Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1913-08-15
WILSON SUCCESSFUL.

z,.. WILSON SUCCESSFUL.
President Wilson is meeting with
SLOW but steady success in his legis-
lataVe program. Discussion on the
xariM bill in the senate is dragging
along its weary course at a speed
s0r lack of speed--which indicates that
wa shall be very fortunate if the final
vUEs is reached before the latter part
al September. This is the fourth week
OF the detailed consideration of the
hill by the senate and discussion has
nHa yet been concluded upon four of
Eae fourteen schedules The most
controversial schedules are yet to be
haAHn up. In those schedules which
have been considered, numerous items
have been passed at the request of
Senator La Toilette, who is evidently
preparing ito submit his own tariff pro-
position at one time. 1t is not at all
unlikely that Mr.. La Follette's at
fssnspS tn impress his views on the
xaTzH legislation will consume at least
a week. E,,, III. &
Meantime, there have been ten or
a dozen yea-and-nay votes on differ
emit Items, which have served to de.
nnnstrate the power Of the democrats
5D pass the bin in the shapein which
skaT desire it. The smallest major
Sry they have had was 10, which they
obtained on some of the first votes. AS
soon as it was shown that their mar
GIN OF safety was so large the repub-
lsseaA standpatters seemed to lose in.
eesEest and have not been So faithful
In attendance, with the result that the
Democratic majority has at times
risEn above 20-on one occasion going
TO FL. # 3#
This result on the preliminary votes
bas been attained through 5aadivision
LII republican ranks similar to that
which obtained on the Payne-Aldrich
bill four years ago. A number of the
sD-ca1led progressive republican sem
ators have been voting with the de-
mnGrats on most of these tests. Their
actlDn has greatly peeved the stand
T4azGars, and that eminent organ of
sHndpatism, the American Econom-
ISL published by the Protective Tariff
., league, petulantly& chides a number
;, at szasse xdissenters for, not acting to-
GsEhar with the other republic t
Es n peculiarly interesting 81 situation be
cause the senators thus chided BY this
authoritative spokesman Of standpat
reunblEanism are the identical men
WIN were the chief movers in the re-
cent Cnmmins-Borah-Gron get-to-
gather republican movement. This is
merely another Indication to, the rest
Of the country, as it ought to be to
the men directly concerned, of the
inter futility of their proposition for
ANAL gamation.
The tariff discussion in the senate,
while consuming a great deal OF time
sapu0 The matters directly under con-
;siaeratiDn, has been enlivened chief
ly By the doleful efforts of the pessi-
xnIsfic standpatters to foster the i'm
preston that the bill is. destined to
prcanee nothing but commercial Gala
nifty, and the vigorous and optimistic
defense of the democrats against this
charge. The democrats have decided
~ aha better of the controversy to
dars- In the light of reviving bust
ness and with the certaintys Of enor-
n ons crops, it is difficult for the down
} eszss standpatters to inject an element
Of sincere conviction into their pro-
Dneeies OF woe. &-E ~ Sc
hapn
aering sedately along in the sen
a ATE. President Wilson has been able
4 tn obtain a considerable .measure OF
! prpgress for his currency bill. Inc
\ Tong drawn out fight over the measure
IN the house committee on banking
land currency has finally ended and tie
hui VIII be submitted to the demo
I cratic caucus on August 1lth. The
disagreement over the bill in the house
s.nmmHtee has served to emphasize
she dissatisfaction among a number OF
z sfenDcrats. but it has also, and to
greater degree, emphasized the preesl-
E deinfs certain control over the sltua-
zion. at least SO far as the mouse as
s.1neerned. There remains no prac'
Fiel doubt that the president VIII
have ms way in the house with TINS
measure, as he did with the tarin Dill
i u md that no amendment will be made ~
10 Ii ever his opposition. There ars
i several very commendabl features ll 'ss: y
Raaa mn. In the main it follows correc
q ETneg. ITS defects are chiefly those o
n dsaEal The discussion Of It has az
d resssg demonstrated the fact that tn
sS r,ess Wig. TO secure correction Of thest
& ae9aEts b by appeal to the president
zssaer man to the leaders IN = TN y
sssaszss
T19E MEXICAN sITuATIo ON. $S
1. ReaatIgas with Mexico have reache.
-, ra,,o a ~ critical that