many months beyond the limit of the
ordinary readers endurance.
Curb on Gay Society.
1t is becoming more strikingle
oyrId hNY n hot h
Wilson administration. in certain re-.
spects entirely non-political. is to be
in part like the Hayes administration
Neither President Wilson nor Mrs.
Wilson. nor the daughters, for that
matter, seem to care very much for
the extreme form of entertaining
which is exceedingly popular in the
city of Washington. Washington So
ciety outside of the White House al
ways exceeds the presidents efforts
in "colorful and advanced entertain
ments," but while outside society does
this it generally knows how to keep
itself from overstepping the line of
extravaganza In form and in func-
ton.
1t is probable that the Wilson's en-
deavors ''to keep entertaining sane"
VIII be followed in the diplomatic, the
congressional, the army and navy and
the residential society circles. These
will go beyond the White House, but
they probably will tone the nature of
their entertainments to be at least in
comparative keeping with the form OF
those which are given In the executive
mansion.
There was no wine served at the
table OF President and Mrs. Hayes
except, it is said. on the occasions
when the diplomats were entertained.
The foreigners in Washington would
look upon dinner party without wine
as a ScOtchman would look upon
breakfast without oatmeal The truth
is foreign diplomat does not seem
to be able to enjoy dinner unless he
has a little light wine to wash it
down. 1t Is understood that the VIII
sons will not have wine at the table
on ordinary occasions. 1t is probable
that they will forego this rule when
they entertain the Austrians. the Ger
mans, the French and the rest of the
foreigners. and also at the greater
state affairs.
Has Time to Work and Sleep.
President Wilson has been shatter-
ing precedents from the moment that
he entered the White House. His first
order that all office-seekers consult
cabinet officers and should not come
to him, except on one visit. created a
good deal of a sensation. but the presi-
dent, 1t is said, knew what he was do
ing. He may have offended some Of
fice-seekers and some senators and
representatives. but the order enabled
him to save hours a day for the con-
sideTatton Of public business which
has nothing to do with office seeking.
Mr.. Wilson learns all about Office
seekers through his cabinet officers
and he is able to pass upon their quail
thcations, 1t is held, Just as we'll as IL
the applications had been made to
him direct. The president has not
been able to get his nine hours sleep
which he said was necessary, but he
has been getting in seven and a half
and eight hours and he probably could
not have done this If he had ATTEMPT
ed to consider the claims of each man
who wanted job. and to do it in add,
ton to the other work of his office.
No Such Trick.