Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-04-02

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"WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1912.
THE MISUNDERSTANDING THE
q (From the Literary Digest.)
Interesting possibil ities take snaps
IN the minds OF the editorial opserv.
$ers as they contemplate the Ig sIenus
conference between President Walson
and Senator La Toilette: lhreo
years ago the cordial relations pc
tween the White House and the WIS u,
cousin senator were shattered Dy
PrasidentT Taft's stand against in
surgency'' in his party, and many
think it peculiarly Significant can . I no
those relations should be re-estaD nsh-
"A nv 4 / Democratic Admins tration.
The conference, which took place Dy
the Presidents Invitation, Is olssus 3
chiefly from two angles-lts e11ec.
\ IN tariff and reform legislation, and
Its possible bearing on the future OF
Colonel Roosevelt $ Progressive par
4 ty. While we have nothing but ru-
mors a. to what actually passed De-
tween the President land Mr.. Ia f t'.
Flette, these umors-Whlch reacn US :
4 by way OF the Washington correspond
t10
Gust the tariff, currency, and lee.
islation In general, " and That ny
acute differences OF opinion We're de-
veloped In regard to these suDlects'
l It 10 also reported that this CONFER.
ence was merely preliminary g
others to be held later on as Inc sly,
uation in Congress develops, an ~,
that other Progressive senators wln
y he asked to the White House 1ronl
time to time Senator La toilette
we are told, emerged from the enter
view In q good humor.
In view OF the fact that the, new
Senate Is democratic by only a snght
margin, 1t Is generally conceded tna'
3 cooperation between the progressive u
Democratic President and the fro
gressive-Repubhcan senator may haVe
very practical results in forthcoming ne
legislation OF Its possible Dearane
4 on the approaching revision Of Inc
tariff the Philade lphia Public Ledger
(Ind. says: II !, IA
tWhen tariff legislation Is sub
2tectsd to the scrutiny of the Senate
1t will be found that In spectre II
y stances Southern and other demo
cratic senators will wish TO . dea'
quite tenderly with the protected pro
ducts and manufacturers OF their re
spective districts, and then VIII come
! the tug Of war. u 5 -. ss.
in that exigency. Mr.. Wilson an -
Mr.. Underwood and their associates $500 81
win need Progressive assistance II
/ the senate, and 1t is likelv that tne1
win receive 1t. Mr.. La Toilette h 4;
announced that he will support tnt
Democrats when their measures ar
Just and reasonable, and at the SAM
/; time he declares that, as convlnc
ed protectionist, he will not lend as
4 distance to any drastic and summar.
y action. !. Thus it seems likely that /. IN
Progressives will not stand In IN
way OF q reasonably quick revlslol
u OF the tariff and a onsequent snor
session, nor permit a handful OF regu
lars to practise mere obstruct ton.
And in the Syracuse Post t ta lltl
(Rep.) we read: , 3,
a 81 Senator La Toilette stood y " II
the democrats In the last session TO
revision OF the tariff, and in the pres
emit senate he will favor q more ,raal
cal revision than some Of his deM -
cratic colleagues. He Is as s vt'.l.
opposed to q sane revision OF n
currency laws as the most bumpuo al
States-righter OF the South. he g
y yors an income tax. He favors NOR
radical legislation against tn0ustrla .
combinations than Mr.. McReynolo
B Is likely to propose or MI. wilson =
indorse. In legislation for regulaltlol
4 OF interstate commerce. he IS NOR
advanced than Mr.. WILSON'S e4per
+ adviser. Secretary Lane.
= Senator La Toilette may pc NOR
Z welcome and more comfortable At IN
White House than several OF q IN
democratic senators. !,
The Washington Star (lnd.), Wnl4,
4 admitting that, President Wilson AM
Senator La Toilette think alike II
general terms, !" predicts that import
ant differences will develop Wnei
1 they get down to bill OF partlcu
! lars. On this point It continues:
sg ..Mr. La Toilette Is a pfotecnonist
I and wants that principle recognized
not as an incident, but as object. II
tariff revision. Just where STANDS
q Mr.. Wilson? It Is difficult to place
qim from what he has said on TN
subject since he, entered politics. -
does not, as many low-tarif advocate
4 do. regard protection as unconstltu
tional. but he thinks the policy has
Z been applied oppressively, and NJ
wants the evil corrected.
!, Mr.. La Toilette is Of the West
Mr.. Wilson Of the east. Will that
make It difficult tor them to coop
I crate on the trust question and the
/; currency question? The two sections
differ widely as to both questions
Many trust magnates are eastern
. democrats, and many eastern demo
Gratis are supporters Of the A1drlch
I plan for currency reform. And These
4 eastern democrats supported Mr.: VII
son for president.
1t might be a mistake, therefore,
to class Mr.. La Toilette as a Wilson
man simply because Of this call q a.
the White House, and the fact that
the two men admire each other on
personal GROUNDS. we uuSt HaAt ~
I til Mr.. Wilson enters upon details
in his messages to- Congress-
The incident sis sign Of progress,
most happy sign, to the Column
bus Ohio State Journal (Ind. Rep.)
for 1T means harmony In pollti.
cal effort that makes the welfare OF
the country rather than the party its
object To particularize: SIS
Senator La Toilette is a Republi--
can, but he has not been in the
White House for three years. He
found it disagreeable to consult with
republican President, but now he
comes to talk over political matters
with democratic.
Thus the flowers grow over the
political wall; and neighbors who diff
fer upon public policy can consider
the question. in a friendly spirit,