Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1913-04-04
WILSON PROBABLY WILL CON
SUIT PRoeREssiVES AND
REPUBLICANS.
THEIR VIEWS RESEMBLE HIS
Clifford Pinchot and Even ceiouei
Roosevelt May Be invited to the
White House to Discuss Matters
Of Legislation.
By GEORGE cLlNToN.

have a conference with him upon
legislative matters It was believed by
many members Of congress that Mr.,
Wilson would stop at LaFolleite"
and would not confer or legislative
matters with any other progressive
Republicans Of the senate or with
any member of the Progressive part5
in that body. Now it IS understood
that before tasiT legislation IS com
pleted Mr. Wilson intends 70 talk
over various matters of LEGISLATION
with Republicans and Pro2ress:Yas
in both house and senate whose views
on certain policies are said to be
much like his own,
The open door policy at The White
House announced some tiIlc ago
takes on a new significance with the
visits OF ProgTossiyes and Republic
ans or, perhaps better 10 say, near
Republicans. Mir. Wilson does not
know it probably hut he is following
one Of the Roosevelt prccedcnts. The
come to see him and then ne would
get in his persuasive arguments for
support at a time when support
seemed most necessary. Tho presi'
dent, however, has one advantage
which the ex-president did not have.
Most of the Progressiyes. Republicans
and near-Republicans who are invited
to the White House are committed in
advance to any Wilson policy which
leads along the lines which they have
been following for good many years
Senator La Toilette has managed K
impress the old line Republicans With
the wisdom of adopting some Of hii
Views on legislation, but this probably
will not prevent the Wisconsin man
from supporting the Wilson pollcie'
II they seem good to him.
Looks Good for Prosressivisn.
1t has been said in dispatches re
Gently that the president is forclng
the fight in advance against the ex
IRENE conservatives in his party
The Democratic caucu' has arrangce
its committees and the progressive
majority hopes that it has placated
Mr.. Simmons, Mr. Martin and other
leading conservatives by giving then
seniority places. They are completes
ly hemmed in, however, in their com.
mittee rooms by progressive members
of their own party, although it is con.
ceivable that with the Republican
membership of committee still beina
Of the same general nature that II
has BEEN a combination might be eff
fected between the conservative
Democrats and Republicans in an ex-
treme case which would Offset thu
progressive Democratic committee
endeaVor.
Consideration OF the committees as
they have been appointed and a
sounding out Of the conservative
Democrats who have been senate
leaders In the past. make it seem to-
the progressive administration men.
that all will be plain sailing in the
future, and that even If Mr.. La Fol
lette and his following find reason
to refuse support to the progressive
Democrats when It is most needed
1t can be found in the ranks OF sena.
tors Of the stamp Of those who VIII
soon visit the White House to COD
fer with the president.
PInchot May BE Consulted.
In view Of what has happened and
what is happening. Washington will
not be wholly surprised in the near
future II Clifford Pinchot should be
seen walking into the White House
to give his views on conservation. II
may not generally be known, but
Mr.. Rinchot saw Mr. Wilson on one
or two occasions prior to March
and he may see him again. Some Of
the politicians here given to specu
lation, perhaps to wild dreaming
think that no one need be stunned
with CONSERVATION within the course
Of few weeks II Theodore Roosevelt
should be found passing through the
open door to discuss policies with
the man who sits in the seat once
occupied by the colonel.
1t Is intimated by close friends OF
the administration that while the
nrocldopf is fnkaraeAod 80 oo,,.-. -
the success Of Democratic legislative
endeavor, he did not talk to Mr.. La
Toilette, and does not intend to talk
to other senators OF the opposition at
the present, concerning the legislation
Of the next winter, except of course
In most general way. 1t is known
that his interest today lies with the
tariff 1t is said that he fears too
much compromise" on the schedules,
and 1t is also whispered that he has
heard with distress Of mind that
while the house probably will put
through such tariff bills as will ap-
peal to him, the leaders thereof win
not be at all sorry II the senate
raises the proposed rates somewhat
and then refuses to back down. This
would mean a tariff with lower rates,
much lower rates perhaps than those
OF the existing law, but the president,
his friends say, feels that the senate
ought to concur in the house bill and
that an exhibition Of selfishness be-
cause of local interest will hurt the
party and cause the tariff still to re-