The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-04-29
WILSON REAL PILOT
THIS is .MosT PERSONAL" ADJ
MINIsTRATIoN THAT EVER
HELD SWAY IN COUNTRY.
RULES WITH THE BIRCH ROD
Greater Legislative Acts Of Present
Congress- viii Bear Name of Presi-
dent Rather Than Their EeaisIa-
tive Champions.
ex eiEoReE CLINTON.


day as If all the greater legislativ,
acts of the present congress will bea
as titles the name of Wilson. If tn,
Underwood tariff bill goes through
both houses in the form in which j
has been presented the Alabama lead
er's name will be eliminated from i
by the publ: and it will be called the
Wilson bill. Members of congress sa,
this today, sind they go much further
by adding that currency reform and
antitrust bills, no matter of what
house or senate parentage, will beal
the name OF the man who today
rules" from the White House.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma, who lie
chairman of the new senate commit
tee on banking and currency which
Will consider currency reform legisla-
ton, already is preparing for the day
when he with his fellow Democratic
committeeman must meet the real pi-
lot face to face In the presidents room
IN the senate wing.
Democratic senators and representa-
fIves say that this is the most per-
sonal'' administration which ever held
sway In the country. These same SEN
ators and representatives few years
ago objected strongly to what they
called the big; stick methods of Theo-
dore Roosevelt. Mr.. Roosevelt WELD
ed his big stick at distance and got
results. Mr.. Wilson is taking the
schoolmaster's way of close contact
with his pupils and is using the birch
rod in the privacy of the capitol lee
ture rooms.
Perhaps it is too rough a way to put
1T to say that the birch rod is being
used, for from all reports it would
seem that the kindly persuasive meth
cd has been adopted by the president.
He lectures bit, it is said, and his
theme is THE Duty to Ones Country"
although the theme has occasionally
varied to "The Duty to Ones Party.
Presidents Course Approved.
1t is known in Washington that Mr.
Wilson is getting hundreds of letters
daily from all parts of the country up-
holding his course of contact" with
the senators and representatives In
the last ten years it has become an
parent in Washington from the letters
which have been received at the
White House and at the capitol that
the ordinary American citizen has
come to believe that congress, the SEN
ate particularly, has been a law unto
itself rather than law unto the
country. When Roosevelt rebuked
congress and an attempt was made to
rebuke him in return the White House
received ten letters on commentator |
FOR Its course to every one received
by the house of representatives.
This Democratic congress will un-
1ertake to revise the Sherman laws. |
10 reform currency, to provide for eff
1ciency and economy in the depart
nent service of the government. to
pass some legislation looking to Phil
ppine independence, to change the
course Of conservation en-
ieavor and to do some other things
II high moment. On every one of
hese things Mr. Wilson has said
omething, and it is therefore taken
or granted here that he intends to
ay a good deal more when the proper
lme comes for the consideration of
acn piece OF legislation. He will
end messages certainly on currency
eform, because he has said so. and
robably on the other subjects. These
messages 1t is not believed he will
cad in person, but it is thought that
e Will go to the capitol after bills
ave been prepared on each subject
nd sent to the proper committees.
nd that he will give to the Demo
ratio majority of each committee at ,
lose range his views of what form ,
lie bills should take when presented ,
} house and senate for majority con-
Iteration.
VIII Cut Expenses.
Men close to the administration {
int that the president wishes to
ave his administration go down ;
ito history as one which accom- T
ished an actual saving to the :
'vernment of $100,0OO,O0O a year. It r.
as the desire of Mr.. Wilson's prede-
'ssor In office that history should re- :
- =. 90 ms VI ILLS duOuQI 10 MS I
lministration, but Mr.. Taft did not a
lcceed IN doing any more than build i,
g anq starting the machine which
az turn out this big piece of econ n
ny. historians therefore may give o
wilson the credit for accomplish O
enl, Out give Mr.. Taft the credit for 8
aKlng accomplishment possible, and D
11eEs OF records may go back, fur &
81 INTO history and give Theodore o
leseVedt a part of the initial credit. n
During the last. three administra- +
rs there We're efforts at economy. a
! roosevelt started what was call d
the Keep commission, which con- v
NEG Itself largely with trying to G,
out where the. leaks of service"
re, and where best shoppers could It
put in. Mr.. Taft appointed COM Il
ssion Of economy and efficiency, Il
ose work 1t WIS. and still is, to pl
dy the whole situation as regards SIS
'enditures and service In all the n,
'artinents, and to make saving s,
CONCENTRATIONS. Mr.. Taft sent sew he