The Forrest City times., 1913-05-16
WILSON STANDS PAT
PREDICTION OF WHITE HOUSE LAME AMONG CAPITOL HILL
 LIONS REVERSED.
EASY PROGRESS FOR POLICIES
Democrats ard Hecuelicars Alike Sur rrissc 2. Way President Wins His "ay-Will Get Such Laws as He Wants
B. GEORGE CLINTON.

WasEil lg1cr-Meuber c. the Dem ocrat.c party i1 congress today say. in the way ot what might be called s1 { admission. thai whe1 Woodrow VII son vas elected president the general Democratic rev ot | seemed -o be that s.rer March ]. would be 2 case ot Waite House lamb among Capitol E4! Ao1s- TodaT some ot the Demo cratz ssy that .t seems 10 be c case 0. Capitol HI lambs and 6 White House lion
 Democratic senators and represe1- tzt4Tes tod PressAezt Wilson some time ago tta. they thought i, likely 1e would ~t1 his ;ar1E fight Today they are telling kin that he has won l. Co1sistertsg with the original lion and .aLb theory -he Democrats tho1ght a 1he first that the leaders tL congress would have their own way .Z tart@ leg5slat!cz- Now they sar tAst they made mistake and that it is virtually al assured thing that -he Democratic senators will get together. preserve party harmony and give MT
 z .n the war C ta-5E reform.
 l. E d.1eEI. 10 determine which is the more surprised 31 Washington to- day the ccse-rat.ve Democrats or the Rep1 elicaLs because ct the cum para . tlTesT fairly easy way n which Nr Wilson seems e be making progress with hls policies The Democrats now Et go through the senate virtually as he has approved it. but that the fair promise today Is that he will ger cur re1ey legislation and antitrust legis- latoa II accordance with the views which te will express as 10 what form such legislation shall take.
 Responsibility Is Wilson's.
 The tariff measure after it becomes law possibly may work the ruin which some gentlemen predict for it. but whether il works evil or good it will be Woodrow Wilson's legislation A good many oft the formerly reluctant Democrats II the senate while they do not appear 10 have become eager in their desire 10 support the presi- dent, seemingly have made up their minds tc support him. and voting sup port fom all his party in the upper ! house Is wha- he president needs be cause the Democratic majority there is not large
 Some Of the Democratic senators who have leaned toward protection have, as their progressive brethern put Il. been brought into line by presi- dential persuasion accompanied by a showing Of frmness For good many weeks some of the upper house men urged that certain schedules as prepared by Mir. Underwood and his committee on ways and means were of kind to bring disaster to some Of the home industries Every pogsi- ble argument personal, political and economical was used 10 induce the president 10 recede few steps, but the Democrats say today that he stands where he stood al the first and ] that his bill. barring political or a legislative cataclysm will become the ] law Of the land
 The Democratic senators of both
 factions finally have agreed among ! themselves that they must have con 1 cord al any cost save that of future ' elections.
 ! President Wins Victory. Mir. Wilson seemingly has won his 1 victory and his backbone has proved ! to be made Of different kind of ma i terial than some of his party breth- ! ern thought when they first went 10 ! the White House 10 hail him presi- ! dent The president. the Democrats l say. has been forced 10 make no com 1 promise in order to secure what they declare now seems certain will be ! the fruits of victory won by stand. ing pat or national convention plat form and on the platform of promises made by the party speakers in the last campaign.
 IL seems likely to prove that Mir Wilson is going to accomplish some thing which Mir Cleveland failed to accomplish. The latter once allowed a Democratic customs bill to get a place on the statute books after de cliuing either to sign + or veto it dur. Ing the time Of constitutional limit allowed for either action. This is an old and oft repeated tale, but it car ried lesson with 1t and the present
 president Of the United States seems
 to have learned it
 Mir Cleveland lectured congress and
 held Il up to the scorn Of the country after its majority had failed to do what 1t had been instructed by the people to do Mir. Wilson told con gress in advance what he expected it 10 do. and 1t Is known definitely that the word went forth that a veto would be forthcoming unless the tariff bill met squarely the promises made in advance Of the election.
 Same Old Tariff Drama.
 Up 10 the present time there has been no real debate of the tariff hin Ebep tho oaro-n ..