Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1913-03-20
MADE EOGIES GASP
WILSON'S PLAN TO VISIT The
CAPITOL OCCASIONALLY
BREAKs PREcEpENT
NO REASON He SHOULDN'T
Any President Who Sought to 10
sncsskegislatlon Could Q Tit Muen
Mon Privately by Conferences u
White House.
J. nEoRaE cLlNroN.


Waahfneton.-president Wilson's
Mint that he may 90 on occasion 70
Rhe capitol where he can be In foucn
With legislation. created its ten DAY
Rtir4and it win create another ten
daya, stir and perhaps more. II after
the extra oseasienfaconvenes he Q r
RES ont bis limited intention.
. ltedoes not seem3that there woula
be- anything TO create special interest
lIek alone undue excitement In the
expressed desire OF the president OF
the United States to cit g feM
hours each week Under b same
dome 81 the capitol where he would
he In easy reach OF such members q
might IKE to consult him or as he
lmight like to consult, but anything
which breaks precedent In Washing
ION raises comment, stir and frequent-
Nv strong opposition. There Is moth
Ing In the Constitution or avs OF
the United States TO prevent n pres
lfdent from making his ONCE any
where that he wishes in the city OF
Warrington. and If his desire is to
have branch once inathe capitol,
nothing can be done to prevent it, and
EYery likely there lseno reason except
that Of tradition and precedent why
4 should be prevented.
Ever since the foundation Of the
United States at every session OF con-
gress there have been some members
Ito rise from their seats and decla1m
against the encroachment of the exec
utive on the legislative branch OF the
government. BY encroachment the
members ordinarily mean the. use or
personal influence and of, the appoint
Rve poWersto get legislation to the
epresfdent.s liking. 1T is probable that
no president ever has been exempt
from the charge, but It has been par
ucufaf1ys 6trong during two or three
administrations 90
Haa No UItsrioT Motive.
No d In Warrington has been
found to say that he thinks for an In
slant Nj. Wilson has any intention
OF coming over to the capitol to make
'his VIII dominant" They think that
his desiresdH4 the matter is entirely
democratic, and that it. ia born OF q
wish Co be ina closer and q more re
wppnHiv6stouch with the members than
would4be the case f he spent all his
0MaEmethe White House while con-
Rr0sg is I'm session. Z This feeling OF
IN utter absenee Of anysuntoward in
tenef0G on MI Wilson'S part has not,
however prevented criticism and 1t
has come not only from members of
opposition parties but from members
Of his own party. 4The thing probably
win prove after 4 little to have been
only tempest In teapot.
The pEesident's room In the capitol
10 severely formal chamber, stu
ated last OF the north corridor of the
senaterehamber next to the marble re-
Z eeptfon room where the senators re-
eeive such guests as they choose.
The Dissertations In the Dol are by
the artist Brumidi. There are in the
room portraits OF George Washington
and che members OF his first cabinet,
JeRefson Hamilton, Randolph, Osgood
and Knox. There are allegorieal paint
ings of Liberty, Religion, Legislation
and executive authority. 1T is Exec
Atiye Authority here represented
which some of the members seem to
fear IL TO be abused II Mr.. Wilson
shall make this room his headquar-
rtsrse go
rohiectIon Seems BaseIess.
nsthes executive authority ever il
used Wrone9uHy to influence Iegisla-
ttonsdtEcan be So used at the White
House inst as readily as at the cap
t&cf.- fn-fact., the observer of years
M9eFaah1ngton Knows perfectly wen
that ne o. president wants TO make his
WIZ LII he much more liable to
attempt It mt Q distance rather than
nom the capitol, whsre All the mem.
ber1 ma way would be watching him.
Every day OF the parts OF the year
when congress- Is In session scores of
senators and Representatives 60 to the
White UHouse,some on their own er-
rAnas bent and Others called there
By the president who wishes to con-
salt with them upon matters of legis-
sImfton. raa nosfxsT aEI gear
When the president 7NHRntsato see q
member M2@o ho-ta11aN hen into his
private oMceoand closes the doors.
What passes there no one knows. UNI
l@96 othef president or hfG visitor
ehDOeseto disclose Il, and11t6S visitor
neyur win disclose q unless the pres
idept gtYeB him permtsuion, for such
eonfefsnces always are held 70 be con-
EAAentia1.
= the DEesi4aatA Eeom M cap
itol Private eonterences would BE viz.
taallE Ampoasthies uglesss guards were
tstaticned about the entrances to the
PeemsW heeDsyisitoss out while the
ersatdsnt - tsiking privately to Nom.
AeFsff0rnWhomdhe mAyphaye sent. The
yWy fact tha the guardS we're there
keeptng pSep4e out. It An recognized,
would 6uKgest sat chce hat somethinr
nnQ9lM was gotng on and III might b
that al kinds " cohet1ucdcn would
D put Q the nature Or he fnaerview.
HArefofe hQm common sense point
oe5 view, e0me, OF the. members a
le Wopld seem that II any president
yente4 20 finHneRee legislation he