The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-05-08
WILSON STANDS PAT
PREDICTION OF WHITE HOUSE
LAMB AMONG CAPITOL HILL
LIONS REVERSED.
EASY PROGRESS FOR POLICIES
Democrats and Republicans Alike Sur
prlsed at Way President Wine His
Way-WiII Get Such Laws a. He
Wants. sEr..-. ....
BY GEORGE CLINTON.

ocratic party In congress today say,
in the way of what might be called an
admission, that when Woodrow Will
son was elected president the general
Democratic view of 1t seemed to be
that after March 4 1t would be a case
of White House lamb among Capitol
Hill lions. Today some of the Demo
Gratis say that II seems to be a case
of Capitol Hill lambs and a White
House lion. 49,.
Democratic senators and represen-
tatives told President Wilson some
time ago that they thought 1t likely
he would win his tariff fight Today
they are telling him that he has won
1t. Consistently with the original lion
and lamb theory the Democrats
thought at the first that the leaders
In congress would have their own way
in tariff legislation. Now they say
that they made a mistake and that It
is virtually an assured thing that he
Democratic senators will get together,
preserve party harmony and give Mr.
Wilson exactly what he has asked for
In the way of tariff reform.
1t is difficult to determine which is
the more surprised in Washington to-
day the Conservative Democrats or the
Republicans because of the compare
lively fairly easy way in which Mr.
Wilson seems to be making progress
with his policies. The Democrats now
not only say that his tariff bill will
60 through the senate virtually as he
has approved 1t. but that the fair
promise today Is that he will get cur
rency legislation and antitrust legis-
lation in accordance with the views
which he will express as to what
form such legislation shall take
Responsibility Is Wilson's.
The tariff measure after it becomes
a law possibly may work the ruin
which some gentlemen predict for It,.
but whether 1t works evil or good 1t
will be Woodrow Wilson's legislation.
A good many OF the formerly reluctant
Democrats In the senate while they
do not appear to have become eager
in their desire to support the presi-
dent, seemingly have made up their
minds to support him, and voting sup
port from all his patty in the upper
house is what the president needs be.
cause the Democratic majority there
Is not large. &c.,.
Some of the Democratic senators
who have leaned toward protection
have, as their progressive brethren
put IT,, been brought into line by presi-
dental persuasion accompanied by a
showing of firmness. For good
many weeks some of the upper house
men urged that certain schedules as
prepared by Mr. Underwood and his
committee on ways and means were
Of kind to bring disaster to some
of the home industries. Every posi-
Bile argument personal, political and
economical. was used to induce the
president to recede a few steps, but
the Democrats say today that he
stands where he stood at the first and
that his bill, barring q 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-
cord at any cost save that of future
elections.
President Wins Victory.
Mr.. Wilson seemingly has won his
victory and his backbone has proved
terial than some of his party breth-
ern thought when they first went to
the White House to hail him presi-
dent. The president, the Democrats
say has been forced to make no COM
promise in order to secure what they
declare now seems certain will be
the fruits of victory won by stand
ing pat on a national convention plat
form and on the platform Of promises
made by the party speakers in the
last campaign. ..... a.f..
1t seems likely to prove that Mr.
Wilson is going to accomplish some
thing which Mr. Cleveland failed to
accomplish. The latter once allowed
Democratic customs bill to get a
place on the statute books after de-
clining either to sign II or veto IL dur
ing the time of constitutional limit
allowed for either action This Is an
old and oft repeated tale, but 1t car
ried lesson with 1t and the present
president OF the United States seems
to have learned II. s..
Mr.. Cleveland lectured congress and
held it up to the scorn Of the country
after its majority had failed to. do
what 1t had been instructed by the
people to do. Mr. Wilson told con-
gress in advance what he expected 1t
to do, and 1t is known definitely that
the word went forth that veto would
be Forthcoming unless the tariff bill
met squarely the promises made in
advance OF the election.
The president is being told today
by house and senate members of his
party that the tariff bill will go
through exactly as the house presents
II except for few provisions, and
that these will make for lower rather
than higher tariffs when the senate
gets through with them. In other
words. the cheering news Is coming to
Mr. Wilson that he IL going to get
what will be-. from his point OF view.
q better tariff bill than the one which
the house has formulated.