Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-04-09
The Minority.

It is announced that the Roosevelt
Perkins Party will, at the opening of
the extra session, hold a caucus, nomi-
other House officers and cast their
votes for such candidates. when the
House meets to effect its Organization.
This is a perfectly proper proceeding
for the men nominated and elected by
the Roosevelt-Perkins party. It will
serve very excellent purpose. It will
be mentioned in the Washington dis
patches of that day. go
But when we come to the business of
the session. there will be more import
ant work in hand for the minority In
both branches Of Congress, than exploit
ing parties for political effect.
The policies of the party now domin-
ant nationally are to be tried out Cen
tralized control of production and dis
tribution, Of capital and credit began
to be a1armingly manifest in the first
years Of the Roosevelt administration
Though greatly troubled the people
were led to believe, from day to day
that the ''malefactors Of great wealth
would be swept from power and equa.
opportunity knock at every mans door
| They waited in patience through the
elections of 1904 and the succession
| in 1908. BY 1912 the catch phrases ant
dazzling epigrams had worn thread
| bare. The burdens had become into1er
able, and a bryan-made5 platform, ant
a Bryan-selected candidate were &C
cepted willy-nilly.r =. . ..s.s....
The Democratic Party, under the con
ditions which prevailed, offered the onl!
hope. Governor Wilson had given New
Jersey a progressive administration
He comes to the Presidency of this ma
ton with a limited experience In publ,
life, but with the confidence of the Am
erican people that he will deal with tn
existing evils seriously and fearlessl!
in the public interest. He evinces dis
position to meet responsibilities. He Il
not waiting for them to be thrust upol
him. He is not satisfied to sit in hi:
place and distribute the spoils Of office
He has entered at once upon the grea
| task committed to him and his party
He has promptly called an extra session
| Of Congress. He is ready to put fortl
| plan for tariff revision. 1T will be fol
lowed in good time with currency legis
lation, and later his administration will
deal with trusts conservation, and soc
ial wrongs, generally and specifically.
| The responsibility for this program i.
upon the Democratic party. But tn,
minority in the House and Senate mus
meet its responsibility, as we'll. It i.
no time for trifling or playing politics
or trying to put the Wilson administra
ton in hole. It is no time for thu
| Roosevelt-Perkins Party or the Repub
lican party to maneuver for 1916. TIL,
American people demand that money
| and credit and transportation, and the
market place where labor and the pro
ducts of labor are bought and sold, bt
! freed from the control Of powerful in
terests. = = %% .. - veg
If the Wilson administration offers
legislation which, will best accomplish
this result. it is the duty of the min.
GRITTY to support that legislation. II
not, it will be the duty Of the minority
| to offer better legislation instead. Nc
greater opportunity was ever presented
for patriotic craftsmanship. The field
is open to the minority as well as to the
majority. ses.5. 3;3.s.. =. W
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