The Madisonian. (Richmond, Ky.) 1913-1914, 1913-05-13
PREDICTION OF WHITE HOUSE
LAMB AMONG CAPITOL HILL
LIONS REVERSED.
EASY PROGRESS FOR POLICIES
Democrats and Republicans Alike Sur
prised at Way President Wins His
Way-Wti Get Such Laws as He
Wants.
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

admission, that when Woodrow VIII
son was elected president the general
Democratic view of it seemed to be
that after March it would be case
of White House lamb among Capitol
Hill lions. Today some of the Demo
Gratis say@ that it seems to be case
Of Capitol Hill lambs and White
House lion.
Democratic senator's and represen-
tatiyes told President Wilson some
time ago that they thought 1t likely
he would win his tariff fight. Today
they are telling him that he has won
| it. Consistently with the original lion
and lamb theory the Democrats
thought at the first that the leaders
in congress would have their own way
in tariff legislation. Now they say
that they made mistake and that it
is virtually an assured thing that the
Democratic senators will get together.
preserve party harmony and give Mr..
Wilson exactly what he has asked for
in the way of tariff reform.
It is difficult to determine which is
the more surprised in Washington to-
day the Conservative. Democrats or the
Republicans because Of the compare
| lively fairly easy way in which Mr..
Wilson seems to be making progress
with his policies. The Democrats now
not only say that his tariff bill will
go through the senate virtually as he
has approved IT, but that the fair
promise today is that he will get cur
rency legislation and antitrust legis-
lation in accordance with the views
which he will express as to what
form such legislation shall take.
Responsibility Is Wilson's.
The tariff measure after it becomes
a law possibly may work the ruin
which some gentlemen predict for it,
but whether it works evil or good it
will be Woodrow Wilson's legislation
A good many Of the formerly reluctant
Democrats in the senate while they
do not appear to have become eager
in their desire to support the presi
dent seemingly have made up their
minds to support him. and voting sup
port from all his party in the upper
house is what the president needs be
cause the Democratic majority there
is not large.
Some of the Democratic senators
who have leaned toward protection
have, as their progressive brethren
put it. been brought into line by presi
Dental persuasion accompanied by 6
showing. of firmness. For a goot
many weeks some of the upper house
men urged that certain schedules al
prepared by Mr.. Underwood and hi!
committee on ways and means were
OF kind to bring disaster to some
of the home industries. Every posi-
bic argument personal, political ant
economical. was used to induce tn,
president to recede a few steps, bu
4 the Democrats say today that b,
stands where he stood at the first ant
that his bill, barring political or /;
|! legislative cataclysm will become tn,
law of the land.
. The Democratic senators of bot
factions finally have agreed amoni
themselves that they must have con
cord at any cost save that of futur
elections.
i, / TTSSiQCHC Wits ViCLOTy.-
Mr.. Wilson seemingly has won hi
victory and his backbone has prove
to be made of a different kind of ma
terial than some of his party brett
ern thought when they first went t
the White House to hail him pres
dent. The president, the Democrat
say, has been forced to make no con
| In - 4,
declare now seems certain will
the fruits OF a victory won by stand
ing pat on national convention plar
form and on the platform of promise
! made by the party speakers in tn
{ last campaign.
! 1t seems likely to prove that Nj
. Wilson is going to accomplish some
} thing which Mr.. Cleveland failed t
| accomplish. The latter once Above
, a Democratic customs bill to get
} place on the statute books after d,
clining either to sign it or veto it dul
. ing the time of constitutional linn
allowed for either action This is a
old and oft repeated tale, but it ca
ried a lesson with it and the preser
president of the United States seem
to have learned it.
Mr.. Cleveland lectUred congress an
held it up to the scorn of the countr
after its majority had failed to d
what it had been instructed by til
people to Go. Mr.. Wilson told col
: gress in advance what he expected
to do, and it is known definitely tha
the word went forth that veto woul
be forthcoming unless the tariff bi
. met squareiy the promises made i
advance of the election.
Same Old Tariff Drama.
Up to the present time ther
/ has been no real debate of til
/ tariff bill. When the senate GET
| hold of the measure there will b
debate, for even with the seemin
assurance that the senators will pu
the measure through very much a
i. Mr. Wilson wants it there are man
of the upper house men who will wan
i to air their views concerning til
schedules and will want to give thel
airing at some length.