The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1913-12-25
|CAANCE FOR WOMEN
c0McRGss MAY NEAR THEM "
IT MAS TIME TO CARRY OUT
PLATFORM PLEDGES.
MUCH NOW ACCOMPLISHED

MUCH NOW ACCOMPLISHED
Democrats Are Likely - eeiisw W
vhsir AstLTsyst Lseisiatie~ WITH
ss~s lsw 0irsetsd AsainsG
Hi0h cest Of Living.
sy GEORGE CLINTON.
Washington.-It y prohabls that .
report soon will be made to President
Wilson BY the Democratic leaders In
ho4se and senate N order that he may
koov with something like dennitsness
eow loas il will take. with his .'ons
thins At . time" Intention. to secure
everything which bis party pledged
.tsslf and him to secure II the people
should give them commissions TO legis-
late for four years. Although the
Democrats under the Wilson guidance
have refused to bunch legislation.
they have accomplished considersble
already. but whether the accomplish
nsnt has bssn for good or for Ill Of
course there has not yet besn time
enough to determine.
When the suiRragists called at the
White House and President Wilson In
s6ect told them that he could not say
anything to congress about their case.
because It vas not mentioned either
approvinsiy or disapprovingly in the
Democratic platform. he made 1t plain
that he Intends to stick to the Balti-
more platform and not to depart from
unless necessities 20 shape themselves
that he must. With all the signs that
are in view It seems likely. however.
In the face Of the presidents attitude.
towards the suifragists. that II the
really biz things of Democratic prom
lee can be put on the law books the
women will be given their day In the
court Of congress before this admins
tration 10 eighteen months older
First the Trust Problem.
1t 10 probable that the presidents
message or rather his address to con-
gress on the trust problem, will be
delivered some time in the second
week Of January. Then the approval
Of committees must be given to the
antitrust legislation and the subject
| must be debated in house and senate
From what men Of all parties say
about 1t. 1t seems likely that month
and half Of winter and as much Of
the glad spring will pass before the
president will get chance to sign the
nil uyhfnh uy{ll la naranno1
and will make certain that the big
fellows 10 to jail"
| II the Sherman law is bulwarked
with Democratic legislation by April
IL. there will be time enough left for
the Democrats to take up one or two
other matters Of platform promises
and to put them In fulfillment shape.
of the way the Democrats intend to
authorize the building Of a govern
ment railroad in Alaska.
In checking up the plank of the
Democratic platform of 1912. 1t 10
found that accomplishment marks al
ready have been placed by the Demo-
Gratis against the tariff reform plank.
the income tax and popular election Of
senator's planks, campaign contribu-
tons, physical valuation Of railroads
and banking legislation. II congress
shall sit until June It is probable that
In addition to antitrust and Alaska
legislation. a rural credit system will
be established. that some provision
will be. made for the control Of the
Mississippi river and thai something
will be done with the party's promise
Of an. immediate declaration OF the
nation is. purpose to recognize the indie
pendence Of the Philippine Islands.
High Cost Of Living.
The second plank in the Democratic
platform is recognized by every mem
ber of congress. Democrat. Republican
and Progressive. as being the most i'm.
portant one from the peoples point Of
view in the whole legislative pro-
nouncement. 1t is entitled THE High
Cost Of Living" From time to time
individual Democrats. acting however
without party authority, have intro
duced into house and senate bills and
resolutions of various kinds looking
to a reduction in the cost of food.
clothing. household goods and other
things usually accounted necessaries.
Some of these bills. and resolutions
have been of the freak kind and no
serious attention has been paid to
them.
The leaders Of the Democratic party
promised that the tariff would reduce
the cost Of living. Prices have not
vet come down. but the plea is made
that the law has not yet been In effect
long enough to produce results. In
the Democratic platform it was said
that the trusts and commercial con.
spiracies also acted to keep up the
high price of living. An antitrust