The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1913-02-27
BRYAN NOT CANDIDATE
II is Suggested he Does Not Think
There VIII be Any Hsnsr in
the Next Nenination


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MR.. WILSON CAUSES SURPRISE
F1auy Refused President Taft's Of
fer to Keep Him Informed ON Em-
portant Matters Now Before the
President and Departments A
Most Incomplete Congress-Pen-
sion List swelied to Sfse, ,oOo, 900
What President Garfield Said
About Pensions-He Thought the
Pension List should Grow Smaller
Each Year.
Especial to The Caucasian.l
Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 25. 1913.
Word has just reached Washington
from President-elect Wilson that he
will call Congress to meet In extra
session on April /. 1t is also under
cover other subjects besides the ia
riff, including reform of the currency.
In his message.
Wilson Refuses Taft's Offer.
1t has also just been learned that
President-elect Wilson has fatty de-
clined an offer, recently made to him
by President Taft. to not only keep
him informed about important mat
ters that are now before the Presi-
dent and the Departments, but also
to confer with him, If he desired, 80
that the action taken by this admins
tration, in it's closing days, would be
in harmony with the policy of the
new administration. Much surprise
has been expressed by legislators
here, of all parties, at Mr.. Wilson's
declination of this very proper and
dent Taft.
A number of the leading Democrat
ic Congressman are much worried
at Mr.. Wilson's course 1t is pointed
out that week from to-day Mr.. Will
son, who has never had any expert
ence in public life except as Goye.-
nor of New Jersey, will have to take
up the threads of the many very i'm
portant affairs of this great govern
ment, with many critical matters
needing instant attention It is also
pointed out that President-elect Will
name a full Cabinet on March 4. 1t
is certain that many, if not all of
these men, will be entirely unac-
quainted with the duties of the Offices
to which they will be appointed. 1t
is clear to every one that President
Wilson and his new Cabinet, no mat
ter how able they may be, will not be
In position to carry on the import
ant work of the Government without
delay and embarrassment, especially
under the present conditions.
II President-elect Wilson should
not confer about anything else, it is
1nconceivable that he should not want
to confer on the Mexican situation,
not only to be informed as to the
present state of things, but in order
that he and President Taft might,
each day, work in harmony as to the
best steps to take to protect American
lives and property, and indeed, the
lives and property of all foreigners
in Mexico.
"a Most Incompetent Congress.
Congressman Dalzell, of Pennsyl-
vania, one of the oldest and most ex-
perienced Congressman at the capital.
fe wdays since, reviewed the record
OF the present Democratic Congress.
He showed that the things that the |
Democrats had promised to do had
been left undone, and that the things
that they had promised not to do,
they had done with vengeance. |
Mr.. Dalzell was trying to get the
Democratic Committee on Rules to
take up the Workmen's Compensa-
ton Act. When he failed to get this
done he showed that this was meas
ure that the Democratic party had
promised to pass: that they now had
the power to do it and yet refused.
He also pointed out that they were
wasting time on a number of use
less and unimportant matters, such
as "the Webb Anti-Lfauor Bill"
which showed was a fraud at the
best. He said IL they wanted to pass
an effective bill to prohibit the ship
ment of liquor into prohibition States
that then they would have adopted
the Senate Kenyon bill. He said 1t
was clear their purpose was to fool
the people, while. in fact, doing moth
ing.
He also reminded the Democrats of
their promises and loud protestations
in favor of economy. and then pro-
ceeded to show that the appropria-
lions made by this Congress was the
most extravagant in the history of
he Government.
Mr.. Dalzell concluded his speech